Premier of New South Wales

Premier of New South Wales
Premier of New South Wales
	Coat of arms of New South Wales
	Flag of New South Wales
	Incumbent; Dominic Perrottet; since 5 October 2021
	Department of Premier and Cabinet
Style	The Honourable (formal); Premier (informal);
Status	Head of Government
Member of	New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Reports to	Parliament
Appointer	Governor of New South Wales; by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Legislative Assembly
Term length	At the Governor's pleasure; contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the lower house of Parliament
Constituting instrument	None (constitutional convention)
Formation	6 June 1856
First holder	Stuart Donaldson
Deputy	Deputy Premier of New South Wales
Salary	A$407,980

The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster Parliamentary System, with a Parliament of New South Wales acting as the legislature. The premier is appointed by the governor of New South Wales, and by modern convention holds office by his or her ability to command the support of a majority of members of the lower house of Parliament, the Legislative Assembly.

Before Federation in 1901 the term "prime minister of New South Wales" was also used. "Premier" has been used more or less exclusively from 1901, to avoid confusion with the federal prime minister of Australia.^[2]^[3]

The current premier is Dominic Perrottet, the leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party, who assumed office on 5 October 2021. Perrottet replaced Gladys Berejiklian on 5 October 2021, after Berejiklian resigned as premier.^[4]

List of premiers of New South Wales

No.	Portrait	Name (lifespan)	Election	Term of office			Political party	Constituency	Ministry
No.	Portrait	Name (lifespan)	Election	Took office	Left office	Term of office	Political party	Constituency	Ministry
1		Stuart Donaldson (1812–1867)	1856	6 June 1856	25 August 1856	80 days	Independent	Sydney Hamlets	Donaldson
2		Charles Cowper (1807–1875)	—	26 August 1856	2 October 1856	37 days	Independent	Sydney	Cowper I
3		Henry Parker (1808–1881)	—	3 October 1856	7 September 1857	339 days	Independent	Parramatta	Parker
(2) II		Charles Cowper (1807–1875)	1858	7 September 1857	26 October 1859	2 years, 49 days	Independent	Sydney East Sydney	Cowper II
4		William Forster (1818–1882)	1859	27 October 1859	9 March 1860	1 year, 165 days	Independent	Queanbeyan	Forster
5		John Robertson (1816–1891)	—	9 March 1860	9 January 1861	306 days	Independent	Upper Hunter	Robertson I
(2) III		Charles Cowper (1807–1875)	1860	10 January 1861	15 October 1863	2 years, 278 days	Independent	East Sydney	Cowper III
6	File:SirJamesMartin.jpg	James Martin (1820–1886)	—	16 October 1863	2 February 1865	1 year, 109 days	Independent	Tumut Monaro	Martin I
(2) IV		Charles Cowper (1807–1875)	1864–65	3 February 1865	21 January 1866	352 days	Independent	East Sydney	Cowper IV
(6) II	File:SirJamesMartin.jpg	James Martin (1820–1886)	—	22 January 1866	26 October 1868	2 years, 278 days	Independent	Lachlan	Martin II
(5) II		John Robertson (1816–1891)	—	27 October 1868	12 January 1870	1 year, 77 days	Independent	Clarence West Sydney	Robertson II
(2) V		Charles Cowper (1807–1875)	1869–70	13 January 1870	15 December 1870	336 days	Independent	Liverpool Plains	Cowper V
(6) III	File:SirJamesMartin.jpg	Sir James Martin (1820–1886)	—	16 December 1870	13 May 1872	1 year, 149 days	Independent	East Sydney East Macquarie	Martin III
7		Henry Parkes (1815–1896)	1872	14 May 1872	8 February 1875	2 years, 270 days	Independent	East Sydney	Parkes I
(5) III		John Robertson (1816–1891)	1874–75	9 February 1875	21 March 1877	2 years, 40 days	Independent	West Sydney	Robertson III
(7) II		Henry Parkes (1815–1896)	—	22 March 1877	16 August 1877	175 days	Independent	East Sydney Canterbury	Parkes II
(5) IV		Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)	—	17 August 1877	17 December 1877	122 days	Independent	West Sydney East Macquarie Mudgee	Robertson IV
8		James Farnell (1825–1888)	1877	18 December 1877	20 December 1878	1 year, 2 days	Independent	St Leonards	Farnell
(7) III		Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896)	1880	21 December 1878	4 January 1883	4 years, 14 days	Independent	Canterbury East Sydney Tenterfield	Parkes III
9		Alexander Stuart (1824–1886)	1882	5 January 1883	6 October 1885	2 years, 274 days	Independent	Illawarra	Stuart
10		George Dibbs (1834–1904)	1885	7 October 1885	21 December 1885	75 days	Independent	St Leonards Murrumbidgee	Dibbs I
(5) V		Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)	—	22 December 1885	22 February 1886	62 days	Independent	Mudgee	Robertson V
11		Sir Patrick Jennings (1831–1897)	—	26 February 1886	19 January 1887	327 days	Independent	Bogan	Jennings
(7) IV		Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896)	1887	25 January 1887	16 January 1889	1 year, 357 days	Free Trade	St Leonards	Parkes IV
(10) II		George Dibbs (1834–1904)	—	17 January 1889	7 March 1889	49 days	Protectionist	Murrumbidgee	Dibbs II
(7) V		Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896)	1889 1891	8 March 1889	23 October 1891	2 years, 229 days	Free Trade	St Leonards	Parkes V
(10) III		George Dibbs (1834–1904)	—	23 October 1891	2 August 1894	2 years, 283 days	Protectionist	Murrumbidgee	Dibbs III
12		George Reid (1845–1918)	1894 1895 1898	3 August 1894	13 September 1899	5 years, 41 days	Free Trade	East Sydney Sydney-King	Reid
13		Sir William Lyne (1844–1913)	—	14 September 1899	27 March 1901	1 year, 194 days	Protectionist	Hume	Lyne
14		Sir John See (1844–1907)	1901	28 March 1901	14 June 1904	3 years, 78 days	Progressive	Grafton	See
15		Thomas Waddell (1854–1940)	—	15 June 1904	29 August 1904	75 days	Progressive	Cowra	Waddell
16	File:Joseph Carruthers.png	Sir Joseph Carruthers (1857–1932)	1904 1907	29 August 1904	1 October 1907	3 years, 33 days	Liberal Reform	St George	Carruthers
17		Charles Wade (1863–1922)	—	2 October 1907	1 October 1910	2 years, 364 days	Liberal Reform	Gordon	Wade
18		James McGowen (1855–1922)	1910	21 October 1910	29 June 1913	2 years, 251 days	Labor	Redfern	McGowen
19		William Holman (1871–1934)	1913 1917	30 June 1913	15 November 1916	6 years, 287 days	Labor	Cootamundra	Holman I
(19)		William Holman (1871–1934)	1913 1917	15 November 1916	12 April 1920	6 years, 287 days	Nationalist	Cootamundra	Holman II
20		John Storey (1869–1921)	1920	13 April 1920	5 October 1921	1 year, 175 days	Labor	Balmain	Storey
21		James Dooley (1877–1950)	—	5 October 1921	20 December 1921	76 days	Labor	Bathurst	Dooley I
22		Sir George Fuller (1861–1940)	—	20 December 1921	20 December 1921	0 days	Nationalist	Wollondilly	Fuller I
(21) II		James Dooley (1877–1950)	—	20 December 1921	13 April 1922	114 days	Labor	Bathurst	Dooley II
(22) II		Sir George Fuller (1861–1940)	1922	13 April 1922	17 June 1925	3 years, 55 days	Nationalist	Wollondilly	Fuller II
23		Jack Lang (1876–1975)	1925	17 June 1925	18 October 1927	2 years, 123 days	Labor	Parramatta	Lang I Lang II
24		Thomas Bavin (1874–1941)	1927	18 October 1927	4 November 1930	3 years, 17 days	Nationalist	Gordon	Bavin
(23) II		Jack Lang (1876–1975)	1930	4 November 1930	16 May 1932	1 year, 194 days	Labor	Auburn	Lang III
25		Bertram Stevens (1889–1973)	1932 1935 1938	16 May 1932	5 August 1939	7 years, 81 days	United Australia	Croydon	Stevens I Stevens II Stevens III
26		Alexander Mair (1889–1969)	—	5 August 1939	16 May 1941	1 year, 284 days	United Australia	Albury	Mair
27		William McKell (1891–1985)	1941 1944	16 May 1941	6 February 1947	5 years, 266 days	Labor	Redfern	McKell I McKell II
28		James McGirr (1890–1957)	1947 1950	6 February 1947	2 April 1952	5 years, 56 days	Labor	Bankstown Liverpool	McGirr I McGirr II McGirr III
29		Joseph Cahill (1891–1959)	1953 1956 1959	2 April 1952	22 October 1959	7 years, 203 days	Labor	Cook's River	Cahill I Cahill II Cahill III Cahill IV
30		Bob Heffron (1890–1978)	1962	23 October 1959	30 April 1964	4 years, 190 days	Labor	Maroubra	Heffron I Heffron II
31		Jack Renshaw (1909–1987)	—	30 April 1964	13 May 1965	1 year, 13 days	Labor	Castlereagh	Renshaw
32		Sir Robert Askin (1907–1981)	1965 1968 1971 1973	13 May 1965	3 January 1975	9 years, 235 days	Liberal	Collaroy Pittwater	Askin I Askin II Askin III Askin IV Askin V Askin VI
33		Tom Lewis (1922–2016)	—	3 January 1975	23 January 1976	1 year, 20 days	Liberal	Wollondilly	Lewis I Lewis II
34	File:Sir Eric.jpg	Sir Eric Willis (1922–1999)	—	23 January 1976	14 May 1976	112 days	Liberal	Earlwood	Willis
35		Neville Wran (1926–2014)	1976 1981 1984	14 May 1976	4 July 1986	10 years, 21 days	Labor	Bass Hill	Wran I Wran II Wran III Wran IV Wran V Wran VI Wran VII Wran VIII
36		Barrie Unsworth (1934–)	—	4 July 1986	25 March 1988	1 year, 295 days	Labor	Rockdale	Unsworth
37		Nick Greiner (1947–)	1988 1991	25 March 1988	24 June 1992	4 years, 91 days	Liberal	Ku-ring-gai	Greiner I Greiner II
38		John Fahey (1945–2020)	—	24 June 1992	4 April 1995	2 years, 284 days	Liberal	Southern Highlands	Fahey I Fahey II Fahey III
39		Bob Carr (1947–)	1995 1999 2003	4 April 1995	3 August 2005	10 years, 121 days	Labor	Maroubra	Carr I Carr II Carr III Carr IV
40		Morris Iemma (1961–)	2007	3 August 2005	5 September 2008	3 years, 36 days	Labor	Lakemba	Iemma I Iemma II
41		Nathan Rees (1968–)	—	5 September 2008	4 December 2009	1 year, 121 days	Labor	Toongabbie	Rees
42		Kristina Keneally (1968–)	—	4 December 2009	28 March 2011	1 year, 114 days	Labor	Heffron	Keneally
43		Barry O'Farrell (1959– )	2011	28 March 2011	17 April 2014	3 years, 20 days	Liberal	Ku-ring-gai	O'Farrell
44		Mike Baird (1968–)	2015	17 April 2014	23 January 2017	2 years, 281 days	Liberal	Manly	Baird I Baird II
45		Gladys Berejiklian (1970–)	2019	23 January 2017	5 October 2021	4 years, 255 days	Liberal	Willoughby	Berejiklian I Berejiklian II
46		Dominic Perrottet (1982–)	—	5 October 2021	Incumbent	1 year, 317 days	Liberal	Epping	Perrottet I Perrottet II

Statistics

The median age of a premier on the first day of their first term is roughly 49 years, and 289 days which falls between William McKell and Alexander Mair. The youngest person to assume the office was Dominic Perrottet at 39 years and 14 days. The oldest person to assume office was Bob Heffron at 69 years and 43 days.

The oldest living former premier is Barrie Unsworth, born 16 April 1934 (age 89 years, 124 days). The youngest living former premier is Gladys Berejiklian, born 22 September 1970, (age 52 years, 330 days). The youngest living premier is the incumbent Dominic Perrottet, born 21 September 1982, (age 40 years, 331 days).

The longest-lived premier was Jack Lang who died on 27 September 1975 aged 98 years and 280 days. Tom Lewis was the second longest-lived premier, aged 94 years and 93 days, 4 years and 187 days short of Lang. The oldest living premier, Barrie Unsworth, will tie Lewis if he lives to 18 July 2028, and tie Lang if he lives to 21 January 2033. The shortest-lived premier was John Storey who died in office at the age of 52 years and 134 days on 5 October 1921.

The premier with the longest retirement is Jack Lang. He left office on 13 May 1932, and died 43 years and 137 days later on 27 September 1975. The premier with the shortest retirement is Alexander Stuart, who died on 16 June 1886, 253 days after leaving office on 6 October 1885.

#	Premier	Born	Took office	Age	Left office	Age	Died	Length of retirement	Lifespan
1	Stuart Donaldson	16 December 1812	6 June 1856	43 years, 173 days	25 August 1856	43 years, 253 days	11 January 1867	10 years, 139 days	54 years, 26 days
2	Charles Cowper	26 April 1807	26 August 1856	49 years, 122 days	15 December 1870	63 years, 233 days	19 October 1875	4 years, 308 days	68 years, 176 days
3	Henry Parker	1 June 1808	3 October 1856	48 years, 124 days	7 September 1857	49 years, 98 days	2 February 1881	23 years, 148 days	72 years, 246 days
4	William Forster	16 October 1818	27 October 1859	41 years, 11 days	9 March 1860	41 years, 145 days	30 October 1882	22 years, 235 days	64 years, 14 days
5	John Robertson	15 October 1816	9 March 1860	43 years, 146 days	22 February 1886	69 years, 130 days	8 May 1891	5 years, 75 days	74 years, 205 days
6	James Martin	14 May 1820	16 October 1863	43 years, 155 days	13 May 1872	51 years, 365 days	4 November 1886	14 years, 175 days	66 years, 174 days
7	Henry Parkes	27 May 1815	14 May 1872	56 years, 353 days	23 October 1891	76 years, 149 days	27 April 1896	4 years, 187 days	80 years, 336 days
8	James Farnell	25 June 1825	18 December 1877	52 years, 176 days	20 December 1878	53 years, 178 days	21 August 1888	9 years, 245 days	63 years, 57 days
9	Alexander Stuart	21 March 1824	5 January 1883	58 years, 290 days	6 October 1885	61 years, 199 days	16 June 1886	253 days	62 years, 87 days
10	George Dibbs	12 October 1834	7 October 1885	50 years, 360 days	2 August 1894	59 years, 294 days	5 August 1904	10 years, 3 days	69 years, 298 days
11	Patrick Jennings	20 March 1831	26 February 1886	54 years, 343 days	19 January 1887	55 years, 305 days	11 July 1897	10 years, 173 days	66 years, 113 days
12	George Reid	25 February 1845	3 August 1894	49 years, 159 days	13 September 1899	54 years, 200 days	12 September 1918	18 years, 364 days	73 years, 199 days
13	William Lyne	6 April 1844	14 September 1899	55 years, 161 days	27 March 1901	56 years, 355 days	3 August 1913	12 years, 129 days	69 years, 119 days
14	John See	14 October 1844	27 March 1901	56 years, 164 days	14 June 1904	59 years, 244 days	31 January 1907	2 years, 231 days	62 years, 109 days
15	Thomas Waddell	1 January 1854	15 June 1904	50 years, 166 days	29 August 1904	50 years, 241 days	25 October 1940	36 years, 57 days	86 years, 298 days
16	Joseph Carruthers	21 December 1857	29 August 1904	46 years, 252 days	1 October 1907	49 years, 284 days	10 December 1932	25 years, 70 days	74 years, 355 days
17	Charles Wade	26 January 1863	2 October 1907	44 years, 249 days	1 October 1910	47 years, 248 days	26 September 1922	11 years, 360 days	59 years, 243 days
18	James McGowen	16 August 1855	21 October 1910	55 years, 66 days	29 June 1913	57 years, 317 days	7 April 1922	8 years, 282 days	66 years, 234 days
19	William Holman	4 August 1871	30 June 1913	41 years, 330 days	12 April 1920	48 years, 252 days	5 June 1934	14 years, 54 days	62 years, 305 days
20	John Storey	15 May 1869	13 April 1920	50 years, 334 days	5 October 1921^[5]	52 years, 143 days	5 October 1921	N/A	52 years, 143 days
21	James Dooley	26 April 1877	5 October 1921	44 years, 162 days	13 April 1922	44 years, 352 days	2 January 1950	27 years, 264 days	72 years, 251 days
22	George Fuller	22 January 1861	13 April 1922	61 years, 81 days	17 June 1925	64 years, 146 days	22 July 1940	15 years, 35 days	79 years, 182 days
23	Jack Lang	21 December 1876	17 June 1925	48 years, 178 days	13 May 1932	55 years, 144 days	27 September 1975	43 years, 137 days	98 years, 280 days
24	Thomas Bavin	5 May 1874	18 October 1927	53 years, 166 days	1 October 1930	56 years, 183 days	31 August 1941	10 years, 300 days	67 years, 118 days
25	Bertram Stevens	2 January 1889	16 May 1932	43 years, 135 days	5 August 1939	50 years, 215 days	23 March 1973	33 years, 230 days	84 years, 80 days
26	Alexander Mair	25 August 1889	5 August 1939	49 years, 345 days	16 May 1941	51 years, 264 days	3 August 1969	28 years, 79 days	79 years, 343 days
27	William McKell	26 September 1891	16 May 1941	49 years, 232 days	16 May 1941	55 years, 133 days	11 January 1985	37 years, 340 days	93 years, 107 days
28	James McGirr	6 February 1890	6 February 1947	57 years, 0 days	2 April 1952	62 years, 56 days	27 October 1957	5 years, 208 days	67 years, 263 days
29	Joseph Cahill	21 January 1891	2 April 1952	61 years, 72 days	22 October 1959^[5]	68 years, 274 days	22 October 1959	N/A	68 years, 274 days
30	Bob Heffron	10 September 1890	23 October 1959	69 years, 43 days	30 April 1964	73 years, 233 days	27 July 1978	14 years, 88 days	87 years, 320 days
31	Jack Renshaw	8 August 1909	30 April 1964	54 years, 266 days	13 May 1965	55 years, 278 days	28 July 1987	22 years, 76 days	77 years, 354 days
32	Robert Askin	4 April 1907	13 May 1965	58 years, 39 days	3 January 1975	67 years, 274 days	9 September 1981	6 years, 249 days	74 years, 158 days
33	Tom Lewis	23 January 1922	3 January 1975	52 years, 345 days	23 January 1976	54 years, 0 days	25 April 2016	40 years, 93 days	94 years, 93 days
34	Eric Willis	15 January 1922	23 January 1976	54 years, 8 days	14 May 1976	54 years, 120 days	10 May 1999	22 years, 361 days	77 years, 115 days
35	Neville Wran	11 October 1926	14 May 1976	49 years, 216 days	4 July 1986	59 years, 266 days	20 April 2014	27 years, 290 days	87 years, 191 days
36	Barrie Unsworth	16 April 1934	4 July 1986	52 years, 79 days	25 March 1988	53 years, 344 days		35 years, 146 days	89 years, 124 days
37	Nick Greiner	27 April 1947	25 March 1988	40 years, 333 days	24 June 1992	45 years, 58 days		31 years, 55 days	76 years, 113 days
38	John Fahey	10 January 1945	24 June 1992	47 years, 166 days	4 April 1995	50 years, 84 days	12 September 2020	25 years, 161 days	75 years, 246 days
39	Bob Carr	28 September 1947	4 April 1995	47 years, 188 days	3 August 2005	57 years, 309 days		18 years, 15 days	75 years, 324 days
40	Morris Iemma	21 July 1961	3 August 2005	44 years, 13 days	5 September 2008	47 years, 46 days		14 years, 347 days	62 years, 28 days
41	Nathan Rees	12 February 1968	5 September 2008	40 years, 206 days	4 December 2009	41 years, 295 days		13 years, 257 days	55 years, 187 days
42	Kristina Keneally	19 December 1968	4 December 2009	40 years, 350 days	28 March 2011	42 years, 99 days		12 years, 143 days	54 years, 242 days
43	Barry O'Farrell	24 May 1959	28 March 2011	51 years, 308 days	17 April 2014	54 years, 328 days		9 years, 123 days	64 years, 86 days
44	Mike Baird	1 April 1968	17 April 2014	46 years, 16 days	23 January 2017	48 years, 297 days		6 years, 207 days	55 years, 139 days
45	Gladys Berejiklian	22 September 1970	23 January 2017	46 years, 123 days	5 October 2021	51 years, 13 days		1 year, 317 days	52 years, 330 days
46	Dominic Perrottet	21 September 1982	5 October 2021	39 years, 14 days	Incumbent	Incumbent		Incumbent	40 years, 331 days

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Living former premiers

Nine former premiers are alive, the oldest being Barrie Unsworth (1986–1988, born 1934). The most recent premier to die was John Fahey on 12 September 2020.^[7]

Name	Term as premier	Date of birth	Current age
Barrie Unsworth	1986–1988	(1934-04-16)16 April 1934	89 years, 124 days
Nick Greiner	1988–1992	(1947-04-27)27 April 1947	76 years, 113 days
Bob Carr	1995–2005	(1947-09-28)28 September 1947	75 years, 324 days
Morris Iemma	2005–2008	(1961-07-21)21 July 1961	62 years, 28 days
Nathan Rees	2008–2009	(1968-02-12)12 February 1968	55 years, 187 days
Kristina Keneally	2009–2011	(1968-12-19)19 December 1968	54 years, 242 days
Barry O'Farrell	2011–2014	(1959-05-24)24 May 1959	64 years, 86 days
Mike Baird	2014–2017	(1968-04-01)1 April 1968	55 years, 139 days
Gladys Berejiklian	2017–2021	(1970-09-22)22 September 1970	52 years, 330 days

Oldest living premiers of New South Wales

Not all premiers live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 36 deceased premiers, 16 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 20 did not (including both premiers who died in office, and 18 others). Jack Lang became the oldest living premier when Thomas Bavin died in 1941 and remained so until his death in 1975, for a record 34 years and 27 days. Because he was the first premier, Stuart Donaldson became the oldest living premier when he was appointed in 1856, but he held this distinction for only 81 days.

On one occasion the oldest living premier lost this distinction not by his death, but due to the appointment of a premier who was older. Stuart Donaldson lost this distinction when Charles Cowper was appointed. William McKell was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 86 years, and 304 days. Neville Wran, who was aged 87 years, and 191 days when he died, on 20 April 2014 was the oldest premier to die without ever acquiring this distinction. John Fahey who died on 12 September 2020 aged 75 years and 246 days was the most recent premier to die without ever acquiring this distinction.

Premier	Period when oldest living premier		Age		Duration
Premier	Start date	End date	at start	at end	Duration
Stuart Donaldson	6 June 1856	26 August 1856	43 years, 173 days	43 years, 254 days	81 days
Charles Cowper	26 August 1856	19 October 1875	49 years, 122 days	68 years, 176 days	19 years, 54 days
Henry Parker	19 October 1875	2 February 1881	67 years, 140 days	72 years, 246 days	5 years, 106 days
Henry Parkes	2 February 1881	27 April 1896	65 years, 251 days	80 years, 336 days	15 years, 85 days
Patrick Jennings	27 April 1896	11 July 1897	62 years, 38 days	63 years, 113 days	1 year, 75 days
George Dibbs	11 July 1897	5 August 1904	62 years, 272 days	69 years, 298 days	7 years, 25 days
William Lyne	5 August 1904	3 August 1913	60 years, 121 days	69 years, 119 days	8 years, 363 days
George Reid	3 August 1913	12 September 1918	68 years, 159 days	73 years, 199 days	5 years, 40 days
Thomas Waddell	12 September 1918	25 October 1940	64 years, 254 days	86 years, 298 days	22 years, 43 days
Thomas Bavin	25 October 1940	31 August 1941	66 years, 173 days	67 years, 118 days	310 days
Jack Lang	31 August 1941	27 September 1975	64 years, 253 days	98 years, 280 days	34 years, 27 days
Bob Heffron	27 September 1975	27 July 1978	85 years, 17 days	87 years, 320 days	2 years, 303 days
William McKell	27 July 1978	11 January 1985	86 years, 304 days	93 years, 107 days	6 years, 168 days
Jack Renshaw	11 January 1985	28 July 1987	75 years, 156 days	77 years, 354 days	2 years, 198 days
Eric Willis	28 July 1987	10 May 1999	65 years, 194 days	77 years, 115 days	11 years, 286 days
Tom Lewis	10 May 1999	25 April 2016	77 years, 107 days	94 years, 93 days	16 years, 351 days
Barrie Unsworth	25 April 2016	Current oldest living premier	82 years, 9 days	Current oldest living premier	7 years, 115 days
Premier	Start date	End date	Age at start	Age at end	Duration

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References

^ Tyeson, Cam (1 June 2021). "Here's How Much Every State Premier Gets Paid If You Wanna Get Boomer-Tier Mad About Yr Taxes". Pedestrian. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ Mennell, Philip (1892). "Parkes, Hon. Sir Henry" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
^ "Speeches of Sir Henry Parkes, G.G.M.G., M.P., Prime Minister of New South Wales". Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ "Gladys Berejiklian RESIGNS as NSW Premier: 'I had no option'".
^ ^a ^b Died in office on this date.
^ ^a ^b Updated daily according to UTC.
^ "Former NSW Premier John Fahey dies". Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[1] Tyeson, Cam (1 June 2021). "Here's How Much Every State Premier Gets Paid If You Wanna Get Boomer-Tier Mad About Yr Taxes". Pedestrian. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[2] Mennell, Philip (1892). "Parkes, Hon. Sir Henry" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.

[3] "Speeches of Sir Henry Parkes, G.G.M.G., M.P., Prime Minister of New South Wales". Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[4] "Gladys Berejiklian RESIGNS as NSW Premier: 'I had no option'".

[do-5] Died in office on this date.

[ReferenceA-6] Updated daily according to UTC.

[7] "Former NSW Premier John Fahey dies". Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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