Rulers: Australia
States
Party abbreviations: ALP=Australian Labor Party, CLP=Country Liberal Party, Cnt=Country Party, Con=Conservative Party, FT=Free Trade Party, L-D=Liberal Democrat, LCL=Liberal Country League, Lib=Liberal Party, LNP=Liberal National Party, L-R=Liberal-Reform, Nat=National Party, Pro=Protectionist Party, Ref=Reform Party, UAP=United Australia Party
Australian Capital Territory
1 Jan 1911 Federal Capital Territory separated from New South Wales
1938 renamed Australian Capital Territory
11 May 1989 self-government
Chief ministers
11 May 1989 - 5 Dec 1989 Rosemary Follett (f)
(1st time) ALP (b. 1948)
5 Dec 1989 - 6 Jun 1991 Trevor Kaine Lib (b. 1928 - d. 2008)
6 Jun 1991 - 9 Mar 1995 Rosemary Follett (f)
(2nd time) ALP (s.a.)
9 Mar 1995 - 19 Oct 2000 Kate Carnell (f) Lib (b. 1955)
19 Oct 2000 - 12 Nov 2001 Gary Humphries Lib (b. 1958)
12 Nov 2001 - 12 May 2011 Jon Stanhope ALP (b. 1951)
12 May 2011 - 11 Dec 2014 Katy Gallagher (f) ALP (b. 1970)
(acting to 16 May 2011)
11 Dec 2014 - Andrew Barr ALP (b. 1973)
Jervis Bay Territory
1915 transferred from New South Wales to Federal (later Australian)
Capital Territory
11 May 1989 separate territory, but mostly governed as if part of A.C.T.
New South Wales
26 Jan 1788 British colony
1 Jan 1901 Australian state
Governors
26 Jan 1788 - 11 Dec 1792 Arthur Phillip (b. 1738 - d. 1814)
11 Dec 1792 - 12 Dec 1794 Francis Grose (acting) (b. c.1758 - d. 1814)
12 Dec 1794 - 11 Sep 1795 William Paterson (1st time) (b. 1755 - d. 1825)
(acting)
11 Sep 1795 - 28 Sep 1800 John Hunter (b. 1737 - d. 1821)
28 Sep 1800 - 13 Aug 1806 Philip Gidley King (b. 1758 - d. 1808)
13 Aug 1806 - 26 Jan 1808 William Bligh (b. 1754 - d. 1817)
26 Jan 1808 - 28 Jul 1808 George Johnston (acting) (b. 1764 - d. 1823)
28 Jul 1808 - 9 Jan 1809 Joseph Foveaux (acting) (b. 1767 - d. 1846)
9 Jan 1809 - 1 Jan 1810 William Paterson (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
1 Jan 1810 - 1 Dec 1821 Lachlan Macquarie (b. 1761 - d. 1824)
1 Dec 1821 - 1 Dec 1825 Sir Thomas Brisbane (b. 1773 - d. 1860)
1 Dec 1825 - 19 Dec 1825 William Stewart (acting) (b. 1769 - d. 1854)
19 Dec 1825 - 22 Oct 1831 Ralph Darling (b. 1772 - d. 1858)
22 Oct 1831 - 3 Dec 1831 Patrick Lindesay (acting) (b. 1778 - d. 1839)
3 Dec 1831 - 6 Dec 1837 Richard Bourke (from 26 Jan 1835,
Sir Richard Bourke) (b. 1777 - d. 1855)
6 Dec 1837 - 24 Feb 1838 Kenneth Snodgrass (acting) (b. 1784 - d. 1853)
24 Feb 1838 - 12 Jul 1846 Sir George Gipps (b. 1791 - d. 1847)
12 Jul 1846 - 3 Aug 1846 Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell (b. 1768 - d. 1848)
(acting)
3 Aug 1846 - 20 Jan 1855 Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy (b. 1796 - d. 1858)
20 Jan 1855 - 22 Jan 1861 Sir William Thomas Denison (b. 1804 - d. 1871)
22 Jan 1861 - 22 Mar 1861 John Francis Kempt (acting) (b. 1805 - d. 1892)
22 Mar 1861 - 25 Dec 1867 Sir John Young (b. 1807 - d. 1876)
25 Dec 1867 - 8 Jan 1868 Sir Trevor Chute (acting) (b. 1816 - d. 1886)
8 Jan 1868 - 23 Feb 1872 Somerset Richard Lowry-Corry,
Earl of Belmore (b. 1835 - d. 1913)
23 Feb 1872 - 3 Jun 1872 Sir Alfred Stephen (1st time) (b. 1802 - d. 1894)
(acting)
3 Jun 1872 - 20 Mar 1879 Sir Hercules Robinson (b. 1824 - d. 1897)
20 Mar 1879 - 4 Aug 1879 Sir Alfred Stephen (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
4 Aug 1879 - 10 Nov 1885 Sir Augustus William Frederick
Spencer Loftus (b. 1817 - d. 1904)
10 Nov 1885 - 12 Dec 1885 Sir Alfred Stephen (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
12 Dec 1885 - 3 Nov 1890 Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington,
Baron Carrington (b. 1843 - d. 1928)
3 Nov 1890 - 15 Jan 1891 Sir Alfred Stephen (4th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
15 Jan 1891 - 3 Mar 1893 Victor Albert George Child
Villiers, Earl of Jersey (b. 1845 - d. 1915)
3 Mar 1893 - 29 May 1893 Sir Frederick Matthew Darley
(1st time) (acting) (b. 1830 - d. 1910)
29 May 1893 - 16 Mar 1895 Sir Robert William Duff (b. 1835 - d. 1895)
16 Mar 1895 - 22 Nov 1895 Sir Frederick Matthew Darley
(2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
22 Nov 1895 - 5 Mar 1899 Henry Robert Brand,
Viscount Hampden (b. 1841 - d. 1906)
5 Mar 1899 - 18 May 1899 Sir Frederick Matthew Darley
(3rd time) (acting) (s.a.)
18 May 1899 - 30 Apr 1901 William Lygon, Earl Beauchamp (b. 1872 - d. 1938)
1 Nov 1901 - 27 May 1902 Sir Frederick Matthew Darley
(4th time) (s.a.)
27 May 1902 - 24 Mar 1909 Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson (b. 1843 - d. 1910)
24 Mar 1909 - 27 May 1909 George Bowen Simpson (acting) (b. 1838 - d. 1915)
28 May 1909 - 11 Mar 1913 Frederick John Napier Thesiger,
Baron Chelmsford (b. 1868 - d. 1933)
11 Mar 1913 - 14 Mar 1913 Sir William Cullen (1st time)
(acting) (b. 1855 - d. 1935)
14 Mar 1913 - 28 Oct 1917 Sir Gerald Strickland (b. 1861 - d. 1940)
28 Oct 1917 - 18 Feb 1918 Sir William Cullen (2nd time)
(acting) (s.a.)
18 Feb 1918 - 16 Sep 1923 Sir Walter Edward Davidson (b. 1859 - d. 1923)
16 Sep 1923 - 28 Feb 1924 Sir William Cullen (3rd time)
(acting) (s.a.)
28 Feb 1924 - 9 Apr 1930 Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford
de Chair (b. 1864 - d. 1958)
9 Apr 1930 - 28 May 1930 Sir William Cullen (4th time)
(acting) (s.a.)
29 May 1930 - 15 Jan 1935 Sir Philip Woolcott Game (b. 1876 - d. 1961)
15 Jan 1935 - 20 Feb 1935 Sir Philip Whistler Street
(1st time) (acting) (b. 1863 - d. 1938)
21 Feb 1935 - 22 Jan 1936 Alexander Gore Arkwright
Hore-Ruthven, Baron Gowrie (b. 1872 - d. 1955)
22 Jan 1936 - 6 Aug 1936 Sir Philip Whistler Street
(2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
6 Aug 1936 - 30 Oct 1936 Sir Murray Anderson (b. 1874 - d. 1936)
30 Oct 1936 - 8 Apr 1937 Sir Philip Whistler Street
(3rd time) (acting) (s.a.)
8 Apr 1937 - 6 Jun 1945 John de Vere Loder, Baron
Wakehurst (b. 1895 - d. 1970)
6 Jun 1945 - 1 Aug 1946 Sir Frederick Richard Jordan (b. 1881 - d. 1949)
(acting)
1 Aug 1946 - 1 Aug 1957 Sir John Northcott (b. 1890 - d. 1966)
1 Aug 1957 - 1 Aug 1965 Sir Eric Winslow Woodward (b. 1899 - d. 1967)
1 Aug 1965 - 20 Jan 1966 Sir Kenneth Whistler Street
(acting) (b. 1890 - d. 1972)
20 Jan 1966 - 20 Jan 1981 Sir Roden Cutler (b. 1916 - d. 2002)
20 Jan 1981 - 20 Jan 1989 Sir James Anthony Rowland (b. 1922 - d. 1999)
20 Jan 1989 - 7 Aug 1990 Sir David James Martin (b. 1933 - d. 1990)
8 Aug 1990 - 1 Mar 1996 Peter Sinclair (b. 1934)
1 Mar 1996 - 1 Mar 2001 Gordon Samuels (b. 1923 - d. 2007)
1 Mar 2001 - 2 Oct 2014 Marie Bashir (from 9 Jun 2014,
Dame Marie Bashir) (f) (b. 1930 - d. 2026)
2 Oct 2014 - 2 May 2019 David Hurley (b. 1953)
2 May 2019 - Margaret Beazley (f) (b. 1951)
Premiers
6 Jun 1856 - 26 Aug 1856 Stuart Alexander Donaldson (b. 1812 - d. 1867)
26 Aug 1856 - 3 Oct 1856 Charles Cowper (1st time) (b. 1807 - d. 1875)
3 Oct 1856 - 7 Sep 1857 Henry Watson Parker (b. 1808 - d. 1881)
7 Sep 1857 - 27 Oct 1859 Charles Cowper (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Oct 1859 - 9 Mar 1860 William Forster (b. 1818 - d. 1882)
9 Mar 1860 - 10 Jan 1861 John Robertson (1st time) (b. 1816 - d. 1891)
10 Jan 1861 - 16 Oct 1863 Charles Cowper (3rd time) (s.a.)
16 Oct 1863 - 3 Feb 1865 James Martin (1st time) (b. 1820 - d. 1886)
3 Feb 1865 - 22 Jan 1866 Charles Cowper (4th time) (s.a.)
22 Jan 1866 - 27 Oct 1868 James Martin (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Oct 1868 - 13 Jan 1870 John Robertson (2nd time) (s.a.)
13 Jan 1870 - 16 Dec 1870 Charles Cowper (5th time) (s.a.)
16 Dec 1870 - 14 May 1872 Sir James Martin (3rd time) (s.a.)
14 May 1872 - 9 Feb 1875 Henry Parkes (1st time) (b. 1815 - d. 1896)
9 Feb 1875 - 22 Mar 1877 John Robertson (3rd time) (s.a.)
22 Mar 1877 - 17 Aug 1877 Henry Parkes (from 30 May 1877,
Sir Henry Parkes) (2nd time) (s.a.)
17 Aug 1877 - 18 Dec 1877 Sir John Robertson (4th time) (s.a.)
18 Dec 1877 - 21 Dec 1878 Jan James Squires Farnell (b. 1825 - d. 1888)
21 Dec 1878 - 5 Jan 1883 Sir Henry Parkes (3rd time) (s.a.)
5 Jan 1883 - 7 Oct 1885 Alexander Stuart (b. 1824 - d. 1886)
7 Oct 1885 - 22 Dec 1885 George Richard Dibbs (1st time) (b. 1834 - d. 1904)
22 Dec 1885 - 26 Feb 1886 Sir John Robertson (5th time) (s.a.)
26 Feb 1886 - 20 Jan 1887 Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings (b. 1831 - d. 1897)
20 Jan 1887 - 17 Jan 1889 Sir Henry Parkes (4th time) (s.a.)
17 Jan 1889 - 8 Mar 1889 George Richard Dibbs
(2nd time) (s.a.)
8 Mar 1889 - 23 Oct 1891 Sir Henry Parkes (5th time) FT (s.a.)
23 Oct 1891 - 3 Aug 1894 George Richard Dibbs
(3rd time) Pro (s.a.)
3 Aug 1894 - 14 Sep 1899 George Reid FT (b. 1845 - d. 1918)
14 Sep 1899 - 28 Mar 1901 William John Lyne (from 23 May
1900, Sir William John Lyne) Pro (b. 1844 - d. 1913)
28 Mar 1901 - 15 Jun 1904 John See Pro (b. 1844 - d. 1907)
15 Jun 1904 - 29 Aug 1904 Thomas Waddell Pro (b. 1854 - d. 1940)
29 Aug 1904 - 2 Oct 1907 Joseph Hector McNeil
Carruthers L-R (b. 1857 - d. 1932)
2 Oct 1907 - 21 Oct 1910 Charles Gregory Wade Lib (b. 1863 - d. 1922)
21 Oct 1910 - 30 Jun 1913 James Sinclair Taylor
McGowen ALP (b. 1855 - d. 1922)
30 Jun 1913 - 12 Apr 1920 William Arthur Holman
ALP; 15 Nov 1916: Nat (b. 1871 - d. 1934)
12 Apr 1920 - 5 Oct 1921 John Storey ALP (b. 1869 - d. 1921)
10 Oct 1921 - 20 Dec 1921 James Thomas Dooley
(1st time) ALP (b. 1877 - d. 1950)
20 Dec 1921 Sir George Warburton Fuller
(1st time) Nat (b. 1861 - d. 1940)
20 Dec 1921 - 13 Apr 1922 James Thomas Dooley
(2nd time) ALP (s.a.)
13 Apr 1922 - 17 Jun 1925 Sir George Warburton Fuller
(2nd time) Nat (s.a.)
17 Jun 1925 - 18 Oct 1927 Jack Lang (1st time) ALP (b. 1876 - d. 1975)
18 Oct 1927 - 4 Nov 1930 Thomas Rainsford Bavin Nat (b. 1874 - d. 1941)
4 Nov 1930 - 16 May 1932 Jack Lang (2nd time) ALP (s.a.)
16 May 1932 - 5 Aug 1939 Bertram Sydney Barnsdale
Stevens UAP (b. 1889 - d. 1973)
5 Aug 1939 - 16 May 1941 Alexander Mair UAP (b. 1889 - d. 1961)
16 May 1941 - 6 Feb 1947 William John McKell ALP (b. 1891 - d. 1985)
6 Feb 1947 - 3 Apr 1952 James McGirr ALP (b. 1890 - d. 1957)
3 Apr 1952 - 22 Oct 1959 John Joseph Cahill ALP (b. 1891 - d. 1959)
28 Oct 1959 - 30 Apr 1964 Robert James Heffron ALP (b. 1890 - d. 1978)
30 Apr 1964 - 13 May 1965 John Brophy Renshaw ALP (b. 1909 - d. 1987)
13 May 1965 - 3 Jan 1975 Robin William Askin (from
14 Dec 1971, Robert William
Askin; from 1 Jan 1972, Sir
Robert William Askin) Lib (b. 1907 - d. 1981)
3 Jan 1975 - 23 Jan 1976 Thomas Lancelot Lewis Lib (b. 1922 - d. 2016)
23 Jan 1976 - 14 May 1976 Sir Eric Archibald Willis Lib (b. 1922 - d. 1999)
14 May 1976 - 4 Jul 1986 Neville Wran ALP (b. 1926 - d. 2014)
4 Jul 1986 - 21 Mar 1988 Barrie Unsworth ALP (b. 1934)
21 Mar 1988 - 24 Jun 1992 Nick Greiner Lib (b. 1947)
24 Jun 1992 - 4 Apr 1995 John Fahey Lib (b. 1945 - d. 2020)
4 Apr 1995 - 3 Aug 2005 Bob Carr ALP (b. 1947)
3 Aug 2005 - 5 Sep 2008 Morris Iemma ALP (b. 1961)
5 Sep 2008 - 4 Dec 2009 Nathan Rees ALP (b. 1968)
4 Dec 2009 - 28 Mar 2011 Kristina Keneally (f) ALP (b. 1968)
28 Mar 2011 - 17 Apr 2014 Barry O'Farrell Lib (b. 1959)
17 Apr 2014 - 23 Jan 2017 Mike Baird Lib (b. 1969)
23 Jan 2017 - 5 Oct 2021 Gladys Berejiklian (f) Lib (b. 1970)
5 Oct 2021 - 28 Mar 2023 Dominic Perrottet Lib (b. 1982)
28 Mar 2023 - Chris Minns ALP (b. 1979)
Northern Territory
6 Jul 1825 part of New South Wales (eastern part already since 1788)
6 Jul 1863 under South Australia
1 Jan 1911 separate territory
1 Mar 1927 - 12 Jun 1931 divided into Northern Australia and Central Australia
1 Jul 1978 self-government
Government Residents
3 Mar 1864 - 27 Apr 1870 Boyle Travers Finniss (b. 1807 - d. 1893)
27 Apr 1870 - 6 Oct 1873 Bloomfield Douglas (b. 1822 - d. 1906)
6 Oct 1873 - 1 Jul 1876 George Byng Scott
1 Jul 1876 - 19 May 1884 Edward William Price
19 May 1884 - 16 Jul 1890 John Langdon Parsons
16 Jul 1890 - 24 Feb 1892 John George Knight
24 Feb 1892 - 1 Feb 1906 Charles James Dashwood (b. 1843 - d. 1919)
1 Feb 1906 - 1 Apr 1910 Charles Edward Herbert (b. 1860 - d. 1929)
1 Apr 1910 - 1 Jan 1911 Samuel James Mitchell
Administrators
1 Jan 1911 - 17 Jan 1912 Samuel James Mitchell (acting)
17 Jan 1912 - 1 Aug 1919 John Anderson Gilruth (b. 1871 - d. 1937)
1 Aug 1919 - 17 Jan 1921 Henry Ernest Carey (acting)
17 Jan 1921 - 1 Mar 1927 Frederic Charles Urquhart (b. 1858 - d. 1935)
Government Resident for North Australia
1 Mar 1927 - 12 Jun 1931 Robert Hunter Weddell (b. 1882 - d. 1951)
Government Residents for Central Australia
1 Mar 1927 - 11 Dec 1929 John Charles Cawood (b. c.1882 - d. 19...)
11 Dec 1929 - 12 Jun 1931 Victor George Carrington (b. 1900 - d. ...)
Administrators
12 Jun 1931 - 29 Mar 1937 Robert Hunter Weddell (s.a.)
29 Mar 1937 - 1 Jul 1946 Charles Lydiard Aubrey Abbott (b. 1886 - d. 1975)
1 Jul 1946 - 1 Jul 1951 Arthur Robert Driver (b. 1909 - d. 1981)
1 Jul 1951 - 1 Jul 1956 Frank Joseph Scott Wise (b. 1897 - d. 1986)
1 Jul 1956 - 1 Apr 1961 James Clarence Archer (b. 1900 - d. 1980)
1 Apr 1961 - 20 Aug 1964 Roger Bede Nott (b. 1908 - d. 2000)
1 Oct 1964 - 4 Mar 1970 Roger Levinge Dean (b. 1913 - d. 1998)
4 Mar 1970 - 10 Dec 1973 Fred Chaney (b. 1914 - d. 2001)
10 Dec 1973 - 1 Jun 1976 John Norman Nelson (b. 1908 - d. 1991)
1 Jun 1976 - 1 Jan 1981 John Armstrong England (b. 1911 - d. 1985)
1 Jan 1981 - 1 Jul 1989 Eric Eugene Johnston (b. 1933 - d. 1997)
1 Jul 1989 - 1 Mar 1993 James Muirhead (b. 1925 - d. 1999)
1 Mar 1993 - 17 Feb 1997 Austin Asche (b. 1925 - d. 2024)
17 Feb 1997 - 28 Nov 2000 Neil Raymond Conn (b. 1936)
28 Nov 2000 - 30 Oct 2003 John Anictomatis (b. 1945)
31 Oct 2003 - 18 Nov 2003 Pat Miller (f) (acting)
18 Nov 2003 - 30 Oct 2007 Ted Egan (b. 1932 - d. 2025)
9 Nov 2007 - 31 Oct 2011 Tom Pauling (b. 1946 - d. 2023)
31 Oct 2011 - 10 Nov 2014 Sally Thomas (f) (b. 1939)
10 Nov 2014 - 31 Oct 2017 John Hardy (b. 1942)
31 Oct 2017 - 2 Feb 2023 Vicki O'Halloran (f) (b. 1964)
2 Feb 2023 - Hugh Heggie (b. 1950)
Chief ministers
1 Jul 1978 - 17 Oct 1984 Paul Everingham CLP (b. 1943)
17 Oct 1984 - 15 May 1986 Ian Tuxworth CLP (b. 1942 - d. 2020)
15 May 1986 - 14 Jul 1988 Steve Hatton CLP (b. 1948)
14 Jul 1988 - 26 May 1995 Marshall Perron CLP (b. 1942)
26 May 1995 - 8 Feb 1999 Shane Stone CLP (b. 1950)
8 Feb 1999 - 27 Aug 2001 Denis Burke CLP (b. 1948)
27 Aug 2001 - 26 Nov 2007 Clare Martin (f) ALP (b. 1952)
26 Nov 2007 - 29 Aug 2012 Paul Henderson ALP (b. 1962)
29 Aug 2012 - 14 Mar 2013 Terry Mills CLP (b. 1957)
14 Mar 2013 - 31 Aug 2016 Adam Giles CLP (b. 1973)
31 Aug 2016 - 10 May 2022 Michael Gunner ALP (b. 1976)
10 May 2022 - 13 May 2022 Nicole Manison (f) (acting) ALP (b. 1979?)
13 May 2022 - 21 Dec 2023 Natasha Fyles (f) ALP (b. 1978)
21 Dec 2023 - 28 Aug 2024 Eva Lawler (f) ALP (b. 1962?)
28 Aug 2024 - Lia Finocchiaro (f) CLP (b. 1984)
Queensland
10 Dec 1859 British colony (separated from New South Wales)
1 Jan 1901 Australian state
Governors
10 Dec 1859 - 4 Jan 1868 Sir George Ferguson Bowen (b. 1821 - d. 1899)
4 Jan 1868 - 14 Aug 1868 Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell
(1st time) (acting) (b. 1812 - d. 1879)
14 Aug 1868 - 2 Jan 1871 Samuel Wensley Blackall (b. 1809 - d. 1871)
2 Jan 1871 - 12 Aug 1871 Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell
(2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
12 Aug 1871 - 12 Nov 1874 George Augustus Constantine
Phipps, Marquess of Normanby (b. 1819 - d. 1890)
12 Nov 1874 - 23 Jan 1875 Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell
(3rd time) (acting) (s.a.)
23 Jan 1875 - 14 Mar 1877 William Wellington Cairns (b. 1828 - d. 1888)
14 Mar 1877 - 11 Apr 1877 Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell
(4th time) (acting) (s.a.)
11 Apr 1877 - 2 May 1883 Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy (b. 1810 - d. 1883)
(acting to 20 Jul 1877)
2 May 1883 - 6 Nov 1883 Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer
(1st time) (acting) (b. 1819 - d. 1898)
6 Nov 1883 - 9 Oct 1888 Sir Anthony Musgrave (b. 1828 - d. 1888)
9 Oct 1888 - 1 May 1889 Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer
(2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
1 May 1889 - 15 Nov 1895 Sir Henry Wylie Norman (b. 1826 - d. 1904)
15 Nov 1895 - 9 Apr 1896 Sir Arthur Hunter Palmer
(3rd time) (acting) (s.a.)
9 Apr 1896 - 19 Dec 1901 Charles Wallace Alexander Napier
Cochrane-Baillie, Baron Lamington (b. 1860 - d. 1940)
21 Dec 1901 - 24 Mar 1902 Sir Samuel Walker Griffith (b. 1845 - d. 1920)
(acting)
24 Mar 1902 - 10 Oct 1904 Sir Herbert Charles Chermside (b. 1850 - d. 1929)
10 Oct 1904 - 30 Nov 1905 Sir Hugh Muir Nelson (acting) (b. 1835 - d. 1906)
30 Nov 1905 - 26 May 1909 Frederic John Napier Thesiger,
Baron Chelmsford (b. 1868 - d. 1933)
27 May 1909 - 2 Dec 1909 Sir Arthur Morgan (1st time) (b. 1856 - d. 1916)
(acting)
2 Dec 1909 - 16 Jul 1914 Sir William MacGregor (b. 1846 - d. 1919)
16 Jul 1914 - 15 Mar 1915 Sir Arthur Morgan (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
15 Mar 1915 - 3 Feb 1920 Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams (b. 1858 - d. 1920)
3 Feb 1920 - 3 Dec 1920 William Lennon (1st time) (acting) (b. 1849 - d. 1938)
3 Dec 1920 - 17 Sep 1925 Sir Matthew Nathan (b. 1862 - d. 1939)
17 Sep 1925 - 13 Jun 1927 William Lennon (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
13 Jun 1927 - 7 Apr 1932 Sir John Goodwin (b. 1871 - d. 1960)
8 Apr 1932 - 1 Jun 1932 Sir James William Blair (acting) (b. 1871 - d. 1944)
13 Jun 1932 - 23 Apr 1946 Sir Leslie Orme Wilson (b. 1876 - d. 1955)
24 Apr 1946 - 30 Sep 1946 Frank Arthur Cooper (acting) (b. 1872 - d. 1949)
1 Oct 1946 - 4 Dec 1957 Sir John Dudley Lavarack (b. 1885 - d. 1957)
4 Dec 1957 - 18 Mar 1958 Alan Mansfield (from 1 Jan 1958,
Sir Alan Mansfield) (1st time) (b. 1902 - d. 1980)
(acting)
18 Mar 1958 - 18 Mar 1966 Sir Henry Abel Smith (b. 1900 - d. 1993)
18 Mar 1966 - 21 Mar 1966 William George Mack (acting) (b. 1904 - d. 1979)
21 Mar 1966 - 21 Mar 1972 Sir Alan Mansfield (2nd time) (s.a.)
21 Mar 1972 - 20 Mar 1977 Sir Colin Thomas Hannah (b. 1914 - d. 1978)
20 Mar 1977 - 21 Apr 1977 Sir Mostyn Hanger (acting) (b. 1908 - d. 1980)
22 Apr 1977 - 21 Jul 1985 Sir James Maxwell Ramsay (b. 1916 - d. 1986)
22 Jul 1985 - 28 Jul 1992 Sir Walter Campbell (b. 1921 - d. 2004)
29 Jul 1992 - 29 Jul 1997 Leneen Forde (f) (b. 1935)
29 Jul 1997 - 29 Jul 2003 Peter Arnison (b. 1940)
29 Jul 2003 - 29 Jul 2008 Quentin Bryce (f) (b. 1942)
29 Jul 2008 - 29 Jul 2014 Penelope Wensley (f) (b. 1946)
29 Jul 2014 - 1 Nov 2021 Paul de Jersey (b. 1948)
1 Nov 2021 - Jeannette Young (f) (b. 1963?)
Premiers
10 Dec 1859 - 1 Feb 1866 Robert George Wyndham Herbert
(1st time) (b. 1831 - d. 1905)
1 Feb 1866 - 20 Jul 1866 Arthur Macalister (1st time) (b. 1818 - d. 1883)
20 Jul 1866 - 7 Aug 1866 Robert George Wyndham Herbert
(2nd time) (s.a.)
7 Aug 1866 - 15 Aug 1867 Arthur Macalister (2nd time) (s.a.)
15 Aug 1867 - 25 Nov 1868 Robert Ramsay Mackenzie (b. 1811 - d. 1873)
25 Nov 1868 - 3 May 1870 Charles Lilley (b. 1827 - d. 1897)
3 May 1870 - 8 Jan 1874 Arthur Hunter Palmer (s.a.)
8 Jan 1874 - 5 Jun 1876 Arthur Macalister (3rd time) (s.a.)
5 Jun 1876 - 8 Mar 1877 George Thorn (b. 1838 - d. 1905)
8 Mar 1877 - 21 Jan 1879 John Douglas (b. 1828 - d. 1904)
21 Jan 1879 - 13 Nov 1883 Thomas McIlwraith (1st time) (b. 1835 - d. 1900)
13 Nov 1883 - 13 Jun 1888 Samuel Walker Griffith (from 23
Jul 1886, Sir Samuel Walker
Griffith) (1st time) (s.a.)
13 Jun 1888 - 30 Nov 1888 Sir Thomas McIlwraith (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Nov 1888 - 12 Aug 1890 Boyd Dunlop Morehead (b. 1843 - d. 1905)
12 Aug 1890 - 27 Mar 1893 Sir Samuel Walker Griffith
(2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Mar 1893 - 27 Oct 1893 Sir Thomas McIlwraith (3rd time) (s.a.)
27 Oct 1893 - 3 Apr 1898 Hugh Muir Nelson (from 20 May
1896, Sir Hugh Muir Nelson) (s.a.)
3 Apr 1898 - 27 Sep 1898 Thomas Joseph Byrnes (b. 1860 - d. 1898)
1 Oct 1898 - 1 Dec 1899 James Robert Dickson (b. 1832 - d. 1901)
1 Dec 1899 - 7 Dec 1899 Anderson Dawson ALP (b. 1863 - d. 1910)
7 Dec 1899 - 17 Sep 1903 Robert Philp (1st time) (b. 1854 - d. 1922)
17 Sep 1903 - 19 Jan 1906 Arthur Morgan (s.a.)
19 Jan 1906 - 19 Nov 1907 William Kidston (1st time) (b. 1849 - d. 1919)
19 Nov 1907 - 18 Feb 1908 Robert Philp (2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Feb 1908 - 7 Feb 1911 William Kidston (2nd time) (s.a.)
7 Feb 1911 - 1 Jun 1915 Digby Frank Denman Lib (b. 1859 - d. 1947)
1 Jun 1915 - 22 Oct 1919 Thomas Joseph Ryan ALP (b. 1876 - d. 1921)
22 Oct 1919 - 26 Feb 1925 Edward Granville Theodore ALP (b. 1884 - d. 1950)
26 Feb 1925 - 22 Oct 1925 William Neal Gillies ALP (b. 1868 - d. 1928)
22 Oct 1925 - 21 May 1929 William McCormack ALP (b. 1879 - d. 1947)
21 May 1929 - 17 Jun 1932 Arthur Edward Moore Cnt (b. 1876 - d. 1963)
17 Jun 1932 - 16 Sep 1942 William Forgan Smith ALP (b. 1887 - d. 1953)
16 Sep 1942 - 7 Mar 1946 Frank Arthur Cooper ALP (s.a.)
7 Mar 1946 - 15 Jan 1952 Edward Michael Hanlon ALP (b. 1887 - d. 1952)
17 Jan 1952 - 12 Aug 1957 Vincent Clair Gair ALP (b. 1902 - d. 1980)
12 Aug 1957 - 17 Jan 1968 George Francis Reuben Nicklin Cnt (b. 1895 - d. 1978)
17 Jan 1968 - 1 Aug 1968 Jack Charles Allen Pizzey Cnt (b. 1911 - d. 1968)
1 Aug 1968 - 8 Aug 1968 Gordon William Wesley Chalk Cnt (b. 1913 - d. 1991)
(acting)
8 Aug 1968 - 1 Dec 1987 Johannes Bjelke-Petersen
(from 16 Jun 1984, Sir
Johannes Bjelke-Petersen) Cnt/Nat (b. 1911 - d. 2005)
1 Dec 1987 - 22 Sep 1989 Mike Ahern Nat (b. 1942 - d. 2023)
22 Sep 1989 - 2 Dec 1989 Russell Cooper Nat (b. 1941)
2 Dec 1989 - 20 Feb 1996 Wayne Goss ALP (b. 1951 - d. 2014)
20 Feb 1996 - 26 Jun 1998 Rob Borbidge Nat (b. 1954)
26 Jun 1998 - 13 Sep 2007 Peter Beattie ALP (b. 1952)
13 Sep 2007 - 26 Mar 2012 Anna Bligh (f) ALP (b. 1960)
26 Mar 2012 - 14 Feb 2015 Campbell Newman LNP (b. 1963)
14 Feb 2015 - 15 Dec 2023 Annastacia Palaszczuk (f) ALP (b. 1969)
15 Dec 2023 - 28 Oct 2024 Steven Miles ALP (b. 1977)
28 Oct 2024 - David Crisafulli LNP (b. 1979)
Torres Strait Islands
1 Jul 1994 Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) created
Chairmen of the TSRA
1 Jul 1994 - Mar 1997 Getano Lui, Jr. (b. 1952)
Mar 1997 - 19 Apr 2000 John Abednego
19 Apr 2000 - May 2004 Terry Waia
May 2004 - 13 Nov 2012 John Toshie Kris
13 Nov 2012 - Oct 2016 Joseph Elu
Oct 2016 - Feb 2025 Napau Pedro Stephen
Feb 2025 - George Nona (b. 1977?)
South Australia
28 Dec 1836 British colony (separated from New South Wales)
1 Jan 1901 Australian state
Governors
28 Dec 1836 - 16 Jul 1838 John Hindmarsh (b. 1778? - d. 1860)
16 Jul 1838 - 17 Oct 1838 George Milner Stephen (acting) (b. 1811 - d. 1894)
17 Oct 1838 - 15 May 1841 George Gawler (b. 1795 - d. 1869)
15 May 1841 - 25 Oct 1845 George Grey (b. 1812 - d. 1898)
25 Oct 1845 - 2 Aug 1848 Frederick Holt Robe (b. 1800 - d. 1871)
(lieutenant governor)
2 Aug 1848 - 20 Dec 1854 Sir Henry Edward Fox Young (b. 1803 - d. 1870)
20 Dec 1854 - 8 Jun 1855 Boyle Travers Finniss (acting) (b. 1807 - d. 1893)
8 Jun 1855 - 4 Mar 1862 Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell (b. 1814 - d. 1881)
4 Mar 1862 - 19 Feb 1868 Sir Dominick Daly (b. 1798 - d. 1868)
20 Feb 1868 - 16 Feb 1869 Francis Gilbert Hamley (acting) (b. 1815 - d. 1876)
16 Feb 1869 - 7 Dec 1872 Sir James Fergusson (b. 1832 - d. 1907)
7 Dec 1872 - 9 Jun 1873 Sir Richard Davis Hanson (acting) (b. 1805 - d. 1876)
9 Jun 1873 - 9 Jan 1877 Anthony Musgrave (from 30 Aug
1875, Sir Anthony Musgrave) (b. 1828 - d. 1888)
9 Jan 1877 - 24 Mar 1877 Samuel James Way (1st time) (b. 1836 - d. 1916)
(acting)
24 Mar 1877 - 17 May 1877 William Wellington Cairns (from 1
May 1877, Sir William Wellington
Cairns) (b. 1828 - d. 1888)
17 May 1877 - 2 Oct 1877 Samuel James Way (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
2 Oct 1877 - 9 Jan 1883 Sir William Jervois (b. 1821 - d. 1897)
9 Jan 1883 - 19 Feb 1883 Samuel James Way (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
19 Feb 1883 - 6 Mar 1889 Sir William Cleaver Francis
Robinson (b. 1834 - d. 1897)
6 Mar 1889 - 11 Apr 1889 Samuel James Way (4th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
11 Apr 1889 - 17 Jan 1895 Algernon Hawkins Thomond
Keith-Falconer, Earl of Kintore (b. 1852 - d. 1930)
17 Jan 1895 - 29 Oct 1895 Samuel James Way (5th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
29 Oct 1895 - 30 Sep 1898 Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton (b. 1837 - d. 1915)
30 Sep 1898 - 10 Apr 1899 Samuel James Way (6th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
10 Apr 1899 - 17 Feb 1902 Hallam Tennyson, Baron Tennyson (b. 1852 - d. 1928)
17 Feb 1902 - 1 Jul 1903 Sir Samuel James Way (7th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
1 Jul 1903 - 2 Jan 1909 Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte (b. 1852 - d. 1925)
2 Jan 1909 - 29 Mar 1909 Sir Samuel James Way (8th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
29 Mar 1909 - 2 Feb 1914 Sir Day Hort Bosanquet (b. 1843 - d. 1923)
2 Feb 1914 - 18 Apr 1914 Sir Samuel James Way (9th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
18 Apr 1914 - 10 Feb 1920 Sir Henry Lionel Galway (b. 1859 - d. 1949)
10 Feb 1920 - 9 Jun 1920 Sir George Murray (1st time) (b. 1863 - d. 1942)
(acting)
9 Jun 1920 - 24 Apr 1922 Sir Archibald Weigall (b. 1874 - d. 1952)
24 Apr 1922 - 4 Dec 1922 Sir George Murray (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
4 Dec 1922 - 6 Dec 1927 Sir Tom Bridges (b. 1871 - d. 1939)
6 Dec 1927 - 14 May 1928 Sir George Murray (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
14 May 1928 - 27 Apr 1934 Sir Alexander Gore Arkwright
Hore-Ruthven (b. 1872 - d. 1955)
27 Apr 1934 - 27 Jul 1934 Sir George Murray (4th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
28 Jul 1934 - 24 Feb 1939 Sir Winston Dugan (b. 1877 - d. 1951)
24 Feb 1939 - 11 Aug 1939 Sir George Murray (5th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
12 Aug 1939 - 26 Apr 1944 Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (b. 1890 - d. 1969)
26 Apr 1944 - 18 Dec 1944 Sir Mellis Napier (1st time) (b. 1882 - d. 1976)
(acting)
19 Dec 1944 - 19 Jun 1952 Sir Willoughby Norrie (b. 1893 - d. 1977)
19 Jun 1952 - 23 Feb 1953 Sir Mellis Napier (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
23 Feb 1953 - 7 Mar 1960 Sir Robert George (b. 1896 - d. 1967)
7 Mar 1960 - 4 Apr 1961 Sir Mellis Napier (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
4 Apr 1961 - 1 Jun 1968 Sir Edric Bastyan (b. 1903 - d. 1980)
1 Jun 1968 - 4 Dec 1968 Sir Mellis Napier (4th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
4 Dec 1968 - 15 Sep 1971 Sir James Harrison (b. 1912 - d. 1971)
15 Sep 1971 - 1 Dec 1971 Sir Mellis Napier (5th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
1 Dec 1971 - 1 Dec 1976 Sir Mark Oliphant (b. 1901 - d. 2000)
1 Dec 1976 - 30 Apr 1977 Sir Douglas Nicholls (b. 1906 - d. 1988)
1 Sep 1977 - 28 Mar 1982 Keith Seaman (from 20 Nov 1981,
Sir Keith Seaman) (b. 1920 - d. 2013)
23 Apr 1982 - 5 Feb 1991 Sir Donald Beaumont Dunstan (b. 1923 - d. 2011)
6 Feb 1991 - 19 Jul 1996 Dame Roma Mitchell (f) (b. 1913 - d. 2000)
22 Jul 1996 - 3 Nov 2001 Sir Eric Neal (b. 1924 - d. 2025)
3 Nov 2001 - 8 Aug 2007 Marjorie Jackson-Nelson (f) (b. 1931)
8 Aug 2007 - 1 Sep 2014 Kevin Scarce (b. 1952)
1 Sep 2014 - 31 Aug 2021 Hieu Van Le (b. 1954)
1 Sep 2021 - 7 Oct 2021 Brenda Wilson (f) (acting)
7 Oct 2021 - Frances Adamson (f) (b. 1961)
Premiers
24 Oct 1856 - 21 Aug 1857 Boyle Travers Finniss (s.a.)
21 Aug 1857 - 1 Sep 1857 John Baker (b. 1813 - d. 1872)
1 Sep 1857 - 30 Sep 1857 Robert Richard Torrens (b. 1814 - d. 1884)
30 Sep 1857 - 9 May 1860 Richard Davis Hanson (s.a.)
9 May 1860 - 8 Oct 1861 Thomas Reynolds (b. 1818 - d. 1875)
8 Oct 1861 - 4 Jul 1863 George Marsden Waterhouse (b. 1824 - d. 1906)
4 Jul 1863 - 15 Jul 1863 Francis Stacker Dutton (1st time) (b. 1816 - d. 1877)
15 Jul 1863 - 4 Aug 1864 Henry Ayers (1st time) (b. 1821 - d. 1897)
4 Aug 1864 - 22 Mar 1865 Arthur Blyth (1st time) (b. 1823 - d. 1891)
22 Mar 1865 - 20 Sep 1865 Francis Stacker Dutton (2nd time) (s.a.)
20 Sep 1865 - 23 Oct 1865 Henry Ayers (2nd time) (s.a.)
23 Oct 1865 - 28 Mar 1866 John Hart (1st time) (b. 1809 - d. 1873)
28 Mar 1866 - 3 May 1867 James Penn Boucaut (1st time) (b. 1831 - d. 1916)
3 May 1867 - 24 Sep 1868 Henry Ayers (3rd time) (s.a.)
24 Sep 1868 - 13 Oct 1868 John Hart (2nd time) (s.a.)
13 Oct 1868 - 3 Nov 1868 Henry Ayers (4th time) (s.a.)
3 Nov 1868 - 30 May 1870 Henry Bull Templar Strangways (b. 1832 - d. 1920)
30 May 1870 - 10 Nov 1871 John Hart (3rd time) (s.a.)
10 Nov 1871 - 22 Jan 1872 Arthur Blyth (2nd time) (s.a.)
22 Jan 1872 - 22 Jul 1873 Sir Henry Ayers (5th time) (s.a.)
22 Jul 1873 - 3 Jun 1875 Arthur Blyth (3rd time) (s.a.)
3 Jun 1875 - 6 Jun 1876 James Penn Boucaut (2nd time) (s.a.)
6 Jun 1876 - 26 Oct 1877 John Colton (1st time) (b. 1823 - d. 1902)
26 Oct 1877 - 27 Sep 1878 James Penn Boucaut (3rd time) (s.a.)
27 Sep 1878 - 24 Jun 1881 William Morgan (b. 1828 - d. 1883)
24 Jun 1881 - 16 Jun 1884 John Cox Bray (b. 1842 - d. 1894)
16 Jun 1884 - 16 Jun 1885 John Colton (2nd time) (s.a.)
16 Jun 1885 - 11 Jun 1887 John Downer (1st time) (b. 1844 - d. 1915)
11 Jun 1887 - 27 Jun 1889 Thomas Playford (1st time) (b. 1837 - d. 1915)
27 Jun 1889 - 19 Aug 1890 John Alexander Cockburn (b. 1850 - d. 1929)
19 Aug 1890 - 21 Jun 1892 Thomas Playford (2nd time) (s.a.)
21 Jun 1892 - 15 Oct 1892 Frederick William Holder
(1st time) (b. 1850 - d. 1909)
15 Oct 1892 - 16 Jun 1893 Sir John Downer (2nd time) (s.a.)
16 Jun 1893 - 1 Dec 1899 Charles Cameron Kingston Lib (b. 1850 - d. 1908)
1 Dec 1899 - 8 Dec 1899 Vaiben Louis Solomon Con (b. 1853 - d. 1908)
8 Dec 1899 - 15 May 1901 Frederick William Holder
(2nd time) Lib (s.a.)
15 May 1901 - 1 Mar 1905 John Greeley Jenkins Lib (b. 1851 - d. 1923)
1 Mar 1905 - 26 Jul 1905 Richard Butler Con (b. 1850 - d. 1925)
26 Jul 1905 - 5 Jun 1909 Thomas Price ALP (b. 1852 - d. 1909)
5 Jun 1909 - 3 Jun 1910 Archibald Henry Peake
(1st time) Lib (b. 1859 - d. 1920)
3 Jun 1910 - 17 Feb 1912 John Verran ALP (b. 1856 - d. 1932)
17 Feb 1912 - 3 Apr 1915 Archibald Henry Peake
(2nd time) Lib (s.a.)
3 Apr 1915 - 14 Jul 1917 Crawford Vaughan ALP (b. 1874 - d. 1947)
14 Jul 1917 - 8 Apr 1920 Archibald Henry Peake
(3rd time) Lib (s.a.)
8 Apr 1920 - 16 Apr 1924 Henry Newman Barwell Lib (b. 1877 - d. 1959)
16 Apr 1924 - 28 Aug 1926 John Gunn ALP (b. 1885 - d. 1959)
28 Aug 1926 - 8 Apr 1927 Lionel Laughton Hill
(1st time) ALP (b. 1881 - d. 1963)
8 Apr 1927 - 17 Apr 1930 Richard Layton Butler
(1st time) Lib (b. 1885 - d. 1966)
17 Apr 1930 - 13 Feb 1933 Lionel Laughton Hill
(2nd time) ALP (s.a.)
13 Feb 1933 - 18 Apr 1933 Robert Stanley Richards ALP (b. 1885 - d. 1967)
18 Apr 1933 - 5 Nov 1938 Richard Layton Butler
(2nd time) LCL (s.a.)
5 Nov 1938 - 10 Mar 1965 Thomas Playford (from 1 Jan
1957, Sir Thomas Playford) LCL (b. 1896 - d. 1981)
10 Mar 1965 - 1 Jun 1967 Francis Henry Walsh ALP (b. 1899 - d. 1968)
1 Jun 1967 - 17 Apr 1968 Donald Allan Dunstan
(1st time) ALP (b. 1926 - d. 1999)
17 Apr 1968 - 2 Jun 1970 Steele Hall LCL (b. 1928 - d. 2024)
2 Jun 1970 - 15 Feb 1979 Donald Allan Dunstan
(2nd time) ALP (s.a.)
15 Feb 1979 - 18 Sep 1979 Des Corcoran ALP (b. 1928 - d. 2004)
18 Sep 1979 - 10 Nov 1982 David Tonkin Lib (b. 1929 - d. 2000)
10 Nov 1982 - 4 Sep 1992 John Bannon ALP (b. 1943 - d. 2015)
4 Sep 1992 - 14 Dec 1993 Lynn Arnold ALP (b. 1949)
14 Dec 1993 - 28 Nov 1996 Dean Brown Lib (b. 1943)
28 Nov 1996 - 22 Oct 2001 John Olsen Lib (b. 1945)
22 Oct 2001 - 5 Mar 2002 Rob Kerin Lib (b. 1954)
5 Mar 2002 - 21 Oct 2011 Mike Rann ALP (b. 1953)
21 Oct 2011 - 19 Mar 2018 Jay Weatherill ALP (b. 1964)
19 Mar 2018 - 21 Mar 2022 Steven Marshall Lib (b. 1968)
21 Mar 2022 - Peter Malinauskas ALP (b. 1980)
Tasmania
1803 Van Diemen's Land (under New South Wales)
1804 - 1 Jul 1812 separate administration in the north of the island
3 Dec 1825 island becomes a separate colony
1 Jan 1856 renamed Tasmania
1 Jan 1901 Australian state
Lieutenant governors
1803 - 1804 John Bowen (commandant)
16 Feb 1804 - 24 Mar 1810 David Collins (b. 1756 - d. 1810)
24 Mar 1810 - Jul 1810 Edward Lord
Jul 1810 - 20 Feb 1812 John Murray (b. 1768 - d. 1827)
In the north:
1804 - 1808 William Paterson (b. 1755 - d. 1825)
1808 - 1810 John Brabyn (commandant)
1810 - 1812 George Alexander Gordon
(commandant)
Jun 1812 - 1 Jul 1812 J. Ritchie (commandant)
20 Feb 1812 - 4 Feb 1813 Andrew E. Geils (commandant)
4 Feb 1813 - 9 Apr 1817 Thomas Davey (b. 1758 - d. 1823)
9 Apr 1817 - 14 May 1824 William Sorell (b. 1773 - d. 1848)
14 May 1824 - 31 Oct 1836 George Arthur (b. 1784 - d. 1854)
31 Oct 1836 - 6 Jan 1837 Kenneth Snodgrass (acting) (b. 1784 - d. 1853)
6 Jan 1837 - 21 Aug 1843 Sir John Franklin (b. 1786 - d. 1847)
21 Aug 1843 - 13 Oct 1846 Sir John Eardley-Wilmot (b. 1783 - d. 1847)
13 Oct 1846 - 26 Jan 1847 Charles Joseph La Trobe (acting) (b. 1801 - d. 1875)
26 Jan 1847 - 8 Jan 1855 Sir William Thomas Denison (b. 1804 - d. 1871)
Governors
8 Jan 1855 - 11 Dec 1861 Sir Henry Edward Fox Young (b. 1803 - d. 1870)
11 Dec 1861 - 30 Dec 1868 Thomas Gore Browne (b. 1807 - d. 1887)
30 Dec 1868 - 15 Jan 1869 William C. Trevor (acting) (b. 1826 - d. 1894)
15 Jan 1869 - 30 Nov 1874 Charles Du Cane (b. 1825 - d. 1889)
30 Nov 1874 - 13 Jan 1875 Sir Francis Smith (1st time) (b. 1819 - d. 1909)
(acting)
13 Jan 1875 - 6 Apr 1880 Frederick Aloysius Weld (b. 1823 - d. 1891)
6 Apr 1880 - 21 Oct 1880 Sir Francis Smith (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
21 Oct 1880 - 7 Dec 1881 Sir John Henry Lefroy (acting) (b. 1817 - d. 1890)
7 Dec 1881 - 29 Oct 1886 Sir George Cumine Strahan (b. 1838 - d. 1887)
29 Oct 1886 - 18 Nov 1886 William Robert Giblin (acting) (b. 1840 - d. 1887)
18 Nov 1886 - 11 Mar 1887 Sir William Lambert Dobson
(1st time) (acting) (b. 1833 - d. 1898)
11 Mar 1887 - 30 Nov 1892 Sir Robert George Crookshank
Hamilton (b. 1836 - d. 1895)
30 Nov 1892 - 8 Aug 1893 Sir William Lambert Dobson
(2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
8 Aug 1893 - 19 Aug 1900 Jenico William Joseph Preston,
Viscount Gormanston (b. 1837 - d. 1907)
19 Aug 1900 - 8 Nov 1901 Sir John Stokell Dodds (1st time) (b. 1848 - d. 1914)
(acting)
8 Nov 1901 - 16 Apr 1904 Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock (b. 1844 - d. 1908)
16 Apr 1904 - 28 Oct 1904 Sir John Stokell Dodds (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
28 Oct 1904 - 20 May 1909 Sir Gerald Strickland (b. 1861 - d. 1940)
20 May 1909 - 29 Sep 1909 Sir John Stokell Dodds (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
29 Sep 1909 - 10 Mar 1913 Sir Harry Barron (b. 1847 - d. 1921)
10 Mar 1913 - 4 Jun 1913 Sir John Stokell Dodds (4th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
4 Jun 1913 - 31 Mar 1917 Sir William Grey Ellison-Macartney (b. 1852 - d. 1924)
31 Mar 1917 - 6 Jul 1917 Sir Herbert Nicholls (1st time) (b. 1868 - d. 1940)
(acting)
6 Jul 1917 - 9 Feb 1920 Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate
Newdegate (b. 1862 - d. 1936)
9 Feb 1920 - 16 Apr 1920 Sir Herbert Nicholls (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
16 Apr 1920 - 28 Jan 1922 Sir William Lamond Allardyce (b. 1861 - d. 1930)
28 Jan 1922 - 23 Dec 1924 Sir Herbert Nicholls (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
23 Dec 1924 - 23 Dec 1930 Sir James O'Grady (b. 1866 - d. 1934)
23 Dec 1930 - 4 Aug 1933 Sir Herbert Nicholls (4th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
4 Aug 1933 - 20 Jul 1945 Sir Ernest Clark (b. 1864 - d. 1951)
20 Jul 1945 - 24 Dec 1945 Sir John Demetrius Morris
(1st time) (acting) (b. 1902 - d. 1956)
24 Dec 1945 - 9 May 1951 Sir Hugh Binney (b. 1883 - d. 1953)
9 May 1951 - 22 Aug 1951 Sir John Demetrius Morris
(2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
23 Aug 1951 - 4 Jun 1958 Sir Ronald Cross (b. 1896 - d. 1968)
4 Jun 1958 - 21 Oct 1959 Sir Stanley Charles Burbury
(1st time) (acting) (b. 1909 - d. 1995)
21 Oct 1959 - 26 Mar 1963 Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett,
Baron Rowallan (b. 1895 - d. 1977)
26 Mar 1963 - 24 Sep 1963 Sir Stanley Charles Burbury
(2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
24 Sep 1963 - 12 Jul 1968 Sir Charles Henry Gairdner (b. 1898 - d. 1983)
12 Jul 1968 - 1 Dec 1968 Sir Stanley Charles Burbury
(3rd time) (acting) (s.a.)
2 Dec 1968 - 30 Nov 1973 Sir Edric Bastyan (b. 1903 - d. 1980)
30 Nov 1973 - 4 Dec 1973 Guy Green (1st time) (acting) (b. 1937 - d. 2025)
5 Dec 1973 - 16 Mar 1982 Sir Stanley Charles Burbury
(4th time) (s.a.)
16 Mar 1982 - 1 Oct 1982 Sir Guy Green (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
1 Oct 1982 - 8 May 1987 Sir James Plimsoll (b. 1917 - d. 1987)
8 May 1987 - 19 Oct 1987 Sir Guy Green (3rd time) (acting) (s.a.)
19 Oct 1987 - 2 Oct 1995 Sir Phillip Bennett (b. 1928 - d. 2023)
2 Oct 1995 - 3 Oct 2003 Sir Guy Green (4th time) (s.a.)
3 Oct 2003 - 9 Aug 2004 Richard Butler (b. 1942)
9 Aug 2004 - 3 Dec 2004 William Cox (1st time) (acting) (b. 1936)
3 Dec 2004 - 15 Dec 2004 Peter Underwood (1st time) (b. 1937 - d. 2014)
(acting)
15 Dec 2004 - 2 Apr 2008 William Cox (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Apr 2008 - 7 Jul 2014 Peter Underwood (2nd time) (s.a.)
7 Jul 2014 - 9 Jul 2014 David Porter (acting) (b. 1953)
9 Jul 2014 - 10 Dec 2014 Alan Blow (1st time) (acting) (b. 1949)
10 Dec 2014 - 9 Jun 2021 Kate Warner (f) (b. 1948)
9 Jun 2021 - 16 Jun 2021 Alan Blow (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
16 Jun 2021 - Barbara Baker (f) (b. 1958)
Premiers
1 Nov 1856 - 26 Feb 1857 William Thomas Napier Champ (b. 1808 - d. 1892)
26 Feb 1857 - 25 Apr 1857 Thomas George Gregson (b. 1798 - d. 1874)
25 Apr 1857 - 12 May 1857 William Pritchett Weston
(1st time) (b. 1804 - d. 1888)
12 May 1857 - 1 Nov 1860 Francis Smith (s.a.)
1 Nov 1860 - 2 Aug 1861 William Pritchett Weston
(2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Aug 1861 - 20 Jan 1863 Thomas Daniel Chapman (b. 1815 - d. 1884)
20 Jan 1863 - 24 Nov 1866 James Whyte (b. 1820 - d. 1882)
24 Nov 1866 - 1 Aug 1869 Sir Richard Dry (b. 1815 - d. 1869)
4 Aug 1869 - 4 Nov 1872 James Milne Wilson (b. 1812 - d. 1880)
4 Nov 1872 - 4 Aug 1873 Frederick Maitland Innes (b. 1816 - d. 1882)
4 Aug 1873 - 20 Jul 1876 Alfred Kennerley (b. 1810 - d. 1897)
20 Jul 1876 - 9 Aug 1877 Thomas Reibey (b. 1821 - d. 1912)
9 Aug 1877 - 3 Mar 1878 Philip Oakley Fysh (1st time) (b. 1835 - d. 1919)
3 Mar 1878 - 20 Dec 1878 William Robert Giblin (1st time) (s.a.)
20 Dec 1878 - 30 Oct 1879 William Lodewyk Crowther (b. 1817 - d. 1885)
30 Oct 1879 - 15 Aug 1884 William Robert Giblin (2nd time) (s.a.)
15 Aug 1884 - 8 Mar 1886 Adye Douglas (b. 1813 - d. 1906)
8 Mar 1886 - 29 Mar 1887 James Wilson Agnew (b. 1818 - d. 1901)
29 Mar 1887 - 17 Aug 1892 Philip Oakley Fysh (2nd time) (s.a.)
17 Aug 1892 - 14 Apr 1894 Henry Dobson (b. 1841 - d. 1918)
14 Apr 1894 - 12 Oct 1899 Sir Edward Nicholas Coventry
Braddon (b. 1829 - d. 1904)
12 Oct 1899 - 9 Apr 1903 Neil Elliott Lewis (1st time) (b. 1850 - d. 1935)
9 Apr 1903 - 11 Jul 1904 William Bispham Propsting (b. 1861 - d. 1937)
11 Jul 1904 - 19 Jun 1909 John William Evans (b. 1855 - d. 1943)
19 Jun 1909 - 20 Oct 1909 Sir Neil Elliott Lewis (2nd
time) Lib (s.a.)
20 Oct 1909 - 27 Oct 1909 John Earle (1st time) ALP (b. 1865 - d. 1932)
27 Oct 1909 - 14 Jun 1912 Sir Neil Elliott Lewis (3rd
time) Lib (s.a.)
14 Jun 1912 - 6 Apr 1914 Albert Edgar Solomon Lib (b. 1876 - d. 1914)
6 Apr 1914 - 15 Apr 1916 John Earle (2nd time) ALP (s.a.)
15 Apr 1916 - 12 Aug 1922 Sir Walter Henry Lee (1st
time) Lib (b. 1874 - d. 1963)
12 Aug 1922 - 14 Aug 1923 John Blyth Hayes Lib (b. 1868 - d. 1956)
14 Aug 1923 - 25 Oct 1923 Sir Walter Henry Lee (2nd
time) Lib (s.a.)
25 Oct 1923 - 15 Jun 1928 Joseph Aloysius Lyons ALP (b. 1879 - d. 1939)
15 Jun 1928 - 15 Mar 1934 John Cameron McPhee Lib (b. 1878 - d. 1952)
15 Mar 1934 - 22 Jun 1934 Sir Walter Henry Lee (3rd
time) Lib (s.a.)
22 Jun 1934 - 10 Jun 1939 Albert George Ogilvie ALP (b. 1891 - d. 1939)
11 Jun 1939 - 18 Dec 1939 Edmund Dwyer-Gray ALP (b. 1870 - d. 1945)
18 Dec 1939 - 18 Dec 1947 Robert Cosgrove (1st time) ALP (b. 1884 - d. 1969)
18 Dec 1947 - 25 Feb 1948 Edward Brooker ALP (b. 1891 - d. 1948)
25 Feb 1948 - 26 Aug 1958 Sir Robert Cosgrove (2nd
time) ALP (s.a.)
26 Aug 1958 - 26 May 1969 Eric Elliot Reece (1st time) ALP (b. 1909 - d. 1999)
26 May 1969 - 3 May 1972 Angus Bethune Lib (b. 1908 - d. 2004)
3 May 1972 - 31 Mar 1975 Eric Elliot Reece (2nd time) ALP (s.a.)
31 Mar 1975 - 1 Dec 1977 William Arthur Neilson ALP (b. 1925 - d. 1989)
1 Dec 1977 - 11 Nov 1981 Douglas Ackley Lowe ALP (b. 1942)
11 Dec 1981 - 26 May 1982 Harry Holgate ALP (b. 1933 - d. 1997)
26 May 1982 - 29 Jun 1989 Robin Gray Lib (b. 1940)
29 Jun 1989 - 17 Feb 1992 Michael Field ALP (b. 1948)
17 Feb 1992 - 18 Mar 1996 Ray Groom Lib (b. 1944)
18 Mar 1996 - 14 Sep 1998 Tony Rundle Lib (b. 1939 - d. 2025)
14 Sep 1998 - 21 Mar 2004 Jim Bacon ALP (b. 1950 - d. 2004)
23 Feb 2004 - 26 May 2008 Paul Lennon ALP (b. 1955)
(acting for Bacon to 21 Mar 2004)
26 May 2008 - 24 Jan 2011 David Bartlett ALP (b. 1968)
24 Jan 2011 - 31 Mar 2014 Lara Giddings (f) ALP (b. 1972)
31 Mar 2014 - 20 Jan 2020 Will Hodgman Lib (b. 1969)
20 Jan 2020 - 8 Apr 2022 Peter Gutwein Lib (b. 1964)
8 Apr 2022 - Jeremy Rockliff Lib (b. 1970)
Victoria
1 Jul 1851 British colony (separated from New South Wales)
1 Jan 1901 Australian state
Lieutenant governors
15 Jul 1851 - 6 May 1854 Charles Joseph La Trobe (b. 1801 - d. 1875)
6 May 1854 - 22 Jun 1854 John Vesey Fitzgerald (acting)
22 Jun 1854 - 22 May 1855 Sir Charles Hotham (b. 1806 - d. 1855)
Governors
22 May 1855 - 31 Dec 1855 Sir Charles Hotham (s.a.)
1 Jan 1856 - 26 Dec 1856 Edward Macarthur (acting) (b. 1789 - d. 1872)
26 Dec 1856 - 11 Sep 1863 Sir Henry Barkly (b. 1815 - d. 1898)
11 Sep 1863 - 7 May 1866 Sir Charles Henry Darling (b. 1809 - d. 1870)
7 May 1866 - 15 Aug 1866 George Jackson Carey (acting) (b. 1822 - d. 1872)
15 Aug 1866 - 3 Mar 1873 Sir John Henry Thomas
Manners-Sutton (from 13 Nov 1869,
John Henry Thomas Manners-Sutton,
Viscount Canterbury) (b. 1814 - d. 1877)
3 Mar 1873 - 29 Apr 1879 Sir John Ferguson Bowen (b. 1821 - d. 1899)
(acting to 30 Jul 1873)
29 Apr 1879 - 18 Apr 1884 George Augustus Constantine
Phipps, Marquess of Normanby (b. 1819 - d. 1890)
18 Apr 1884 - 15 Jul 1884 Sir William Foster Stawell (b. 1815 - d. 1889)
(acting)
15 Jul 1884 - 16 Nov 1889 Sir Henry Brougham Loch (b. 1827 - d. 1900)
16 Nov 1889 - 28 Nov 1889 Sir William Cleaver Francis
Robinson (acting) (b. 1834 - d. 1897)
28 Nov 1889 - 27 Mar 1895 John Adrian Louis Hope,
Earl of Hopetoun (b. 1860 - d. 1908)
27 Mar 1895 - 25 Oct 1895 Sir John Madden (1st time) (b. 1844 - d. 1918)
(acting)
25 Oct 1895 - 15 Jan 1900 Thomas Brassey, Baron Brassey (b. 1836 - d. 1918)
15 Jan 1900 - 10 Dec 1901 Sir John Madden (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
10 Dec 1901 - 24 Nov 1903 Sir George Sydenham Clarke (b. 1848 - d. 1933)
24 Nov 1903 - 25 Apr 1904 Sir John Madden (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
25 Apr 1904 - 6 Jul 1908 Sir Reginald Talbot (b. 1841 - d. 1929)
6 Jul 1908 - 26 Jul 1908 Sir John Madden (4th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
27 Jul 1908 - 19 May 1911 Sir Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael (b. 1859 - d. 1926)
19 May 1911 - 24 May 1911 Sir John Madden (5th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
24 May 1911 - 31 Jan 1914 Sir John Fuller (b. 1864 - d. 1915)
28 Aug 1913 - 23 Feb 1914 Sir John Madden (6th time) (s.a.)
(acting [for Fuller to 31 Jan 1914])
23 Feb 1914 - 30 Jan 1920 Sir Arthur Lyulph Stanley (b. 1875 - d. 1931)
31 Jan 1920 - 24 Feb 1921 Sir William Irvine (1st time) (b. 1858 - d. 1943)
(acting)
24 Feb 1921 - 7 Apr 1926 George Edward John Mowbray Rous,
Earl of Stradbroke (b. 1862 - d. 1947)
8 Apr 1926 - 27 Jun 1926 Sir William Irvine (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
28 Jun 1926 - 23 Jun 1931 Arthur Herbert Tennyson Somers
Cocks, Baron Somers (b. 1887 - d. 1944)
24 Jun 1931 - 14 May 1934 Sir William Irvine (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
14 May 1934 - 4 Apr 1939 William Charles Arcedeckne
Vanneck, Baron Huntingfield (b. 1883 - d. 1969)
5 Apr 1939 - 16 Jul 1939 Sir Frederick Wollaston Mann (b. 1869 - d. 1958)
(acting)
17 Jul 1939 - 20 Feb 1949 Sir Winston Dugan (b. 1877 - d. 1951)
21 Feb 1949 - 17 Oct 1949 Sir Edmund Francis Herring (b. 1892 - d. 1982)
(acting)
18 Oct 1949 - 7 May 1963 Sir Dallas Brooks (b. 1896 - d. 1966)
8 May 1963 - 31 May 1974 Sir Rohan Delacombe (b. 1906 - d. 1991)
31 May 1974 - 28 Feb 1982 Sir Henry Winneke (b. 1908 - d. 1985)
1 Mar 1982 - 3 Oct 1985 Sir Brian Murray (b. 1921 - d. 1991)
3 Oct 1985 - 18 Feb 1986 Sir John Young (acting) (b. 1919 - d. 2008)
18 Feb 1986 - 22 Apr 1992 Davis McCaughey (b. 1914 - d. 2005)
23 Apr 1992 - 23 Apr 1997 Richard McGarvie (b. 1926 - d. 2003)
24 Apr 1997 - 1 Jan 2001 Sir James Gobbo (b. 1931 - d. 2021)
1 Jan 2001 - 7 Apr 2006 John Landy (b. 1930 - d. 2022)
7 Apr 2006 - 8 Apr 2011 David de Kretser (b. 1939)
8 Apr 2011 - 1 Jul 2015 Alex Chernov (b. 1938)
1 Jul 2015 - 9 Aug 2023 Linda Dessau (f) (b. 1953)
9 Aug 2023 - Margaret Gardner (f) (b. 1954)
Premiers
30 Nov 1855 - 11 Mar 1857 William Clark Haines (1st time) (b. 1810 - d. 1866)
11 Mar 1857 - 29 Apr 1857 John O'Shanassy (1st time) (b. 1818 - d. 1883)
29 Apr 1857 - 10 Mar 1858 William Clark Haines (2nd time) (s.a.)
10 Mar 1858 - 27 Oct 1859 John O'Shanassy (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Oct 1859 - 26 Nov 1860 William Nicholson (b. 1816 - d. 1865)
26 Nov 1860 - 14 Nov 1861 Richard Heales (b. 1801 - d. 1864)
14 Nov 1861 - 27 Jun 1863 John O'Shanassy (3rd time) (s.a.)
27 Jun 1863 - 6 May 1868 James McCulloch (1st time) (b. 1819 - d. 1904)
6 May 1868 - 11 Jul 1868 Charles Sladen (b. 1816 - d. 1884)
11 Jul 1868 - 20 Sep 1869 James McCulloch (2nd time) (s.a.)
20 Sep 1869 - 9 Apr 1870 John Alexander MacPherson (b. 1833 - d. 1894)
9 Apr 1870 - 19 Jun 1871 Sir James McCulloch (3rd time) (s.a.)
19 Jun 1871 - 10 Jun 1872 Charles Gavan Duffy (b. 1816 - d. 1903)
10 Jun 1872 - 31 Jul 1874 James Goodall Francis (b. 1819 - d. 1884)
31 Jul 1874 - 7 Aug 1875 George Briscoe Kerferd (b. 1831 - d. 1889)
7 Aug 1875 - 20 Oct 1875 Graham Berry (1st time) (b. 1822 - d. 1904)
20 Oct 1875 - 21 May 1877 Sir James McCulloch (4th time) (s.a.)
21 May 1877 - 5 Mar 1880 Graham Berry (2nd time) (s.a.)
5 Mar 1880 - 3 Aug 1880 James Service (1st time) (b. 1823 - d. 1899)
3 Aug 1880 - 9 Jul 1881 Graham Berry (3rd time) (s.a.)
9 Jul 1881 - 8 Mar 1883 Sir Bryan O'Loghlen (b. 1828 - d. 1905)
8 Mar 1883 - 18 Feb 1886 James Service (2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Feb 1886 - 5 Nov 1890 Duncan Gillies Con (b. 1834 - d. 1903)
5 Nov 1890 - 16 Feb 1892 James Munro Nat (b. 1832 - d. 1908)
16 Feb 1892 - 23 Jan 1893 William Shiels ALP (b. 1848 - d. 1904)
23 Jan 1893 - 27 Sep 1894 Sir James Brown Patterson Con (b. 1833 - d. 1895)
27 Sep 1894 - 5 Dec 1899 George Turner (from 1 Jan
1897, Sir George Turner)
(1st time) Lib (b. 1851 - d. 1916)
5 Dec 1899 - 19 Nov 1900 Allan McLean Lib (b. 1840 - d. 1911)
19 Nov 1900 - 12 Feb 1901 Sir George Turner (2nd time) Lib (s.a.)
12 Feb 1901 - 10 Jun 1902 Alexander James Peacock
(1st time) Lib (b. 1861 - d. 1933)
10 Jun 1902 - 16 Feb 1904 William Irvine Ref (s.a.)
16 Feb 1904 - 8 Jan 1909 Thomas Bent Ref (b. 1838 - d. 1909)
8 Jan 1909 - 18 May 1912 John Murray Lib (b. 1851 - d. 1916)
18 May 1912 - 9 Dec 1913 William Alexander Watt
(1st time) Lib (b. 1871 - d. 1946)
9 Dec 1913 - 22 Dec 1913 George Alexander Elmslie ALP (b. 1861 - d. 1918)
22 Dec 1913 - 18 Jun 1914 William Alexander Watt
(2nd time) Lib (s.a.)
18 Jun 1914 - 29 Nov 1917 Sir Alexander James Peacock
(2nd time) Lib (s.a.)
29 Nov 1917 - 21 Mar 1918 John Bowser Nat (b. 1856 - d. 1936)
21 Mar 1918 - 28 Apr 1924 Henry Sutherland Wightman
Lawson Nat (b. 1875 - d. 1952)
28 Apr 1924 - 18 Jul 1924 Sir Alexander James Peacock
(3rd time) Nat (s.a.)
18 Jul 1924 - 18 Nov 1924 George Michael Prendergast ALP (b. 1854 - d. 1937)
18 Nov 1924 - 20 May 1927 John Allan Cnt (b. 1866 - d. 1936)
20 May 1927 - 22 Nov 1928 Edmund John Hogan (1st time) ALP (b. 1884 - d. 1964)
22 Nov 1928 - 12 Dec 1929 Sir William Murray McPherson Nat (b. 1865 - d. 1932)
12 Dec 1929 - 19 May 1932 Edmund John Hogan (2nd time) ALP (s.a.)
19 May 1932 - 2 Apr 1935 Sir Stanley Seymour Argyle UAP (b. 1867 - d. 1940)
2 Apr 1935 - 14 Sep 1943 Albert Arthur Dunstan
(1st time) Cnt (b. 1882 - d. 1950)
14 Sep 1943 - 18 Sep 1943 John Cain (1st time) ALP (b. 1882 - d. 1957)
18 Sep 1943 - 2 Oct 1945 Albert Arthur Dunstan
(2nd time) Cnt (s.a.)
2 Oct 1945 - 21 Nov 1945 Ian McFarlan Lib (b. 1881 - d. 1964)
21 Nov 1945 - 20 Nov 1947 John Cain (2nd time) ALP (s.a.)
20 Nov 1947 - 27 Jun 1950 Thomas Tuke Hollway
(1st time) Lib (b. 1906 - d. 1971)
27 Jun 1950 - 28 Oct 1952 John Gladstone Black McDonald
(1st time) Cnt (b. 1898 - d. 1977)
28 Oct 1952 - 31 Oct 1952 Thomas Tuke Hollway
(2nd time) (s.a.)
31 Oct 1952 - 17 Dec 1952 John Gladstone Black McDonald
(2nd time) Cnt (s.a.)
17 Dec 1952 - 7 Jun 1955 John Cain (3rd time) ALP (s.a.)
7 Jun 1955 - 23 Aug 1972 Sir Henry Edward Bolte Lib (b. 1908 - d. 1990)
23 Aug 1972 - 5 Jun 1981 Rupert Hamer Lib (b. 1916 - d. 2004)
5 Jun 1981 - 8 Apr 1982 Lindsay Thompson Lib (b. 1923 - d. 2008)
8 Apr 1982 - 9 Aug 1990 John Cain ALP (b. 1931 - d. 2019)
9 Aug 1990 - 6 Oct 1992 Joan Kirner (f) ALP (b. 1938 - d. 2015)
6 Oct 1992 - 19 Oct 1999 Jeff Kennett Lib (b. 1948)
19 Oct 1999 - 30 Jul 2007 Steve Bracks ALP (b. 1954)
30 Jul 2007 - 2 Dec 2010 John Brumby ALP (b. 1953)
2 Dec 2010 - 6 Mar 2013 Ted Baillieu Lib (b. 1953)
6 Mar 2013 - 4 Dec 2014 Denis Napthine Lib (b. 1952)
4 Dec 2014 - 27 Sep 2023 Daniel Andrews ALP (b. 1972)
9 Mar 2021 - 27 Jun 2021 James Merlino ALP (b. 1972)
(acting for Andrews)
27 Sep 2023 - Jacinta Allan (f) ALP (b. 1973)
Western Australia
2 May 1829 Britain takes formal possession of Western Australia
1 Jan 1901 Australian state
Governors
1 Jun 1829 - 12 Aug 1832 James Stirling (1st time) (b. 1791 - d. 1865)
(lieutenant governor to 6 Feb 1832)
12 Aug 1832 - 14 Sep 1833 Frederick Chidley Irwin (1st time) (b. 1794 - d. 1860)
(acting)
14 Sep 1833 - 11 May 1834 Richard Daniell (1st time)
(acting)
11 May 1834 - 24 May 1834 Picton Beete (acting)
24 May 1834 - 19 Aug 1834 Richard Daniell (2nd time)
(acting)
19 Aug 1834 - 3 Jan 1839 Sir James Stirling (2nd time) (s.a.)
3 Jan 1839 - 27 Jan 1846 John Hutt (b. 1795 - d. 1880)
27 Jan 1846 - 11 Feb 1847 Andrew Clarke (b. 1793 - d. 1847)
Jul 1846 - 11 Feb 1847 George Fletcher Moore (b. 1798 - d. 1886)
(acting for Clarke)
12 Feb 1847 - 12 Aug 1848 Frederick Chidley Irwin (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
12 Aug 1848 - 23 Jul 1855 Charles Fitzgerald (b. 1792 - d. 1887)
23 Jul 1855 - 20 Feb 1862 Arthur Edward Kennedy (b. 1810 - d. 1883)
20 Feb 1862 - 28 Feb 1862 John Bruce (1st time) (acting) (b. 1808 - d. 1870)
28 Feb 1862 - 2 Nov 1868 John Stephen Hampton (b. 1810? - d. 1869)
2 Nov 1868 - 30 Sep 1869 John Bruce (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
30 Sep 1869 - 4 Jan 1875 Frederick Aloysius Weld (b. 1823 - d. 1891)
4 Jan 1875 - 11 Jan 1875 E.D. Harvest (1st time) (acting)
11 Jan 1875 - 7 Sep 1877 William Cleaver Francis Robinson
(1st time) (b. 1834 - d. 1897)
7 Sep 1877 - 12 Nov 1877 E.D. Harvest (2nd time) (acting)
12 Nov 1877 - 10 Apr 1880 Sir Harry St. George Ord (b. 1819 - d. 1885)
10 Apr 1880 - 14 Feb 1883 Sir William Cleaver Francis
Robinson (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Feb 1883 - 2 Jun 1883 Henry Thomas Wrenfordsley (acting) (b. 1825 - d. 1908)
2 Jun 1883 - 21 Dec 1889 Frederick Napier Broome (from 24
May 1884, Sir Frederick Napier
Broome) (b. 1842 - d. 1896)
21 Dec 1889 - 20 Oct 1890 Sir Malcolm Fraser (acting) (b. 1834 - d. 1900)
20 Oct 1890 - 18 Mar 1895 Sir William Cleaver Francis
Robinson (3rd time) (s.a.)
18 Mar 1895 - 23 Dec 1895 Alexander Campbell Onslow (from 15
Jul 1895, Sir Alexander Campbell
Onslow) (1st time) (acting) (b. 1842 - d. 1908)
23 Dec 1895 - 30 Jun 1900 Sir Gerard Smith (b. 1839 - d. 1920)
30 Jun 1900 - 4 Mar 1901 Sir Alexander Campbell Onslow
(2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
4 Mar 1901 - 30 Apr 1901 Edward Albert Stone (1st time) (b. 1844 - d. 1920)
(acting)
1 May 1901 - 14 Aug 1902 Sir Arthur Lawley (b. 1860 - d. 1932)
14 Aug 1902 - 24 Mar 1903 Sir Edward Albert Stone (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
24 Mar 1903 - 23 Apr 1909 Sir Frederick George Denham
Bedford (b. 1838 - d. 1913)
23 Apr 1909 - 30 May 1909 Sir Edward Albert Stone (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
31 May 1909 - 4 Mar 1913 Sir Gerald Strickland (b. 1861 - d. 1940)
4 Mar 1913 - 16 Mar 1913 Sir Edward Albert Stone (4th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
17 Mar 1913 - 27 Feb 1917 Sir Harry Barron (b. 1847 - d. 1921)
27 Feb 1917 - 8 Apr 1917 Sir Edward Albert Stone (5th time) (s.a.)
(acting)
9 Apr 1917 - 9 Apr 1920 Sir William Grey Ellison Macartney (b. 1852 - d. 1924)
9 Apr 1920 - 17 Jun 1924 Sir Francis Alexander Newdigate
Newdegate (b. 1862 - d. 1936)
17 Jun 1924 - 27 Oct 1924 Sir Robert Furse McMillan (acting) (b. 1858 - d. 1931)
28 Oct 1924 - 9 Jun 1931 Sir William Robert Campion (b. 1870 - d. 1951)
9 Jun 1931 - 11 Jul 1933 John Alfred Northmore (from 3 Jun
1932, Sir John Alfred Northmore) (b. 1865 - d. 1958)
(acting)
11 Jun 1933 - 1 Jul 1951 Sir James Mitchell (b. 1866 - d. 1951)
(acting to 5 Oct 1948)
1 Jul 1951 - 5 Nov 1951 Sir John Patrick Dwyer (acting) (b. 1879 - d. 1966)
6 Nov 1951 - 25 Oct 1963 Sir Charles Henry Gairdner (b. 1898 - d. 1983)
25 Oct 1963 - 28 Aug 1973 Sir Douglas Kendrew (b. 1910 - d. 1989)
28 Aug 1973 - 7 Jan 1974 Sir Albert Wolff (acting) (b. 1899 - d. 1977)
7 Jan 1974 - 3 Apr 1975 Hughie Edwards (from 8 Oct 1974,
Sir Hughie Edwards) (b. 1914 - d. 1982)
3 Apr 1975 - 24 Nov 1975 James Maxwell Ramsay (acting) (b. 1916 - d. 1986)
24 Nov 1975 - 16 May 1980 Sir Wallace Kyle (b. 1910 - d. 1988)
16 May 1980 - 25 Nov 1980 Sir Francis Burt (1st time) (b. 1918 - d. 2004)
(acting)
25 Nov 1980 - 25 Nov 1983 Sir Richard Trowbridge (b. 1920 - d. 2003)
25 Nov 1983 - 2 Jul 1984 Sir Francis Burt (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
2 Jul 1984 - 27 Oct 1989 Gordon Stanley Reid (b. 1923 - d. 1989)
27 Oct 1989 - 1 Nov 1993 Sir Francis Burt (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting to 27 Feb 1990)
1 Nov 1993 - 11 May 2000 Michael Jeffery (b. 1937 - d. 2020)
11 May 2000 - 18 Aug 2000 Geoffrey Kennedy (acting) (b. 1931 - d. 2012)
18 Aug 2000 - 31 Oct 2005 John Sanderson (b. 1940)
31 Oct 2005 - 18 Jan 2006 David Malcolm (acting) (b. 1938 - d. 2014)
18 Jan 2006 - 30 Apr 2011 Ken Michael (b. 1938)
30 Apr 2011 - 1 Jul 2011 Wayne Martin (1st time) (acting) (b. 1952)
1 Jul 2011 - 30 Jun 2014 Malcolm McCusker (b. 1938)
1 Jul 2014 - 20 Oct 2014 Wayne Martin (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
20 Oct 2014 - 1 May 2018 Kerry Sanderson (f) (b. 1950)
1 May 2018 - 30 Jun 2022 Kim Beazley (b. 1948)
1 Jul 2022 - 15 Jul 2022 Peter Quinlan (acting) (b. 1970)
15 Jul 2022 - Chris Dawson (b. 1959?)
Premiers
29 Dec 1890 - 15 Feb 1901 John Forrest (from 30 May 1891,
Sir John Forrest) (b. 1847 - d. 1918)
15 Feb 1901 - 26 May 1901 George Throssell Con (b. 1840 - d. 1910)
27 May 1901 - 21 Nov 1901 George Leake (1st time) Lib (b. 1856 - d. 1902)
21 Nov 1901 - 23 Dec 1901 A.E. Morgans Con (b. 1850 - d. 1933)
23 Dec 1901 - 1 Jul 1902 George Leake (2nd time) Lib (s.a.)
1 Jul 1902 - 10 Aug 1904 Sir William Hartwell James Lib (b. 1863 - d. 1943)
10 Aug 1904 - 25 Aug 1905 Henry Daglish ALP (b. 1866 - d. 1920)
25 Aug 1905 - 7 May 1906 Sir Cornthwaite Hector Rason Lib (b. 1858 - d. 1927)
7 May 1906 - 16 Sep 1910 Sir Newton James Moore Lib (b. 1870 - d. 1936)
16 Sep 1910 - 7 Oct 1911 Frank Wilson (1st time) Lib (b. 1859 - d. 1918)
7 Oct 1911 - 27 Jul 1916 John Scaddan ALP (b. 1876 - d. 1934)
27 Jul 1916 - 28 Jun 1917 Frank Wilson (2nd time) Lib (s.a.)
28 Jun 1917 - 17 Apr 1919 Sir Henry Bruce Lefroy Nat (b. 1854 - d. 1930)
17 Apr 1919 - 17 May 1919 Sir Harry Pateshall Colebatch Nat (b. 1872 - d. 1953)
17 May 1919 - 16 Apr 1924 James Mitchell (from 3 Jun
1921, Sir James Mitchell)
(1st time) Nat (s.a.)
16 Apr 1924 - 24 Apr 1930 Phillip Collier (1st time) ALP (b. 1873 - d. 1948)
24 Apr 1930 - 24 Apr 1933 Sir James Mitchell (2nd time) Nat (s.a.)
24 Apr 1933 - 20 Aug 1936 Phillip Collier (2nd time) ALP (s.a.)
20 Aug 1936 - 31 Jul 1945 John Collings Wilcock ALP (b. 1879 - d. 1956)
31 Jul 1945 - 1 Apr 1947 Frank Joseph Scott Wise ALP (b. 1897 - d. 1986)
1 Apr 1947 - 23 Feb 1953 Sir Duncan Ross McLarty Lib (b. 1891 - d. 1962)
23 Feb 1953 - 2 Apr 1959 Albert Hawke ALP (b. 1900 - d. 1986)
2 Apr 1959 - 3 Mar 1971 Sir David Brand Lib (b. 1912 - d. 1979)
3 Mar 1971 - 8 Apr 1974 John Trezise Tonkin ALP (b. 1902 - d. 1995)
8 Apr 1974 - 25 Jan 1982 Sir Charles Court Lib (b. 1911 - d. 2007)
25 Jan 1982 - 25 Feb 1983 Ray O'Connor Lib (b. 1926 - d. 2013)
25 Feb 1983 - 25 Feb 1988 Brian Burke ALP (b. 1947)
25 Feb 1988 - 12 Feb 1990 Peter Dowding ALP (b. 1943)
12 Feb 1990 - 16 Feb 1993 Carmen Lawrence (f) ALP (b. 1948)
16 Feb 1993 - 19 Feb 2001 Richard Court Lib (b. 1947)
19 Feb 2001 - 16 Jan 2006 Geoff Gallop ALP (b. 1951)
16 Jan 2006 - 25 Jan 2006 Eric Ripper (acting) ALP (b. 1951)
25 Jan 2006 - 23 Sep 2008 Alan Carpenter ALP (b. 1957)
23 Sep 2008 - 17 Mar 2017 Colin Barnett Lib (b. 1950)
17 Mar 2017 - 8 Jun 2023 Mark McGowan ALP (b. 1967)
8 Jun 2023 - Roger Cook ALP (b. 1965)