Premiers Of Queensland As At Year 2017

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Premiers Of Queensland As At Year 2017

Posted on 11 October 2017 . Tags: Premiers, Queensland

Queensland Premiers Since 1859

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State of Queensland was named in honour of Queen Victoria who on 6 June 1859 signed Letters Patent separating the colony from New South Wales. 6^th of June is now celebrated annually statewide as Queensland Day.

Queensland and 5 other colonies agreed to form a Federation of States as the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901.

People who have held the office of Premier of Queensland since Self Government in 1859 is as follows:

Premier Party Term Of Office

Annastacia Palaszczuk Labor 14 Feb. 2015-Present

Campbell Newman Liberal National 26 March 2012-14 Feb. 2015

Anna Bligh Labor 13 Sept. 2007-26 March 2012

Peter Beattie Labor 20 June 1998-13 Sept. 2007

Rob Borbidge National 19 Feb. 1996-26 June 1998

Wayne Goss Labor 7 Dec. 1989-19 Feb.1996

Russell Cooper National 25 Sept. 1989-7 Dec. 1989

Mike Ahern National 1 Dec. 1987-25 Sept. 1989

Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen Country/National 8 Aug. 1968-1 Dec.1987

Gordon Chalk Liberal 1 Aug. 1968-8 Aug. 1968

Jack Pizzey Country 17 Jan. 1968-31 July 1968

Sir Frank Nicklin Country 12 Aug. 1957-17 Jan. 1968

Vince Gair QLD Labor 24 April 1957-12 Aug.1957

Vince Gair Labor 17 Jan. 1952-24 April 1957

Ned Hanlon Labor 7 March 1946-15 Jan. 1952

Frank Cooper Labor 16 Sept. 1942-7 March 1946

William Forgan Smith Labor 17 June 1932-16 Sept. 1942

Arthur Edward Moore CPNP 21 May 1929-17 June 1932

William McCormack Labor 22 Oct. 1925-21 May 1929

William Gillies Labor 26 Feb. 1925-22 Oct. 1925

Ted Theodore Labor 22 Oct. 1919-26 Feb. 1925

Thomas Joseph Ryan Labor 1 June 1915-22 Oct. 1919

Digby Denham Ministerial 7 Feb. 1911-1 June 1915

William Kidston Ministerial 18 Feb. 1908-7 Feb.1911

Robert Philp Conservative 19 Nov. 1907-18 Feb. 1908

William Kidston Kidston 18 May 1907-19 Nov. 1907

William Kidston Labour 19 Jan. 1906-18 May 1907

Sir Arthur Morgan Liberal 17 Sept. 1903-19 Jan. 1906

Robert Philp Ministerial 17 Dec. 1899-17 Sept. 1903

Anderson Dawson Labour 1 Dec. 1899-7 Dec. 1899

Sir James Dickson Ministerial 1 Oct. 1898-1 Dec. 1899

Thomas Joseph Byrnes Ministerial 13 April 1898-27 Sept. 1898

Sir Hugh Nelson Ministerial 27 Oct. 1893-13 April 1898

Sir Thomas McIlwraith Conservative 27 March 1893-27 Oct. 1893

Sir Samuel Griffith Liberal 12 Aug. 1890-27 March 1893

Boyd Dunlop Morehead Conservative 30 Nov. 1888-12 Aug. 1890

Sir Thomas McIlwraith Conservative 13 June 1888-30 Nov. 1888

Sir Samuel Griffith Liberal 13 Nov. 1883-13 June 1888

Sir Thomas McIlwraith Conservative 21 Jan. 1879-13 Nov. 1883

John Douglas Liberal 8 March 1877-21 Jan. 1879

George Thorn Liberal 5 June 1876-8 March 1877

Arthur Macalister Liberal 8 Jan. 1874-5 June 1876

Sir Arthur Palmer Squatter Conservative 3 May 1870-7 Jan. 1874

Sir Charles Lilley Liberal 25 Nov. 1868-2 May 1870

Sir Robert Mackenzie Squatter Conservative 15 Aug. 1867-25 Nov. 1868

Arthur Macalister None 7 Aug. 1866-15 Aug. 1867

Sir Robert Herbert Squatter Conservative 20 July 1866-7 Aug. 1866

Arthur Macalister None 1 Feb. 1866-20 July 1866

Robert Herbert Squatter Conservative 10 Dec. 1859-1 Feb. 1866

Premiers Who Have Held More Than 1 Term Of Office: