NSW Premier - Fast Facts

Current Premier
Nathan Rees (ALP) the 41st premier of New South Wales

Shortest Premiership
Sir George Fuller - 7 hours

Longest Continuous Premierships
Bob Carr - 10 years and 4 months 1995 to 2005
Neville Wran - 10 years and 7 weeks 1976 to 1986

Longest serving Premier
Sir Henry Parkes - 13 years in 5 terms

Longest political party representation
Labor - 24 years between 1941 and 1965

Only Premier to be dismissed
John (Jack) Lang dismissed in 1932

First Colonial Prime Minister
Stuart Donaldson

First Premier (post Federation)
Sir John See

'Day of three Governments'
20 December 1921

Only Acting Premier
Laurie Ferguson (ALP) 1983
(while Premier Wran stood down during Street Royal Commission).