<page_title> List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> 12 <col_header> No. </col_header> <col_header> Colonial Secretaries (1856–1869) </col_header> <col_header> 1 </col_header> <col_header> 14 days </col_header> <col_header> 2 </col_header> <col_header> 14 days </col_header> <col_header> 3 </col_header> <col_header> 5 years and 41 days </col_header> <col_header> (2) </col_header> <col_header> 1 year and 26 days </col_header> <col_header> 4 </col_header> <col_header> 1 year and 86 days </col_header> <col_header> 5 </col_header> <col_header> 1 year and 26 days </col_header> <col_header> 6 </col_header> <col_header> 327 days </col_header> <col_header> (3) </col_header> <col_header> 6 years and 257 days </col_header> <col_header> Premiers (1869–1907) </col_header> <col_header> (2) </col_header> <col_header> 3 years and 75 days </col_header> <col_header> (3) </col_header> <col_header> 32 days </col_header> <col_header> 7 </col_header> <col_header> 144 days </col_header> <col_header> (2) </col_header> <col_header> 37 days </col_header> <col_header> 8 </col_header> <col_header> 2 years and 90 days </col_header> <col_header> 9 </col_header> <col_header> 225 days </col_header> <col_header> (8) </col_header> <col_header> 200 days </col_header> <col_header> 10 </col_header> <col_header> 1 year and 43 days </col_header> <col_header> 11 </col_header> <col_header> 1 year and 361 days </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> </cell> <cell> The Honourable Sir John Hall KCMG MP for Selwyn (1824–1907) <col_header> Name (Birth–Death) Constituency </col_header> <col_header> Colonial Secretaries (1856–1869) </col_header> <col_header> 14 days </col_header> <col_header> 14 days </col_header> <col_header> 5 years and 41 days </col_header> <col_header> 1 year and 26 days </col_header> <col_header> 1 year and 86 days </col_header> <col_header> 1 year and 26 days </col_header> <col_header> 327 days </col_header> <col_header> 6 years and 257 days </col_header> <col_header> Premiers (1869–1907) </col_header> <col_header> 3 years and 75 days </col_header> <col_header> 32 days </col_header> <col_header> 144 days </col_header> <col_header> 37 days </col_header> <col_header> 2 years and 90 days </col_header> <col_header> 225 days </col_header> <col_header> 200 days </col_header> <col_header> 1 year and 43 days </col_header> <col_header> 1 year and 361 days </col_header> <row_header>  </row_header> <row_header> 12 </row_header> </cell> </table>
John Hall became the 12th Prime Minister of New Zealand.