Deputy Premier of Queensland
The deputy premier of Queensland is a role in the Government of Queensland assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Queensland. It has second ranking behind the premier of Queensland in Cabinet, and its holder serves as acting premier during the absence or incapacity of the premier. The deputy premier may either be appointed by the premier during the cabinet formation process or may be elected by caucus; during periods of Coalition government, the leader of the junior coalition partner is usually automatically selected for the role. Due to the contingent role of the deputy premier, they almost without exception always have additional ministerial portfolios.
| Deputy Premier of Queensland | |
|---|---|
| Department of the Premier and Cabinet | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Premier of Queensland |
| Seat | 1 William Street, Brisbane |
| Nominator | Premier of Queensland |
| Appointer | Governor of Queensland on the advice of the premier |
| Term length | At the Governor's pleasure |
| Formation | 17 September 1903 |
| First holder | Andrew Henry Barlow |
Until December 1974, although the role carried the same responsibilities (especially during the absence of the premier) it was never formally recognised or titled as such; the first reference in Hansard to a deputy premier was during the Forgan Smith Ministry in 1936, but the term was in common use in newspapers from as early as 1892, when a minister in the First Griffith Ministry was criticised for his performance in the role.[1]
List of deputy premiers of Queensland edit
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Henry Barlow | 17 September 1903 | 19 November 1907 | Liberal/Kidston | ||
| 2 | Digby Denham | 19 November 1907 | 19 February 1908 | Conservative | ||
| (1) | Andrew Henry Barlow | 19 February 1908 | 22 June 1909 | Kidston | ||
| (2) | Digby Denham | 22 June 1909 | 7 February 1911 | Liberal | ||
| 3 | Thomas O'Sullivan | 7 February 1911 | 1 June 1915 | Liberal | ||
| 4 | Ted Theodore | 1 June 1915 | 22 October 1919 | Labor | ||
| 5 | John Fihelly | 22 October 1919 | 8 February 1922 | Labor | ||
| 6 | William Gillies | 8 February 1922 | 26 February 1925 | Labor | ||
| 7 | William McCormack | 26 February 1925 | 22 October 1925 | Labor | ||
| 8 | William Forgan Smith | 22 October 1925 | 21 May 1929 | Labor | ||
| 9 | Reginald King | 21 May 1929 | 18 June 1932 | CPNP | ||
| 10 | Percy Pease | 18 June 1932 | 24 September 1940 | Labor | ||
| 11 | Frank Cooper | 24 September 1940 | 16 September 1942 | Labor | ||
| 12 | Ned Hanlon | 16 September 1942 | 7 March 1946 | Labor | ||
| 13 | Ted Walsh | 7 March 1946 | 15 May 1947 | Labor | ||
| 14 | Vince Gair | 15 May 1947 | 17 January 1952 | Labor | ||
| 15 | Tom Foley | 17 January 1952 | 16 March 1953 | Labor | ||
| 16 | Jack Duggan | 16 March 1953 | 7 June 1957 | Labor | ||
| (13) | Ted Walsh | 7 June 1957 | 12 August 1957 | Queensland Labor | ||
| 17 | Kenneth Morris | 12 August 1957 | 26 September 1962 | Liberal | ||
| 18 | Alan Munro | 26 September 1962 | 28 January 1965 | Liberal | ||
| 19 | Thomas Hiley | 28 January 1965 | 23 December 1965 | Liberal | ||
| 20 | Gordon Chalk | 23 December 1965 | 1 August 1968 | Liberal | ||
| 21 | Joh Bjelke-Petersen | 1 August 1968 | 8 August 1968 | Country | ||
| (20) | Gordon Chalk | 8 August 1968 | 13 August 1976 | Liberal | ||
| 22 | William Knox | 13 August 1976 | 9 October 1978 | Liberal | ||
| 23 | Llewellyn Edwards | 9 October 1978 | 19 August 1983 | Liberal | ||
| 24 | Bill Gunn | 19 August 1983 | 7 December 1989 | National | ||
| 25 | Tom Burns | 7 December 1989 | 19 February 1996 | Labor | ||
| 26 | Joan Sheldon | 19 February 1996 | 26 June 1998 | Liberal | ||
| 27 | Jim Elder | 26 June 1998 | 22 November 2000 | Labor | ||
| 28 | Paul Braddy | 22 November 2000 | 30 November 2000 | Labor | ||
| 29 | Terry Mackenroth | 30 November 2000 | 28 July 2005 | Labor | ||
| 30 | Anna Bligh | 28 July 2005 | 13 September 2007 | Labor | ||
| 31 | Paul Lucas | 13 September 2007 | 16 September 2011 | Labor | ||
| 32 | Andrew Fraser | 16 September 2011 | 26 March 2012 | Labor | ||
| 33 | Jeff Seeney | 26 March 2012 | 14 February 2015 | Liberal National | ||
| 34 | Jackie Trad | 14 February 2015 | 10 May 2020 | Labor | ||
| 35 | Steven Miles | 10 May 2020 | 15 December 2023 | Labor | ||
Notes edit
- ^ "(Editorial)". Brisbane Courier. 5 September 1892. Retrieved 17 March 2010.