List of Premiers of South Australia
The first six Governors of South Australia oversaw governance from proclamation in 1836 until responsible government was introduced in 1856.
No. | Name | Party | Assumed office | Left office | Period | Picture |
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1 | B.T. Finniss | 24 October 1856 | 21 August 1857 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002301000000000000301 days | ||
2 | John Baker | 21 August 1857 | 1 September 1857 | 50000000000000000000 years, 700111000000000000011 days | ||
3 | Robert Torrens | 1 September 1857 | 30 September 1857 | 50000000000000000000 years, 700129000000000000029 days | ||
4 | Richard Hanson | 30 September 1857 | 9 May 1860 | 70002000000000000002 years, 7002222000000000000222 days | ||
5 | Thomas Reynolds | 9 May 1860 | 8 October 1861 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002152000000000000152 days | ||
6 | George Waterhouse | 8 October 1861 | 4 July 1863 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002269000000000000269 days | ||
7 | Francis Dutton | 4 July 1863 | 15 July 1863 | 50000000000000000000 years, 700111000000000000011 days | ||
8 | Henry Ayers | 15 July 1863 | 4 August 1864 | 70001000000000000001 year, 700120000000000000020 days | ||
9 | Arthur Blyth | 4 August 1864 | 22 March 1865 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002230000000000000230 days | ||
- | Francis Dutton (2nd time) |
22 March 1865 | 20 September 1865 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002182000000000000182 days Total - 193 days |
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- | Henry Ayers (2nd time) |
20 September 1865 | 23 October 1865 | 50000000000000000000 years, 700133000000000000033 days Total - 1 year, 53 days |
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10 | John Hart | 23 October 1865 | 28 March 1866 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002156000000000000156 days | ||
11 | James Boucaut | 28 March 1866 | 3 May 1867 | 70001000000000000001 year, 700136000000000000036 days | ||
- | Henry Ayers (3rd time) |
3 May 1867 | 24 September 1868 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002144000000000000144 days Total - 2 years, 197 days |
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- | John Hart (2nd time) |
24 September 1868 | 13 October 1868 | 50000000000000000000 years, 700119000000000000019 days Total - 175 days |
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- | Henry Ayers (4th time) |
13 October 1868 | 3 November 1868 | 50000000000000000000 years, 700121000000000000021 days Total - 2 years, 218 days |
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12 | Henry Strangways | 3 November 1868 | 30 May 1870 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002208000000000000208 days | ||
- | John Hart (3rd time) |
30 May 1870 | 10 November 1871 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002164000000000000164 days Total - 1 year, 339 days |
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- | Arthur Blyth (2nd time) |
10 November 1871 | 22 January 1872 | 50000000000000000000 years, 700173000000000000073 days Total - 303 days |
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- | Henry Ayers (5th time) |
22 January 1872 | 22 July 1873 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002181000000000000181 days Total - 4 years, 34 days |
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- | Arthur Blyth (3rd time) |
22 July 1873 | 3 June 1875 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002316000000000000316 days Total - 2 years, 254 days |
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- | James Boucaut (2nd time) |
3 June 1875 | 6 June 1876 | 70001000000000000001 year, 70003000000000000003 days Total - 2 years, 39 days |
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13 | John Colton | 6 June 1876 | 26 October 1877 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002142000000000000142 days | ||
- | James Boucaut (3rd time) |
26 October 1877 | 27 September 1878 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002336000000000000336 days Total - 3 years, 10 days |
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14 | William Morgan | 27 September 1878 | 24 June 1881 | 70002000000000000002 years, 7002270000000000000270 days | ||
15 | John Cox Bray | 24 June 1881 | 16 June 1884 | 70002000000000000002 years, 7002358000000000000358 days | ||
- | John Colton (2nd time) |
16 June 1884 | 16 June 1885 | 70001000000000000001 year, 50000000000000000000 days Total - 2 years, 142 days |
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16 | John Downer | 16 June 1885 | 11 June 1887 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002360000000000000360 days | ||
17 | Thomas Playford II | 11 June 1887 | 27 June 1889 | 70002000000000000002 years, 700116000000000000016 days | ||
18 | John Cockburn | 27 June 1889 | 19 August 1890 | 70001000000000000001 year, 700153000000000000053 days | ||
- | Thomas Playford II (2nd time) |
19 August 1890 | 21 June 1892 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002307000000000000307 days Total - 3 years, 323 days |
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19 | Frederick Holder | 21 June 1892 | 15 October 1892 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002116000000000000116 days | ||
- | John Downer (2nd time) |
conservatism | 15 October 1892 | 16 June 1893 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002244000000000000244 days Total - 2 year, 239 days |
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20 | Charles Kingston | liberalism | 16 June 1893 | 1 December 1899 | 70006000000000000006 years, 7002168000000000000168 days | |
21 | Vaiben Louis Solomon | conservatism | 1 December 1899 | 8 December 1899 | 50000000000000000000 years, 70007000000000000007 days | |
- | Frederick Holder (2nd time) |
liberalism | 8 December 1899 | 15 May 1901 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002158000000000000158 days Total - 1 year, 274 days |
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22 | John Jenkins | liberalism | 15 May 1901 | 1 March 1905 | 70003000000000000003 years, 7002290000000000000290 days | |
23 | Richard Butler | conservatism | 1 March 1905 | 26 July 1905 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002147000000000000147 days | |
24 | Thomas Price | Australian Labor Party (Labor) | 26 July 1905 | 5 June 1909 | 70003000000000000003 years, 7002314000000000000314 days | |
25 | Archibald Peake | Liberal and Democratic Union | 5 June 1909 | 3 June 1910 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002363000000000000363 days | |
26 | John Verran | Labor | 3 June 1910 | 17 February 1912 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002259000000000000259 days | |
- | Archibald Peake (2nd time) |
Liberal Union | 17 February 1912 | 3 April 1915 | 70003000000000000003 years, 700145000000000000045 days Total - 4 years, 43 days |
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27 | Crawford Vaughan | Labor | 3 April 1915 | 14 July 1917 | 70002000000000000002 years, 7002102000000000000102 days | |
- | Archibald Peake (3rd time) |
Liberal Union | 14 July 1917 | 8 April 1920 | 70002000000000000002 years, 7002269000000000000269 days Total - 6 years, 312 days |
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28 | Henry Barwell | Liberal Union/ Liberal Federation |
8 April 1920 | 16 April 1924 | 70004000000000000004 years, 70008000000000000008 days | |
29 | John Gunn | Labor | 16 April 1924 | 28 August 1926 | 70002000000000000002 years, 7002134000000000000134 days | |
30 | Lionel Hill | Labor | 28 August 1926 | 8 April 1927 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002223000000000000223 days | |
31 | Richard Layton Butler | Liberal Federation | 8 April 1927 | 17 April 1930 | 70003000000000000003 years, 70009000000000000009 days | |
- | Lionel Hill (2nd time) |
Labor | 17 April 1930 | 13 February 1933 | 70002000000000000002 years, 7002302000000000000302 days Total - 3 years, 160 days |
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32 | Robert Richards | Labor | 13 February 1933 | 18 April 1933 | 50000000000000000000 years, 700164000000000000064 days | |
- | Richard Layton Butler (2nd time) |
Liberal and Country League (LCL) | 18 April 1933 | 5 November 1938 | 70005000000000000005 years, 7002201000000000000201 days Total - 8 years, 210 days |
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33 | Thomas Playford IV | LCL | 5 November 1938 | 10 March 1965 | 700126000000000000026 years, 7002125000000000000125 days | |
34 | Frank Walsh | Labor | 10 March 1965 | 1 June 1967 | 70002000000000000002 years, 700183000000000000083 days | |
35 | Don Dunstan | Labor | 1 June 1967 | 17 April 1968 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002321000000000000321 days | |
36 | Steele Hall | LCL | 17 April 1968 | 2 June 1970 | 70002000000000000002 years, 700146000000000000046 days | |
- | Don Dunstan (2nd time) |
Labor | 2 June 1970 | 15 February 1979 | 70008000000000000008 years, 7002258000000000000258 days Total - 9 years, 214 days |
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37 | Des Corcoran | Labor | 15 February 1979 | 18 September 1979 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002215000000000000215 days | |
38 | David Tonkin | Liberal Party of Australia (Liberal) | 18 September 1979 | 10 November 1982 | 70003000000000000003 years, 700153000000000000053 days | |
39 | John Bannon | Labor | 10 November 1982 | 4 September 1992 | 70009000000000000009 years, 7002299000000000000299 days | |
40 | Lynn Arnold | Labor | 4 September 1992 | 14 December 1993 | 70001000000000000001 year, 7002101000000000000101 days | |
41 | Dean Brown | Liberal | 14 December 1993 | 28 November 1996 | 70002000000000000002 years, 7002350000000000000350 days | |
42 | John Olsen | Liberal | 28 November 1996 | 22 October 2001 | 70004000000000000004 years, 7002328000000000000328 days | |
43 | Rob Kerin | Liberal | 22 October 2001 | 5 March 2002 | 50000000000000000000 years, 7002134000000000000134 days | |
44 | Mike Rann | Labor | 5 March 2002 | 21 October 2011 | 70009000000000000009 years, 7002230000000000000230 days | |
45 | Jay Weatherill | Labor | 21 October 2011 | Incumbent | 70001000000000000001 year, 700129000000000000029 days |
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