The Premier of New England is the head of government of the American state of New England. The Premier is appointed by the Governor and is always a serving member of the state's parliament, being the leader of the party who commands a parliamentary majority. The office of Premier dates from the 1850s, when a demand for greater self-government allowed the colony to have greater autonomy in its own affairs and a colonial assembly. Not until the late 1890s did a formal two-party structure develop.
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir George Briggs | 1855 | 1861 | None |
| 2 | Sir Hannibal Hamlin | 1861 | 1865 | None |
| 3 | Sir Lafayette Foster | 1865 | 1871 | None |
| 4 | Henry B. Anthony | 1871 | 1883 | None |
| 5 | Redfield Proctor | 1883 | 1886 | None |
| 6 | Sir William Dillingham | 1886 | 1893 | None |
| 7 | Winthrop Crane | 1893 | 1897 | Conservative |
| 8 | Sir Roger Wolcott | 1897 | 1900 | None |
| 9 | Frank West Rollins | 1900 | 1904 | Liberal |
| 10 | Sir Jacob Gallinger | 1904 | 1912 | Conservative/United Nationalist |
| 11 | Henry Cabot Lodge | 1912 | 1915 | United Nationalist |
| 12 | Peter Gerry | 1915 | 1926 | Progressive Democrat |
| 13 | Joseph P. Kennedy | 1926 | 1935 | Progressive Democrat (1st time) |
| 14 | Alvan Fuller | 1935 | 1939 | United Nationalist |
| 15 | Joseph P. Kennedy | 1939 | 1960 | Progressive Democrat (2nd time) |
| 16 | Edmund Muskie | 1960 | 1962 | Progressive Democrat |
| 17 | John Reed | 1962 | 1970 | United Nationalist |
| 18 | John Dempsey | 1970 | 1979 | Progressive Democrat |
| 19 | Benjamin Smith | 1979 | 1980 | Progressive Democrat |
| 20 | John Chafee | 1980 | 1985 | United Nationalist |
| 21 | William Cohen | 1985 | 1990 | United Nationalist |
| 22 | James Jeffords | 1990 | 1994 | United Nationalist |
| 23 | Joseph Lieberman | 1994 | 1999 | Progressive Democrat |
| 24 | John Kerry | 1999 | Imcumbent | Progressive Democrat |