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This is a chronological list of all the living people who have served as prime minister of New Zealand at each moment in New Zealand history. [1] In 2016, Radio New Zealand published a podcast series of interviews of all five of the former prime ministers, [2] although before the series was completed, the sitting Prime Minister resigned, becoming the 6th former prime minister, but he declined to participate in the series. [3] In 2017, four of the then-six former PMs spoke jointly about increasing refugee immigration to New Zealand. [4]
There have been four time periods when there was only one living prime minister, first with the appointment of Henry Sewell in 1856 and most recently during the second term of Keith Holyoake following the 1968 death of Walter Nash.
There have been two time periods when 12 living current or former prime ministers co-existed, with the longest being a three-year period beginning with the first appointment of Robert Stout in 1884. The most recent period was from the January 1891 appointment of John Ballance to the July 1891 death of Frederick Weld.
If one includes future prime ministers as well as past and current officeholders, there has been only one time period when 24 different prime ministers co-existed
.Prime Minister | Date of birth | Tenure |
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Jim Bolger | 31 May 1935 | 1990–1997 |
Geoffrey Palmer | 21 April 1942 | 1989–1990 |
Helen Clark | 26 February 1950 | 1999–2008 |
Jenny Shipley | 4 February 1952 | 1997–1999 |
John Key | 9 August 1961 | 2008–2016 |
Bill English | 30 December 1961 | 2016–2017 |
Jacinda Ardern | 26 July 1980 | 2017–present |
Start date | End date | Start event | Duration | End event | Living prime ministers | |
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7 May 1856 | 20 May 1856 | Appointment of Henry Sewell | 13 days | Appointment of William Fox | 1 | Henry Sewell |
20 May 1856 | 2 June 1856 | Appointment of William Fox | 13 days | Appointment of Edward Stafford | 2 | Henry Sewell William Fox |
2 June 1856 | 6 August 1862 | Appointment of Edward Stafford | 6 years, 65 days | Appointment of Alfred Domett | 3 | Henry Sewell William Fox Edward Stafford |
6 August 1862 | 30 October 1863 | Appointment of Alfred Domett | 1 year, 85 days | Appointment of Frederick Whitaker | 4 | Henry Sewell William Fox Edward Stafford Alfred Domett |
30 October 1863 | 24 November 1864 | Appointment of Frederick Whitaker | 1 year, 25 days | Appointment of Frederick Weld | 5 | Henry Sewell William Fox Edward Stafford Alfred Domett Frederick Whitaker |
24 November 1864 | 11 October 1872 | Appointment of Frederick Weld | 7 years, 322 days | Appointment of George Waterhouse | 6 | Henry Sewell William Fox Edward Stafford Alfred Domett Frederick Whitaker Frederick Weld |
11 October 1872 | 8 April 1873 | Appointment of George Waterhouse | 179 days | Appointment of Julius Vogel | 7 | Henry Sewell William Fox Edward Stafford Alfred Domett Frederick Whitaker Frederick Weld George Waterhouse |
8 April 1873 | 6 July 1875 | Appointment of Julius Vogel | 2 years, 89 days | Appointment of Daniel Pollen | 8 | Henry Sewell William Fox Edward Stafford Alfred Domett Frederick Whitaker Frederick Weld George Waterhouse Julius Vogel |
6 July 1875 | 1 September 1876 | Appointment of Daniel Pollen | 1 year, 57 days | Appointment of Harry Atkinson | 9 | Henry Sewell William Fox Edward Stafford Alfred Domett Frederick Whitaker Frederick Weld George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen |
1 September 1876 | 13 October 1877 | Appointment of Harry Atkinson | 1 year, 42 days | Appointment of George Grey | 10 | Henry Sewell William Fox Edward Stafford Alfred Domett Frederick Whitaker Frederick Weld George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen Harry Atkinson |
13 October 1877 | 14 May 1879 | Appointment of George Grey | 1 year, 213 days | Death of Henry Sewell | 11 | Henry Sewell William Fox Edward Stafford Alfred Domett Frederick Whitaker Frederick Weld George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen Harry Atkinson George Grey |
14 May 1879 | 8 October 1879 | Death of Henry Sewell | 147 days | Appointment of John Hall | 10 | William Fox Edward Stafford Alfred Domett Frederick Whitaker Frederick Weld George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen Harry Atkinson George Grey |
8 October 1879 | 16 August 1884 | Appointment of John Hall | 4 years, 313 days | Appointment of Robert Stout | 11 | William Fox Edward Stafford Alfred Domett Frederick Whitaker Frederick Weld George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen Harry Atkinson George Grey John Hall |
16 August 1884 | 2 November 1887 | Appointment of Robert Stout | 3 years, 78 days | Death of Alfred Domett | 12 | William Fox Edward Stafford Alfred Domett Frederick Whitaker Frederick Weld George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen Harry Atkinson George Grey John Hall Robert Stout |
2 November 1887 | 24 January 1891 | Death of Alfred Domett | 3 years, 83 days | Appointment of John Ballance | 11 | William Fox Edward Stafford Frederick Whitaker Frederick Weld George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen Harry Atkinson George Grey John Hall Robert Stout |
24 January 1891 | 20 July 1891 | Appointment of John Ballance | 177 days | Death of Frederick Weld | 12 | William Fox Edward Stafford Frederick Whitaker Frederick Weld George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen Harry Atkinson George Grey John Hall Robert Stout John Ballance |
20 July 1891 | 4 December 1891 | Death of Frederick Weld | 137 days | Death of Frederick Whitaker | 11 | William Fox Edward Stafford Frederick Whitaker George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen Harry Atkinson George Grey John Hall Robert Stout John Ballance |
4 December 1891 | 28 June 1892 | Death of Frederick Whitaker | 207 days | Death of Harry Atkinson | 10 | William Fox Edward Stafford George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen Harry Atkinson George Grey John Hall Robert Stout John Ballance |
28 June 1892 | 27 April 1893 | Death of Harry Atkinson | 303 days | Death of John Ballance | 9 | William Fox Edward Stafford George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen George Grey John Hall Robert Stout John Ballance |
27 April 1893 | 23 June 1893 | Appointment of Richard Seddon | 57 days | Death of William Fox | 9 | William Fox Edward Stafford George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen George Grey John Hall Robert Stout Richard Seddon |
23 June 1893 | 18 May 1896 | Death of William Fox | 2 years, 330 days | Death of Daniel Pollen | 8 | Edward Stafford George Waterhouse Julius Vogel Daniel Pollen George Grey John Hall Robert Stout Richard Seddon |
18 May 1896 | 19 September 1898 | Death of Daniel Pollen | 2 years, 124 days | Death of George Grey | 7 | Edward Stafford George Waterhouse Julius Vogel George Grey John Hall Robert Stout Richard Seddon |
19 September 1898 | 12 March 1899 | Death of George Grey | 174 days | Death of Julius Vogel | 6 | Edward Stafford George Waterhouse Julius Vogel John Hall Robert Stout Richard Seddon |
12 March 1899 | 14 February 1901 | Death of Julius Vogel | 1 year, 339 days | Death of Edward Stafford | 5 | Edward Stafford George Waterhouse John Hall Robert Stout Richard Seddon |
14 February 1901 | 10 June 1906 | Death of Edward Stafford | 5 years, 116 days | Death of Richard Seddon | 4 | George Waterhouse John Hall Robert Stout Richard Seddon |
10 June 1906 | 6 August 1906 | Appointment of William Hall-Jones | 57 days | Appointment of Joseph Ward | 4 | George Waterhouse John Hall Robert Stout William Hall-Jones |
6 August 1906 | 6 August 1906 | Appointment of Joseph Ward | 0 days | Death of George Waterhouse | 5 | George Waterhouse John Hall Robert Stout William Hall-Jones Joseph Ward |
6 August 1906 | 25 June 1907 | Death of George Waterhouse | 323 days | Death of John Hall | 4 | John Hall Robert Stout William Hall-Jones Joseph Ward |
25 June 1907 | 28 March 1912 | Death of John Hall | 4 years, 277 days | Appointment of Thomas Mackenzie | 3 | Robert Stout William Hall-Jones Joseph Ward |
28 March 1912 | 10 July 1912 | Appointment of Thomas Mackenzie | 104 days | Appointment of William Massey | 4 | Robert Stout William Hall-Jones Joseph Ward Thomas Mackenzie |
10 July 1912 | 10 May 1925 | Appointment of William Massey | 12 years, 304 days | Death of William Massey | 5 | Robert Stout William Hall-Jones Joseph Ward Thomas Mackenzie William Massey |
10 May 1925 | 30 May 1925 | Appointment of Francis Bell | 20 days | Appointment of Gordon Coates | 5 | Robert Stout William Hall-Jones Joseph Ward Thomas Mackenzie Francis Bell |
30 May 1925 | 14 February 1930 | Appointment of Gordon Coates | 4 years, 260 days | Death of Thomas Mackenzie | 6 | Robert Stout William Hall-Jones Joseph Ward Thomas Mackenzie Francis Bell Gordon Coates |
14 February 1930 | 28 May 1930 | Death of Thomas Mackenzie | 103 days | Appointment of George Forbes | 5 | Robert Stout William Hall-Jones Joseph Ward Francis Bell Gordon Coates |
28 May 1930 | 8 July 1930 | Appointment of George Forbes | 41 days | Death of Joseph Ward | 6 | Robert Stout William Hall-Jones Joseph Ward Francis Bell Gordon Coates George Forbes |
8 July 1930 | 19 July 1930 | Death of Joseph Ward | 11 days | Death of Robert Stout | 5 | Robert Stout William Hall-Jones Francis Bell Gordon Coates George Forbes |
19 July 1930 | 6 December 1935 | Death of Robert Stout | 5 years, 140 days | Appointment of Michael Joseph Savage | 4 | William Hall-Jones Francis Bell Gordon Coates George Forbes |
6 December 1935 | 13 March 1936 | Appointment of Michael Joseph Savage | 98 days | Death of Francis Bell | 5 | William Hall-Jones Francis Bell Gordon Coates George Forbes Michael Joseph Savage |
13 March 1936 | 19 June 1936 | Death of Francis Bell | 98 days | Death of William Hall-Jones | 4 | William Hall-Jones Gordon Coates George Forbes Michael Joseph Savage |
19 June 1936 | 27 March 1940 | Death of William Hall-Jones | 3 years, 282 days | Death of Michael Joseph Savage | 3 | Gordon Coates George Forbes Michael Joseph Savage |
27 March 1940 | 27 May 1943 | Appointment of Peter Fraser | 3 years, 61 days | Death of Gordon Coates | 3 | Gordon Coates George Forbes Peter Fraser |
27 May 1943 | 17 May 1947 | Death of Gordon Coates | 3 years, 355 days | Death of George Forbes | 2 | George Forbes Peter Fraser |
17 May 1947 | 13 December 1949 | Death of George Forbes | 2 years, 210 days | Appointment of Sidney Holland | 1 | Peter Fraser |
12 December 1949 | 12 December 1950 | Appointment of Sidney Holland | 364 days | Death of Peter Fraser | 2 | Peter Fraser Sidney Holland |
12 December 1950 | 20 September 1957 | Death of Peter Fraser | 6 years, 282 days | Appointment of Keith Holyoake | 1 | Sidney Holland |
20 September 1957 | 12 December 1957 | Appointment of Keith Holyoake | 83 days | Appointment of Walter Nash | 2 | Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake |
12 December 1957 | 5 August 1961 | Appointment of Walter Nash | 3 years, 236 days | Death of Sidney Holland | 3 | Sidney Holland Keith Holyoake Walter Nash |
5 August 1961 | 4 June 1968 | Death of Sidney Holland | 6 years, 304 days | Death of Walter Nash | 2 | Keith Holyoake Walter Nash |
4 June 1968 | 7 February 1972 | Death of Walter Nash | 3 years, 248 days | Appointment of Jack Marshall | 1 | Keith Holyoake |
7 February 1972 | 8 December 1972 | Appointment of Jack Marshall | 305 days | Appointment of Norman Kirk | 2 | Keith Holyoake Jack Marshall |
8 December 1972 | 31 August 1974 | Appointment of Norman Kirk | 1 year, 266 days | Death of Norman Kirk | 3 | Keith Holyoake Jack Marshall Norman Kirk |
6 September 1974 | 12 December 1975 | Appointment of Bill Rowling | 1 year, 97 days | Appointment of Robert Muldoon | 3 | Keith Holyoake Jack Marshall Bill Rowling |
12 December 1975 | 8 December 1983 | Appointment of Robert Muldoon | 7 years, 361 days | Death of Keith Holyoake | 4 | Keith Holyoake Jack Marshall Bill Rowling Robert Muldoon |
8 December 1983 | 26 July 1984 | Death of Keith Holyoake | 231 days | Appointment of David Lange | 3 | Jack Marshall Bill Rowling Robert Muldoon |
26 July 1984 | 30 August 1988 | Appointment of David Lange | 4 years, 35 days | Death of Jack Marshall | 4 | Jack Marshall Bill Rowling Robert Muldoon David Lange |
30 August 1988 | 8 August 1989 | Death of Jack Marshall | 343 days | Appointment of Geoffrey Palmer | 3 | Bill Rowling Robert Muldoon David Lange |
8 August 1989 | 4 September 1990 | Appointment of Geoffrey Palmer | 1 year, 27 days | Appointment of Mike Moore | 4 | Bill Rowling Robert Muldoon David Lange Geoffrey Palmer |
4 September 1990 | 2 November 1990 | Appointment of Mike Moore | 59 days | Appointment of Jim Bolger | 5 | Bill Rowling Robert Muldoon David Lange Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore |
2 November 1990 | 5 August 1992 | Appointment of Jim Bolger | 1 year, 277 days | Death of Robert Muldoon | 6 | Bill Rowling Robert Muldoon David Lange Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore Jim Bolger |
5 August 1992 | 31 October 1995 | Death of Robert Muldoon | 3 years, 87 days | Death of Bill Rowling | 5 | Bill Rowling David Lange Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore Jim Bolger |
31 October 1995 | 8 December 1997 | Death of Bill Rowling | 2 years, 38 days | Appointment of Jenny Shipley | 4 | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore Jim Bolger |
8 December 1997 | 10 December 1999 | Appointment of Jenny Shipley | 1 year, 362 days | Appointment of Helen Clark | 5 | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley |
10 December 1999 | 13 August 2005 | Appointment of Helen Clark | 5 years, 251 days | Death of David Lange | 6 | David Lange Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley Helen Clark |
13 August 2005 | 19 November 2008 | Death of David Lange | 3 years, 98 days | Appointment of John Key | 5 | Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley Helen Clark |
19 November 2008 | 12 December 2016 | Appointment of John Key | 8 years, 23 days | Appointment of Bill English | 6 | Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley Helen Clark John Key |
12 December 2016 | 26 October 2017 | Appointment of Bill English | 318 days | Appointment of Jacinda Ardern | 7 | Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley Helen Clark John Key Bill English |
26 October 2017 | 2 February 2020 | Appointment of Jacinda Ardern | 2 years, 99 days | Death of Mike Moore | 8 | Geoffrey Palmer Mike Moore Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley Helen Clark John Key Bill English Jacinda Ardern |
2 February 2020 | present | Death of Mike Moore | 1 year, 212 days | present | 7 | Geoffrey Palmer Jim Bolger Jenny Shipley Helen Clark John Key Bill English Jacinda Ardern |
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