List of Australian State Premiers By Time in Office

List Of Australian State Premiers By Time In Office

Australian Labor Party Liberal Party of Australia / Liberal and Country League / Liberal Federation Non-Party Conservatism Non-Party Liberalism

Rank: State: Premier: Portrait: Party: District: Assumed
office:
Left
office:
TERM
Time in office:
TOTAL
Time in office:
Election
wins:
1. SA
Thomas Playford
Liberal & Country League MP for Gumeracha
5 November 1938 10 March 1965 700126000000000000026 years, 7002125000000000000125 days 1941 1944 1947
1950 1953 1956
1959 1962
2. QLD
Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Country & National
Parties of Australia
MP for Barambah
8 August 1968 1 December 1987 700119000000000000019 years, 7002115000000000000115 days
3. TAS
Robert Cosgrove
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Denison
18 December 1939 18 December 1947 70008000000000000008 years, 50000000000000000000 days 18 years, 182 days
25 February 1948 26 August 1958 700110000000000000010 years, 7002182000000000000182 days
4. VIC
Henry Bolte
Liberal & Country League MP for Hampden
7 June 1955 23 August 1972 700117000000000000017 years, 700147000000000000047 days
5. TAS Eric Reece
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Braddon
26 August 1958 26 May 1969 700110000000000000010 years, 7002273000000000000273 days 13 years, 240 days
3 May 1972 31 March 1975 70002000000000000002 years, 7002332000000000000332 days
6. WA
David Brand
Liberal Party
of Australia
MP for Greenough
2 April 1959 3 March 1971 700111000000000000011 years, 7002335000000000000335 days
7. NSW
Henry Parkes
Liberalism 14 May 1872 8 February 1875 70002000000000000002 years, 7002270000000000000270 days 11 years, 278 days.
22 March 1877 16 August 1877 50000000000000000000 years, 7002147000000000000147 days
21 December 1878 4 January 1883 70004000000000000004 years, 700114000000000000014 days
Free Trade 25 January 1887 16 January 1889 70001000000000000001 year, 7002357000000000000357 days
8 March 1889 23 October 1891 70002000000000000002 years, 7002229000000000000229 days
8. VIC
Albert Dunstan
Country Party
of Australia
2 April 1935 14 September 1943 70008000000000000008 years, 7002165000000000000165 days 10 years, 179 days
18 September 1943 2 October 1945 70002000000000000002 years, 700114000000000000014 days
9. QLD
Francis Nicklin
Country Party
of Australia
12 August 1957 17 January 1968 700110000000000000010 years, 7002158000000000000158 days
10. NSW Bob Carr
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Maroubra
4 April 1995 3 August 2005 700110000000000000010 years, 7002121000000000000121 days 1995 1999 2003
11. QLD
Forgan Smith
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Mackay
17 June 1932 16 September 1942 700110000000000000010 years, 700191000000000000091 days
12. NSW Neville Wran
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Bass Hill
14 May 1976 4 July 1986 700110000000000000010 years, 700151000000000000051 days 1976 1978 1981
1984
13. WA
John Forrest
No Party Alignment MP for Bunbury
29 December 1890 15 February 1901 700110000000000000010 years, 700148000000000000048 days
14. SA John Bannon
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Ross Smith
10 November 1982 4 September 1992 70009000000000000009 years, 7002299000000000000299 days 1982 1985 1989
15. NSW
Robert Askin
Liberal Party
of Australia
MP for Collaroy

Pittwater
13 May 1965 3 January 1975 70009000000000000009 years, 7002235000000000000235 days 1965 1968 1971
1973
16. SA Mike Rann
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Ramsay
5 March 2002 21 October 2011 70009000000000000009 years, 7002230000000000000230 days 2002 2006 2010
17. SA Don Dunstan
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Norwood
1 June 1967 17 April 1968 50000000000000000000 years, 7002321000000000000321 days 9 years, 214 days 1970 1973 1975
1977
2 June 1970 15 February 1979 70008000000000000008 years, 7002258000000000000258 days
18. WA Philip Collier
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Boulder
17 April 1924 23 April 1930 70006000000000000006 years, 70006000000000000006 days 9 Years, 123 days
24 April 1933 19 August 1936 70003000000000000003 years, 7002117000000000000117 days
19. VIC
James McCulloch
No Party Alignment 27 June 1863 6 May 1868 70004000000000000004 years, 7002314000000000000314 days 9 years, 118 days
11 July 1868 20 September 1869 70001000000000000001 year, 700140000000000000040 days
9 April 1870 19 June 1871 70001000000000000001 year, 700171000000000000071 days
20 October 1875 21 May 1877 70001000000000000001 year, 7002213000000000000213 days
20. QLD Peter Beattie
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Brisbane Central
20 June 1998 13 September 2007 70009000000000000009 years, 700185000000000000085 days 1998 2001 2004
2006
21. WA John Willcock
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Geraldton
20 August 1936 31 July 1945 70008000000000000008 years, 7002345000000000000345 days
22. VIC
Rupert Hamer
Liberal Party
of Australia
23 August 1972 5 June 1981 70008000000000000008 years, 7002286000000000000286 days
23. SA
Richard Butler
Liberal & Country League MP for Wooroora
8 April 1927 17 April 1930 70003000000000000003 years, 70009000000000000009 days 8 years, 210 days 1927 1933 1938
18 April 1933 5 November 1938 70005000000000000005 years, 7002201000000000000201 days
24. VIC John Cain II
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Bundoora
8 April 1982 10 August 1990 70008000000000000008 years, 7002124000000000000124 days
25. WA Richard Court
Liberal Party
of Australia
MP for Nedlands
16 February 1993 10 February 2001 70007000000000000007 years, 7002360000000000000360 days
26. WA
James Mitchell
Nationalist Party
of Australia
MP for Northam
17 May 1919 16 April 1924 70004000000000000004 years, 7002335000000000000335 days 7 years, 335 days
24 April 1930 24 April 1933 70003000000000000003 years, 50000000000000000000 days
27. WA
Charles Court
Liberal Party
of Australia
MP for Nedlands
8 April 1974 25 January 1982 70007000000000000007 years, 7002292000000000000292 days
28. VIC Steve Bracks
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Williamstown
20 October 1999 30 July 2007 70007000000000000007 years, 7002283000000000000283 days 1999 2002 2006
29. NSW Joseph Cahill
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Cook's River
2 April 1952 22 October 1959 70007000000000000007 years, 7002204000000000000204 days
30. NSW
Bertram Stevens
United Australia
Party
MP for Croydon
16 May 1932 4 August 1939 70007000000000000007 years, 700180000000000000080 days
31. QLD
Samuel Griffith
Liberalism 13 November 1883 13 June 1888 70004000000000000004 years, 7002213000000000000213 days 7 years, 75 days
Ministerial 12 August 1890 27 March 1893 70002000000000000002 years, 7002227000000000000227 days
32. TAS Robin Gray
Liberal Party
of Australia
MP for Wilmot

Lyons
26 May 1982 29 June 1989 70007000000000000007 years, 700134000000000000034 days
33. VIC Jeff Kennett
Liberal Party
of Australia
MP for Burwood
6 October 1992 20 October 1999 70007000000000000007 years, 700114000000000000014 days
34. NSW
Charles Cowper
Liberalism MP for Sydney
26 August 1856 2 October 1856 37 days 6 years, 352 days
7 September 1857 26 October 1859 70002000000000000002 years, 700149000000000000049 days
MP for East Sydney
10 January 1861 15 October 1863 70002000000000000002 years, 7002278000000000000278 days
3 February 1865 21 January 1866 352 days
13 January 1870 15 December 1870 336 days
35. SA Archibald Peake
Liberal & Democratic Union MP for Victoria & Albert
5 June 1909 3 June 1910 50000000000000000000 years, 7002363000000000000363 days 6 years, 312 days 1912 1918
Liberal Union 17 February 1912 3 April 1915 70003000000000000003 years, 700145000000000000045 days
MP for Alexandra
14 July 1917 8 April 1920 70002000000000000002 years, 7002269000000000000269 days
36. NSW William Holman
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Cootamundra
30 June 1913 15 November 1916 70003000000000000003 years, 7002138000000000000138 days 70006000000000000006 years, 7002287000000000000287 days
Nationalist Party
of Australia
15 November 1916 12 April 1920 70003000000000000003 years, 7002149000000000000149 days
37. TAS
Walter Lee
Commonwealth Liberal
Party
MP for Wilmot
15 April 1916 12 August 1922 70006000000000000006 years, 7002119000000000000119 days 6 years, 191 days
Nationalist Party
of Australia
14 August 1923 25 October 1923 50000000000000000000 years, 700172000000000000072 days
38. TAS
Elliott Lewis
Conservatism MP for Richmond
2 October 1899 9 April 1903 70003000000000000003 years, 7002179000000000000179 days 6 years, 188 days
Commonwealth Liberal
Party
MP for Denison
19 June 1909 20 October 1909 50000000000000000000 years, 7002123000000000000123 days
27 October 1909 14 June 1912 70002000000000000002 years, 7002231000000000000231 days
; 39. SA Charles Kingston
Liberalism MP for West Adelaide
16 June 1893 1 December 1899 70006000000000000006 years, 7002168000000000000168 days 1893 1896 1899
40. QLD Wayne Goss
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Logan
7 December 1989 19 February 1996 70006000000000000006 years, 700174000000000000074 days
41. QLD
Robert Herbert
No Party Alignment 10 December 1859 1 February 1866 70006000000000000006 years, 700153000000000000053 days 6 years, 71 days
20 July 1866 7 August 1866 50000000000000000000 years, 700118000000000000018 days
42. TAS
Philip Fysh
No Party Alignment 9 August 1877 5 March 1878 50000000000000000000 years, 7002208000000000000208 days 5 years, 349 days
; Liberalism 29 March 1887 17 August 1892 70005000000000000005 years, 7002141000000000000141 days
43. WA
Duncan McLarty
Liberal Party
of Australia
MP for Murray-Wellington
1 April 1947 23 February 1953 70005000000000000005 years, 7002328000000000000328 days
44. QLD Edward Hanlon
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Ithaca
7 March 1946 17 January 1952 70005000000000000005 years, 7002316000000000000316 days
45. QLD
Thomas McIlwraith
Conservatism MP for Maranoa
22 January 1879 13 November 1883 70004000000000000004 years, 7002295000000000000295 days 5 years, 314 days
13 June 1888 30 November 1888 50000000000000000000 years, 7002170000000000000170 days
Ministerial 27 March 1893 27 October 1893 50000000000000000000 years, 7002214000000000000214 days
46. TAS
John McPhee
Nationalist Party
of Australia
MP for Denison
15 June 1928 15 March 1934 70005000000000000005 years, 7002273000000000000273 days
47. NSW
William McKell
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Redfern
16 May 1941 6 February 1947 70005000000000000005 years, 7002266000000000000266 days
48. TAS William Giblin
No Party Alignment MP for Wellington
5 March 1878 20 December 1878 50000000000000000000 years, 7002290000000000000290 days 5 years, 215 days
30 October 1879 15 August 1884 70004000000000000004 years, 7002290000000000000290 days
49. QLD Vince Gair
Australian
Labor Party
MP for South Brisbane
17 January 1952 12 August 1957 70005000000000000005 years, 7002207000000000000207 days
50. TAS Jim Bacon
Australian
Labor Party
MP for Denison
14 September 1998 21 March 2004 70005000000000000005 years, 7002189000000000000189 days

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