List of Prime Ministers of Rainier

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[[File:Macdonald1872.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Charles Rochester]], the longest serving Rainian prime minister]]
The '''[[Prime Minister of Rainier]]''' is the {{w|head of government}} of the [[Rainier|Commonwealth of Rainier]] as the chairman of the [[Cabinet of Rainier]], the executive government of Rainier. The Prime Minister by convention is appointed with the confidence of the [[House of Councillors (Rainier)|House of Councillors]] and is officially given the post by the [[Governor-General of Rainier|Governor-General]]. The Prime Minister has almost always been a member of the House of Councillors as the leader of the largest party, although a few have been members of the [[House of Senators (Rainier)|House of Senators]].

Traditionally the Prime Minister's term in office was counted upon their official resignation to the Governor-General. However since 1915 the Prime Minister's final day in office has been counted on the day the succeeding ministry to their's was sworn in.

There has been 27 Rainian prime ministers, of two have served non-consecutive terms. The longest serving prime minister was [[Charles Rochester]] who served two non-consecutive terms from 1872-1880 and 1887-1901, whilst the longest serving prime minister in consecutive terms was [[Austin Alexander Duncan]] from 1937-1950. The shortest serving prime minister was [[John Spencer]] for an eleven-month period from 1969-1970.
==Key==
{{legend|#0087DC|[[Conservative Party (Rainier)|Conservative Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#FF7F00|[[Liberal Party (Rainier)|Liberal Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#009933|[[Social Credit Party (Rainier)|Social Credit Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#00529F|[[National Union Party (Rainier)|National Union Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#E60000|[[Labour Party (Rainier)|Labour Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
==List==
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! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! width=5%| Name
! Took office
! Left office
! Elected
! Political Party
! Home state
|-
! style="background:#0087DC; color:white;" rowspan="2"|1
|rowspan="2"|[[File:JaMAC 140x190.jpg|100px]] [[Charles Rochester]] 1824-1901
| 12th March 1872
| 30th September 1880
|[[1872 Rainian federal election|1872]], [[1875 Rainian federal election|1875]]
| style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"|[[Conservative Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Conservative Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of British Columbia.svg|22x20px]] British Columbia
|-
| colspan="5"|First Prime Minister following federation, winning the 1875 election for the Tories. Rochester's government was staunchly pro-British, protectionist and interventionist in economic affairs. Winning the 1875 election, in 1877 Rochester's government signed into law the ''Fiscal Responsibility Act'' which transferred debts taken by the federal government to provincial ones; this was received negatively in several states and led to the defeat of the government in the 1880 election. 
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#FF7F00; color:white;" rowspan="2"|2
|rowspan="2"|[[File:SEdgerton.jpg|100px]] [[Alfred Henry Lawson]] 1825-1892
| 30th September 1880
| 4th March 1884
|[[1880 Rainian federal election|1880]]
| style="background:#FF7F00; color:white;"|[[Liberal Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Liberal Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Oregon (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Oregon
|-
| colspan="5"|The former governor of Oregon, Lawson's government repealed the ''Fiscal Responsibility Act'' replacing it with the ''Provincial Act'' which led to a sharing of debt amongst provinces. Lawson's government was regarded as being decentralising passing significant responsibility to the provinces and reducing federal government intervention in the economy. However his staunch support of free trade led him to be ousted by conservative colleagues. 
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#FF7F00; color:white;" rowspan="2"|3
|rowspan="2"|[[File:George Henry Williams - Brady-Handy - Restored & Cropped.jpg|100px]] [[Stuart Mackenzie]] 1824–1906
| 4th March 1884
| 12th November 1887
|[[1885 Rainian federal election|1885]]
| style="background:#FF7F00; color:white;"|[[Liberal Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Liberal Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Oregon (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Oregon
|-
| colspan="5"|Mackenzie, considered by his colleagues as being more {{w|Whig|Whiggish}} than his predecessor, supporting a compromised version of free trade within the {{w|British Empire}} but increased {{W|protectionism}} towards American countries. Mackenzie won the 1882 election on a reduced majority, but infighting within the Liberal caucus meant he called a {{W|snap election}} to secure a majority - this backfired with the liberals being soundly defeated by Rochester's Tories. 
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#0087DC; color:white;" rowspan="2"|(1)
|rowspan="2"|[[File:John A Macdonald (ca. 1875).jpg|100px]] [[Charles Rochester]] 1824-1901
| 12th November 1887
| 5th October 1901†
|[[1887 Rainian federal election|1887]], [[1892 Rainian federal election|1892]], [[1896 Rainian federal election|1896]], [[1900 Rainian federal election|1900]]
| style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"|[[Conservative Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Conservative Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of British Columbia.svg|22x20px]] British Columbia
|-
| colspan="5"|Rochester's second term as Prime Minister was marked by four successive majority governments in the 1887, 1892, 1896 and 1900 elections. His second government saw the introduction of the Continental Policy which introduced a series of tariffs to protect Rainier from Americanisation as well as introduce more worker rights in legalisation such as the Factory Act 1894 which banned child labour. The government also launched the Pacific Railway project which attracted controversy due to the use of imported Chinese labour. Rochester died in office in 1901. 
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#0087DC; color:white;" rowspan="2"|4
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Chas Tupper - GG Bain.jpg|100px]] [[Thomas K. Montgomery]] 1829-1912
| 5th October 1901
| 13th March 1903
| -
| style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"|[[Conservative Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Conservative Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of British Columbia.svg|22x20px]] British Columbia
|-
| colspan="5"|Becoming Prime Minister following Rochester's death Montgomery's conservative government passed several new tariffs but was engulfed in corruption scandals such as the Western Expansion scandal. In 1903 he attempted to further increase tariffs which provoked opposition from his colleagues, leading p his ouster as Prime Minister. The only prime minister to spend the entirety of his tenure in the upper house.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#0087DC; color:white;" rowspan="2"|5
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Governor Marion E. Hay.jpg|100px]] [[Malcolm Russell]] 1858-1922
| 13th March 1903
| 24th October 1905
| -
| style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"|[[Conservative Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Conservative Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Cascadia (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Cascadia
|-
| colspan="5"|Considered to be a moderate on tariff issues, Russell promoted amending the Continental System to include more trade within the British sphere but prevent Sierran imports. With this system neither pleasing moderates or conservatives in the party the Tories were narrowly defeated in the 1905 election.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#FF7F00; color:white;" rowspan="2"|6
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Oswald West.jpg|100px]] [[Samuel Batstone]] 1862-1909
| 24th October 1905
| 3rd June 1909†
|[[1905 Rainian federal election|1905]]
| style="background:#FF7F00; color:white;"|[[Liberal Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Liberal Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Oregon (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Oregon
|-
| colspan="5"|Formed a majority government following the 1905 election. The Batstone government championed progressive policies and economical reform decreasing tariffs which provoked opposition from farmers'. His government also attempted to address the "''vested interests of corruption''" targeting political machines but faced opposition from big business. Under Batstone the government passed the ''Oriental Exclusion Act 1906'' which banned Chinese and Japanese immigration. In 1909 Batsonte died of dysentery, being succeeded by his Treasurer [[Ramsey Johnston]].
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#FF7F00; color:white;" rowspan="2"|7
|rowspan="2"|[[File:JamesWithycombe.jpg|100px]] [[Ramsey Johnston]] 1845-1916
| 3rd June 1909
| 26th October 1913
| [[1910 Rainian federal election|1910]]
| style="background:#FF7F00; color:white;"|[[Liberal Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Liberal Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Oregon (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Oregon
|-
| colspan="5"|A progressive Johnston implemented various reforms such as shortening parliamentary terms from five to three terms, implementing antitrust laws against monopolies, target local Tory political machines and support prohibition laws on a provincial level. Johnston however clashed regularly with trade unions alienating him from the left-wing of his party. Infighting led to the Liberals to lose the 1913 election.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#0087DC; color:white;" rowspan="2"|8
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Sir Robert Laird Borden-2.jpg|100px]] [[Robert Harvey Wallace|R. H. Wallace]] 1856-1934
| 26th October 1913
| 17th November 1919
|[[1913 Rainian federal election|1913]], [[1916 Rainian federal election|1916]]
| style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"|[[Conservative Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Conservative Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of British Columbia.svg|22x20px]] British Columbia
|-
| colspan="5"|Wallace formed a majority government following the 1913 election. Although he campaigned on an pro-tariff platform the government kept the existing system created by the previous government whilst launching investment into industry. The government declared war on Germany in 1914 with Wallace implementing conscription as well as rationing as a preemptive measure against the possibility of war in the America's. Wallace represented Rainier at the Paris Peace Conference, attempting to reach a compromise surrounding the Racial Equality Proposal in contrast to other British dominion leaders. He lost the 1919 election.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#FF7F00; color:white;" rowspan="2"|9
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Williameborah.jpg|100px]] [[Campbell Radcliffe]] 1882-1948
| 17th November 1919
| 7th October 1928
|[[1919 Rainian federal election|1919]], [[1922 Rainian federal election|1922]], [[1928 Rainian federal election|1928]]
| style="background:#FF7F00; color:white;"|[[Liberal Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Liberal Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Idaho (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Idaho
|-
| colspan="5"|Radcliffe formed a minority government with confidence and supply from independent MP's in 1919. Known as a progressive leader, Duncan promoted reforms such as universal suffrage, the introduction of pensions and a system of free trade. A strong {{w|isolationism|isolationist}} Radcliffe refused to send Rainian troops to {{w|Turkey}} during the {{w|Chanak crisis}}. However his government was embroiled in the Northern Lakes mining scandal in 1927 leading to the defeat of the government at the election the next year.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#0087DC; color:white;" rowspan="2"|10
|rowspan="2"|[[File:BennettHeadShot.jpg|100px]] [[Hiram Seehofer]] 1864-1935
| 7th October 1928
| 25th September 1931
|[[1928 Rainian federal election|1928]]
| style="background:#0087DC; color:white;"|[[Conservative Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Conservative Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Alberta (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Alberta
|-
| colspan="5"|Elected to a strong majority in 1928, Seehofer in contrast to previous Tory governments continued the policies of his predecessor of free trade and economic liberalism. However in 1929 his government was faced with the {{W|Great Depression}} with Seehofer - a committed practitioner in ''laissez-faire'' economics - doing little to intervene to reduce unemployment. The Tories suffered a landslide defeat at the 1931 election.
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! style="background:#FF7F00;" height=60|
| rowspan="4"|[[File:Charles Linza McNary cph.3b18950 (cropped 3x4).jpg|100px]] [[Edward Chester Osborne|Edward C. Osborne]] 1877-1946
| 7th October 1928
| rowspan="2"|25th August 1931
| rowspan="2"|[[1931 Rainian federal election|1931]], [[1934 Rainian federal election|1934]]
| rowspan="2"! style="background:#00529F; color:white;"|[[Liberal Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Liberal Party}}]] ↓ [[National Union Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|National Union Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Oregon (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Oregon
|-
! rowspan="2"|11
|-
| rowspan="2" colspan="5"|Osborne continued largely restricted economic policies whilst setting up small funds for the unemployed and rural workers'. Whilst his charisma and commitment to an "economic recovery administration" saw him initially seen as a fairly popular figure his failure to convince his party to adopt his interventionist policies led to the Liberals to lose their majority at the 1934 election. Osborne formed a national government with the Conservatives and in 1936 merged the Conservatives with the Liberals to form the [[National Union Party (Rainier)|National Union Party]]. However the new party was not able to win the 1937 election. 
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! style="background:#00529F; color:white;" height=60|
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#009933; color:white;" rowspan="2"|12
|rowspan="2"|[[File:AWM.jpg|100px]] [[Austin Alexander Duncan|A. A. Duncan]] 1873-1950
| 8th November 1937
| 12th February 1950
|[[1937 Rainian federal election|1937]], [[1940 Rainian federal election|1940]], [[1943 Rainian federal election|1943]], [[1946 Rainian federal election|1946]], [[1949 Rainian federal election|1949]]
| style="background:#009933; color:white;"|[[Social Credit Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Social Credit Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Oregon (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Oregon
|-
| colspan="5"|Duncan became leader of the previously minor Social Credit party and Prime Minister as a result of the Great Depression. Despite being elected under the Socred banner Duncan quickly jettisoned the party's Social Credit and anti-semetic theories instead implementing a {{w|Keynesian economics|Keynesian}} economic programme intervening to reduce unemployment, nationalising failing businesses and spending money to restart the economy. Duncan also expanded the welfare state. As a result of these policies the economy recovered enabling Duncan to win several successive general elections. In 1939 following the outbreak of {{w|World War Two}} he supported Britain's declaration of war against Nazi Germany and later against Japan. In 1950 Duncan retired due to ill health, the sole prime minister to retire on his own terms.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#009933; color:white;" rowspan="2"|13
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Garfield todd.jpg|100px]] [[Robin Matthews]] 1914-2007
| 12th February 1950
| 2nd August 1958
|[[1951 Rainian federal election|1951]], [[1954 Rainian federal election|1954]], [[1957 Rainian federal election|1957]]
| style="background:#009933; color:white;"|[[Social Credit Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Social Credit Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Montana (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Montana
|-
| colspan="5"|A former Methodist minister, Matthews continued the welfare reforms of Duncan as well as championing a more independent Rainian identity such as changing the national anthem and renaming the country the Commonwealth of Rainier. These moves alienated the conservative wing the Socreds based around Albertan Premier {{w|Ernest Manning}} and BC premier {{w|W. A. C. Bennett}}, leading to constant infighting despite post-war economic prosperity and successful relations with the Commonwealth. In 1957 the Socreds lost their majority resulting in Matthews to form a minority government with [[Labour Party (Rainier)|Labour]] - this resulted in Albertan and BC Socreds to vote against the government and call a snap election which saw Matthew's defeated.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#00529F; color:white;" rowspan="2"|14
|rowspan="2"|[[File:John G. Diefenbaker.jpg|100px]] [[Edward Henderson]] 1892-1978
| 2nd August 1958
| 21st April 1964
|[[1958 Rainian federal election|1958]], [[1961 Rainian federal election|1961]]
| style="background:#00529F; color:white;"|[[National Union Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|National Union Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Saskatchewan.svg|22x20px]] Saskatchewan
|-
| colspan="5"|The first Prime Minister from the National Union Party. A western based populist, Henderson's government oversaw a period of unprecedented economic growth through Keynesian economics, demand management and price and wage controls largely retaining the mixed economy created by the Socreds. The Henderson government launched a national infrastructure programme and developed the Rainian oil sector resulting in the modernisation of Rainier whilst also ending conscription and embarking on a large house building programme. The Henderson government also oversaw an anti-communist, pro-western foreign policy supporting the Vietnam War whilst asserting Rainier as a middle power. He was ousted as party leader in 1966. 
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#00529F; color:white;" rowspan="2"|15
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Sargent Shriver 1961 (cropped 3x4).jpg|100px]] [[Albert W. Moore]] 1917-1984
| 21st April 1964
| 30th June 1968
|[[1964 Rainian federal election|1964]], [[1967 Rainian federal election|1967]]
| style="background:#00529F; color:white;"|[[National Union Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|National Union Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Oregon (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Oregon
|-
| colspan="5"|A long serving foreign minister, Moore became prime minister as a compromise candidate amongst Tory factions. Considered an effective administrator but a dull public speaker, Moore faced an economic slowdown as the prosperous post-war years came to an end. Moore responded with the decision to devalue the Rainian pound and take it off the peg with its British counterpart - this reduced the government's popularity leading to Moore's ouster.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#00529F; color:white;" rowspan="2"|16
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Tom McCall 2.jpg|100px]] [[John Spencer]] 1909-1984
| 30th June 1968
| 17th May 1970
| -
| style="background:#00529F; color:white;"|[[National Union Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|National Union Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Oregon (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Oregon
|-
| colspan="5"|Coming to power after Moore was ousted Spencer faced constant infighting within his caucus. The Spencer government passed the Rainian Bill of Rights in 1969 and in response to economic difficulties attempted to deregulate the oil and transport industry but was unsuccessful in his efforts. Spencer lost the 1970 election to the Labour party as a result.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#E60000; color:white;" rowspan="2"|17
|rowspan="2"|[[File:FrankChurch.jpg|100px]] [[Lester Murray]] 1918-1975
| 17th May 1970
| 30th April 1973
|[[1970 Rainian federal election|1970]]
| style="background:#E60000; color:white;"|[[Labour Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Labour Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Idaho (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Idaho
|-
| colspan="5"|First Prime Minister from the Labour party. Murray's government presided over several landmark progressive legalisation, including the abolition of capital punishment, the withdrawal of relations from South Africa, the introduction of the Health Assistance Programme, recognising the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China and withdrawing troops from Vietnam. However a sharp downturn in economic fortunes meant Labour lost the 1973 election.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#00529F; color:white;" rowspan="2"|18
|rowspan="2"|[[File:NelsonRockefellerBW.png|100px]] [[Frederick Joseph]] 1935-
| 30th April 1973
| 14th October 1978
|[[1973 Rainian federal election|1973]], [[1976 Rainian federal election|1976]]
| style="background:#00529F; color:white;"|[[National Union Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|National Union Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Cascadia (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Cascadia
|-
| colspan="5"|Achieved a majority at the 1973 election. Joseph used Keynesian stimulus to deal with stagflation as well as launching the National Energy Plan that attempted to make Rainier self-sufficient for energy needs. In the 1976 election Joseph formed a coalition with the Socreds; however following cuts to rural subsidies his coalition partner left his government leading Joseph to lose a vote of confidence in 1978 in the House of Councillors. He resigned as a result.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#00529F; color:white;" rowspan="2"|19
|rowspan="2"|[[File:JoeClark.jpg|100px]] [[Malcolm Lawson]] 1938-
| 14th October 1978
| 12th May 1979
| -
| style="background:#00529F; color:white;"|[[National Union Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|National Union Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Alberta (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Alberta
|-
| colspan="5"|The youngest prime minister to date, Lawson took over from Joseph after the House of Senators voted against the no confidence motion passed against the former Joseph government. Lawson had as a result no majority in parliament as a whole leading to him to lead the ruling party to defeat in 1979.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#E60000; color:white;" rowspan="2"|20
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Mondale as Senator.jpg|100px]] [[Nicholas Lennox]] 1930-
| 12th May 1979
| 13th April 1982
|[[1979 Rainian federal election|1979]]
| style="background:#E60000; color:white;"|[[Labour Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Labour Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Cascadia (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Cascadia
|-
| colspan="5"|Elected in 1979 due to economic and political stagnation, Lennox attempted a broad programme of economic stimulus to restart the economy. Legalised homosexuality and abortion. At the 1982 election Labour emerged the largest party but lost its majority, with Lennox losing the premiership after failing to secure the confidence of the House of Councillors. 
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#00529F; color:white;" rowspan="2"|21
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Victor Atiyeh in 1986 (cropped).jpg|100px]] [[Michael Chamieh]] 1922-2013
| 13th April 1982
| 13th September 1984
|[[1982 Rainian federal election|1982]]
| style="background:#00529F; color:white;"|[[National Union Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|National Union Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Oregon (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Oregon
|-
| colspan="5"|Formed a {{w|minority government}} with support from the Social Credit party. Chamieh begun an economic policy of neoliberal reform with monetarist policies designed to curb inflation. His 1984 Autumn Budget however was rejected by his coalition partners and losing the confidence of parliament was forced to call snap elections.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#E60000; color:white;" rowspan="2"|(20)
|rowspan="2"|[[File:WalterMondale.png|100px]] [[Nicholas Lennox]] 1930-
| 13th September 1984
| 4th May 1987
|[[1984 Rainian federal election|1984]], [[1987 Rainian federal election|1987]]
| style="background:#E60000; color:white;"|[[Labour Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Labour Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Cascadia (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Cascadia
|-
| colspan="5"|Returning to office in 1984 at the head of a majority government. The Lennox government continued economic reforms including the liberalisation, deregulation and privatisation of much of the economy turning Rainier from a corporatist to free market economy, the introduction of free university education, strengthening trade unions and expanding welfare. Under his term there were trade disputes with Japan. In his second term Lennox failed to revive popularity for the Labour party amid economic recession and was defeated at the 1990 election..
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! style="background:#00529F; color:white;" rowspan="2"|22
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Mark hatfield (cropped).jpg|100px]] [[Don Barber]] 1938-2016
| 28th August 1990
| 16th September 1996
|[[1990 Rainian federal election|1990]], [[1993 Rainian federal election|1993]]
| style="background:#00529F; color:white;"|[[National Union Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|National Union Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Montana (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Montana
|-
| colspan="5"|Led the Unionists to a large majority in the 1990 and a reduced majority in the 1996 elections. Barber's government pursued welfare and trade union reform whilst also supporting a neoconservative foreign policy heavily supporting NAFTA. Controversial changes to employment laws led to a decline in his popularity and a corruption scandal in 1996 led to the NUP to suffer a severe defeat in the 1996 election.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#E60000; color:white;" rowspan="2"|23
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Gary Locke.jpg|100px]] [[Ken Huang]] 1950-
| 16th September 1996
| 22nd June 2004
|[[1996 Rainian federal election|1996]], [[1999 Rainian federal election|1999]], [[2002 Rainian federal election|2002]]
| style="background:#E60000; color:white;"|[[Labour Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Labour Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Cascadia (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Cascadia
|-
| colspan="5"|The first Prime Minister of Chinese descent forming two majority governments. Huang supported socially liberal policies approving of civil unions for LGBT couples and passing the ''Fair Wage Act'', the first federal legislation ensuring equal gender pay. Huang also {{w|privatisation|privatised}} religious schools. His government was considered a practitioner of "{{w|third way}}" policies balancing the federal budget for the first time since the 1960's. He also opposed the {{W|Iraq War}}. Huang was ousted as party leader due to inter-party disunity between himself and the Treasurer [[Gerald Ruben]] after Labour's polling declined during the summer of 2004.
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! style="background:#E60000; color:white;" rowspan="2"|24
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Ted Kulongoski headshot Color 2007.JPG|100px]] [[Gerald Ruben]] 1944-
| 22nd June 2004
| 3rd October 2008
|[[2005 Rainian federal election|2005]]
| style="background:#E60000; color:white;"|[[Labour Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Labour Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Oregon (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Oregon
|-
| colspan="5"|Formed a government with the Green-Left Movement following the 2005 elections. Ruben promoted first nations rights. His government however continued fiscally conservative policies. In response to the 2008 financial crisis Ruben implemented a stimulus package which stemmed the recession; this however raised the deficit and led to Labour to be defeated in the 2008 election.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#00529F; color:white;" rowspan="2"|25
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Sarah Palin portrait.jpg|100px]] [[Jennifer Redford]] 1964-
| 3rd October 2008
| 27th June 2011
|[[2008 Rainian federal election|2008]]
| style="background:#00529F; color:white;"|[[National Union Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|National Union Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Alaska.svg|22x20px]] Alaska
|-
| colspan="5"|The second female prime minister. Redford was considered part of the {{w|Christian right}} and promoted religious education whilst also implementing tax cuts, privatising sections of the health sector and liberalising restrictions on gun ownership. During the 2008 financial crisis Redford used economic stimulus from oil revenue to keep the economy afloat. Her {{W|right-wing populist}} style were increasingly seen as damaging support for the government and in 2011 was ousted by [[Andrew Clarkson]] prior to elections that year.
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
! style="background:#00529F; color:white;" rowspan="2"|26
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Stephen-Harper-Cropped-2014-02-18.png|100px]] [[Andrew Clarkson]] 1960-
| 27th June 2011
| 10th September 2017
|[[2011 Rainian federal election|2011]], [[2014 Rainian federal election|2014]]
| style="background:#00529F; color:white;"|[[National Union Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|National Union Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Alberta (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Alberta
|-
| colspan="5"|Formed a majority government following the 2011 election. In his first term his government sought to address the large deficit by pursuing austerity policies cutting government expenditure and raising taxes. Led a coalition government with the Democratic Action Party following the 2014 elections when his government lost its majority. In Clarkson's second term the government continued austerity policies whilst also pursuing a neoconservative foreign policy. The "cash-for-votes" scandal led to a decline in support and the government's defeat at the 2017 election. 
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! style="background:#E60000; color:white;" rowspan="2"|27
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Borut Pahor 2010-10-08.jpg|100px]] [[Alexander Llewellyn]] 1964-
| 10th September 2017
| Incumbent
|[[2017 Rainian federal election|2017]]
| style="background:#E60000; color:white;"|[[Labour Party (Rainier)|{{color|white|Labour Party}}]]
|[[File:Flag of Oregon (Rainier).png|22x20px]] Oregon
|-
| colspan="5"|Formed a majority government following the 2017 election. 
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