Premier of Queensland

The Premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland.

Premier of Queensland
Incumbent
Annastacia Palaszczuk

since 14 February 2015
StyleThe Honourable
Member ofCabinet of Queensland
AppointerGovernor of Queensland
Term lengthAt the Governor's pleasure
Inaugural holderRobert Herbert
Formation10 December 1859
Salary$380,000 per annum
Websitewww.thepremier.qld.gov.au

By convention the Premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of Queensland.

The incumbent Premier of Queensland since the 2015 election is Annastacia Palaszczuk of the Labor Party.

Constitutional role

Under section 42 of the Constitution of Queensland the Premier and other members of Cabinet are appointed by the Governor and are collectively responsible to Parliament. The text of the Constitution assigns to the Premier certain powers, such as the power to assign roles (s. 25) to Assistant Ministers (formerly known as Parliamentary Secretaries), and to appoint Ministers as acting Ministers (s. 45) for a period of 14 days.

In practice, under the conventions of the Westminster System followed in Queensland, the Premier's power is derived from two sources: command of a majority in the Legislative Assembly, and the Premier's role as chair of Cabinet, determining the appointment and roles of Ministers. Although ministerial appointments are the prerogative of the Governor of Queensland, in normal circumstances the Governor will make these appointments under the "advice" (in reality, direction) of the Premier.

Immediately following an election for the Legislative Assembly, the Governor will call on the leader of the party which commands a majority in the Legislative Assembly, and ask them to commission a government. A re-elected government will be resworn, with adjustments to the ministry as determined by the Premier.

Premier's office

The Premier has an office in the Executive Annexe of Parliament House, Brisbane, which is normally used while Parliament is sitting. At other times the Premier's ministerial office is in 1 William Street, which is across the road from the Executive Annexe.

List of Premiers of Queensland

Before the 1890s, there was no developed party system in Queensland. Political affiliation labels before that time indicate a general tendency only. Before the end of the first decade of the twentieth century, political parties were more akin to parliamentary factions, and were fluid, informal and disorganised by modern standards.

No. Name
(lifespan)
Portrait Term of Office Party Constituency Election(s) Won
1 Robert Herbert 10 December 1859 1 February 1866 Squatter Conservative Leichardt 1860
1863
2 Arthur Macalister 1 February 1866 20 July 1866 None Town of Ipswich -
(1) Robert Herbert 20 July 1866 7 August 1866 Squatter Conservative West Moreton -
(2) Arthur Macalister 7 August 1866 15 August 1867 None Town of Ipswich -
3 Robert Mackenzie 15 August 1867 25 November 1868 Squatter Conservative Burnett 1867
4 Charles Lilley 25 November 1868 2 May 1870 None Hamlet of Fortitude Valley 1868
5 Arthur Palmer 3 May 1870 7 January 1874 Squatter Conservative Port Curtis 1870
1871
(2) Arthur Macalister, CMG 8 January 1874 5 June 1876 None Ipswich 1873
6 George Thorn 5 June 1876 8 March 1877 None Ipswich -
7 John Douglas, CMG 8 March 1877 21 January 1879 None Maryborough -
8 Sir Thomas McIlwraith, KCMG 21 January 1879 13 November 1883 Conservative Mulgrave 1878
9 Sir Samuel Griffith, KCMG, QC 13 November 1883 13 June 1888 None North Brisbane 1883
(8) Sir Thomas McIlwraith, KCMG 13 June 1888 30 November 1888 Conservative Brisbane North -
10 Boyd Dunlop Morehead 30 November 1888 12 August 1890 Conservative Balonne 1888
(9) Sir Samuel Griffith, KCMG, QC 12 August 1890 27 March 1893 None North Brisbane -
(8) Sir Thomas McIlwraith, KCMG 27 March 1893 27 October 1893 Conservative Brisbane North -
11 Sir Hugh Nelson, KCMG 27 October 1893 13 April 1898 Ministerial Murilla 1896
12 Thomas Joseph Byrnes 13 April 1898 1 October 1898 Ministerial Warwick -
13 James Dickson 1 October 1898 1 December 1899 Ministerial Bulimba 1899
14 Anderson Dawson 1 December 1899 7 December 1899 Labour Charters Towers -
15 Robert Philp 7 December 1899 17 September 1903 Ministerial Townsville 1902
16 Arthur Morgan 17 September 1903 19 January 1906 Liberal Warwick 1904
17 William Kidston 19 January 1906 19 November 1907 Labor South Brisbane 1907
Kidstonite
(15) Robert Philp 19 November 1907 18 February 1908 Conservative Townsville -
(17) William Kidston 18 February 1908 7 February 1911 Kidston; Liberal Rockhampton 1908
1909
18 Digby Denham 7 February 1911 1 June 1915 Liberal Oxley 1912
19 T. J. Ryan, KC 1 June 1915 22 October 1919 Labor Barcoo 1915
1918
20 Ted Theodore 22 October 1919 26 February 1925 Labor Chillagoe 1920
1923
21 William Gillies 26 February 1925 22 October 1925 Labor Eacham -
22 William McCormack 22 October 1925 21 May 1929 Labor Carins 1926
23 Arthur Edward Moore 21 May 1929 17 June 1932 CPNP Aubigny 1929
24 William Forgan Smith 17 June 1932 16 September 1942 Labor Mackay 1932
1935
1938
1941
25 Frank Cooper 16 September 1942 7 March 1946 Labor Bremer 1944
26 Ned Hanlon 7 March 1946 17 January 1952 Labor Ithaca 1947
1950
27 Vince Gair 17 January 1952 12 August 1957 Labor South Brisbane 1953
1956
Queensland Labor
28 Frank Nicklin, MM 12 August 1957 17 January 1968 Country Murrumba 1957
1960
1963
1966
29 Jack Pizzey 17 January 1968 1 August 1968 Country Isis -
30 Gordon Chalk 1 August 1968 8 August 1968 Liberal Lockyer -
31 Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, KCMG
(knighted in 1984)
8 August 1968 1 December 1987 Country/National Barambah 1969
1972
1974
1977
1980
1983
1986
32 Mike Ahern 1 December 1987 25 September 1989 National Landsborough -
33 Russell Cooper 25 September 1989 7 December 1989 National Roma -
34 Wayne Goss 7 December 1989 19 February 1996 Labor Logan 1989
1992
1995
35 Rob Borbidge 19 February 1996 20 June 1998 National Surfers Paradise -
36 Peter Beattie 20 June 1998 13 September 2007 Labor Brisbane Central 1998
2001
2004
2006
37 Anna Bligh 13 September 2007 26 March 2012 Labor South Brisbane 2009
38 Campbell Newman 26 March 2012 14 February 2015 Liberal National Ashgrove 2012
39 Annastacia Palaszczuk 14 February 2015 Incumbent Labor Inala 2015
2017

Living former premiers

As of February 2015, six former premiers are alive, the oldest being Russell Cooper (1989, born 1941). The most recent premier to die was Wayne Goss (1951–2014), on 10 November 2014.

NameTerm as premierDate of birth
Mike Ahern 1987–1989 (1942-06-02) 2 June 1942
Russell Cooper 1989 (1941-02-04) 4 February 1941
Rob Borbidge 1996–1998 (1954-08-12) 12 August 1954
Peter Beattie 1998–2007 (1952-11-18) 18 November 1952
Anna Bligh 2007–2012 (1960-07-14) 14 July 1960
Campbell Newman 2012–2015 (1963-08-12) 12 August 1963

Graphical timeline

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