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  • List of Premiers by time in office for SA, NSW, VIC, QLD, TAS & WA
  • List of the busiest air routes in Australia by passenger traffic - International & Domestic (Both do not see regular updating due to the large size of the updates required)
  • List of public transport routes in Adelaide (Not Completed)

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Major intersections (north–south)

South Road / Main South Road
Northbound			Proposed / Planned or Completed Upgrades	Southbound
End South Road continues as Salisbury Highway to &			Freeway Grade Interchange Northern Connector PLANNED	Start South Road from Salisbury Highway
	↖ EXIT				↗ EXIT
	Port River Expressway				Port River Expressway
	PORT ADELAIDE OUTER HARBOR				PORT ADELAIDE OUTER HARBOR
	DRY CREEK-PT ADELAIDE RAILWAY		Freeway Grade Road South Road Superway UNDER CONSTRUCTION	DRY CREEK-PT ADELAIDE RAILWAY
	Overpass Planned			Overpass Planned
	Cormack Road			Cormack Road
	Overpass Planned			Overpass Planned
	Grand Junction Road			Grand Junction Road
	Overpass & Northbound Entry Planned			Overpass & Southbound Exit Planned
	Days Road			Days Road
	Overpass Planned			Overpass Planned
	Regency Road			Regency Road
	Torrens Road			Torrens Road
	OUTER HARBOR RAILWAY		PROPOSED UPGRADE	OUTER HARBOR RAILWAY
	Grade Seperation Proposed			Grade Seperation Proposed
	Port Road			Port Road
	Grade Seperation Proposed			Grade Seperation Proposed
	Grange Road			Manton Street
	Grade Seperation Proposed			Grade Seperation Proposed
	Henley Beach Road			Henley Beach Road
	Sir Donald Bradman Drive			Sir Donald Bradman Drive
	Deacon Avenue			James Congdon Drive
	Richmond Road			Richmond Road
	↖ EXIT		Gallipoli Underpass COMPLETED		↗ EXIT
	Anzac Highway				Anzac Highway
	CITY				CITY GLENELG
	GLENELG TRAM LINE		Glenelg Tram Overpass COMPLETED	GLENELG TRAM LINE
	Overpass			Overpass
	↖ EXIT				↗ EXIT
	Cross Road				Cross Road
	NOARLUNGA RAILWAY				NOARLUNGA RAILWAY
	TO				PLYMPTON GLENELG
	Daws Road			Daws Road
	Ayliffes Road			Shepherds Hill Road
	Sturt Road		Darlington Interchange PROPOSED	Sturt Road
	Grade Seperation Proposed			Grade Seperation Proposed
	no access			Southern Expressway
	Grade Seperation Proposed			Grade Seperation Proposed
	Marion Road			Flagstaff Hill Road
	Grade Seperation Proposed			Grade Seperation Proposed
	Majors Road			Majors Road

This is a list of Premiers of South Australia by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of years and days between dates.

Rank by time in office

Parties

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

	Rank:	No:	Premier:	Portrait:	Party:	District:	No:	Start of Term:		Sworn In:	End of Term:		TERM Time in Office:	TOTAL Time in Office:
								Other	Election		Election	Other
rowspan="9" Template:Australian politics/party colours/LCL|	1.	33rd	Sir Thomas Playford (1896–1981) 84 years, 346 days GCMG		Liberal & Country League	MP for Gumeracha (1938–1968)	1st	5 November 1938 Succession			29 March 1941		2 years, 144 days	26 years, 125 days
2nd								29 March 1941		29 April 1944		3 years, 31 days
3rd								29 April 1944		8 March 1947		2 years, 313 days
4th								8 March 1947		4 March 1950		2 years, 361 days
6th								4 March 1950		7 March 1953		3 years, 3 days
7th								7 March 1953		3 March 1956		2 years, 362 days
8th								3 March 1956		7 March 1959		3 years, 4 days
9th								7 March 1959		3 March 1962		2 years, 361 days
10th								3 March 1962		6 March 1965		3 years, 3 days
rowspan="3" Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor|	2.	39th	John Bannon (1943- ) 81 years, 158 days AO		Australian Labor Party	MP for Ross Smith (1977–1993)	1st		6 November 1982	10 November 1982	7 December 1985		3 years, 27 days	9 years, 299 days
2nd								7 December 1985		25 November 1989		3 years, 353 days
3rd								25 November 1989			4 September 1992 Resignation	2 years, 284 days
	3.	35th	Don Dunstan (1926–1999) 72 years, 138 days AC, QC		Australian Labor Party	MP for Norwood (1953–1979)	1st	1 June 1967 Succession			2 March 1968		321 days	9 years, 214 days
							2nd		30 May 1970	2 June 1970	10 March 1973		2 years, 281 days
							3rd		10 March 1973		12 July 1975		2 years, 124 days
							4th		12 July 1975		17 September 1977		2 years, 67 days
							5th		17 September 1977			15 February 1979 Resignation	1 year, 151 days
	4.	44th	Mike Rann (1953- ) 71 years, 281 days CNZM		Australian Labor Party	MP for Ramsay (1993- )	1st		9 February 2002	5 April 2002	18 March 2006		3 years, 347 days	22 years, 190 days
							2nd		18 March 2006		20 March 2010		4 years, 2 days
							3rd		20 March 2010		Incumbent		14 years, 206 days
	5.	31st	Sir Richard Butler (1885–1966) 80 years, 296 days KCMG		Liberal & Country League	MP for Wooroora (1921–1938)	1st		26 March 1927	8 April 1927	5 April 1930		3 years, 10 days	8 years, 210 days
							2nd		8 April 1933	18 April 1933	19 March 1938		4 years, 335 days
							3rd		19 March 1938			5 November 1938 Resignation	231 days
	6.	25th	Archibald Peake (1859–1920) 61 years, 82 days		Liberal & Democratic Union	MP for Victoria & Albert (1902–1915) Alexandra (1915–1920)	1st	5 June 1909 Succession			2 April 1910		301 days	6 years, 312 days
					Liberal Union		17 February 1912	3 April 1915	3 years, 45 days
							14 July 1917	8 April 1920	2 years, 269 days

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List

Parties
style="background:Template:Protectionist Party/meta/color;"|	Protectionist
style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color;"|	Labor
style="background:Template:Free Trade Party/meta/color;"|	Free Trade
style="background:Template:Commonwealth Liberal/meta/color;"|	Commonwealth Liberal
style="background:Template:Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color;"|	National Labor/Nationalist/United Australia
style="background:Template:National Party of Australia/meta/color;"|	Country/National
style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color;"|	Liberal

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#	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Division	Party	Term of office		Election	Ministry	Ref
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Protectionist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |1	Sir Edmund Barton (1849–1920)		MP for Hunter, NSW, 1901–1903 (resigned)	Protectionist	1 January 1901	24 September 1903	1901	Barton
First Australian Prime Minister, selected in preference to William Lyne despite Hopetoun Blunder. Elected 1901 (inaugural federal election). Retired to pursue judicial career.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Protectionist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |2	Alfred Deakin (1856–1919)		MP for Ballaarat, Vic(1), 1901–1913 (retired)	Protectionist	24 September 1903	27 April 1904	1903	1st Deakin
Elected 1903; three-way hung Parliament, with government reliant on Labor support. Unable to pass any legislation; resigned.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |3	Chris Watson (1867–1941)		MP for Bland, NSW, 1901–1906 MP for South Sydney, NSW, 1906–1910 (retired)	Labor	27 April 1904	18 August 1904	—	Watson
First Labour Prime Minister in the world. Enacted tax reforms. Minority government; sought a double dissolution to allow an election; refused by the Governor-General; resigned.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Free Trade Party/meta/color;" |4	Sir George Reid (1845–1918)		MP for East Sydney, NSW, 1901–1909 (resigned)	Free Trade	18 August 1904	5 July 1905	—	Reid
Premier of New South Wales 1894–1899; first former state premier to become Prime Minister. Minority government; resigned when Protectionists and Labor formed an alliance.
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Protectionist Party/meta/color; color:white;" |(2)	Alfred Deakin (1856–1919)		MP for Ballaarat, Vic(1), 1901–1913 (retired)	Protectionist	5 July 1905	13 November 1908	—	2nd Deakin
1906							3rd Deakin
Re-elected 1906. Passed extensive legislation; Arranged for Australian control of Papua and Northern Territory; Expanded High Court to five justices.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |5	Andrew Fisher (1862–1928)		MP for Wide Bay, Qld, 1901–1915 (resigned)	Labor	13 November 1908	2 June 1909	—	1st Fisher
Seat of Government Act, providing for a federal capital at Canberra; Workers' wage reform; Prepared for establishment of the Navy. Ousted by Parliamentary majority held by the newly merged Commonwealth Liberal Party.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Commonwealth Liberal/meta/color; color:white;" |(2)	Alfred Deakin (1856–1919)		MP for Ballaarat, Vic(1), 1901–1913 (retired)	Commonwealth Liberal	2 June 1909	29 April 1910	—	4th Deakin
Deakin's Protectionist Party had merged with Joseph Cook's Anti-Socialist Party, resulting in the first absolute majority government. Ordered the dreadnought battle cruiser; Financial Agreement of 1909, granting the States 25 shillings per head per annum. Defeated 1910.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |(5)	Andrew Fisher (1862–1928)		MP for Wide Bay, Qld, 1901–1915 (resigned)	Labor	29 April 1910	24 June 1913	1910	2nd Fisher
Elected 1910; absolute majority. Instigated social and financial reform, including Australia's first paper currency. Defeated 1913.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Commonwealth Liberal/meta/color; color:white;" |6	Joseph Cook (1860–1947)		MP for Parramatta, NSW, 1901–1921 (resigned)	Commonwealth Liberal	24 June 1913	17 September 1914	1913	Cook
Elected 1913 with a one-seat majority; Labor retained a Senate majority. Outbreak of World War I. Brought about a double dissolution; defeated 1914.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |(5)	Andrew Fisher (1862–1928)		MP for Wide Bay, Qld, 1901–1915 (resigned)	Labor	17 September 1914	27 October 1915	1914	3rd Fisher
Elected 1914. Pledged absolute support to "the mother country" (the UK) in World War I. Enacted both peacetime and defence legislation. Oversaw heavy Australian losses in the Gallipoli Campaign; resigned.
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |	Billy Hughes (1862–1952)		MP for West Sydney, NSW, 1901–1917 MP for Bendigo, Vic, 1917–1922 MP for North Sydney, NSW, 1922–1949 MP for Bradfield, NSW, 1949–1952 (died)	Labor	27 October 1915	14 November 1916	—	1st Hughes
National Labor				14 November 1916	17 February 1917	—	2nd Hughes
Nationalist				17 February 1917	9 February 1923	—	3rd Hughes
						7	1917	4th Hughes
							1919 1922	5th Hughes
style="background:Template:Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |			Advocated conscription during World War I, on which he lost a plebiscite; expelled from the Labor Party. His new National Labor Party entered into an alliance with the Commonwealth Liberal Party, later merging fully as the Nationalist Party, elected 1917 and 1919. Introduced Preferential voting. Lost a second plebiscite on conscription; resigned as PM, but immediately re-commissioned. The first Australian to sign an international treaty, the Treaty of Versailles. Re-elected 1922; hung Parliament. Lost support of the right wing of the party; resigned.
rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |8	Stanley Bruce (1883–1967)		MP for Flinders, Vic, 1918–1929 (lost seat) ; 1931–1933 (resigned)	Nationalist (Coalition)	9 February 1923	22 October 1929	—	1st Bruce
1925							2nd Bruce
1928							3rd Bruce
Elected 1925, 1928. Supported the British Empire, the League of Nations, and the White Australia Policy; Maritime Industries crisis. Defeated (and lost his own seat) 1929.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |9	James Scullin (1876–1953)		MP for Yarra, Vic, 1910–1949 (retired)	Labor	22 October 1929	6 January 1932	1929	Scullin
Elected 1929. Wall Street Crash of 1929 and Great Depression. The government split on economic issues, forcing a vote of no confidence; defeated 1931.
rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |10	Joseph Lyons (1879–1939)	File:Josephlyons.jpg	MP for Wilmot, Tas, 1929–1939 (died)	United Australia (Coalition)	6 January 1932	7 April 1939†	1931	1st Lyons
1934							2nd Lyons
—							3rd Lyons
1937							4th Lyons
Premier of Tasmania 1923–1928. Elected 1931, 1934, 1937. Recovery from the Great Depression; Supported appeasement, but expanded the armed forces; Edward VIII abdication crisis. †Died in office (heart attack).
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:National Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |11	Sir Earle Page (1880–1961)		MP for Cowper, NSW 1919–1961 (defeated)	Country (Coalition)	7 April 1939	26 April 1939	—	Page
Leader of the Country Party, junior member in the Lyons-Page Coalition Government. Appointed by the Governor-General on Lyons' death, until United Australia elected a leader; refused to serve under Robert Menzies; overthrown as Country Party leader.
rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Nationalist Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |12	Robert Menzies (1894–1978)		MP for Kooyong, Vic, 1934–1966 (resigned)	United Australia (Coalition)	26 April 1939	28 August 1941	—	1st Menzies
2nd Menzies
1940							3rd Menzies
Minority government until the Country Party re-joined the government. Outbreak of World War II. Defeated 1940; remained in government only with independent support. Forced to resign.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:National Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |13	Arthur Fadden (1895–1973)		MP for Darling Downs, Qld 1936–1949 MP for McPherson, Qld 1949–1958 (retired)	Country (Coalition)	28 August 1941	7 October 1941	—	Fadden
Leader of the Country Party, junior member in the Coalition Government. Appointed on Menzies' resignation. Hung Parliament reliant on support of Independent MPs (Coles and Wilson); they voted against Fadden's budget. Resigned.
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |14	John Curtin (1885–1945)		MP for Fremantle, WA, 1928–1931 (lost seat) ; 1934–1945 (died)	Labor	7 October 1941	5 July 1945†	—	1st Curtin
1943							2nd Curtin
Appointed by the Governor-General on condition that Independent MPs Coles and Wilson would support him, thereby ending government instability. Re-elected 1943. Led Australia through World War II. †Died in office (heart attack).
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |15	Frank Forde (1890–1983)		MP for Capricornia, Qld, 1922–1946 (defeated)	Labor	6 July 1945	13 July 1945	—	Forde
Deputy Party Leader under Curtin. On Curtin's death, served as interim Prime Minister until Labor Party leadership elections. Defeated by Ben Chifley in leadership elections; reappointed Deputy Party Leader and appointed Minister for Defence.
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |16	Ben Chifley (1885–1951)		MP for Macquarie, NSW, 1928–1931 (lost seat) ; 1940–1951 (died)	Labor	13 July 1945	19 December 1949	—	1st Chifley
1946							2nd Chifley
Defeated Frank Forde in Labor Party leadership elections. Establishment of Australian citizenship; 1948 referendum to modify the Constitution; Snowy Mountains Scheme; foundation of airlines Qantas and TAA; social security scheme for the unemployed; reorganisation of CSIRO; foundation of ASIO; 1949 coal strike. Defeated 1949.
rowspan="8" style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |(12)	Robert Menzies (1894–1978)		MP for Kooyong, Vic, 1934–1966 (resigned)	Liberal (Coalition)	19 December 1949	26 January 1966	1949	4th Menzies
1951							5th Menzies
1954							6th Menzies
1955							7th Menzies
1958							8th Menzies
1961							9th Menzies
1963							10th Menzies
Introduced legislation to ban the Communist Party. Korean War. Defection of Vladimir Petrov. Vietnam War, conscription.
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |17	Harold Holt (1908–1967)		MP for Fawkner, Vic, 1935–1949 MP for Higgins, Vic, 1949–1967†	Liberal (Coalition)	26 January 1966	19 December 1967†	—	1st Holt
1966							2nd Holt
Re-elected 1966. Cold War; Expanded Australia's role in Vietnam War. †Disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach 17 December 1967; presumed dead 19 December.2
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:National Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |18	John McEwen (1900–1980)		MP for Echuca, Vic, 1934–1937 MP for Indi, Vic, 1937–1949 MP for Murray, Vic, 1949–1971 (resigned)	Country (Coalition)	19 December 1967	10 January 1968	—	McEwen
Leader of the Country Party, junior member in the Menzies-Holt Coalition Government. Appointed by the Governor-General on Holt's disappearance, until the Liberals elected a leader; refused to serve under the obvious candidate William McMahon. John Gorton selected instead; Gorton appointed McEwen Deputy Prime Minister.
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |19	John Gorton (1911–2002)		Senator 1950–1968 (resigned3) MP for Higgins, Vic, 1968–1975 (retired4)	Liberal (Coalition)	10 January 1968	10 March 1971	—	1st Gorton
1969							2nd Gorton
The only Senator to serve as Prime Minister; resigned from the Senate and elected MP. Re-elected 1969. Continued to support involvement in Vietnam War, although removed most Australian troops including all conscripts. Resigned after a leadership ballot produced a tied vote, which he considered was insufficient support for him.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |20	William McMahon (1908–1988)		MP for Lowe, NSW, 1949–1982 (resigned)	Liberal (Coalition)	10 March 1971	5 December 1972	—	McMahon
Continued to support conscription and involvement in Vietnam War. Defeated 1972.
rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |21	Gough Whitlam (1916– )	File:Whitlam1955.jpg	MP for Werriwa, NSW, 1952–1978 (resigned)	Labor	5 December 1972	11 November 1975	1972	1st Whitlam
—							2nd Whitlam
1974							3rd Whitlam
Abolished conscription. Withdrew remaining troops from Vietnam. Negotiated diplomatic relationship with China. Established universal health scheme (Medibank). Abolished most university fees. Set up legal aid programs. Extended funding to arts and film industry. Cut import tariffs by 25% and abolished tax on contraceptive pill. Granted independence to Papua New Guinea. Initiated reforms for aboriginal land ownership. Introduced Racial Discrimination Act. Legislated no-fault divorce. Oil crisis 1973. Only Prime Minister to be dismissed after Constitutional Crisis 1975.
rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |22	Malcolm Fraser (1930– )		MP for Wannon, Vic, 1955–1983 (resigned)	Liberal (Coalition)	11 November 1975	11 March 1983	—	1st Fraser
1975							2nd Fraser
1977							3rd Fraser
1980							4th Fraser
Constitutional Crisis 1975. Reduced inflation levels. Did best to dismantle Apartheid government of South Africa. Recognition of Indonesia's annexation of East Timor.
rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |23	Bob Hawke (1929– )		MP for Wills, Vic, 1980–1992 (resigned)	Labor	11 March 1983	20 December 1991	1983	1st Hawke
1984							2nd Hawke
1987							3rd Hawke
1990							4th Hawke
Creation of a "inner" cabinet. dismantled the tariff system. privatised state sector industries, ended subsidisation of loss-making industries, and sold off the state-owned Commonwealth Bank of Australia.introduction of fringe benefits tax and a capital gains tax. Australian pilots' strike 1989.reintroduction of Medibank (under the name Medicare).introduction of occupational superannuation, a boost in school retention rates, a focus on young people’s job skills, a doubling of subsidised home care services, the elimination of poverty traps in the welfare system, a 50% increase in public housing funds, and an increase in the real value of pension[40], the development of a new youth support program, a dramatic improvement in education retention rates, the re-introduction of six-monthly indexation of single adult unemployment benefits, and significant improvements in social security provisions.s Australia's public health campaign. late 1980s recession. Defeated in a leadership challenge by Paul Keating. Resigned.
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |24	Paul Keating (1944– )		MP for Blaxland, NSW, 1969–1996 (resigned)	Labor	20 December 1991	11 March 1996	—	1st Keating
1993							2nd Keating
Re-elected 1993. Mandatory detention of asylum seekers; Reconciliation with Aborigines, including Redfern Park Speech and Native Title Act 1993; Established the Republic Advisory Committee; Relations with Asia, through APEC. Defeated 1996.
rowspan="5" style="background:Template:Liberal Party of Australia/meta/color; color:white;" |25	John Howard (1939– )		MP for Bennelong, NSW, 1974–2007 (lost seat)	Liberal (Coalition)	11 March 1996	3 December 2007	1996	1st Howard
1998							2nd Howard
2001							3rd Howard
2004							4th Howard
Defeated 1987. Elected 1996, 1998, 2001, 2004. Defeated (and lost his own seat) 2007.
rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |26	Kevin Rudd (1957– )		MP for Griffith, QLD, since 1998	Labor	3 December 2007	24 June 2010	2007	Rudd
Elected 2007. Signed Kyoto Protocol; Issued apology to the Stolen Generations; Withdrew troops from Iraq War; Upheld Australian involvement in War in Afghanistan. Challenged for the leadership of the Labor Party by Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard; resigned.
rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |27	Julia Gillard (1961– )		MP for Lalor, VIC, since 1998	Labor with Greens	24 June 2010	Incumbent	—	1st Gillard
2010							2nd Gillard
Challenged Kevin Rudd as Leader of the Labor Party in a leadership spill. First female Australian Prime Minister. Subsequent election resulted in hung parliament. Minority government then formed with Greens and Independents. Mass Floods in Queensland and the evacuation of Brisbane, the Capital of the Queensland

Prime Ministers under George I (1714–1727) and George II (1727–1760)

Portrait		Refs	Name (Birth–Death) Electoral Division	Term of office — Electoral mandates		Other ministerial offices held while Premier	Political party of Premier	TOTAL Time in Office
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Liberal and Country League/meta/color" |		1.	Sir Thomas Playford (1896-1981) MP for Murray (1933-1938) Gumeracha (1938-1968)	5 November 1938	10 March 1965	Treasurer & Minister of Immigration	Liberal & Country League	26 years, 125 days
1941, 1944, 1947, 1950, 1953 1956, 1959, 1962
Increased tax on spirits; in poor health for much of his time as Prime Minister, the government was led de facto by John Carteret. Died in office.
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color" |		2.	John Bannon (1943- ) MP for Ross Smith (1977-1993)	10 November 1982	4 September 1992	Treasurer & Minister of State Development	Australian Labor Party	9 years, 299 days
1982, 1985, 1989
Sold land reserved for MATS, established the Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine, the Australian Submarine Corporation, built up the defence industry, conversion of part of the Adelaide Railway Station into the Adelaide Convention Centre, the Hyatt and Adelaide Casino complex, brought the Formula One Grand Prix to Adelaide, Constructed the Adelaide O-Bahn.
rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color" |	60px	3.	Don Dunstan (1926-1999) MP for Norwood (1953-1979)	1 June 1967	17 April 1968	Treasurer Minister of Development and Mines & Minister of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs	Australian Labor Party	9 years, 214 days
2 June 1970				15 February 1979
1970, 1973, 1975, 1977
Regarded as the first Prime Minister in the modern sense; The South Sea Company bubble; criticised for Great Britain's poor performance in the War of Jenkins' Ear.
rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Australian Labor Party/meta/color" |		4.	Mike Rann (1953- ) MP for Ramsay (1993- )	5 April 2002	Incumbent	Minister for The Arts Minister of Economic Development & Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change	Australian Labor Party	22 years, 190 days
2002, 2006, 2010
Sold land reserved for MATS, established the Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine, the Australian Submarine Corporation, built up the defence industry, conversion of part of the Adelaide Railway Station into the Adelaide Convention Centre, the Hyatt and Adelaide Casino complex, brought the Formula One Grand Prix to Adelaide, Constructed the Adelaide O-Bahn.

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