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[[File:Four past New Zealand prime ministers together in 1992.jpg|300px|thumb|Four New Zealand prime ministers pictured in 1992 (from left) – [[David Lange]], [[Jim Bolger]], [[Robert Muldoon]] and [[Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)|Mike Moore]]]]
The [[prime minister of New Zealand]] is the country's [[head of government]] and the leader of the [[Cabinet of New Zealand|Cabinet]], whose powers and responsibilities are defined by [[Constitutional convention (political custom)|convention]].<ref name="te ara" /> Officially, the prime minister is appointed by the [[Governor-General of New Zealand|governor-general]], but by convention, the prime minister must have the confidence of the [[New Zealand House of Representatives|House of Representatives]].<ref name="cabinetmanual_pm">{{cite web|url= http://cabinetmanual.cabinetoffice.govt.nz/2.2|title=Prime Minister|work= Cabinet Manual|publisher=[[Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand)|Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet]]|year= 2008|access-date= 21 September 2011}}</ref> The prime minister is always a member of parliament.<ref name="te ara" />

Originally, prime ministers headed loose [[political coalition|coalitions]] of [[independent politician|independents]], which were often unstable; since the advent of [[List of political parties in New Zealand|political parties]], the prime minister is usually the leader of the largest party represented in the house.<ref name="te ara">{{cite encyclopedia|first= Gavin|last= McLean|title= Premiers and prime ministers – The role of prime minister|url= http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/premiers-and-prime-ministers/page-1|encyclopedia= Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand|date= 1 December 2016|access-date= 4 September 2016}}</ref> Since 1935, every prime minister has been a member of either the [[New Zealand National Party|National]] party or the [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]] party, reflecting their domination of [[Politics of New Zealand|New Zealand politics]].<ref>{{cite book |last1= Papillon |first1= Martin |last2= Turgeon |first2= Luc |last3= Wallner |first3= Jennifer |last4= White |first4= Stephen |title= Comparing Canada: Methods and Perspectives on Canadian Politics |year = 2014 |publisher=UBC Press |isbn= 978-0-7748-2786-7 |page = 126 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=WpU8BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA126 |access-date= 30 August 2016 |quote= ...in New Zealand politics, by the centre-left Labour Party and the centre-right National Party }}</ref> After the introduction of [[mixed-member proportional]] voting in 1996, prime ministers have usually needed to negotiate agreements with smaller parties to maintain a majority in Parliament.<ref name="te ara" />

The title of the office was originally "[[Colonial Secretary of New Zealand|colonial secretary]]", which was formally changed to "premier" in 1869.<ref name="McLintock">{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/prime-ministers-of-new-zealand/page-2|last1=McLintock|first1=Alexander Hare|title=Prime Minister: The Title 'Premier'|encyclopedia=[[An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand]]|date=1966|access-date=14 August 2022}} [Source erroneously refers to the Imperial Conference of ''1903'']</ref> That title remained in use almost exclusively for more than 30 years, until [[Richard Seddon]] changed it to "prime minister" during his tenure in the office; he used the title officially at the [[1902 Colonial Conference]].<ref name="McLintock" />

Some historians regard [[James FitzGerald (New Zealand politician)|James FitzGerald]] as New Zealand's first prime minister, although a more conventional view is that neither he nor his successor ([[Thomas Forsaith]]) should properly be given that title, as New Zealand did not yet have [[responsible government]] when they served.<ref name="te ara" /><ref>{{DNZB|McIntyre |W. David |1f9 |FitzGerald, James Edward|24 May 2022||W. David McIntyre}}</ref> Most commonly, [[Henry Sewell]], who [[1856 Sewell Ministry|served during 1856]], is regarded as New Zealand's first premier.<ref>{{DNZB |McIntyre |W. David |1s8|Sewell, Henry |18 March 2019||W. David McIntyre}}</ref> Beginning with Sewell, 42 individuals have so far held the premiership,<ref name="biographies">{{cite web|title=Premiers and Prime Ministers – Biographies |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/premiers-and-prime-ministers|website=nzhistory.govt.nz|publisher=[[Ministry for Culture and Heritage]]|language=en-NZ|date=25 January 2023|access-date=5 February 2023}}</ref><ref name="parliament">{{cite web |title=Prime Ministers of New Zealand since 1856 |url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/mps-and-parliaments-1854-onwards/prime-ministers-of-new-zealand-since-1856/ |publisher=New Zealand Parliament |access-date=5 February 2023 |language=en-NZ |date=25 January 2023 |orig-year=originally published 17 December 2018}}</ref> not including [[Hugh Watt]], who was [[acting prime minister]] following the death of [[Norman Kirk]]. Eight prime ministers have held the position for more than one period in office. Richard Seddon, prime minister for thirteen years between 1893 and 1906, held the office for the longest term.<ref>{{cite web |title='King Dick' Seddon becomes premier |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/richard-seddon-becomes-premier |website=nzhistory.govt.nz |publisher=Ministry for Culture and Heritage |access-date=18 March 2019 |date=14 December 2016}}</ref> The youngest prime minister was [[Edward Stafford (politician)|Edward Stafford]], who assumed office at age 37, and the oldest was [[Walter Nash]], who left office at age 78.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/premiers-and-pms/trivia|title=Premiers and Prime Ministers – Prime ministerial trivia |website=nzhistory.govt.nz|access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref> Three prime ministers have been women, a count equalled by [[Finland]], [[Lithuania]], [[Poland]] and the United Kingdom, and only surpassed by [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Vogelstein |first=Rachel B. |last2=Bro |first2=Alexandra |date=29 March 2021 |title=Women's Power Index |url=https://www.cfr.org/article/womens-power-index#chapter-title-0-5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729215749/https://www.cfr.org/article/womens-power-index |archive-date=29 July 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022 |work=[[Council on Foreign Relations]]}}</ref>

The current prime minister is [[Christopher Luxon]], who assumed office on 27 November 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Christopher Luxon sworn in as New Zealand's new prime minister |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/11/27/christopher-luxon-sworn-in-as-new-zealands-new-prime-minister/ |work=1 News |date=27 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

== List of prime ministers ==
The [[List of political parties in New Zealand|parties]] shown are those to which the heads of government belonged at the time they held office and the [[New Zealand electorates|electoral districts]] shown are those they represented while in office. Several prime ministers belonged to parties other than those given and represented other electorates before and after their time in office. A number in brackets indicates the prime minister served a previous term in office.

;Political parties
{{legend|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #aaa}}
{{legend|{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}}|[[New Zealand Liberal Party|Liberal]]|border=1px solid #aaa}}
{{legend|{{party color|Reform Party (New Zealand)}}|[[Reform Party (New Zealand)|Reform]]|border=1px solid #aaa}}
{{legend|{{party color|United Party (New Zealand)}}|[[United Party (New Zealand)|United]]|border=1px solid #aaa}}
{{legend|{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]|border=1px solid #aaa}}
{{legend|{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}|[[New Zealand National Party|National]]|border=1px solid #aaa}}

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; Symbols
{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Colonial Secretaries (1856–1869)<ref name="biographies" /><ref name="parliament" />
|-
!scope=col rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!scope=col rowspan="2" width="100px" | Portrait
!scope=col rowspan="2" | Name<br />{{small|Constituency}}<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!scope=col rowspan="2" width="90px" | Election<br />{{small|(Parliament)}}
! colspan="3" | Term of office
!scope=col rowspan="2" | Political party
!scope=col rowspan="2" | Government
|-
!scope=col | Took office
!scope=col | Left office
!scope=col | Time in office
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |1
| [[File:Henry Sewell, 1860 (3x4 cropped).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Henry Sewell|{{small|The Honourable}}<br />Henry Sewell]]<br />{{small|MP for {{NZ electorate link|Christchurch}}}}<br />{{small|(1807–1879)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1855}} ([[2nd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|2}}]])
| class=nowrap height=100 style="min-height:100px"| 7 May<br />1856
| class=nowrap height=100 style="min-height:100px"| 20 May<br />1856
| 14 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1856 Sewell Ministry|Sewell]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |2
| [[File:William Fox 1860 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[William Fox (politician)|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir William Fox<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Wanganui and Rangitikei]]}}<br />{{small|(1812–1893)}}
| – ([[2nd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|2}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 20 May<br />1856
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 2 June<br />1856
| 14 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1856 Fox Ministry|Fox I]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |3
| [[File:Edward Stafford portrait (alt crop).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Edward Stafford (politician)|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Edward Stafford<br />{{small|{{gaps|GCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Nelson (New Zealand electorate)|Nelson]]}}<br />{{small|(1819–1901)}}
| – ([[2nd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|2}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 2 June<br />1856
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 12 July<br />1861
| 5 years,<br />41 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1856–1861 Stafford Ministry|Stafford I]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |(2)
| [[File:William Fox 1860 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[William Fox (politician)|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir William Fox<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Rangitīkei (New Zealand electorate)|Rangitikei]]}}<br />{{small|(1812–1893)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1860–1861}} ([[3rd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|3}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 12 July<br />1861
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 6 August<br />1862
| 1 year,<br />26 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1861–1862 Fox Ministry|Fox II]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |4
| [[File:Alfred Domett c1870-1887 (3x4 cropped).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Alfred Domett|{{small|The Honourable}}<br />Alfred Domett]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Nelson (New Zealand electorate)|Nelson]]}}<br />{{small|(1811–1887)}}
| – ([[3rd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|3}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 6 August<br />1862
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 30 October<br />1863
| 1 year,<br />86 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1862–1863 Domett Ministry|Domett]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |5
| [[File:Frederick Whitaker.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Frederick Whitaker|{{small|The Honourable}}<br />Sir Frederick Whitaker<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|[[New Zealand Legislative Council|Councillor]]}}<br />{{small|(1812–1891)}}
| – ([[3rd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|3}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 30 October<br />1863
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 24 November<br />1864
| 1 year,<br />26 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1863–1864 Whitaker–Fox Ministry|Whitaker–Fox]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |6
| [[File:Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Frederick Weld|{{small|The Honourable}}<br />Sir Frederick Weld<br />{{small|{{gaps|GCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Cheviot (New Zealand electorate)|Cheviot]]}}<br />{{small|(1823–1891)}}
| – ([[3rd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|3}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 24 November<br />1864
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 16 October<br />1865
| 327 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1864–1865 Weld Ministry|Weld]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |(3)
| [[File:Edward Stafford portrait (alt crop).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Edward Stafford (politician)|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Edward Stafford<br />{{small|{{gaps|GCMG}}}}]]<br />{{nowrap|{{small|MP for [[Nelson (New Zealand electorate)|Nelson]] until 1868}}}}<br />{{nowrap|{{small|MP for [[Timaru (New Zealand electorate)|Timaru]] from 1868}}}}<br />{{small|(1819–1901)}}
| – ([[3rd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|3}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1866}} ([[4th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|4}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 16 October<br />1865
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 28 June<br />1869
| 3 years,<br />256 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1865–1869 Stafford Ministry|Stafford II]]
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Premiers and prime ministers (1869–present)<ref name="biographies" /><ref name="parliament" />
|-
!scope=col rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!scope=col rowspan="2" width="100px" | Portrait
!scope=col rowspan="2" | Name<br />{{small|Constituency}}<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
!scope=col rowspan="2" width="90px" | Election<br />{{small|(Parliament)}}
! colspan="3" | Term of office
!scope=col rowspan="2" | Political party
!scope=col rowspan="2" | Government
|-
!scope=col | Took office
!scope=col | Left office
!scope=col | Time in office
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |(2)
| [[File:William Fox portrait 1870s or 1880s (cropped) (edited).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[William Fox (politician)|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir William Fox<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Rangitīkei (New Zealand electorate)|Rangitikei]]}}<br />{{small|(1812–1893)}}
| – ([[4th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|4}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1871}} ([[5th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|5}}]])
| class=nowrap height=100 style="min-height:100px"| 28 June<br />1869
| class=nowrap height=100 style="min-height:100px"| 10 September<br />1872
| 3 years,<br />75 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1869–1872 Fox Ministry|Fox III]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |(3)
| [[File:Edward Stafford portrait (alt crop).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Edward Stafford (politician)|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Edward Stafford<br />{{small|{{gaps|GCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Timaru (New Zealand electorate)|Timaru]]}}<br />{{small|(1819–1901)}}
| – ([[5th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|5}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 10 September<br />1872
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 11 October<br />1872
| 32 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1872 Stafford Ministry|Stafford III]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |7
| [[File:George Marsden Waterhouse.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[George Waterhouse (politician)|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />George Waterhouse]]<br />{{small|[[New Zealand Legislative Council|Councillor]]}}<br />{{small|(1824–1906)}}
| – ([[5th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|5}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 11 October<br />1872
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 3 March<br />1873
| 144 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1872–1873 Waterhouse Ministry|Waterhouse]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |(2)
| [[File:William Fox portrait 1870s or 1880s (cropped) (edited).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[William Fox (politician)|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir William Fox<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Rangitīkei (New Zealand electorate)|Rangitikei]]}}<br />{{small|(1812–1893)}}
| – ([[5th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|5}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 3 March<br />1873
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 8 April<br />1873
| 37 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1873 Fox Ministry|Fox IV]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |8
| [[File:Julius Vogel, ca 1870s.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Julius Vogel|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Julius Vogel<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Auckland East]]}}<br />{{small|(1835–1899)}}
| – ([[5th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|5}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 8 April<br />1873
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 6 July<br />1875
| 2 years,<br />90 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1873–1875 Vogel Ministry|Vogel I]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |9
| [[File:Daniel Pollen, ca 1873.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Daniel Pollen|{{small|The Honourable}}<br />Daniel Pollen]]<br />{{small|[[New Zealand Legislative Council|Councillor]]}}<br />{{small|(1813–1896)}}
| – ([[5th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|5}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 6 July<br />1875
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 15 February<br />1876
| 225 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1875–1876 Pollen Ministry|Pollen]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |(8)
| [[File:Sir Julius Vogel (25423335586).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Julius Vogel|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Julius Vogel<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Whanganui (New Zealand electorate)|Wanganui]]}}<br />{{small|(1835–1899)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1875–1876}} ([[6th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|6}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 15 February<br />1876
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 1 September<br />1876
| 200 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1876 Vogel Ministry|Vogel II]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |10
| [[File:Sir Harry Albert Atkinson, between 1860 and 1870.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Harry Atkinson|{{small|The Honourable}}<br />Sir Harry Atkinson<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Egmont (New Zealand electorate)|Egmont]]}}<br />{{small|(1831–1892)}}
| – ([[6th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|6}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 1 September<br />1876
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 13 October<br />1877
| 1 year,<br />43 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1876–1877 Atkinson Ministry|Atkinson I • II]]<br />{{small|''"[[Continuous Ministry (New Zealand)|Continuous Ministry]]"''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |11
| [[File:George Grey, 1885.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[George Grey|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir George Grey<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCB}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Thames (New Zealand electorate)|Thames]]}}<br />{{small|(1812–1898)}}
| – ([[6th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|6}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 13 October<br />1877
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 8 October<br />1879
| 1 year,<br />361 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1877–1879 Grey Ministry|Grey]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |12
| [[File:Sir John Hall, ca 1880.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[John Hall (New Zealand politician)|{{small|The Honourable}}<br />Sir John Hall<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Selwyn (New Zealand electorate)|Selwyn]]}}<br />{{small|(1824–1907)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1879}} ([[7th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|7}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1881}} ([[8th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|8}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 8 October<br />1879
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 21 April<br />1882
| 2 years,<br />196 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1879–1882 Hall Ministry|Hall]]<br />{{small|''"[[Continuous Ministry (New Zealand)|Continuous Ministry]]"''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |(5)
| [[File:Frederick Whitaker, ca 1870s.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Frederick Whitaker|{{small|The Honourable}}<br />Sir Frederick Whitaker<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|[[New Zealand Legislative Council|Councillor]]}}<br />{{small|(1812–1891)}}
| – ([[8th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|8}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 21 April<br />1882
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 25 September<br />1883
| 1 year,<br />158 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1882–1883 Whitaker Ministry|Whitaker]]<br />{{small|''"[[Continuous Ministry (New Zealand)|Continuous Ministry]]"''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |(10)
| [[File:Sir Harry Albert Atkinson, ca 1885.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Harry Atkinson|{{small|The Honourable}}<br />Sir Harry Atkinson<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Egmont (New Zealand electorate)|Egmont]]}}<br />{{small|(1831–1892)}}
| – ([[8th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|8}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 25 September<br />1883
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 16 August<br />1884
| 327 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1883–1884 Atkinson Ministry|Atkinson III]]<br />{{small|''"[[Continuous Ministry (New Zealand)|Continuous Ministry]]"''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |13
| [[File:Robert Stout, 1885.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Robert Stout|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Robert Stout<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Dunedin East]]}}<br />{{small|(1844–1930)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1884}} ([[9th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|9}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 16 August<br />1884
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 28 August<br />1884
| 13 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1884–1887 Stout–Vogel Ministry|Stout–Vogel]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |(10)
| [[File:Sir Harry Albert Atkinson, ca 1885.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Harry Atkinson|{{small|The Honourable}}<br />Sir Harry Atkinson<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Egmont (New Zealand electorate)|Egmont]]}}<br />{{small|(1831–1892)}}
| – ([[9th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|9}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 28 August<br />1884
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 3 September<br />1884
| 7 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1884 Atkinson Ministry|Atkinson IV]]<br />{{small|''"[[Continuous Ministry (New Zealand)|Continuous Ministry]]"''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |(13)
| [[File:Sir Robert Stout.PNG|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Robert Stout|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Robert Stout<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Dunedin East]]}}<br />{{small|(1844–1930)}}
| – ([[9th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|9}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 3 September<br />1884
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 8 October<br />1887
| 3 years,<br />36 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1884–1887 Stout–Vogel Ministry|Stout–Vogel]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |(10)
| [[File:Harry Atkinson.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Harry Atkinson|{{small|The Honourable}}<br />Sir Harry Atkinson<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Egmont (New Zealand electorate)|Egmont]]}}<br />{{small|(1831–1892)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1887}} ([[10th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|10}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 8 October<br />1887
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 24 January<br />1891
| 3 years,<br />109 days
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[1887–1891 Atkinson Ministry|Atkinson V]]<br />{{small|''"[[Scarecrow Ministry]]"''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}};" |14
| [[File:John Ballance 1880.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[John Ballance|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />John Ballance]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Whanganui (New Zealand electorate)|Wanganui]]}}<br />{{small|(1839–1893)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1890}} ([[11th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|11}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 24 January<br />1891
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 27 April<br />1893{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| 2 years,<br />94 days
| [[New Zealand Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Liberal Government of New Zealand|Liberal]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}};" |15
| [[File:Richard Seddon, 1906.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Richard Seddon|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Richard Seddon]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Westland (New Zealand electorate)|Westland]]}}<br />{{small|(1845–1906)}}
| – ([[11th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|11}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1893}} ([[12th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|12}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1896}} ([[13th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|13}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1899}} ([[14th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|14}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1902}} ([[15th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|15}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1905}} ([[16th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|16}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 1 May<br />1893
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 10 June<br />1906{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| 13 years,<br />41 days
|[[New Zealand Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}};" |16
| [[File:William Hall-Jones 2.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[William Hall-Jones|{{small|The Honourable}}<br />William Hall-Jones<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Timaru (New Zealand electorate)|Timaru]]}}<br />{{small|(1851–1936)}}
| – ([[16th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|16}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 21 June<br />1906
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 6 August<br />1906
| 47 days
|[[New Zealand Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}};" |17
| [[File:Joseph Ward (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Joseph Ward|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Joseph Ward<br />{{small|{{gaps|Bt|GCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Awarua (New Zealand electorate)|Awarua]]}}<br />{{small|(1856–1930)}}
| – ([[16th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|16}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1908}} ([[17th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|17}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1911}} ([[18th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|18}}]])
| class=nowrap height=100 style="min-height:100px"| 6 August<br />1906
| class=nowrap height=100 style="min-height:100px"| 12 March<br />1912
| 5 years,<br />220 days
|[[New Zealand Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Liberal Government of New Zealand|Liberal]]<br />{{small|''[[Confidence and supply|C&S]] with [[Independent Political Labour League|IPLL]] 1908–1910; <br />[[New Zealand Labour Party (1910)|Labour]] 1910–1912; [[Independent politician|independents]] 1911–1912''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Liberal Party}};" |18
| [[File:Thomas Mackenzie.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Thomas Mackenzie|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Thomas Mackenzie<br />{{small|{{gaps|GCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Egmont (New Zealand electorate)|Egmont]]}}<br />{{small|(1853–1930)}}
| – ([[18th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|18}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 28 March<br />1912
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 10 July<br />1912
| 105 days
|[[New Zealand Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Reform Party (New Zealand)}}; color:white" |19
| [[File:William Ferguson Massey 1919.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[William Massey|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />William Massey]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Franklin (New Zealand electorate)|Franklin]]}}<br />{{small|(1856–1925)}}
| – ([[18th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|18}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1914}} ([[19th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|19}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1919}} ([[20th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|20}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1922}} ([[21st New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|21}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 10 July<br />1912
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 10 May<br />1925{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| 12 years,<br />305 days
| [[Reform Party (New Zealand)|Reform]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Reform Government of New Zealand|Reform]]<br />{{small|''with [[New Zealand Liberal Party|Liberal]] 1915–1919;<br />[[Confidence and supply|C&S]] with [[Independent politician|independents]]''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Reform Party (New Zealand)}}; color:white" |20
| [[File:Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell, ca 1924.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Francis Bell (New Zealand politician)|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Francis Bell<br />{{small|{{gaps|GCMG|KC}}}}]]<br />{{small|[[New Zealand Legislative Council|Councillor]]}}<br />{{small|(1851–1936)}}
| – ([[21st New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|21}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 14 May<br />1925
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 30 May<br />1925
| 17 days
|[[Reform Party (New Zealand)|Reform]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Reform Party (New Zealand)}}; color:white" |21
| [[File:Joseph Gordon Coates, 1931.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Gordon Coates|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Gordon Coates<br />{{small|{{gaps|MC*}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Kaipara (New Zealand electorate)|Kaipara]]}}<br />{{small|(1878–1943)}}
| – ([[21st New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|21}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1925}} ([[22nd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|22}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 30 May<br />1925
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 10 December<br />1928
| 3 years,<br />195 days
|[[Reform Party (New Zealand)|Reform]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|United Party (New Zealand)}};" |(17)
| [[File:Sir Joseph Ward, 1928.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Joseph Ward|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Joseph Ward<br />{{small|{{gaps|Bt|GCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Invercargill (New Zealand electorate)|Invercargill]]}}<br />{{small|(1856–1930)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1928}} ([[23rd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|23}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 10 December<br />1928
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 28 May<br />1930
| 1 year,<br />170 days
| [[United Party (New Zealand)|United]]
| rowspan="2" | [[United Government of New Zealand|United]]<br />{{small|''with [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]];<br />[[Confidence and supply|C&S]] with [[Independent politician|independents]]''}}
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|United Party (New Zealand)}};" |22
| rowspan="2" | [[File:George William Forbes.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row rowspan="2" | [[George Forbes (New Zealand politician)|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />George Forbes]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Hurunui (New Zealand electorate)|Hurunui]]}}<br />{{small|(1869–1947)}}
| – ([[23rd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|23}}]])
| rowspan="2" class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 28 May<br />1930
| rowspan="2" class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 6 December<br />1935
| rowspan="2" | 5 years,<br />193 days
| rowspan="2" |[[United Party (New Zealand)|United]]
|-
| {{NZ election link year|1931}} ([[24th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|24}}]])
| [[United–Reform Coalition]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}; color:white" |23
| [[File:Michael Joseph Savage Portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Michael Joseph Savage|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Michael Joseph Savage]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Auckland West]]}}<br />{{small|(1872–1940)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1935}} ([[25th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|25}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1938}} ([[26th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|26}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 6 December<br />1935
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 27 March<br />1940{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| 4 years,<br />113 days
| [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
| rowspan="2" | [[First Labour Government of New Zealand|First Labour]]<br />{{small|''[[Confidence and supply|C&S]] with [[Rātana]] 1935–1936; [[Independent politician|independents]] 1935–1946''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}; color:white" |24
| [[File:Peter Fraser.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Peter Fraser|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Peter Fraser<br />{{small|{{gaps|CH}}}}]]<br />{{nowrap|{{small|MP for {{NZ electorate link|Wellington Central}} until 1946}}}}<br />{{nowrap|{{small|MP for [[Brooklyn (New Zealand electorate)|Brooklyn]] from 1946}}}}<br />{{small|(1884–1950)}}
| – ([[26th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|26}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1943}} ([[27th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|27}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1946}} ([[28th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|28}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 1 April<br />1940
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 13 December<br />1949
| 9 years,<br />257 days
|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}; color:white" |25
| [[File:Sidney George Holland (1953).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Sidney Holland|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Sidney Holland<br />{{small|{{gaps|GCMG|CH}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Fendalton (New Zealand electorate)|Fendalton]]}}<br />{{small|(1893–1961)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1949}} ([[29th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|29}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1951}} ([[30th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|30}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1954}} ([[31st New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|31}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 13 December<br />1949
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 20 September<br />1957
| 7 years,<br />282 days
| [[New Zealand National Party|National]]
| rowspan="2" | [[First National Government of New Zealand|First National]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}; color:white" |26
| [[File:Keith Holyoake (crop).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Keith Holyoake|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Keith Holyoake<br />{{small|{{gaps|KG|GCMG|CH|QSO|KStJ}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Pahiatua (New Zealand electorate)|Pahiatua]]}}<br />{{small|(1904–1983)}}
| – ([[31st New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|31}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 20 September<br />1957
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 12 December<br />1957
| 84 days
|[[New Zealand National Party|National]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}; color:white" |27
| [[File:Walter Nash (ca 1940s).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Walter Nash|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Walter Nash<br />{{small|{{gaps|GCMG|CH}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Hutt (New Zealand electorate)|Hutt]]}}<br />{{small|(1882–1968)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1957}} ([[32nd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|32}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 12 December<br />1957
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 12 December<br />1960
| 3 years,<br />1 day
| [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
| [[Second Labour Government of New Zealand|Second Labour]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}; color:white" |(26)
| [[File:Keith Holyoake, 1972.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Keith Holyoake|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Keith Holyoake<br />{{small|{{gaps|KG|GCMG|CH|QSO|KStJ}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Pahiatua (New Zealand electorate)|Pahiatua]]}}<br />{{small|(1904–1983)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1960}} ([[33rd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|33}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1963}} ([[34th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|34}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1966}} ([[35th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|35}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1969}} ([[36th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|36}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 12 December<br />1960
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 7 February<br />1972
| 11 years,<br />58 days
| [[New Zealand National Party|National]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Second National Government of New Zealand|Second National]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}; color:white" |28
| [[File:Jack Marshall, 1972.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Jack Marshall|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Jack Marshall<br />{{small|{{gaps|GBE|CH|ED}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Karori (New Zealand electorate)|Karori]]}}<br />{{small|(1912–1988)}}
| – ([[36th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|36}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 7 February<br />1972
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 8 December<br />1972
| 306 days
|[[New Zealand National Party|National]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}; color:white" |29
| [[File:Norman Kirk, crop.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Norman Kirk|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Norman Kirk]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Sydenham (New Zealand electorate)|Sydenham]]}}<br />{{small|(1923–1974)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1972}} ([[37th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|37}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 8 December<br />1972
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 31 August<br />1974{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| 1 year,<br />267 days
| [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Third Labour Government of New Zealand|Third Labour]]
|- style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}; color:white" |''—''
| [[File:Hugh Watt, 1951 (1).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Hugh Watt|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Hugh Watt<br />{{small|{{gaps|JP}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for {{NZ electorate link|Onehunga}}<br />(1912–1980)}}<br />[[Acting prime minister]]
| – ([[37th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|37}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 31 August<br />1974
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 6 September<br />1974
| 7 days
|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}; color:white" |30
| [[File:Bill Rowling, 1974 (crop).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Bill Rowling|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Bill Rowling<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Tasman (New Zealand electorate)|Tasman]]}}<br />{{small|(1927–1995)}}
| – ([[37th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|37}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 6 September<br />1974
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 12 December<br />1975
| 1 year,<br />98 days
|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}; color:white" |31
| [[File:Muldoon 1978.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Robert Muldoon|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Robert Muldoon<br />{{small|{{gaps|GCMG|CH}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Tāmaki (New Zealand electorate)|Tamaki]]}}<br />{{small|(1921–1992)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1975}} ([[38th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|38}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1978}} ([[39th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|39}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1981}} ([[40th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|40}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 12 December<br />1975
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 26 July<br />1984
| 8 years,<br />228 days
| [[New Zealand National Party|National]]
| [[Third National Government of New Zealand|Third National]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}; color:white" |32
| [[File:David Lange (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[David Lange|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />David Lange<br />{{small|{{gaps|ONZ|CH}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Māngere (New Zealand electorate)|Mangere]]}}<br />{{small|(1942–2005)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1984}} ([[41st New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|41}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1987}} ([[42nd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|42}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 26 July<br />1984
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 8 August<br />1989
| 5 years,<br />14 days
| [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour ]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand|Fourth Labour]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}; color:white" |33
| [[File:Geoffrey Palmer.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Geoffrey Palmer (New Zealand politician)|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Geoffrey Palmer<br />{{small|{{gaps|KCMG|AC|KC}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Christchurch Central]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1942)}}
| – ([[42nd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|42}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 8 August<br />1989
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 4 September<br />1990
| 1 year,<br />28 days
|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}; color:white" |34
| [[File:Mike Moore, 1992 (crop).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Mike Moore<br />{{small|{{gaps|ONZ|AO}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Christchurch North (New Zealand electorate)|Christchurch North]]}}<br />{{small|(1949–2020)}}
| – ([[42nd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|42}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 4 September<br />1990
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 2 November<br />1990
| 60 days
|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}; color:white" |35
| [[File:Bolger, 1992.jpg|alt=Jim Bolger|134x134px]]
| scope=row| [[Jim Bolger|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Jim Bolger<br />{{small|{{gaps|ONZ}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[King Country (New Zealand electorate)|King Country]]}}<br />{{small|(1935–2025)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1990}} ([[43rd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|43}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1993}} ([[44th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|44}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|1996}} ([[45th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|45}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 2 November<br />1990
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 8 December<br />1997
| 7 years,<br />37 days
| [[New Zealand National Party|National]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Fourth National Government of New Zealand|Fourth National]]<br />{{small|''with [[New Zealand Conservative Party|Right of Centre]] 1994–1995;<br />[[United New Zealand|United NZ]] 1995–1996;<br />[[New Zealand First]] 1996–1998;<br /> [[Mauri Pacific]], [[Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata|Mana Wahine]], [[Independent politician|independents]] 1998–1999;<br />[[Confidence and supply|C&S]] with [[Future New Zealand (Dunne)|Future]] 1994–1995;<br />[[Christian Democrat Party (New Zealand)|Christian Democrats]] 1995–1996;<br />[[United New Zealand|United NZ]] 1995–1995, 1998–1999;<br />[[ACT New Zealand|ACT]], [[Independent politician|independents]]  1998–1999''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}; color:white" |36
| [[File:Jenny Shipley, September 1999 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Jenny Shipley|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Dame Jenny Shipley<br />{{small|{{gaps|DNZM}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Rakaia (New Zealand electorate)|Rakaia]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1952)}}
| – ([[45th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|45}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 8 December<br />1997
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 10 December<br />1999
| 2 years,<br />3 days
|[[New Zealand National Party|National]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}; color:white" |37
| [[File:Helen Clark official photo (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Helen Clark|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Helen Clark<br />{{small|{{gaps|ONZ|SSI}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Mount Albert (New Zealand electorate)|Mount Albert]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1950)}}
| {{NZ election link year|1999}} ([[46th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|46}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|2002}} ([[47th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|47}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|2005}} ([[48th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|48}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 10 December<br />1999
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 19 November<br />2008
| 8 years,<br />346 days
| [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
| [[Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand|Fifth Labour]]<br />{{small|''with [[Alliance (New Zealand political party)|Alliance]] 1999–2002, [[Jim Anderton's Progressive Party|Progressives]] 2002–2008;<br />[[Confidence and supply|C&S]] with [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]] 1999–2002, Cooperation Agreement 2005–2008; <br />[[Confidence and supply|C&S]] with [[New Zealand First]] 2005–2008; [[United Future]] 2002–2008''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}; color:white" |38
| [[File:John Key February 2015.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[John Key|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir John Key<br />{{small|{{gaps|GNZM|AC}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Helensville (New Zealand electorate)|Helensville]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1961)}}
| {{NZ election link year|2008}} ([[49th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|49}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|2011}} ([[50th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|50}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|2014}} ([[51st New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|51}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 19 November<br />2008
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 12 December<br />2016
| 8 years,<br />24 days
| rowspan="2" | [[New Zealand National Party|National]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Fifth National Government of New Zealand|Fifth National]]<br />{{small|''[[Confidence and supply|C&S]] with [[ACT New Zealand|ACT]], [[United Future]], [[Te Pāti Māori|Māori]]''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}; color:white" |39
| [[File:Bill English September 2016.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Bill English|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Sir Bill English<br />{{small|{{gaps|KNZM}}}}]]<br />{{small|List MP}}<br />{{small|(born 1961)}}
| – ([[51st New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|51}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 12 December<br />2016
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 26 October<br />2017
| 319 days
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}; color:white" |40
| [[File:New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in 2018.jpg|100px]]
| scope=row| [[Jacinda Ardern|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Dame Jacinda Ardern<br />{{small|{{gaps|GNZM}}}}]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Mount Albert (New Zealand electorate)|Mount Albert]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1980)}}
| {{NZ election link year|2017}} ([[52nd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|52}}]])<br />{{NZ election link year|2020}} ([[53rd New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|53}}]])
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 26 October<br />2017
| class="nowrap" height="100" style="min-height:100px" | 25 January<br />2023
| 5 years,<br />91 days
| [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand|Sixth Labour]]<br />{{small|''with [[New Zealand First]] 2017–2020;<br />[[Confidence and supply|C&S]] with [[Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand|Greens]] 2017–2020;<br />[[Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand#Second term (2020–present)|Cooperation]] with Greens 2020–2023''}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand Labour Party}}; color:white" |41
| [[File:Chris Hipkins NZ Labour (3) (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Chris Hipkins|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Chris Hipkins]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Remutaka (New Zealand electorate)|Remutaka]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1978)}}
| – ([[53rd New Zealand Parliament|53rd]])
| 25 January<br />2023
| 27 November<br />2023
| 306 days
|[[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|New Zealand National Party}}; color:white" |42
| [[File:Christopher Luxon 2025 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
| [[Christopher Luxon|{{small|The Right Honourable}}<br />Christopher Luxon]]<br />{{small|MP for [[Botany (New Zealand electorate)|Botany]]}}<br />{{small|(born 1970)}}
| {{NZ election link year|2023}} ([[54th New Zealand Parliament|{{ordinal|54}}]])
| 27 November<br />2023
| ''Incumbent''
| {{age in years and days|2023|11|26}} <!-- Do not change as it is in UTC time, not NZ time. So, the counter has to be one day behind. -->
| [[New Zealand National Party|National]]
| [[Sixth National Government of New Zealand|Sixth National]]<br />{{small|''with [[ACT New Zealand|ACT]], [[New Zealand First]] 2023–present''}}
|}

== Timeline ==
{{Graphical timeline of Prime Ministers of New Zealand}}

== See also ==
* [[List of prime ministers of New Zealand by age]]
* [[List of prime ministers of New Zealand by place of birth]]
* [[List of prime ministers of Queen Victoria]]
* [[List of prime ministers of Edward VII]]
* [[List of prime ministers of George V]]
* [[List of prime ministers of Edward VIII]]
* [[List of prime ministers of George VI]]
* [[List of prime ministers of Elizabeth II]]
* [[List of prime ministers of Charles III]]

== References ==
{{Commons category|Prime ministers of New Zealand}}
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{{Lists of Prime Ministers of New Zealand}}
{{Lists of New Zealanders}}

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