List of premiers of Queensland by time in office

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This is a list of premiers of Queensland by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days between dates.

Contents

Rank by time in office

RankNo.OfficeholderPortraitPartyDistrictAssumed
office
Left
office
Time in office
(term)
Time in office
(total)
Election
wins
 1.31stSir
Joh Bjelke-Petersen
(1911–2005)
KCMG
Joh Bjelke-Petersen.jpg Country
& National
Barambah
(1950–1987)
8 August 19681 December 198719 years, 115 days 1969 1972
1974
1977 1980
1983
1986
 2.28thSir
Frank Nicklin
(1895–1978)
KCMG MM
Frank Nicklin 1963.jpg Country Landsborough
(1950–1968)
12 August 195717 January 196810 years, 158 days 1957 1960
1963
1966
 3.24th William Forgan Smith
(1887–1953)
William Forgan Smith.jpg Labor Mackay
(1915–1942)
17 June 193216 September 194210 years, 91 days 1932 1935
1938
1941
 4.36th Peter Beattie
(1952–)
AC
Peter Beattie, BYCC, August 2013 (cropped).jpg Labor Brisbane Central
(1989–2007)
20 June 199813 September 20079 years, 85 days 1998 2001
2004
2006
 5.39th Annastacia Palaszczuk
(1969–)
Annastacia Palaszczuk 2016.jpg Labor Inala
(2006–2023)
14 February 201515 December 20238 years, 304 days 2015 2017
2020
 6.9thSir
Samuel Griffith
(1845–1920)
GCMG QC
SGriff1.jpg Liberalism North Brisbane
(1878–1888)
13 November 188313 June 18884 years, 213 days7 years, 75 days 1883
  Ministerial Brisbane North
(1888–1893)
12 August 189027 March 18932 years, 227 days
 7.34th Wayne Goss
(1951–2014)
Wayne Goss.png Labor Logan
(1986–1998)
7 December 198919 February 19966 years, 74 days 1989 1992
1995
 8.1stSir
Robert Herbert
(1831–1905)
GCB
Queensland State Archives 2954 Portrait of The Honourable Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert Premier of Queensland c 1862.png No Party Alignment Leichhardt
(1860–1863)
10 December 18591 February 18666 years, 53 days6 years, 71 days
West Moreton
(1863–1866)
20 July 18667 August 186618 days
 9.26th Ned Hanlon
(1887–1952)
Queensland State Archives 4694 Premier Hanlon MLA c 1952.png Labor Ithaca
(1926–1952)
7 March 194615 January 19525 years, 314 days 1947 1950
 10.8thSir
Thomas McIlwraith
(1835–1900)
KCMG
Thomas McIlwraith.jpg Conservative Mulgrave
(1878–1886)
21 January 187913 November 18834 years, 296 days5 years, 314 days 1888 1893
Brisbane North
(1888–1896)
13 June 188830 November 1888170 days
Ministerial 27 March 189327 October 1893214 days
 11.27th Vince Gair
(1901–1980)
Queensland State Archives 4750 Hon VC Gair Premier of Queensland c 1953.png Labor South Brisbane
(1932–1960)
17 January 195224 April 19575 years, 97 days5 years, 207 days 1953 1956
  Queensland Labor 24 April 195712 August 1957110 days
 12.20th Ted Theodore
(1884–1950)
Ted Theodore 1931.jpg Labor Chillagoe
(1912–1925)
22 October 191926 February 19255 years, 127 days 1920 1923
 13.17th William Kidston
(1849–1919)
William Kidston.jpg Labor Rockhampton
(1932–1960)
19 January 190618 May 19071 year, 119 days4 years, 262 days 1907 1908
1909
  Kidston 18 May 190719 November 1907185 days
  Kidston/Liberal 18 February 19087 February 19112 years, 354 days
 14.37th Anna Bligh
(1960–)
Anna Bligh crop.jpg Labor South Brisbane
(1995–2012)
13 September 200726 March 20124 years, 195 days 2009
 15.11thSir
Hugh Nelson
(1833–1906)
KCMG
Sir Hugh Nelson.jpg Ministerial Murilla
(1888–1898)
27 October 189313 April 18984 years, 168 days 1896
 16.19th T. J. Ryan
(1876–1921)
KC
TJRyanPortrait.jpg Labor Barcoo
(1909–1919)
1 June 191522 October 19194 years, 143 days 1915 1918
 17.18th Digby Denham
(1859–1944)
Liberal Oxley
(1902–1915)
7 February 19111 June 19154 years, 114 days 1912
 18.15thSir
Robert Philp
(1851–1922)
KCMG
Queensland State Archives 3062 Portrait of The Honourable Sir Robert Philp Premier of Queensland c 1900 (cropped).png Ministerial Townsville
(1888–1912)
17 December 189917 September 19033 years, 274 days4 years, 10 days
Conservative 19 November 190718 February 190891 days
 19.2nd Arthur Macalister
(1818–1883)
CMG
Arthur Macalister.jpg No Party Alignment Ipswich
(1860–1868)
(1872–1876)
1 February 186620 July 1866169 days3 years, 296 days
7 August 186615 August 18671 year, 8 days
8 January 18745 June 18762 years, 149 days
 20.5thSir
Arthur Palmer
(1819–1898)
KCMG
Arthur Hunter Palmer.jpg No Party Alignment Port Curtis
(1866–1878)
3 May 18707 January 18743 years, 249 days
 21.22nd William McCormack
(1879–1947)
William McCormack.jpg Labor Cairns
(1912–1930)
22 October 192521 May 19293 years, 211 days 1926
 22.25th Frank Cooper
(1872–1949)
Frank Cooper.jpg Labor Bremer
(1915–1946)
16 September 19427 March 19463 years, 172 days 1944
 23.23rd Arthur Moore
(1876–1963)
CMG
Arthur Edward Moore.jpg Country and Progressive
National Party
Aubigny
(1915–1941)
21 May 192917 June 19323 years, 27 days 1929
 24.38th Campbell Newman
(1963–)
Campbell Newman being interviewed (cropped).jpg Liberal National Ashgrove
(2012–2015)
26 March 201214 February 20152 years, 325 days 2012
 25.35th Rob Borbidge
(1954–)
National Surfers Paradise
(1980–2001)
19 February 199626 June 19982 years, 127 days
 26.16thSir
Arthur Morgan
(1856–1916)
Sir Arthur Morgan.jpg Ministerial Warwick
(1898–1906)
17 September 190319 January 19062 years, 124 days 1904
 27.7th John Douglas
(1828–1904)
CMG
John Douglas.jpg No Party Alignment Maryborough
(1875–1880)
8 March 187721 January 18791 year, 319 days 1878
 28.32nd Mike Ahern
(1942–2023)
AO
Mike Ahern, Parliament House, Brisbane City, October 1988.jpg National Landsborough
(1968–1990)
1 December 198725 September 19891 year, 298 days
 29.10th Boyd Morehead
(1843–1905)
Boyd Dunlop Morehead 2 - Queensland politician.jpg Conservative Balonne
(1883–1896)
30 November 188812 August 18901 year, 255 days
 30.4thSir
Charles Lilley
(1827–1897)
Charles Lilley.jpg No Party Alignment Fortitude Valley
(1860–1874)
25 November 18682 May 18701 year, 158 days
 31.3rdSir
Robert Mackenzie
(1811–1873)
Bt
RobertRamsayMackenzie.jpg No Party Alignment Burnett
(1860–1869)
15 August 186725 November 18681 year, 102 days
 32.13thSir
James Dickson
(1832–1901)
KCMG
James Robert Dickson.jpg Ministerial Bulimba
(1892–1901)
1 October 18981 December 18991 year, 61 days 1899
 33.40th Steven Miles
(1977–)
Dr Steven Miles MP (cropped).jpg Labor Mount Coot-tha
(2015–2017)
Murrumba
(2017–)
15 December 202328 October 2024318 days
 34.6th George Thorn
(1838–1905)
George Thorn.jpg No Party Alignment Ipswich
(1876–1878)
5 June 18768 March 1877276 days
 35.21st William Gillies
(1868–1928)
Labor Eacham
(1912–1925)
26 February 192522 October 1925238 days
 36.29th Jack Pizzey
(1911–1968)
Jack Pizzey 1968.jpg Country Isis
(1950–1968)
17 January 196831 July 1968227 days
 37.41st David Crisafulli
(1979–)
David Crisafulli 2024.jpg Liberal National Mundingburra
(2012–2015)
Broadwater
(2017–)
28 October 2024Incumbent210 days [1] 2024
 38.12th Thomas Byrnes
(1860–1898)
Thomas Joseph Byrnes.jpg Ministerial Warwick
(1896–1898)
13 April 189827 September 1898167 days
 39.33rd Russell Cooper
(1941–)
AM
National Roma
(1983–1992)
25 September 19897 December 198973 days
 40.30thSir
Gordon Chalk
(1913–1991)
KBE
Gordon Chalk 1963.jpg Liberal Lockyer
(1950–1976)
1 August 19688 August 19687 days
 41.14th Anderson Dawson
(1863–1910)
AndersonDawson.jpg Labor Charters Towers
(1893–1901)
1 December 18997 December 18996 days

Notes

  1. David Crisafulli's time in office as of 26May2025

See also