List of Australian heads of government by time in office

The Australian heads of government include the prime minister of Australia, the premiers of the six states of Australia, and the chief ministers of the two self-governing territories of Australia.

  Australian Labor Party   Liberal Party of Australia

	Rank	State	Premier	Portrait	Party	District	Assumed office	Predecessor	Term Time in office	Total Time in office	Election wins
	1.	ACT	Andrew Barr (1973–)		Labor	MLA for Molonglo (2006–2016) Kurrajong (2016–)	11 December 2014	Katy Gallagher (1970–) Labor		9 years, 347 days	2016 2020 2024
	2.	SA	Peter Malinauskas (1980–)		Labor	MP for Croydon (2018–)	21 March 2022	Steven Marshall (1968–) Liberal		2 years, 246 days	2022
	3.	TAS	Jeremy Rockliff (1970–)		Liberal	MHA for Braddon (2002–)	8 April 2022	Peter Gutwein (1964–) Liberal		2 years, 228 days	2024
	4.	AUS	Anthony Albanese (1963–)		Labor	MP for Grayndler (1996–)	23 May 2022	Scott Morrison (1968–) Liberal		2 years, 183 days	2022
	5.	NSW	Chris Minns (1979–)		Labor	MP for Kogarah (2015–)	28 March 2023	Dominic Perrottet (1982–) Liberal		1 year, 239 days	2023
	6.	WA	Roger Cook (1965–)		Labor	MP for Kwinana (2008–)	8 June 2023	Mark McGowan (1967–) Labor		1 year, 167 days
	7.	VIC	Jacinta Allan (1973–)		Labor	MP for Bendigo East (1999–)	27 September 2023	Daniel Andrews (1972–) Labor		1 year, 56 days
	8.	NT	Lia Finocchiaro (1984–)		Country Liberal	MLA for Spillett (2016–)	28 August 2024	Eva Lawler (1962–) Labor		86 days	2024
	9.	QLD	David Crisafulli (1979–)		Liberal National	MP for Mundingburra (2012–2015) Broadwater (2017–)	28 October 2024	Steven Miles (1977–) Labor		25 days	2024

Parties

  Australian Labor Party   Liberal Party of Australia   National Party of Australia   Country Liberal Party   Non-Party Conservatism   Non-Party Liberalism   No Party Alignment

	Rank	State	Premier	Portrait	Party	District	Assumed office	Left office	Term Time in office	Total Time in office	Election wins
	1.	SA	Sir Thomas Playford (1896–1981) GCMG		Liberal & Country League	MP for Gumeracha (1938–1968)	5 November 1938	10 March 1965		26 years, 125 days	1941 1944 1947 1950 1953 1956 1959 1962
	2.	QLD	Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen (1911–2005) KCMG		Country & National	MP for Barambah (1950–1987)	9 August 1968	1 December 1987		19 years, 114 days	1969 1972 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986
	3.	TAS	Sir Robert Cosgrove (1884–1969) KCMG		Labor	MHA for Denison (1933–1958)	18 December 1939	18 December 1947	8 years, 0 days	18 years, 182 days	1941 1946 1948 1950 1955 1956
							25 February 1948	26 August 1958	10 years, 182 days
	4.	AUS	Sir Robert Menzies (1894–1978) KT AK CH QC FAA FRS		United Australia	MP for Kooyong, VIC (1934–1966)	26 April 1939	29 August 1941	2 years, 125 days	18 years, 163 days	1940 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963
					Liberal		19 December 1949	26 January 1966	16 years, 38 days
	5.	VIC	Sir Henry Bolte (1908–1990) GCMG		Liberal & Country	MLA for Hampden (1947–1972)	7 June 1955	6 March 1965	9 years, 272 days	17 years, 77 days	1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970
					Liberal		6 March 1965	23 August 1972	7 years, 170 days
	6.	TAS	Eric Reece (1909–1999) AC		Labor	MHA for Braddon (1945–1975)	26 August 1958	26 May 1969	10 years, 273 days	13 years, 240 days	1959 1964 1972
							3 May 1972	31 March 1975	2 years, 332 days
	7.	WA	Sir David Brand (1912–1979) KCMG		Liberal	MLA for Greenough (1945–1975)	2 April 1959	3 March 1971		11 years, 335 days	1959 1962 1965 1968
	8.	TAS	Joseph Lyons (1879–1939) CH		Labor	MHA for Wilmot (1909–1929)	25 October 1923	15 June 1928	4 years, 234 days	11 years, 325 days	1925 1931 1934 1937
		AUS			United Australia	MP for Wilmot, TAS (1929–1939)	6 January 1932	7 April 1939	7 years, 91 days
	9.	NSW	Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896) GCMG		Non-Party Liberalism	MLA for East Sydney (1872–1877) Canterbury (1877–1880) Tenterfield (1882–1884)	14 May 1872	8 February 1875	2 years, 270 days	11 years, 278 days	1872 1880 1887 1889
							22 March 1877	16 August 1877	147 days
							21 December 1878	4 January 1883	4 years, 14 days
					Free Trade		25 January 1887	16 January 1889	1 year, 357 days
							8 March 1889	23 October 1891	2 years, 229 days
	10.	AUS	John Howard (1939–) OM AC		Liberal	MP for Bennelong, NSW (1974–2007)	11 March 1996	3 December 2007		11 years, 267 days	1996 1998 2001 2004
	11.	VIC	Sir Albert Dunstan (1882–1950) KCMG		Country	MLA for Korong and Eaglehawk (1927–1945)	2 April 1935	14 September 1943	8 years, 165 days	10 years, 179 days	1937 1940 1943
							18 September 1943	2 October 1945	2 years, 14 days
	12.	QLD	Sir Francis Nicklin (1895–1978) KCMG, MM		Country	MP for Landsborough (1950–1968)	12 August 1957	17 January 1968		10 years, 158 days	1957 1960 1963 1966
	13.	NSW	Bob Carr (1947–)		Labor	MLA for Maroubra (1983–2005)	4 April 1995	3 August 2005		10 years, 121 days	1995 1999 2003
	14.	QLD	William Forgan Smith (1897–1953)		Labor	MP for Mackay (1915–1942)	17 June 1932	16 September 1942		10 years, 91 days	1932 1935 1938 1941
	15.	NSW	Neville Wran (1926–2014) AC, CNZM, QC		Labor	MLA for Bass Hill (1973–1986)	14 May 1976	4 July 1986		10 years, 51 days	1976 1978 1981 1984
	16.	WA	Sir John Forrest (1847–1918) GCMG		Pro-Forrest	MLA for Bunbury (1890–1901)	29 December 1890	15 February 1901		10 years, 48 days	1890 1894 1897
	17.	ACT	Andrew Barr (1973–)		Labor	MLA for Molonglo (2006–2016) MLA for Kurrajong (2016–)	11 December 2014	Incumbent		9 years, 347 days[1]	2016 2020
	18.	SA	John Bannon (1943–2015) AO		Labor	MP for Ross Smith (1977–1993)	10 November 1982	4 September 1992		9 years, 299 days	1982 1985 1989
	19.	NSW	Sir Robert Askin (1907–1981) GCMG		Liberal	MLA for Collaroy (1950–1973) Pittwater (1973–1975)	13 May 1965	4 January 1975		9 years, 236 days	1965 1968 1971 1973
	20.	SA	Mike Rann (1953–) CNZM RP		Labor	MP for Ramsay (1993–2012)	5 March 2002	21 October 2011		9 years, 230 days	2002 2006 2010
	21.	SA	Don Dunstan (1926–1999) AC, QC		Labor	MP for Norwood (1953–1979)	1 June 1967	17 April 1968	321 days	9 years, 214 days	1970 1973 1975 1977
							2 June 1970	15 February 1979	8 years, 258 days
	22.	ACT	Jon Stanhope (1951–) AO		Labor	MLA for Ginninderra (1998–2011)	5 November 2001	12 May 2011		9 years, 188 days	2001 2004 2008
	23.	WA	Philip Collier (1873–1948)		Labor	MLA for Boulder (1905–1948)	16 April 1924	24 April 1930	6 years, 8 days	9 years, 126 days	1924 1927 1933 1936
							24 April 1933	20 August 1936	3 years, 118 days
	24.	QLD	Annastacia Palaszczuk (1969–)		Labor	MP for Inala (2006–2023)	14 February 2015	15 December 2023		9 years, 282 days	2015 2017 2020
	25.	QLD	Peter Beattie (1952–) AC		Labor	MP for Brisbane Central (1989–2007)	20 June 1998	13 September 2007		9 years, 85 days	1998 2001 2004 2006
	26.	WA	John Willcock (1879–1956)		Labor	MLA for Geraldton (1917–1947)	20 August 1936	31 July 1945		8 years, 345 days	1939 1943
	27.	VIC	Sir James McCulloch (1819–1893) KCMG		No Party Alignment	MLA for Mornington (1862–1872) Warrnambool (1874–1878)	27 June 1863	6 May 1868	4 years, 314 days	8 years, 304 days	1864 1866 1868
							11 July 1868	20 September 1869	1 year, 71 days
							9 April 1870	19 June 1871	1 year, 71 days
							20 October 1875	21 May 1877	1 year, 213 days
	28.	VIC	Daniel Andrews (1972–)		Labor	MLA for Mulgrave (2002–2023)	4 December 2014	27 September 2023		8 years, 297 days	2014 2018 2022
	29.	VIC	Sir Rupert Hamer (1916–2004) KCMG AC ED		Liberal	MLA for Kew (1971–1981)	23 August 1972	5 June 1981		8 years, 286 days	1973 1976 1979
	30.	AUS	Bob Hawke (1929–2019) AC GCL		Labor	MP for Wills, VIC (1980–1992)	11 March 1983	20 December 1991		8 years, 284 days	1983 1984 1987 1990
	31.	SA	Sir Richard Butler (1885–1966) KCMG		Liberal & Country League	MP for Wooroora (1921–1938)	8 April 1927	17 April 1930	3 years, 9 days	8 years, 210 days	1927 1933 1938
							18 April 1933	5 November 1938	5 years, 201 days
	32.	WA	Colin Barnett (1950–)		Liberal	MLA for Cottesloe (1990–)	23 September 2008	17 March 2017		8 years, 175 days	2008 2013
	33.	VIC	John Cain Jr. (1931–2019)		Labor	MLA for Bundoora (1976–1992)	8 April 1982	10 August 1990		8 years, 124 days	1982 1985 1988
	34.	WA	Richard Court (1947–) AC		Liberal	MLA for Nedlands (1982–2001)	16 February 1993	10 February 2001		7 years, 360 days	1993 1996
	35.	WA	Sir James Mitchell (1866–1951) GCMG		Nationalist	MLA for Northam (1905–1933)	17 May 1919	16 April 1924	4 years, 335 days	7 years, 335 days	1921 1930
							24 April 1930	24 April 1933	3 years, 0 days
	36.	WA	Sir Charles Court (1911–2007) AK KCMG OBE		Liberal	MLA for Nedlands (1953–1982)	8 April 1974	25 January 1982		7 years, 292 days	1974 1977 1980
	37.	VIC	Steve Bracks (1954–) AC		Labor	MLA for Williamstown (1994–2007)	19 October 1999	30 July 2007		7 years, 284 days	1999 2002 2006
	38.	NSW	Joseph Cahill (1891–1959)		Labor	MLA for Cook's River (1941–1959)	2 April 1952	22 October 1959		7 years, 203 days	1953 1956 1959
	39.	AUS	Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) AC CH GCL		Liberal	MP for Wannon, VIC (1955–1983)	11 November 1975	11 March 1983		7 years, 120 days	1975 1977 1980
	40.	AUS	Billy Hughes (1862–1952) CH KC		Labor	MP for West Sydney, NSW (1901–1917) Bendigo, VIC (1917–1922) North Sydney, NSW (1922–1949)	27 October 1915	14 November 1916	1 year, 18 days	7 years, 105 days	1917 1919 1922
					National Labor		14 November 1916	17 February 1917	95 days
					Nationalist		17 February 1917	9 February 1923	5 years, 357 days
	41.	NSW	Sir Bertram Stevens (1889–1973) KCMG		United Australia	MLA for Croydon (1927–1940)	16 May 1932	5 August 1939		7 years, 81 days	1932 1935 1938
	42.	QLD	Sir Samuel Griffith (1845–1920) GCMG QC		Liberalism	MP for North Brisbane (1878–1888)	13 November 1883	13 June 1888	4 years, 213 days	7 years, 75 days	1883
					Ministerial	Brisbane North (1888–1893)	12 August 1890	27 March 1893	2 years, 227 days
	43.	NT	Paul Everingham (1943–) AO		Country Liberal	MLA for Jingili (1974–1984)	13 August 1977	16 October 1984		7 years, 64 days	1980 1983
	44.	TAS	Robin Gray (1940–)		Liberal	MHA for Wilmot (1976–1984) Lyons (1984–1995)	26 May 1982	29 June 1989		7 years, 34 days	1982 1986
	45.	VIC	Jeff Kennett (1948–) AC		Liberal	MLA for Burwood (1976–1999)	6 October 1992	19 October 1999		7 years, 13 days	1992 1996
	46.	NSW	Sir Charles Cowper (1807–1875) KCMG		No Party Alignment	MLA for Sydney City (1856–1859) East Sydney (1859–1867)	26 August 1856	2 October 1856	37 days	6 years, 352 days	1865
							7 September 1857	26 October 1859	2 years, 49 days
							10 January 1861	15 October 1863	2 years, 278 days
							3 February 1865	21 January 1866	352 days
						MLA for Liverpool Plains (1869–1870)	13 January 1870	15 December 1870	336 days
	47.	NT	Marshall Perron (1942–)		Country Liberal	MLA for Fannie Bay (1983–1995)	13 July 1988	26 May 1995		6 years, 317 days	1990 1994
	48.	SA	Archibald Peake (1859–1920)		Liberal & Democratic Union	MP for Victoria & Albert (1902–1915) Alexandra (1915–1920)	5 June 1909	3 June 1910	363 days	6 years, 312 days	1912 1918
					Liberal Union		17 February 1912	3 April 1915	3 years, 45 days
							14 July 1917	8 April 1920	2 years, 269 days
	49.	TAS	Sir Walter Lee (1874–1963) KCMG		Commonwealth Liberal	MHA for Wilmot (1909–1946)	15 April 1916	12 August 1922	6 years, 119 days	6 years, 290 days	1916 1919 1922
					Nationalist		14 August 1923	25 October 1923	72 days
							15 March 1934	22 June 1934	99 days
	50.	NSW	William Holman (1871–1934)		Labor	MLA for Cootamundra (1904–1920)	30 June 1913	15 November 1916	3 years, 138 days	6 years, 287 days	1913 1917
					Nationalist		15 November 1916	12 April 1920	3 years, 149 days
	51.	AUS	Stanley Bruce (1883–1967) CH MC PC FRS		Nationalist	MP for Flinders, VIC (1918–1929)	9 February 1923	22 October 1929		6 years, 255 days	1925 1928
	52.	TAS	Sir Elliott Lewis (1858–1935) KCMG		Conservatism	MHA for Richmond (1886–1903)	12 October 1899	9 April 1903	3 years, 179 days	6 years, 188 days	1900 1912
					Commonwealth Liberal	MHA for Denison (1909–1922)	19 June 1909	20 October 1909	123 days
							27 October 1909	14 June 1912	2 years, 231 days
	53.	SA	Charles Kingston (1850–1908)		Non-Party Liberalism	MP for West Adelaide (1881–1900)	16 June 1893	1 December 1899		6 years, 168 days	1893 1896 1899
	54.	SA	Jay Weatherill (1964–)		Labor	MP for Cheltenham (2002–)	21 October 2011	19 March 2018		6 years, 149 days	2014
	55.	NT	Clare Martin (1952–)		Labor	MLA for Fannie Bay (1995–2008)	18 August 2001	26 November 2007		6 years, 100 days	2001 2005
	56.	WA	Mark McGowan (1967–)		Labor	MLA for Rockingham (1996–2023)	17 March 2017	8 June 2023		6 years, 83 days	2017 2021
	57.	QLD	Wayne Goss (1951–2014)		Labor	MP for Logan (1986–1998)	7 December 1989	19 February 1996		6 years, 74 days	1989 1992 1995
	58.	QLD	Sir Robert Herbert (1831–1905) GCB		No Party Alignment	MP for Leichhardt (1860–1863)	10 December 1859	1 February 1866	6 years, 53 days	6 years, 71 days
						MP for West Moreton (1863–1866)	20 July 1866	7 August 1866	18 days
	59.	VIC	Sir Harry Lawson (1875–1952) KCMG		Nationalist	MLA for Castlemaine and Maldon (1904–1927)	21 March 1918	28 April 1924		6 years, 39 days	1920 1921
	60.	WA	Albert Hawke (1900–1986)		Labor	MLA for Northam (1933–1968)	23 February 1953	2 April 1959		6 years, 37 days	1953 1956
	61.	NSW	Sir George Reid (1845–1918) GCB GCMG PC KC		Free Trade	MHA for Sydney-King (1894–1901)	3 August 1894	13 September 1899	5 years, 41 days	5 years, 362 days	1894 1895 1898
		AUS				MP for East Sydney, NSW (1901–1910)	18 August 1904	5 July 1905	321 days
	62.	TAS	Sir Philip Fysh (1835–1919) KCMG		No Party Alignment	MHA for Buckingham (1884–1894)	9 August 1877	5 March 1878	208 days	5 years, 349 days
					Liberalism		30 March 1887	17 August 1892	5 years, 140 days
	63.	WA	Sir Duncan McLarty (1891–1962) KBE MM		Liberal	MLA for Murray-Wellington (1930–1950) Murray (1950–1962)	1 April 1947	23 February 1953		5 years, 328 days	1947 1950
	64.	QLD	Edward Hanlon (1887–1952)		Labor	MP for Ithaca (1926–1952)	7 March 1946	16 January 1952		5 years, 315 days	1947 1950
	65.	QLD	Sir Thomas McIlwraith (1835–1900) KCMG		Conservative	MP for Mulgrave (1878–1886)	21 January 1879	13 November 1883	4 years, 296 days	5 years, 314 days	1888 1893
						MP for Brisbane North (1888–1896)	13 June 1888	30 November 1888	170 days
					Ministerial		27 March 1893	27 October 1893	214 days
	66.	TAS	Will Hodgman (1969–)		Liberal	MHA for Franklin (2002–)	31 March 2014	20 January 2020		5 years, 295 days	2014 2018
	67.	TAS	Sir John McPhee (1878–1952) KCMG		Nationalist	MHA for Denison (1919–1934)	15 June 1928	15 March 1934		5 years, 273 days	1928 1931
	68.	NSW	Sir William McKell (1891–1985) GCMG		Labor	MLA for Redfern (1927–1947)	16 May 1941	6 February 1947		5 years, 266 days	1941 1944
	69.	NT	Michael Gunner (1976–)		Labor	MLA for Fannie Bay (2008–2022)	31 August 2016	13 May 2022		5 years, 255 days	2016 2020
	70.	ACT	Kate Carnell (1955–) AO		Liberal	MLA for Molonglo (1992–2000)	2 March 1995	18 October 2000		5 years, 230 days	1995 1998
	71.	TAS	William Giblin (1840–1887)		No Party Alignment	MHA for Wellington (1877–1885)	5 March 1878	20 December 1878	290 days	5 years, 215 days	1882
							30 October 1879	15 August 1884	4 years, 290 days
	72.	QLD	Vince Gair (1901–1980)		Labor	MP for South Brisbane (1932–1960)	16 January 1952	24 April 1957	5 years, 98 days	5 years, 208 days	1953 1956
					Queensland Labor		24 April 1957	12 August 1957	110 days
	73.	TAS	Jim Bacon (1950–2004) AC		Labor	MHA for Denison (1993–2004)	14 September 1998	21 March 2004		5 years, 189 days	1998 2002
	74.	TAS	Sir Edward Braddon (1829–1904) KCMG		Free Trade	MHA for West Devon (1893–1901)	14 April 1894	12 October 1899		5 years, 181 days	1897
	75.	NSW	Sir James Martin (1820–1886) KCB, QC		No Party Alignment	MLA for Tumut (1863–1864) Lachlan (1864–1869) East Sydney (1869–1872)	16 October 1863	2 February 1865	475 days	5 years, 171 days
							22 January 1866	26 October 1868	2 years, 278 days
							16 December 1870	13 May 1872	1 year, 149 days
	76.	VIC	Sir George Turner (1851–1916) KCMG PC		Non-Party Liberalism	MLA for St Kilda (1889–1901)	27 September 1894	5 December 1899	5 years, 69 days	5 years, 154 days	1894 1897 1900
							19 November 1900	12 February 1901	85 days
	77.	QLD	Ted Theodore (1884–1950)		Labor	MP for Chillagoe (1912–1925)	22 October 1919	26 February 1925		5 years, 127 days	1920 1923
	78.	NSW	James McGirr (1890–1957)		Labor	MLA for Bankstown (1927–1950) Liverpool (1950–1952)	6 February 1947	2 April 1952		5 years, 56 days	1947 1950
	79.	WA	Brian Burke (1947–)		Labor	MLA for Balga (1983–1988)	25 February 1983	25 February 1988		5 years, 0 days	1983 1986
	80.	VIC	Sir Alexander Peacock (1861–1933) KCMG		Non-Party Liberalism	MLA for Clunes and Allandale (1889–1904)	12 February 1901	10 June 1902	1 year, 118 days	4 years, 363 days	1914
					Commonwealth Liberal	MLA for Allandale (1904–1933)	18 June 1914	17 February 1917	2 years, 244 days
					Nationalist		17 February 1917	30 November 1917	286 days
							28 April 1924	18 July 1924	81 days
	81.	TAS	Albert Ogilvie (1890–1939)		Labor	MHA for Franklin (1917–1939)	22 June 1934	10 June 1939		4 years, 353 days	1934 1937
	82.	WA	Dr Geoff Gallop (1951– AC		Labor	MLA for Victoria Park (1986–2006)	16 February 2001	25 January 2006		4 years, 343 days	2001 2005
	83.	TAS	Sir John Evans (1855–1943) CMG		Anti-Socialist	MHA for Kingborough (1897–1909)	12 July 1904	19 June 1909		4 years, 342 days	1906 1909
	84.	SA	John Olsen (1945–) AO		Liberal	MP for Kavel (1992–2002)	28 November 1996	22 October 2001		4 years, 328 days	1997
	85.	VIC	Sir Thomas Bent (1838–1909) KCMG		Non-Party Conservatism (Electoral Reform)	MLA for Brighton (1900–1909)	16 February 1904	8 January 1909		4 years, 327 days	1904 1907 1908
	86.	AUS	Alfred Deakin (1856–1919)		Protectionist	MP for Ballaarat, VIC (1901–1913)	24 September 1903	27 April 1904	216 days	4 years, 313 days	1903 1906
							5 July 1905	13 November 1908	3 years, 131 days
					Commonwealth Liberal		2 June 1909	29 April 1910	331 days
	87.	AUS	Andrew Fisher (1862–1928)		Labor	MP for Wide Bay, QLD (1901–1915)	13 November 1908	2 June 1909	201 days	4 years, 297 days	1910 1914
							29 April 1910	24 June 1913	3 years, 56 days
							17 September 1914	27 October 1915	1 year, 40 days
	88.	WA	John Scaddan (1876–1934) CMG		Labor	MLA for Brown Hill-Ivanhoe (1911–1916)	7 October 1911	27 July 1916		4 years, 294 days	1911 1914
	89.	NT	Paul Henderson (1962–)		Labor	MLA for Wanguri (1999–2013)	26 November 2007	29 August 2012		4 years, 277 days	2008
	90.	QLD	William Kidston (1849–1919)		Labor	MP for Rockhampton (1932–1960)	19 January 1906	18 May 1907	1 year, 119 days	4 years, 262 days	1907 1908 1909
					Kidston		18 May 1907	19 November 1907	185 days
					Kidston/Liberal		18 February 1908	7 February 1911	2 years, 354 days
	91.	VIC	Duncan Gillies (1834–1903)		Non-Party Conservatism	MLA for Rodney (1877–1889) Eastern Suburbs (1889–1894)	18 February 1886	5 November 1890		4 years, 260 days	1886 1889
	92.	NSW	Gladys Berejiklian (1970–)		Liberal	MLA for Willoughby (2003–2021)	23 January 2017	5 October 2021		4 years, 255 days	2019
	93.	NSW	Sir John Robertson (1816–1891) KCMG		No Party Alignment	MLA for Upper Hunter (1859–1861)	9 March 1860	9 January 1861	306 days	4 years, 242 days	1860 1874 1877
						MLA for Clarence (1866–1869) West Sydney (1869–1877)	27 October 1868	12 January 1870	1 year, 77 days
							9 February 1875	21 March 1877	2 years, 12 days
						MLA for East Macquarie (1877–1878)	17 August 1877	17 December 1877	122 days
						MLA for Mudgee (1882–1886)	22 December 1885	22 February 1886	62 days
	94.	QLD	Anna Bligh (1960–) AC		Labor	MP for South Brisbane (1995–2012)	13 September 2007	26 March 2012		4 years, 195 days	2009
	95.	NSW	Bob Heffron (1890–1978)		Labor	MLA for Maroubra (1950–1968)	23 October 1959	30 April 1964		4 years, 190 days	1962
	96.	VIC	John Cain Snr. (1882–1957)		Labor	MLA for Northcote (1927–1957)	14 September 1943	18 September 1943	4 days	4 years, 175 days	1945 1952
							21 November 1945	20 November 1947	1 year, 364 days
							17 December 1952	7 June 1955	2 years, 172 days
	97.	QLD	Sir Hugh Nelson (1833–1906) KCMG		Ministerial	MP for Murilla (1888–1898)	27 October 1893	13 April 1898		4 years, 168 days	1896
	98.	AUS	Ben Chifley (1885–1951)		Labor	MP for Macquarie, NSW (1940–1951)	13 July 1945	19 December 1949		4 years, 159 days	1946
	99.	QLD	T. J. Ryan (1876–1921) KC		Labor	MP for Barcoo (1909–1919)	1 June 1915	22 October 1919		4 years, 143 days	1915 1918
	100.	WA	Sir Newton Moore (1870–1936) KCMG VD		Ministerial	MLA for Bunbury (1904–1911)	7 May 1906	16 September 1910		4 years, 132 days	1908
	101.	ACT	Rosemary Follett (1948–) AO		Labor	MLA for Molonglo (1995–1996)	11 May 1989	5 December 1989	208 days	4 years, 122 days	1989 1992
							6 June 1991	2 March 1995	3 years, 330 days
	102.	QLD	Digby Denham (1849–1944)		Liberal	MP for Oxley (1902–1915)	7 February 1911	1 June 1915		4 years, 114 days	1912
	103.	NSW	Nick Greiner (1947–) AC		Liberal	MLA for Ku-ring-gai (1980–1992)	25 March 1988	24 June 1992		4 years, 91 days	1988 1991
	104.	AUS	Paul Keating (1944–)		Labor	MP for Blaxland, NSW (1969–1996)	20 December 1991	11 March 1996		4 years, 82 days	1993
	105.	TAS	Paul Lennon (1955–) AO		Labor	MHA for Franklin (1989–2008)	21 March 2004	26 May 2008		4 years, 66 days	2006
	106.	SA	Sir Henry Ayers (1821–1897) GCMG		No Party Alignment	Member of the Legislative Council (1857–1893)	15 July 1863	4 August 1864	1 year, 20 days	4 years, 34 days
							20 September 1865	23 October 1865	33 days
							3 May 1867	24 September 1868	1 year, 144 days
							13 October 1868	3 November 1868	21 days
							22 January 1872	22 July 1873	1 year, 151 days
	107.	TAS	Ray Groom (1944–) AO		Liberal	MHA for Denison (1986–2001)	17 February 1992	18 March 1996		4 years, 30 days	1992 1996
	108.	QLD	Sir Robert Philp (1851–1922) KCMG		Ministerial	MP for Townsville (1888–1912)	17 December 1899	17 September 1903	3 years, 274 days	4 years, 10 days
					Conservative		19 November 1907	18 February 1908	91 days
	109.	SA	Sir Henry Barwell (1877–1959) KCMG		Liberal Federation	MP for Stanley (1915–1925)	8 April 1920	16 April 1924		4 years, 8 days	1921
	110.	SA	Steven Marshall (1968–)		Liberal	MP for Norwood (2010–2014) Dunstan (2014–)	19 March 2018	21 March 2022		4 years, 2 days	2018
	111.	VIC	Edmond Hogan (1883–1964)		Labor	MLA for Warrenheip and Grenville (1927–1945)	20 May 1927	22 November 1928	1 year, 192 days	3 years, 347 days	1927 1929
							12 December 1929	19 May 1932	2 years, 159 days
	112.	TAS	Doug Lowe (1942–) AM		Labor	MHA for Franklin (1969–1986)	1 December 1977	11 November 1981		3 years, 345 days	1979
	113.	VIC	Sir Graham Berry (1822–1904) KCMG		No Party Alignment	MLA for Geelong West (1869–1877)	7 August 1875	20 October 1875	74 days	3 years, 338 days	1877
						MLA for Geelong (1877–1886)	21 May 1877	5 March 1880	2 years, 289 days
							3 August 1880	9 July 1881	340 days
	114.	SA	Thomas Playford (1837–1915)		No Party Alignment	MP for Newcastle (1887–1890) East Torrens (1890–1894)	11 June 1887	27 June 1889	2 years, 16 days	3 years, 323 days
							19 August 1890	21 June 1892	1 year, 307 days
	115.	NSW	Jack Lang (1876–1975)		Labor	MLA for Parramatta (1920–1927)	17 June 1925	18 October 1927	2 years, 123 days	3 years, 317 days	1925 1930
						MLA for Auburn (1927–1946)	4 November 1930	15 October 1931	345 days
					Labor (NSW)		15 October 1931	16 May 1932	214 days
	116.	SA	Thomas Price (1852–1909)		Labor	MP for Torrens (1902–1909)	26 July 1905	5 June 1909		3 years, 314 days	1905 1906
	117.	TAS	James Whyte (1820–1882)		No Party Alignment	MHA for Pembroke (1856–1876)	20 January 1863	24 November 1866		3 years, 308 days
	118.	QLD	Arthur Macalister (1818–1883) CMG		No Party Alignment	MP for Ipswich (1860–1868) (1872–1876)	1 February 1866	20 July 1866	169 days	3 years, 296 days
							7 August 1866	15 August 1867	1 year, 8 days
							8 January 1874	5 June 1876	2 years, 149 days
	119.	SA	John Jenkins (1851–1923)		Non-Party Liberalism	MP for Torrens (1901–1905)	15 May 1901	1 March 1905		3 years, 290 days	1902
	120.	AUS	Scott Morrison (1968–)		Liberal	MP for Cook, NSW (2007–)	24 August 2018	23 May 2022		3 years, 272 days	2019
	121.	AUS	John Curtin (1885–1945)		Labor	MP for Fremantle, WA (1934–1945)	7 October 1941	5 July 1945		3 years, 271 days	1943
	122.	NT	Shane Stone (1950–) AC QC		Country Liberal	MLA for Port Darwin (1990–2000)	26 May 1995	8 February 1999		3 years, 258 days	1997
	123.	QLD	Sir Arthur Palmer (1838–1905) KCMG		No Party Alignment	MP for Port Curtis (1866–1878)	3 May 1870	7 January 1874		3 years, 249 days
	124.	QLD	William McCormack (1879–1947)		Labor	MP for Cairns (1912–1930)	22 October 1925	21 May 1929		3 years, 211 days	1926
	125.	ACT	Katy Gallagher (1970–)		Labor	MLA for Molonglo (2001–2014)	16 May 2011	11 December 2014		3 years, 209 days	2012
	126.	TAS	Sir Francis Smith (1819–1909)		No Party Alignment	MHA for Fingal (1857–1860)	12 May 1857	1 November 1860		3 years, 173 days
	127.	QLD	Frank Cooper (1887–1952)		Labor	MP for Bremer (1915–1946)	16 September 1942	7 March 1946		3 years, 172 days	1944
	128.	NT	Adam Giles (1973–)		Country Liberal	MLA for Braitling (2008–2016)	14 March 2013	31 August 2016		3 years, 170 days
	129.	SA	Lionel Hill (1881–1963)		Labor	MP for Port Pirie (1918–1933)	28 August 1926	8 April 1927	223 days	3 years, 160 days	1930
							17 April 1930	14 August 1931	1 year, 119 days
					Parliamentary Labor		14 August 1931	13 February 1933	1 year, 183 days
	130.	VIC	Sir John O'Shanassy (1818–1883) KCMG		No Party Alignment	MLA for Kilmore (1856–1865)	11 March 1857	29 April 1857	49 days	3 years, 140 days	1861
							10 March 1858	27 October 1859	1 year, 231 days
							14 November 1861	27 June 1863	1 year, 225 days
	131.	VIC	James Service (1823–1899)		No Party Alignment	MLA for Maldon (1874–1881)	5 March 1880	3 August 1880	151 days	3 years, 133 days	1883
						MLA for Castlemaine (1883–1886)	8 March 1883	18 February 1886	2 years, 347 days
	132.	VIC	John Murray (1851–1916)		Commonwealth Liberal	MLA for Warrnambool (1884–1916)	8 January 1909	18 May 1912		3 years, 131 days	1911
	133.	VIC	John Brumby (1953–) AO		Labor	MLA for Broadmeadows (1993–2011)	30 July 2007	2 December 2010		3 years, 125 days
	134.	TAS	Sir James Wilson (1812–1880) KCMG		No Party Alignment	MHA for Hobart (1859–1880)	4 August 1869	4 November 1872		3 years, 92 days	1871
	135.	NSW	Sir John See (1844–1907) KCMG JP		Progressive	MLA for Grafton (1880–1904)	28 March 1901	14 June 1904		3 years, 78 days	1901
	136.	TAS	Lara Giddings (1972–)		Labor	MHA for Franklin (2002–)	23 January 2011	31 March 2014		3 years, 67 days
	137.	NSW	Sir George Fuller (1861–1940) KCMG		Nationalist	MLA for Wollondilly (1920–1927)	20 December 1921	20 December 1921	1 day	3 years, 66 days	1922
							13 April 1922	17 June 1925	3 years, 65 days
	138.	WA	John Tonkin (1902–1995) AC		Labor	MLA for Melville (1950–1977)	3 March 1971	8 April 1974		3 years, 65 days	1971
	139.	AUS	John Gorton (1911–2002) GCMG AC CH		Liberal	Senate (VIC) (1950 – 1968) MP for Higgins, VIC (1968 – 1975)	10 January 1968	10 March 1971		3 years, 59 days	1969
	140.	SA	Dr David Tonkin (1929–2000) AO		Liberal	MP for Bragg (1970–1983)	18 September 1979	10 November 1982		3 years, 53 days	1979
	141.	NSW	Sir George Dibbs (1834–1904) KCMG		Non-Party Conservatism	MLA for Murrumbidgee (1885–1894)	7 October 1885	21 December 1885	75 days	3 years, 42 days	1885 1891
					Protectionist		17 January 1889	7 March 1889	49 days
							23 October 1891	2 August 1894	2 years, 283 days
	142.	NSW	Sir Joseph Carruthers (1857–1922) KCMG		Liberal Reform	MLA for St George (1894–1908)	29 August 1904	2 October 1907		3 years, 34 days	1904 1907
	143.	NSW	Morris Iemma (1961–)		Labor	MLA for Lakemba (1999–2008)	3 August 2005	5 September 2008		3 years, 33 days	2007
	144.	QLD	Arthur Moore (1876–1963) CMG		Country and Progressive National Party	MP for Aubigny (1915–1941)	21 May 1929	17 June 1932		3 years, 27 days	1929
	145.	NSW	Barry O'Farrell (1959–)		Liberal	MLA for Ku-ring-gai (1999–2015)	28 March 2011	23 April 2014		3 years, 26 days	2011
	146.	NSW	Sir Thomas Bavin (1874–1941) KCMG KC		Nationalist	MLA for Gordon (1927–1935)	18 October 1927	4 November 1930		3 years, 17 days	1927
	147.	SA	Sir James Boucaut (1831–1916) KCMG		No Party Alignment	MP for Encounter Bay (1875–1878)	28 March 1866	3 May 1867	1 year, 36 days	3 years, 10 days
							3 June 1875	6 June 1876	1 year, 3 days
							26 October 1877	27 September 1878	336 days
	148.	WA	Dr Carmen Lawrence (1948–)		Labor	MLA for Glendalough (1989–1994)	12 February 1990	16 February 1993		3 years, 4 days
	149.	AUS	Julia Gillard (1961–) AC		Labor	MP for Lalor, VIC (1998–2013)	24 June 2010	27 June 2013		3 years, 3 days	2010
	150.	NSW	Sir Charles Wade (1863–1922) KCMG KC JP		Liberal Reform	MLA for Gordon (1904–1917)	2 October 1907	1 October 1910		2 years, 364 days
	151.	SA	Sir John Bray (1842–1894) KCMG, JP		No Party Alignment	MP for East Adelaide (1871–1892)	24 June 1881	16 June 1884		2 years, 358 days
	152.	TAS	Alfred Kennerley (1810–1897)		No Party Alignment	MHA for Hobart (1865–1877)	4 August 1873	20 July 1876		2 years, 351 days
	153.	SA	Dean Brown (1943–) AO		Liberal	MP for Finniss (1993–2006)	14 December 1993	28 November 1996		2 years, 350 days	1993
	154.	TAS	Sir Angus Bethune (1908–2004)		Liberal	MHA for Wilmot (1946–1975)	26 May 1969	3 May 1972		2 years, 344 days	1969
	155.	AUS	Malcolm Turnbull (1954–)		Liberal	MP for Wentworth, NSW (2004–2018)	15 September 2015	24 August 2018		2 years, 343 days	2016
	156.	AUS	Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) AC QC		Labor	MP for Werriwa, NSW (1952–1978)	5 December 1972	11 November 1975		2 years, 341 days	1972 1974
	157.	QLD	Campbell Newman (1963–)		Liberal National	MP for Ashgrove (2012–2015)	26 March 2012	14 February 2015		2 years, 325 days	2012
	158.	VIC	Sir Stanley Argyle (1867–1940) KBE		United Australia	MLA for Toorak (1920–1940)	19 May 1932	2 April 1935		2 years, 318 days	1932 1935
	159.	AUS	Kevin Rudd (1957–)		Labor	MP for Griffith, QLD (1998–2013)	3 December 2007	24 June 2010	2 years, 203 days	2 years, 286 days	2007
							27 June 2013	18 September 2013	83 days
	160.	NSW	John Fahey (1945–2020) AC		Liberal	MLA for Macarthur (1996–2001)	24 June 1992	4 April 1995		2 years, 284 days
	161.	NSW	Sir Alexander Stuart (1824–1886) KCMG		No Party Alignment	MLA for Illawarra (1880–1885)	4 January 1883	7 October 1885		2 years, 276 days
	162.	NSW	Mike Baird (1968–)		Liberal	MLA for Manly (2007–2017)	17 April 2014	23 January 2017		2 years, 275 days	2015
	163.	SA	Sir William Morgan (1828–1883) KCMG		No Party Alignment	Member of the Legislative Council (1867–1884)	27 September 1878	24 June 1881		2 years, 270 days
	164.	NT	Goff Letts (1928–) CBE AM		Country Liberal	MLA for Victoria River (1974–1977)	19 October 1974	13 August 1977		2 years, 267 days	1974 1977
	165.	AUS	Sir Edmund Barton (1849–1920) GCMG KC		Protectionist	MP for Hunter, NSW (1901–1903)	1 January 1901	24 September 1903		2 years, 266 days	1901
	166.	SA	Sir Arthur Blyth (1823–1891) KCMG CB		No Party Alignment	MP for Gumeracha (1857–1868)	4 August 1864	22 March 1865	230 days	2 years, 254 days
						MP for Gumeracha (1870–1875)	10 November 1871	22 January 1872	73 days
							22 July 1873	3 June 1875	1 year, 316 days
	167.	TAS	Sir Richard Dry (1815–1869) KCMG		No Party Alignment	MHA for Tamar (1862–1869)	24 November 1866	4 August 1869		2 years, 253 days	1866 1869
	168.	NSW	James McGowen (1855–1922) JP		Labor	MLA for Redfern (1891–1917)	21 October 1910	29 June 1913		2 years, 251 days	1910
	169.	TAS	Bill Neilson (1925–1989) AC		Labor	MHA for Franklin (1941–1977)	31 March 1975	1 December 1977		2 years, 245 days	1976
	170.	TAS	David Bartlett (1968–)		Labor	MHA for Denison (2004–2011)	26 May 2008	24 January 2011		2 years, 243 days	2010
	171.	WA	Alan Carpenter (1957–)		Labor	MLA for Willagee (1996–2009)	25 January 2006	23 September 2008		2 years, 242 days
	172.	SA	Sir John Downer (1843–1915) KCMG, QC		No Party Alignment	MP for Barossa (1878–1901)	16 June 1885	11 June 1887	1 year, 360 days	2 years, 239 days
					Non-Party Conservatism		15 October 1892	16 June 1893	244 days
	173.	TAS	Michael Field (1948–) AC		Labor	MHA for Braddon (1975–1997)	29 June 1989	17 February 1992		2 years, 233 days	1989
	174.	SA	Peter Malinauskas (1980–)		Labor	MP for Croydon (2018–)	21 March 2022	Incumbent		2 years, 246 days[2]	2022
	175.	VIC	Thomas Hollway (1906–1971)		Liberal	MLA for Ballarat (1932–1952)	20 November 1947	22 March 1949	1 year, 122 days	2 years, 222 days	1947 1950
					Liberal & Country		22 March 1949	27 June 1950	1 year, 97 days
					Electoral Reform		28 October 1952	31 October 1952	3 days
	176.	SA	Sir Richard Hanson (1805–1876)		No Party Alignment	MP for Adelaide (1857–1861)	30 September 1857	8 May 1860		2 years, 221 days
	177.	TAS	Jeremy Rockliff (1970–)		Liberal	MHA for Braddon (2002–)	8 April 2022	Incumbent		2 years, 228 days[3]	2024
	178.	NT	Denis Burke (1948–)		Country Liberal	MLA for Brennan (1994–2005)	8 February 1999	18 August 2001		2 years, 191 days
	179.	VIC	John Allan (1866–1936)		Country	MLA for Rodney (1917–1936)	18 November 1924	20 May 1927		2 years, 183 days
	180.	TAS	Tony Rundle (1939–) AO		Liberal	MHA for Braddon (1982–2002)	18 March 1996	14 September 1998		2 years, 180 days
	181.	VIC	Sir John McDonald (1898–1977)		Country	MLA for Shepparton (1945–1955)	27 June 1950	28 October 1952	2 years, 123 days	2 years, 170 days
							31 October 1952	17 December 1952	47 days
	182.	AUS	Anthony Albanese (1963–)		Labor	MP for Grayndler (1996–)	23 May 2022	Incumbent		2 years, 183 days[4]	2022
	183.	VIC	Dr William Haines (1810–1866)		No Party Alignment	MLA for South Grant (1856–1858)	30 November 1855	11 March 1857	1 year, 101 days	2 years, 149 days	1856
							29 April 1857	10 March 1858	315 days
	184.	SA	Sir John Colton (1823–1902) KCMG		No Party Alignment	MP for Noarlunga (1875–1878) (1889–1887)	6 June 1876	26 October 1877	1 year, 142 days	2 years, 142 days
							16 June 1884	16 June 1885	1 year, 0 days
	185.	SA	John Gunn (1884–1959)		Labor	MP for Adelaide (1918–1926)	16 April 1924	28 August 1926		2 years, 134 days	1924
	186.	QLD	Rob Borbidge (1954–) AO		National	MP for Surfers Paradise (1980–2001)	19 February 1996	26 June 1998		2 years, 127 days
	187.	QLD	Sir Arthur Morgan (1856–1916)		Ministerial	MP for Warwick (1898–1906)	17 September 1903	19 January 1906		2 years, 124 days	1904
	188.	SA	Crawford Vaughan (1874–1947)		Labor	MP for Sturt (1915–1918)	3 April 1915	13 February 1917	1 year, 316 days	2 years, 102 days	1915
					National Labor		13 February 1917	14 July 1917	151 days
	189.	VIC	Ted Baillieu