Premier(party)
Period
Parliament
Elections
Premiers of the colony of Nova Scotia (1848–1867)
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James B. Uniacke (Liberal )
February 2, 1848 April 3, 1854
18th
Designated February 2, 1848
19th[ N 1]
Re-elected August 5, 1847 Resigned April 3, 1854
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William Young (Liberal ) (1st of 2 non-consecutive terms)
April 4, 1854 February 20, 1857
Designated April 4, 1854
20th
Re-elected 1851 Resigned February 20, 1857
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James W. Johnston (Conservative ) (1st of 2 non-consecutive terms)
February 24, 1857 February 7, 1860
Designated February 24, 1857
22nd[ N 2]
Designated February 24, 1857 Re-elected May 12, 1859 Resigned February 7, 1860
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William Young (Liberal ) (2nd of 2 non-consecutive terms)
February 10, 1860 August 3, 1860
Elected February 10, 1860 Resigned August 3, 1860
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Joseph Howe (Liberal )
August 3, 1860 June 5, 1863
Elected August 3, 1860
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James W. Johnston (Conservative ) (2nd of 2 non-consecutive terms)
June 11, 1863 May 11, 1864
23rd
Elected June 11, 1863 Resigned May 11, 1864
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Charles Tupper (Confederation Party )
May 11, 1864 July 3, 1867
Designated May 11, 1864 Resigned July 3, 1867[ 1]
Premiers of the province of Nova Scotia (1867–present)
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Hiram Blanchard (Conservative )
July 4, 1867 September 30, 1867
23rd
Designated July 4, 1867
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William Annand (Anti-Confederation -Liberal )
November 7, 1867 May 8, 1875
24th
Elected September 18, 1867
25th
Re-elected May 16, 1871
26th
Re-elected December 17, 1874 Resigned May 8, 1875
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Philip Carteret Hill (Liberal )
May 11, 1875 October 15, 1878
Designated May 11, 1875
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Simon H. Holmes (Conservative )
October 22, 1878 May 23, 1882
27th
Elected September 17, 1878
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John Sparrow David Thompson (Conservative )
May 25, 1882 July 18, 1882
Designated May 25, 1882 Resigned July 18, 1882
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William T. Pipes (Liberal )
August 3, 1882 July 15, 1884
28th
Elected June 20, 1882 Resigned July 15, 1884
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William S. Fielding (Liberal )
July 28, 1884 July 18, 1896
Designated July 28, 1884
29th
Re-elected June 15, 1886
30th
Re-elected May 21, 1890
31st
Re-elected March 15, 1894 Resigned July 18, 1896
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George H. Murray (Liberal )
July 20, 1896 January 24, 1923
Designated July 20, 1896
32nd
Re-elected April 20, 1897
33rd
Re-elected October 2, 1901
34th
Re-elected June 20, 1906
35th
Re-elected June 14, 1911
36th
Re-elected June 20, 1916
37th
Re-elected July 27, 1920 Resigned January 24, 1923
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Ernest H. Armstrong (Liberal )
January 24, 1923 July 16, 1925
Designated January 24, 1923
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Edgar N. Rhodes (Conservative )
July 16, 1925 August 11, 1930
38th
Elected June 25, 1925
39th
Re-elected October 1, 1928 Resigned August 11, 1930
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Gordon S. Harrington (Conservative )
August 11, 1930 September 5, 1933
Designated August 11, 1930
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Angus L. Macdonald (Liberal ) (1st of 2 non-consecutive terms)
September 5, 1933 July 10, 1940
40th
Elected August 22, 1933
41st
Re-elected June 29, 1937 Resigned July 10, 1940
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Alexander S. MacMillan (Liberal )
July 10, 1940 September 8, 1945
Designated July 10, 1940
42nd
Re-elected October 28, 1941 Resigned September 8, 1945
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Angus L. Macdonald (Liberal ) (2nd of 2 non-consecutive terms)
September 8, 1945 April 13, 1954
Designated September 8, 1945
43rd
Elected October 23, 1945
44th
Re-elected June 9, 1949
45th
Re-elected May 26, 1953 Resigned April 13, 1954
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Harold Connolly (Liberal )
April 13, 1954 September 30, 1954
Designated April 13, 1954 Resigned September 30, 1954
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Henry D. Hicks (Liberal )
September 30, 1954 November 20, 1956
Designated September 30, 1954
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Robert L. Stanfield (Progressive Conservative )
November 20, 1956 September 13, 1967
46th
Elected October 30, 1956
47th
Re-elected June 7, 1960
48th
Re-elected October 8, 1963
49th
Elected May 30, 1967
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George I. Smith (Progressive Conservative )
September 13, 1967 October 28, 1970
Designated September 13, 1967
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Gerald A. Regan (Liberal )
October 28, 1970 October 5, 1978
50th
Elected October 13, 1970
51st
Re-elected April 2, 1974
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John Buchanan (Progressive Conservative )
October 5, 1978 September 12, 1990
52nd
Elected September 19, 1978
53rd
Re-elected October 6, 1981
54th
Re-elected November 6, 1984
55th
Re-elected September 6, 1988 Resigned September 12, 1990
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Roger Bacon (Progressive Conservative )
September 12, 1990 February 26, 1991
Designated September 12, 1990 Resigned February 26, 1991
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Donald W. Cameron (Progressive Conservative )
February 26, 1991 June 11, 1993
Designated February 26, 1991 Resigned June 11, 1993
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John Savage (Liberal )
June 11, 1993 July 18, 1997
56th
Elected May 25, 1993 Resigned July 18, 1997
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Russell MacLellan (Liberal )
July 18, 1997 August 16, 1999
Designated July 18, 1997
57th
Elected March 24, 1998 to a minority government
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John F. Hamm (Progressive Conservative )
August 16, 1999 February 24, 2006
58th
Elected July 27, 1999
59th
Re-elected August 5, 2003 to a minority government Resigned February 24, 2006
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Rodney MacDonald (Progressive Conservative )
February 24, 2006 June 19, 2009
Designated February 24, 2006 to a minority government
60th
Re-elected June 13, 2006 to a minority government
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Darrell Dexter (New Democrat )
June 19, 2009Incumbent
61st
Elected June 9, 2009