The Premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland .
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
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1
Robert Herbert
10 December 1859
1 February 1866
Squatter Conservative
Leichardt
1860 1863
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2
Arthur Macalister
1 February 1866
20 July 1866
None
Town of Ipswich
-
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(1)
Robert Herbert
20 July 1866
7 August 1866
Squatter Conservative
West Moreton
-
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(2)
Arthur Macalister
7 August 1866
15 August 1867
None
Town of Ipswich
-
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3
Robert Mackenzie
15 August 1867
25 November 1868
Squatter Conservative
Burnett
1867
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4
Charles Lilley
25 November 1868
2 May 1870
None
Hamlet of Fortitude Valley
1868
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5
Arthur Palmer
3 May 1870
7 January 1874
Squatter Conservative
Port Curtis
1870 1871
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(2)
Arthur Macalister , CMG
8 January 1874
5 June 1876
None
Ipswich
1873
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6
George Thorn
5 June 1876
8 March 1877
None
Ipswich
-
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7
John Douglas , CMG
8 March 1877
21 January 1879
None
Maryborough
-
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8
Sir Thomas McIlwraith , KCMG
21 January 1879
13 November 1883
Conservative
Mulgrave
1878
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9
Sir Samuel Griffith , KCMG , QC
13 November 1883
13 June 1888
None
North Brisbane
1883
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(8)
Sir Thomas McIlwraith , KCMG
13 June 1888
30 November 1888
Conservative
Brisbane North
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10
Boyd Dunlop Morehead
30 November 1888
12 August 1890
Conservative
Balonne
1888
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(9)
Sir Samuel Griffith , KCMG , QC
12 August 1890
27 March 1893
None
North Brisbane
-
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(8)
Sir Thomas McIlwraith , KCMG
27 March 1893
27 October 1893
Conservative
Brisbane North
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11
Sir Hugh Nelson , KCMG
27 October 1893
13 April 1898
Ministerial
Murilla
1896
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12
Thomas Joseph Byrnes
13 April 1898
1 October 1898
Ministerial
Warwick
-
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13
James Dickson
1 October 1898
1 December 1899
Ministerial
Bulimba
1899
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14
Anderson Dawson
1 December 1899
7 December 1899
Labour
Charters Towers
-
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15
Robert Philp
7 December 1899
17 September 1903
Ministerial
Townsville
1902
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16
Arthur Morgan
17 September 1903
19 January 1906
Liberal
Warwick
1904
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17
William Kidston
19 January 1906
19 November 1907
Labor
South Brisbane
1907
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Kidstonite
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(15)
Robert Philp
19 November 1907
18 February 1908
Conservative
Townsville
-
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(17)
William Kidston
18 February 1908
7 February 1911
Kidston ; Liberal
Rockhampton
1908 1909
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18
Digby Denham
7 February 1911
1 June 1915
Liberal
Oxley
1912
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19
T. J. Ryan , KC
1 June 1915
22 October 1919
Labor
Barcoo
1915 1918
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20
Ted Theodore
22 October 1919
26 February 1925
Labor
Chillagoe
1920 1923
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21
William Gillies
26 February 1925
22 October 1925
Labor
Eacham
-
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22
William McCormack
22 October 1925
21 May 1929
Labor
Carins
1926
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23
Arthur Edward Moore
21 May 1929
17 June 1932
CPNP
Aubigny
1929
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24
William Forgan Smith
17 June 1932
16 September 1942
Labor
Mackay
1932 1935 1938 1941
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25
Frank Cooper
16 September 1942
7 March 1946
Labor
Bremer
1944
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26
Ned Hanlon
7 March 1946
17 January 1952
Labor
Ithaca
1947 1950
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27
Vince Gair
17 January 1952
12 August 1957
Labor
South Brisbane
1953 1956
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Queensland Labor
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28
Frank Nicklin , MM
12 August 1957
17 January 1968
Country
Murrumba
1957 1960 1963 1966
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29
Jack Pizzey
17 January 1968
1 August 1968
Country
Isis
-
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30
Gordon Chalk
1 August 1968
8 August 1968
Liberal
Lockyer
-
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31
Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen , KCMG (knighted in 1984)
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8 August 1968
1 December 1987
Country/National
Barambah
1969 1972 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986
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32
Mike Ahern
1 December 1987
25 September 1989
National
Landsborough
-
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33
Russell Cooper
25 September 1989
7 December 1989
National
Roma
-
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34
Wayne Goss
7 December 1989
19 February 1996
Labor
Logan
1989 1992 1995
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35
Rob Borbidge
19 February 1996
20 June 1998
National
Surfers Paradise
-
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36
Peter Beattie
20 June 1998
13 September 2007
Labor
Brisbane Central
1998 2001 2004 2006
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37
Anna Bligh
13 September 2007
26 March 2012
Labor
South Brisbane
2009
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38
Campbell Newman
26 March 2012
14 February 2015
Liberal National
Ashgrove
2012
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39
Annastacia Palaszczuk
14 February 2015
Incumbent
Labor
Inala
2015 2017
As of February 2015[update] , 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.
Name
Term as premier
Date of birth
Mike Ahern
1987–1989
(1942-06-02 ) 2 June 1942 (age 82)
Russell Cooper
1989
(1941-02-04 ) 4 February 1941 (age 83)
Rob Borbidge
1996–1998
(1954-08-12 ) 12 August 1954 (age 70)
Peter Beattie
1998–2007
(1952-11-18 ) 18 November 1952 (age 71)
Anna Bligh
2007–2012
(1960-07-14 ) 14 July 1960 (age 64)
Campbell Newman
2012–2015
(1963-08-12 ) 12 August 1963 (age 61)
Graphical timeline
See also
References
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