Historical country records
Norfolk Island historical timeline
Norfolk Island
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 1788 | first settlement; part of New South Wales | Leaders |
| 29 Sep 1844 | part of Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) | Leaders |
| 1 Nov 1856 | separate territory; subordinated to New South Wales | Leaders |
| 1 Jul 1914 | Australian territory | Leaders |
| 6 Mar 1788 - 17 Mar 1790 | Philip Gidley King (1st time) | Administrators |
| Mar 1790 - Nov 1791 | Robert Ross | Administrators |
| Nov 1791 - 1796 | Philip Gidley King (2nd time) | Administrators |
| 1796 - 1799 | John Townson | Administrators |
| 1799 - 1800 | Thomas Rowley | Administrators |
| Jun 1800 - Sep 1804 | Joseph Foveaux | Administrators |
| Sep 1804 - Jan 1810 | John Piper | Administrators |
| Jan 1810 - Feb 1814 | Tankerville Alexander Crane | Administrators |
| Feb 1814 - 6 Jun 1825 | abandoned | Administrators |
| 6 Jun 1825 - 1826 | Richard Turton | Administrators |
| 1826 - 1827 | Vance Young Donaldson | Administrators |
| 1827 - 1828 | Thomas Edward Wright | Administrators |
| 1828 - 1829 | Robert Hunt | Administrators |
| 1829 | Joseph Wakefield | Administrators |
| 1829 - 1834 | John Thomas Morisset | Administrators |
| 1834 | Foster Fyans | Administrators |
| 1834 - 1839 | Joseph Anderson | Administrators |
| 1839 | Thomas Bunbury | Administrators |
| 1839 - 1840 | Thomas Ryan | Administrators |
| 1840 - 1844 | Alexander Maconochie | Administrators |
| 1844 - 1846 | Joseph Childs | Administrators |
| 1846 - 1853 | John Giles Price | Administrators |
| 1853 - 1854 | Rupert Deering | Administrators |
| 1854 - 1855 | H. Day | Administrators |
| May 1855 - 8 Jun 1856 | Thomas Samuel Stewart (caretaker) | Administrators |
| 8 Jun 1856 - 1857 | George Martin Frederick Young | Chief magistrates |
| 1858 | Isaac Christian | Chief magistrates |
| 1859 | George Martin Frederick Young | Chief magistrates |
| 1860 - 1861 | Thomas Buffett | Chief magistrates |
| 1862 - 1865 | Arthur Quintal II (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1866 | William Quintal (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1867 - 1870 | John Buffett (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1871 | David Buffett | Chief magistrates |
| 1872 - 1873 | William Quintal (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1874 - 1875 | Fletcher Christian Nobbs | Chief magistrates |
| 1876 - 1880 | Francis Mason Nobbs (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1881 - 1882 | John Buffett (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1883 - 1884 | Francis Mason Nobbs (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1885 | Arthur Quintal II (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1886 - 1887 | Stephen Christian (1st time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1888 | Henry Seymour Buffett | Chief magistrates |
| 1889 - 1890 | Stephen Christian (2nd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1891 - 1892 | Byron Stanley Mitchell Adams | Chief magistrates |
| 1893 | Stephen Christian (3rd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1894 | Francis Mason Nobbs (3rd time) | Chief magistrates |
| 1895 - 1896 | Byron Stanley Mitchell Adams | Chief magistrates |
| 1896 - 1898 | Warner Wright Spalding | Administrators |
| 1898 - 1903 | Charles McArthur King | Administrators |
| 1903 - 1907 | Walton Drake | Administrators |
| 1907 - 1913 | Charles Sinclair Elliot | Administrators |
| 21 Aug 1913 - 30 Aug 1920 | Michael Vincent Murphy (1st time) | Administrators |
| 1 Sep 1920 - 30 Jun 1924 | John William Parnell | Administrators |
| 1 Jul 1924 - 16 Oct 1926 | Edwin Thomas Leane | Administrators |
| 1926 - 1927 | Michael Vincent Murphy (2nd time) | Administrators |
| 1 Feb 1927 - 25 Jan 1928 | Victor Conradsdorf Morisset Sellheim (b. 1866 - d. 1928) | Administrators |
| 1928 | Henry Stephenson Edgar (acting) | Administrators |
| 6 Jun 1928 - 21 Jan 1929 | Charles Edward Herbert | Administrators |
| 1 May 1929 - 30 Jun 1932 | Alfred Joshua Bennett | Administrators |
| 1 Jul 1932 - 3 Dec 1937 | Charles Robert Pinney | Administrators |
| 4 Dec 1937 - 31 Dec 1945 | Sir Charles Rosenthal | Administrators |
| 1 Jan 1946 - 31 Dec 1952 | Alexander Wilson | Administrators |
| 1 Jan 1953 - 30 Apr 1958 | Colin Hugh Boyd Norman | Administrators |
| 1 May 1958 - 1962 | Reginald Sylvester Leydin | Administrators |
| Jun 1962 - Aug 1964 | Robert Hurley Wordsworth | Administrators |
| Aug 1964 - Oct 1964 | James Francis Donovan (acting) | Administrators |
| Oct 1964 - Jun 1966 | Roger Bede Nott | Administrators |
| Jun 1966 - Jun 1968 | Reginald Marsh | Administrators |
| Jun 1968 - Jul 1968 | John Geoffrey Cowap (acting) | Administrators |
| Jul 1968 - Aug 1972 | Robert Nixon Dalkin | Administrators |
| Aug 1972 - 31 Aug 1975 | Edward Thomas Pickerd (1st time) | Administrators |
| 1 Sep 1975 - 31 May 1976 | Charles Ivens Buffett (acting) | Administrators |
| 1 Jun 1976 - 4 Sep 1976 | Edward Thomas Pickerd (2nd time) | Administrators |
| 4 Sep 1976 - 4 Sep 1979 | Desmond Vincent O'Leary | Administrators |
| 5 Sep 1979 - 19 Mar 1981 | Peter Coleman | Administrators |
| 19 Mar 1981 - 10 May 1981 | Ian Hutchinson (acting) | Administrators |
| 11 May 1981 - 27 Jan 1982 | Thomas Ferguson Paterson (acting) | Administrators |
| 28 Jan 1982 - 28 Apr 1985 | Raymond Edward Trebilco | Administrators |
| 29 Apr 1985 - 31 Dec 1988 | John Alexander Matthew | Administrators |
| 31 Dec 1988 - 12 Apr 1989 | William McFadyen Campbell (acting) | Administrators |
| 13 Apr 1989 - 12 Apr 1992 | Bruce MacDonald | Administrators |
| 13 Apr 1992 - 30 Jun 1997 | Alan Gardner Kerr | Administrators |
| 1 Jul 1997 - 3 Aug 1997 | Ralph Alexander Condon (acting) | Administrators |
| 4 Aug 1997 - 30 Jul 2003 | Tony Messner | Administrators |
| 30 Jul 2003 - 1 Nov 2003 | Michael Stephens (acting) | Administrators |
| 1 Nov 2003 - 8 Aug 2007 | Grant Tambling | Administrators |
| 8 Aug 2007 - | Owen Walsh (acting) | Administrators |
| 10 Aug 1979 - 21 May 1986 | David Ernest Buffett (1st time) | Chief minister |
| 21 May 1986 - 22 May 1989 | John Terence Brown | Presidents of the Legislative Assembly |
| 22 May 1989 - 20 May 1992 | David Ernest Buffett | Presidents of the Legislative Assembly |
| 20 May 1992 - 4 May 1994 | John Terence Brown | Heads of government |
| 4 May 1994 - 5 May 1997 | Michael William King | Heads of government |
| 5 May 1997 - 28 Feb 2000 | George Charles Smith | Chief ministers |
| 28 Feb 2000 - 5 Dec 2001 | Ronald Coane Nobbs | Chief ministers |
| 5 Dec 2001 - 2 Jun 2006 | Geoffrey Robert Gardner | Chief ministers |
| 2 Jun 2006 - 28 Mar 2007 | David Ernest Buffett (2nd time) | Chief ministers |
| 28 Mar 2007 - | Andre Neville Nobbs | Chief ministers |