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. 6th 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:
Premier Party Term Of Office
Vince Gair QLD Labor 24 April 1957-12 Aug.1957
Vince Gair Labor 17 Jan. 1952-24 April 1957
William Kidston Ministerial 18 Feb. 1908-7 Feb. 1911
William Kidston Kidston 18 May 1907-19 Nov. 1907
William Kidston Labour 19 Jan. 1906-18 May 1907
Robert Philp Conservative 19 Nov. 1907-18 Feb. 1908
Robert Philp Ministerial 7 Dec. 1899-17 Sept. 1903
Sir Samuel Griffith Liberal 12 Aug. 1890-27 March 1893
Sir Samuel Griffith Liberal 13 Nov. 1883-13 June 1888
Sir Thomas McIlwraith Conservative 27 March 1893-27 Oct. 1893
Sir Thomas McIlwraith Conservative 13 June 1888-30 Nov. 1888
Sir Thomas McIlwraith Conservative 21 Jan. 1879-13 Nov. 1883
Arthur Macalister Liberal 8 Jan. 1874-5 June 1876
Arthur Macalister None 7 Aug. 1866-15 Aug. 1867
Arthur Macalister None 1 Feb. 1866-20 July 1866
Robert Herbert Squatter Conservative 20 July 1866-7 Aug. 1866
Robert Herbert Squatter Conservative 10 Dec. 1859-1 Feb. 1866
Abbreviations
(CPNP) Country and Progressive National Party