List of British Columbia premiers

This is a list of the premiers of British Columbia, Canada, since it joined Confederation in 1871.

Note that party politics were not introduced until 1903.

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John Foster McCreight 1871-11-13 1872-12-23 Non-party

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Amor De Cosmos 1872-12-23 1874-02-11 Non-party

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George Anthony Walkem 1874-02-11 1876-02-01 Non-party

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Andrew Charles Elliott 1876-02-01 1878-06-25 Non-party

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George Anthony Walkem (second time) 1878-06-25 1882-06-13 Non-party

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Robert Beaven 1882-06-13 1883-01-29 Non-party

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William Smithe 1883-01-29 1887-05-01 Non-party

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Alexander Edmund Batson Davie 1887-05-01 1889-08-01 Non-party

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John Robson 1889-08-02 1892-06-29 Non-party

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Theodore Davie 1892-07-02 1895-03-04 Non-party

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John Herbert Turner 1895-03-04 1898-08-15 Non-party

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Charles Augustus Semlin 1898-08-15 1900-02-28 Non-party

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Joseph Martin 1900-02-28 1900-06-15 Non-party

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James Dunsmuir 1900-06-15 1902-11-21 Non-party

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Edward Gawler Prior 1902-11-21 1903-06-01 Non-party

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Richard McBride 1903-06-01 1915-12-15 Conservative

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William John Bowser 1915-12-15 1916-11-23 Conservative

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Harlan Carey Brewster 1916-11-23 1918-03-01 Liberal

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John Oliver 1918-03-06 1927-08-17 Liberal

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John Duncan MacLean 1927-08-20 1928-08-21 Liberal

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Simon Fraser Tolmie 1928-08-21 1933-11-15 Conservative

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Thomas Dufferin Pattullo 1933-11-15 1941-12-09 Liberal

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John Hart 1941-12-09 1947-12-29 Liberal-Conservative coalition

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Byron Ingemar Johnson 1947-12-29 1952-08-01 Liberal-Conservative coalition

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William Andrew Cecil Bennett 1952-08-01 1972-09-15 Social Credit

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David Barrett 1972-09-15 1975-12-22 NDP

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William Richards Bennett 1975-12-22 1986-08-06 Social Credit

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William N.T.M. Vander Zalm 1986-08-06 1991-04-02 Social Credit

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Rita Johnston 1991-04-02 1991-11-05 Social Credit

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Michael Harcourt 1991-11-05 1996-02-22 NDP

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Glen David Clark 1996-02-22 1999-08-25 NDP

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Arthur Daniel Miller 1999-08-25 2000-02-24 NDP

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Ujjal Dosanjh 2000-02-24 2001-06-05 NDP

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Gordon Campbell 2001-06-05 Present Liberal
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