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Province House, Halifax, Nova Scotia Picture from a water colour by Laurie Mireau |
PREMIERS OF
NOVA SCOTIA 1848-2004 |
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Province House, Halifax, Nova Scotia Picture from a water colour by Laurie Mireau |
PREMIERS OF
NOVA SCOTIA 1848-2004 |
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| Index to Premiers | ||
| 1. James Uniacke | 11. William Pipes | 21. Robert Stanfield |
| 2. Sir William Young | 12. William Fielding | 22. George I. Smith |
| 3. James Johnson | 13. George Murray | 23. Gerald Regan |
| 4. Joseph Howe | 14. Ernest Armstrong | 24. John Buchanan |
| 5. Sir Charles Tupper | 15. Edgar Rhodes | 25. Roger Bacon |
| 6. Hiram Blanchard | 16. Gordon Harrington | 26. Donald Cameron |
| 7. William Annand | 17. Angus L. Macdonald | 27. John Savage |
| 8. Philip Hill | 18. Alexander MacMillan | 28. Russel MacLellan |
| 9. Simon Holmes | 19. Harold Connolly | 29. John Hamm |
| 10. Sir. John Thompson | 20. Henry Hicks | 30. |
The numbers refer to the listing on this page.
Some of the named individuals served twice as premier.D
DCB Online refers to the online edition of the Dictionary Canadian Biography
| Superlatives | PC Premiers | +Liberal Premiers |
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Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Photo by Peter Bennett, 2004
Longest Serving Premier- G.H. Murray**, 27 years
**Longest serving in Canada: See: 25 Longest Serving Canadian Premiers
Shortest Term as Premier - Sir. John S.D.Thompson , May 25 to July 24, 1882
( Others who served short terms :
Hiram Blanchard- July 4, 1867 to Sept. 30, 1867;
William Young , in his second term- Feb to Aug , 1860;
Harold Connolly- April 13, 1954 to Sept. 30, 1954 )
Youngest Man to become Premier - William T. Pipes, Age 32
Oldest Man to become Premier - James W. Johnson. Age 70
Most common first or second name - William, 5
Most common occupation - lawyer- 19
Second Most Common Occupation - Newspaper editor- 5
Party that has held office the longest - Liberal -
Number of premiers who have been Conservatives - 13
Number of premiers who have been Liberals - 16
Number of Premiers who have been medical doctors - 3
Number of premiers who have been farmers- 5
Number who went on to federal politics- 6
Number who became prime ministers of Canada- 2
Number who served 2 non- consecutive terms- 3
Number with Black Belt-Fourth dan degree in TaeKwon Do - 1
| Johnston (2) | Stanfield |
| Tupper | Smith |
| Blanchard | Buchanan |
| Holmes | Bacon |
| Thompson | Cameron |
| Rhodes | Hamm |
| Harrington | - |
(2) served two non- consecutive terms
| Uniacke | Macdonald (2) | Savage |
| Young (2) | MacMillan | MacLellan |
| Howe | Connolly | - |
| Annand | Hicks | - |
| Hill | Murray | - |
| Pipes | Armstrong | - |
| Fielding | Regan | - |
See the link below for biographies of each of the Liberal premiers.
The Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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Also see: List of Current Premiers |
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