Premier of South Australia


















































Premier of South Australia

Coat of arms of South Australia.svg
South Australian Coat of Arms


PremierMarshall2018.jpg

Incumbent
Steven Marshall

since 19 March 2018
Style
The Honourable
(Formal)
Premier
(Spoken)
Member of Cabinet
Reports to Parliament of South Australia
Governor of South Australia
Seat Adelaide
Appointer Governor of South Australia
Term length At the Governor's pleasure
Inaugural holder Boyle Finniss
Formation 24 October 1856
Salary $374,648 (AUD)[1]
Website http://premier.sa.gov.au/

The Premier of South Australia is the head of government in the state of South Australia, Australia. The Government of South Australia follows the Westminster system, with a Parliament of South Australia acting as the legislature. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of South Australia, and by modern convention holds office by virtue of his or her ability to command the support of a majority of members of the lower house of Parliament, the House of Assembly.


Steven Marshall is the current Premier, having served since 19 March 2018.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Pre-Party




  • 2 List of Premiers of South Australia


  • 3 Living former premiers


  • 4 Timeline


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History



Pre-Party


Before the 1890s when there was no formal party system in South Australia, MPs tended to have historical liberal or conservative beliefs. The liberals dominated government from the 1893 election to 1905 election with the support of the South Australian United Labor Party, with the conservatives mostly in opposition. Labor took government with the support of eight dissident liberals in 1905 when Labor won the most seats for the first time. The rise of Labor saw non-Labor politics start to merge into various party incarnations.


The two independent conservative parties, the Australasian National League (formerly National Defence League) and the Farmers and Producers Political Union merged with the Liberal and Democratic Union to become the Liberal Union in 1910. Labor formed South Australia's first majority government after winning the 1910 state election, triggering the merger. The 1910 election came two weeks after federal Labor formed Australia's first elected majority government at the 1910 federal election.


No "Country" or rural conservative parties emerged as serious long-term forces in South Australian state politics, often folding into the main non-Labor party.



List of Premiers of South Australia


The first six Governors of South Australia oversaw governance from proclamation in 1836 until self-government and an elected Parliament of South Australia was enacted in the year prior to the inaugural 1857 election.





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(for political parties)



  Independent


  Liberalism


  Conservatism


  Liberal Federation/Union


  Liberal & Country


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No.
Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency

Portrait
Term of Office
Start–End–Days

Elected
(Parliament)

Party
Government

Colonial Government (1856–1901)
1

Boyle Finniss
(1807–1893)
MHA for Adelaide


B. T. Finniss 2.jpeg
24 October 1856
21 August 1857
301

1857 (1st)

Independent

Finniss
2

John Baker
(1813–1872)
Councillor


John Baker SA.jpg
21 August 1857
1 September 1857
11
— (1st)

Independent

Baker
3

Robert Torrens
(1814–1884)
MHA for Adelaide


Robert Richard Torrens.jpg
1 September 1857
30 September 1857
29
— (1st)

Independent

Torrens
4

Richard Hanson
(1805–1876)
MHA for Adelaide


Richard Hanson (Australia).jpg
30 September 1857
9 May 1860
952
— (1st)

Independent

Hanson
5

Thomas Reynolds
(1818–1875)
MHA for Adelaide


Thomas Reynolds (Australian politician).jpg
9 May 1860
8 October 1861
517

1860 (2nd)

Independent

Reynolds (1st)
Reynolds (2nd)
6

George Waterhouse
(1824–1906)
Councillor


George Marsden Waterhouse.jpg
8 October 1861
4 July 1863
634
— (2nd)
1862 (3rd)

Independent

Waterhouse (1st)
Waterhouse (2nd)
7

Francis Dutton
(1818–1877)
MHA for Light


Francis Dutton.jpg
4 July 1863
15 July 1863
11
— (3rd)

Independent

Dutton (1st)
8

Henry Ayers
(1821–1897)
Councillor


Henry Ayers.jpg
15 July 1863
4 August 1864
386
— (3rd)

Independent

Ayers (1st)
Ayers (2nd)
9

Arthur Blyth
(1823–1890)
MHA for Gumeracha


ArthurBlyth.jpg
4 August 1864
22 March 1865
230
— (3rd)

Independent

Blyth (1st)
(7)
Francis Dutton

Francis Dutton.jpg
22 March 1865
20 September 1865
182

1865 (4th)

Independent

Dutton (2nd)
(8)
Henry Ayers

Henry Ayers.jpg
20 September 1865
23 October 1865
33
— (4th)

Independent

Ayers (3rd)
10

John Hart
(1809–1873)
MHA for Port Adelaide


John Hart 2.jpeg
23 October 1865
28 March 1866
156
— (4th)

Independent

Hart (1st)
11

James Boucaut
(1831–1916)
MHA for Encounter Bay


Boucat.jpg
28 March 1866
3 May 1867
401
— (4th)

Independent

Boucaut (1st)
(8)
Henry Ayers

Henry Ayers.jpg
3 May 1867
24 September 1868
510
— (4th)
1868 (5th)

Independent

Ayers (4th)
(10)
John Hart
MHA for Light

John Hart 2.jpeg
24 September 1868
13 October 1868
19
— (5th)

Independent

Hart (2nd)
(8)
Henry Ayers

Henry Ayers.jpg
13 October 1868
3 November 1868
21
— (5th)

Independent

Ayers (5th)
12

Henry Strangways
(1832–1920)
MHA for West Torrens


Henry Strangways.jpg
3 November 1868
30 May 1870
573
— (5th)
1870 (6th)

Independent

Strangways (1st)
Strangways (2nd)
(10)
John Hart
MHA for The Burra

John Hart 2.jpeg
30 May 1870
10 November 1871
529
— (6th)

Independent

Hart (3rd)
(9)
Arthur Blyth

ArthurBlyth.jpg
10 November 1871
22 January 1872
73
— (6th)
1871 (7th)

Independent

Blyth (2nd)
(8)
Henry Ayers

Henry Ayers.jpg
22 January 1872
22 July 1873
517
— (7th)

Independent

Ayers (6th)
Ayers (7th)
(9)
Arthur Blyth

ArthurBlyth.jpg
22 July 1873
3 June 1875
681
— (7th)
1875 (8th)

Independent

Blyth (3rd)
(11)
James Boucaut

Boucat.jpg
3 June 1875
6 June 1876
369
— (8th)

Independent

Boucaut (2nd)
Boucaut (3rd)
13

John Colton
(1823–1902)
MHA for Noarlunga


John colton.jpg
6 June 1876
26 October 1877
507
— (8th)

Independent

Colton (1st)
(11)
James Boucaut

Boucat.jpg
26 October 1877
27 September 1878
336
— (8th)
1878 (9th)

Independent

Boucaut (4th)
14

William Morgan
(1828–1883)
Councillor


William Morgan (Australian politician).jpg
27 September 1878
24 June 1881
1001
— (9th)
1881 (10th)

Independent

Morgan
15

John Bray
(1842–1894)
MHA for East Adelaide


John Cox Bray.jpg
24 June 1881
16 June 1884
1088
— (10th)
1884 (11th)

Independent

Bray
(13)
John Colton

John colton.jpg
16 June 1884
16 June 1885
365
— (11th)

Independent

Colton (2nd)
16

John Downer
(1843–1915)
MHA for Barossa


John Downer (Australian politician).jpg
16 June 1885
11 June 1887
725
— (11th)
1887 (12th)

Independent

Downer (1st)
17

Thomas Playford (II)
(1837–1915)
MHA for Newcastle


Thomas playford II.jpg
11 June 1887
27 June 1889
747
— (12th)

Independent

Playford II (1st)
18

John Cockburn
(1850–1929)
MHA for Mount Barker


John Cockburn (Australian politician).jpg
27 June 1889
19 August 1890
418
— (12th)
1890 (13th)

Liberalism

Cockburn
(17)
Thomas Playford (II)
MHA for East Torrens

Thomas playford II.jpg
19 August 1890
21 June 1892
672
— (13th)

Conservatism

Playford II (2nd)
19

Frederick Holder
(1850–1909)
MHA for Burra


Frederick Holder1.jpg
21 June 1892
15 October 1892
116
— (13th)

Liberalism

Holder (1st)
(16)
John Downer

John Downer (Australian politician).jpg
15 October 1892
16 June 1893
244
— (13th)

Conservatism

Downer (2nd)
20

Charles Kingston
(1850–1908)
MHA for West Adelaide


Charles Kingston.jpg
16 June 1893
1 December 1899
2359

1893 (14th)
1896 (15th)
1899 (16th)

Liberalism

Kingston
21

Vaiben Solomon
(1853–1908)
MHA for Northern Territory


Vaiben Solomon1.jpg
1 December 1899
8 December 1899
7
— (16th)

Conservatism

Solomon
(19)
Frederick Holder

Frederick Holder1.jpg
8 December 1899
15 May 1901
523
— (16th)

Liberalism

Holder (2nd)

State Government (1901–present)
22

John Jenkins
(1851–1923)
MHA for Torrens


JohnJenkins.jpg
15 May 1901
1 March 1905
1386
— (16th)
1902 (17th)

Liberalism

Jenkins
23

Richard Butler
(1850–1925)
MHA for Barossa


Sir Richard Butler (Australia).jpg
1 March 1905
26 July 1905
147
— (17th)

Conservatism

Butler I
24

Thomas Price
(1852–1909)
MHA for Torrens


Thomas Price.jpeg
26 July 1905
5 June 1909
1410

1905 (18th)
1906 (19th)

United Labor

Price
25

Archibald Peake
(1859–1920)
MHA for Victoria & Albert


Archibald Peake.jpg
5 June 1909
3 June 1910
363
— (19th)

Liberal &
Democratic Union

Peake (1st)
26

John Verran
(1856–1932)
MHA for Wallaroo


JohnVerran.jpg
3 June 1910
17 February 1912
624

1910 (20th)

United Labor

Verran
(25)
Archibald Peake

Archibald Peake.jpg
17 February 1912
3 April 1915
1141

1912 (21st)

Liberal Union

Peake (2nd)
27

Crawford Vaughan
(1874–1947)
MHA for Sturt


CrawfordVaughan.jpg
3 April 1915
14 July 1917
833

1915 (22nd)

United Labor

Vaughan
(25)
Archibald Peake

Archibald Peake.jpg
14 July 1917
8 April 1920
999
— (22nd)
1918 (23rd)

Liberal Union

Peake (3rd)
28

Henry Barwell
(1877–1959)
MHA for Stanley


Henry Barwell.jpg
8 April 1920
16 April 1924
1469
— (23rd)
1921 (24th)

Liberal Union
(until 1923)
Liberal Federation
(from 1923)


Barwell
29

John Gunn
(1884–1959)
MHA for Adelaide


JohnGunn.jpg
16 April 1924
28 August 1926
864

1924 (25th)

Labor

Gunn
30

Lionel Hill
(1881–1963)
MHA for Port Pirie


Lionel Hill1.JPG
28 August 1926
8 April 1927
223
— (25th)

Labor

Hill (1st)
31

Richard L. Butler
(1885–1966)
MHA for Wooroora


Richard Layton Butler.jpg
8 April 1927
17 April 1930
1105

1927 (26th)

Liberal Federation

Butler II (1st)
(30)
Lionel Hill

Lionel Hill1.JPG
17 April 1930
13 February 1933
1033

1930 (27th)

Labor

Hill (2nd)
32

Robert Richards
(1885–1967)
MHA for Wallaroo


Robert Richards (Australia).gif
13 February 1933
18 April 1933
64
— (27th)

Labor

Richards
(31)
Richard L. Butler

Richard Layton Butler.jpg
18 April 1933
5 November 1938
2027

1933 (28th)
1938 (29th)

Liberal and
Country League

Butler II (2nd)
33

Thomas Playford (IV)
(1896–1981)
MHA for Gumeracha


Playford portrait 38.jpg
5 November 1938
10 March 1965
9622
— (29th)
1941 (30th)
1944 (31st)
1947 (32nd)
1950 (33rd)
1953 (34th)
1956 (35th)
1959 (36th)
1962 (37th)

Liberal and
Country League

Playford IV (1st)
Playford IV (2nd)
34

Frank Walsh
(1897–1968)
MHA for Edwardstown


FrankWalsh1963.jpg
10 March 1965
1 June 1967
813

1965 (38th)

Labor

Walsh
35

Don Dunstan
(1926–1999)
MHA for Norwood


Don Dunstan 1968 crop.jpg
1 June 1967
17 April 1968
321
— (38th)

Labor

Dunstan (1st)
36

Steele Hall
(born 1928)
MHA for Gouger


SteeleHall1968crop.jpg
17 April 1968
2 June 1970
776

1968 (39th)

Liberal and
Country League

Hall
(35)

Don Dunstan

Don Dunstan 1968 crop.jpg
2 June 1970
15 February 1979
3180

1970 (40th)
1973 (41st)
1975 (42nd)
1977 (43rd)


Labor

Dunstan (2nd)
37

Des Corcoran
(1928–2004)
MHA for Hartley


15 February 1979
18 September 1979
215
— (43rd)

Labor

Corcoran
38

David Tonkin
(1929–2000)
MHA for Bragg


18 September 1979
10 November 1982
1149

1979 (44th)

Liberal

Tonkin
39

John Bannon
(1943–2015)
MHA for Ross Smith


John Charles Bannon 1943-2015.jpg
10 November 1982
4 September 1992
3586

1982 (45th)
1985 (46th)
1989 (47th)

Labor

Bannon
40

Lynn Arnold
(born 1949)
MHA for Ramsay


4 September 1992
14 December 1993
466
— (47th)

Labor

Arnold
41

Dean Brown
(born 1943)
MHA for Finniss


14 December 1993
28 November 1996
1080

1993 (48th)

Liberal

Brown
42

John Olsen
(born 1945)
MHA for Kavel


John Olsen (1).jpg
28 November 1996
22 October 2001
1789
— (48th)
1997 (49th)

Liberal

Olsen
43

Rob Kerin
(born 1954)
MHA for Frome


22 October 2001
5 March 2002
165
— (49th)

Liberal

Kerin
44

Mike Rann
(born 1953)
MHA for Ramsay


Mike Rann (smiling).jpg
5 March 2002
21 October 2011
3517

2002 (50th)
2006 (51st)
2010 (52nd)

Labor

Rann
45

Jay Weatherill
(born 1964)
MHA for Cheltenham


Jay Weatherill crop.jpg
21 October 2011
19 March 2018
2341
— (52nd)
2014 (53rd)

Labor

Weatherill
46

Steven Marshall
(born 1968)
MHA for Dunstan


PremierMarshall2018.jpg
19 March 2018

385

2018 (54th)

Liberal

Marshall


Living former premiers




Former South Australian premiers (from left) Robert Richards, Richard L. Butler, Lionel Hill and Henry Barwell meet with then Premier Tom Playford in 1940


There are seven living former premiers, the oldest being Steele Hall (1968–70, born 1928). The most recent premier to die was John Bannon (Premier 1982–1992) on 13 December 2015.











































Name Term as premier Date of birth

Steele Hall
1968–1970

(1928-11-28) 28 November 1928 (age 90)

Lynn Arnold
1992–1993

(1949-01-27) 27 January 1949 (age 70)

Dean Brown
1993–1996

(1943-04-05) 5 April 1943 (age 76)

John Olsen
1996–2001

(1945-06-07) 7 June 1945 (age 73)

Rob Kerin
2001–2002

(1954-01-04) 4 January 1954 (age 65)

Mike Rann
2002–2011

(1953-01-05) 5 January 1953 (age 66)

Jay Weatherill
2011–2018

(1964-04-03) 3 April 1964 (age 55)


Timeline



In the following timeline, the legend includes the Liberal and Democratic Union, the Liberal Union and the Liberal Federation represented as "Liberal (pre-1979)". The Liberal Party is represented as "Liberal (post-1979)" only. The grey area represents the duration of Playmander electoral malapportionment, beginning in 1936, in effect until the 1970 election.



Steven Marshall
Jay Weatherill
Mike Rann
Rob Kerin
John Olsen
Dean Brown
Lynn Arnold
John Bannon
David Tonkin
Des Corcoran
Steele Hall
Don Dunstan
Frank Walsh
Thomas Playford IV
Robert Richards (Australian politician)
Richard Layton Butler
Lionel Hill
John Gunn (Australian politician)
Henry Barwell
Crawford Vaughan
John Verran
Archibald Peake
Thomas Price
Richard Butler (Australian politician)
John Jenkins (Australian politician)
Vaiben Solomon
Charles Kingston
Frederick Holder
John Cockburn (Australian politician)
Thomas Playford II
John Downer
John Cox Bray
William Morgan (Australian politician)
John Colton
Henry Strangways
James Boucaut
John Hart (South Australian colonist)
Arthur Blyth
Henry Ayres
Francis Dutton
George Marsden Waterhouse
Thomas Reynolds
Richard Hanson (Australian politician)
Robert Torrens
John Baker (Australian politician)
Boyle Finniss



See also







  • List of Premiers of South Australia by time in office

  • Deputy Premier of South Australia

  • Leader of the Opposition (South Australia)



References





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  • Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 - 2007


External links



  • Biographies of all premiers at the SA Parliament web site

  • UWA state and federal election results since 1890










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