| 01 | 
Henry Sewell |
| Term of Office | 7 May 1856 – 20 May 1856 |
| 02 | 
William Fox |
| Term of Office | 20 May 1856 – 2 June 1856 |
| 03 | 
Edward Stafford |
| Term of Office | 2 June 1856 – 12 July 1861 |
| 04 |
William Fox |
| Term of Office | 12 July 1861 – 6 August 1862 |
| 05 | 
Alfred Domett |
| Term of Office | 6 August 1862 – 30 October 1863 |
| 06 | 
Frederick Whitaker |
| Term of Office | 30 October 1863 – 24 November 1864 |
| 07 | 
Frederick Weld |
| Term of Office | 24 November 1864 – 16 October 1865 |
| 08 |
Edward Stafford |
| Term of Office | 16 October 1865 – 28 June 1869 |
| 09 |
William Fox |
| Term of Office | 28 June 1869 – 10 September 1872 |
| 10 |
Edward Stafford |
| Term of Office | 10 September 1872 – 11 October 1872 |
| 11 | 
George Waterhouse |
| Term of Office | 11 October 1872 – 3 March 1873 |
| 12 |
William Fox |
| Term of Office | 3 March 1873 – 8 April 1873 |
| 13 | 
Julius Vogel |
| Term of Office | 8 April 1873 – 6 July 1875 |
| 14 | 
Daniel Pollen |
| Term of Office | 6 July 1875 – 15 February 1876 |
| 15 |
Julius Vogel |
| Term of Office | 15 February 1876 – 1 September 1876 |
| 16 | 
Harry Atkinson |
| Term of Office | 1 September 1876 – 13 October 1877 |
| 17 | 
George Grey |
| Term of Office | 13 October 1877 – 8 October 1879 |
| 18 | 
John Hall |
| Term of Office | 8 October 1879 – 21 April 1882 |
| 19 |
Frederick Whitaker |
| Term of Office | 21 April 1882 – 25 September 1883 |
| 20 |
Harry Atkinson |
| Term of Office | 25 September 1883 – 16 August 1884 |
| 21 | 
Robert Stout |
| Term of Office | 16 August 1884 – 28 August 1884 |
| 22 |
Harry Atkinson |
| Term of Office | 28 August 1884 – 3 September 1884 |
| 23 |
Robert Stout |
| Term of Office | 3 September 1884 – 8 October 1887 |
| 24 |
Harry Atkinson |
| Term of Office | 8 October 1887 – 24 January 1891 |
| 25 | 
John Ballance |
| Term of Office | 24 January 1891 – 27 April 1893 |
| 26 | 
Richard Seddon |
| Term of Office | 1 May 1893 – 10 June 1906 |
| 27 | 
William Hall-Jones |
| Term of Office | 21 June 1906 – 6 August 1906 |
| 28 | 
Joseph Ward |
| Term of Office | 6 August 1906 – 12 March 1912 |
| 29 | 
Thomas Mackenzie |
| Term of Office | 28 March 1912 – 10 July 1912 |
| 30 | 
William Massey |
| Term of Office | 10 July 1912 – 10 May 1925 |
| 31 | 
Francis Bell |
| Term of Office | 14 May 1925 – 30 May 1925 |
| 32 | 
Gordon Coates |
| Term of Office | 30 May 1925 – 10 December 1928 |
| 33 |
Joseph Ward |
| Term of Office | 10 December 1928 28 May 1930 |
| 34 | 
George Forbes |
| Term of Office | 28 May 1930 – 6 December 1935 |
| 35 | 
Michael Joseph Savage |
| Term of Office | 6 December 1935 – 27 March 1940 |
| 36 | 
Peter Fraser |
| Term of Office | 1 April 1940 – 13 December 1949 |
| 37 | 
Sidney Holland |
| Term of Office | 13 December 1949 – 20 September 1957 |
| 38 | 
Keith Holyoake |
| Term of Office | 20 September 1957 – 12 December 1957 |
| 39 | 
Walter Nash |
| Term of Office | 12 December 1957 – 12 December 1960 |
| 40 |
Keith Holyoake |
| Term of Office | 12 December 1960 – 7 February 1972 |
| 41 | 
Jack Marshall |
| Term of Office | 7 February 1972 – 8 December 1972 |
| 42 | 
Norman Kirk |
| Term of Office | 8 December 1972 – 31 August 1974 |
| 43 | 
Bill Rowling |
| Term of Office | 6 September 1974 – 12 December 1975 |
| 44 | 
Robert Muldoon |
| Term of Office | 12 December 1975 – 26 July 1984 |
| 45 | 
David Lange |
| Term of Office | 26 July 1984 – 8 August 1989 |
| 46 | 
Geoffrey Palmer |
| Term of Office | 8 August 1989 – 4 September 1990 |
| 47 | 
Mike Moore |
| Term of Office | 4 September 1990 – 2 November 1990 |
| 48 | 
Jim Bolger |
| Term of Office | 2 November 1990 – 8 December 1997 |
| 49 | 
Jenny Shipley |
| Term of Office | 8 December 1997 – 5 December 1999 |
| 50 | 
Helen Clark |
| Term of Office | 5 December 1999 – 19 November 2008 |
| 51 | 
John Key |
| Term of Office | 19 November 2008 – 12 December 2016 |
| 52 | 
Bill English |
| Term of Office | 12 December 2016 – 26 October 2017 |
| 53 | 
Jacinda Ardern |
| Term of Office | 26 October 2017 Incumbent |
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