Premier of South Australia - List of Premiers of South Australia

List of Premiers of South Australia

The first six Governors of South Australia oversaw governance from proclamation in 1836 until responsible government was introduced in 1856.

No. Name Party Assumed office Left office Period Picture
1 B.T. Finniss 24 October 1856 21 August 1857 50000000000000000000 years, 7002301000000000000301 days
2 John Baker 21 August 1857 1 September 1857 50000000000000000000 years, 700111000000000000011 days
3 Robert Torrens 1 September 1857 30 September 1857 50000000000000000000 years, 700129000000000000029 days
4 Richard Hanson 30 September 1857 9 May 1860 70002000000000000002 years, 7002222000000000000222 days
5 Thomas Reynolds 9 May 1860 8 October 1861 70001000000000000001 year, 7002152000000000000152 days
6 George Waterhouse 8 October 1861 4 July 1863 70001000000000000001 year, 7002269000000000000269 days
7 Francis Dutton 4 July 1863 15 July 1863 50000000000000000000 years, 700111000000000000011 days
8 Henry Ayers 15 July 1863 4 August 1864 70001000000000000001 year, 700120000000000000020 days
9 Arthur Blyth 4 August 1864 22 March 1865 50000000000000000000 years, 7002230000000000000230 days
- Francis Dutton
(2nd time)		 22 March 1865 20 September 1865 50000000000000000000 years, 7002182000000000000182 days
Total - 193 days
- Henry Ayers
(2nd time)		 20 September 1865 23 October 1865 50000000000000000000 years, 700133000000000000033 days
Total - 1 year, 53 days
10 John Hart 23 October 1865 28 March 1866 50000000000000000000 years, 7002156000000000000156 days
11 James Boucaut 28 March 1866 3 May 1867 70001000000000000001 year, 700136000000000000036 days
- Henry Ayers
(3rd time)		 3 May 1867 24 September 1868 70001000000000000001 year, 7002144000000000000144 days
Total - 2 years, 197 days
- John Hart
(2nd time)		 24 September 1868 13 October 1868 50000000000000000000 years, 700119000000000000019 days
Total - 175 days
- Henry Ayers
(4th time)		 13 October 1868 3 November 1868 50000000000000000000 years, 700121000000000000021 days
Total - 2 years, 218 days
12 Henry Strangways 3 November 1868 30 May 1870 70001000000000000001 year, 7002208000000000000208 days
- John Hart
(3rd time)		 30 May 1870 10 November 1871 70001000000000000001 year, 7002164000000000000164 days
Total - 1 year, 339 days
- Arthur Blyth
(2nd time)		 10 November 1871 22 January 1872 50000000000000000000 years, 700173000000000000073 days
Total - 303 days
- Henry Ayers
(5th time)		 22 January 1872 22 July 1873 70001000000000000001 year, 7002181000000000000181 days
Total - 4 years, 34 days
- Arthur Blyth
(3rd time)		 22 July 1873 3 June 1875 70001000000000000001 year, 7002316000000000000316 days
Total - 2 years, 254 days
- James Boucaut
(2nd time)		 3 June 1875 6 June 1876 70001000000000000001 year, 70003000000000000003 days
Total - 2 years, 39 days
13 John Colton 6 June 1876 26 October 1877 70001000000000000001 year, 7002142000000000000142 days
- James Boucaut
(3rd time)		 26 October 1877 27 September 1878 50000000000000000000 years, 7002336000000000000336 days
Total - 3 years, 10 days
14 William Morgan 27 September 1878 24 June 1881 70002000000000000002 years, 7002270000000000000270 days
15 John Cox Bray 24 June 1881 16 June 1884 70002000000000000002 years, 7002358000000000000358 days
- John Colton
(2nd time)		 16 June 1884 16 June 1885 70001000000000000001 year, 50000000000000000000 days
Total - 2 years, 142 days
16 John Downer 16 June 1885 11 June 1887 70001000000000000001 year, 7002360000000000000360 days
17 Thomas Playford II 11 June 1887 27 June 1889 70002000000000000002 years, 700116000000000000016 days
18 John Cockburn 27 June 1889 19 August 1890 70001000000000000001 year, 700153000000000000053 days
- Thomas Playford II
(2nd time)		 19 August 1890 21 June 1892 70001000000000000001 year, 7002307000000000000307 days
Total - 3 years, 323 days
19 Frederick Holder 21 June 1892 15 October 1892 50000000000000000000 years, 7002116000000000000116 days
- John Downer
(2nd time)		 conservatism 15 October 1892 16 June 1893 50000000000000000000 years, 7002244000000000000244 days
Total - 2 year, 239 days
20 Charles Kingston liberalism 16 June 1893 1 December 1899 70006000000000000006 years, 7002168000000000000168 days
21 Vaiben Louis Solomon conservatism 1 December 1899 8 December 1899 50000000000000000000 years, 70007000000000000007 days
- Frederick Holder
(2nd time)		 liberalism 8 December 1899 15 May 1901 70001000000000000001 year, 7002158000000000000158 days
Total - 1 year, 274 days
22 John Jenkins liberalism 15 May 1901 1 March 1905 70003000000000000003 years, 7002290000000000000290 days
23 Richard Butler conservatism 1 March 1905 26 July 1905 50000000000000000000 years, 7002147000000000000147 days
24 Thomas Price Australian Labor Party (Labor) 26 July 1905 5 June 1909 70003000000000000003 years, 7002314000000000000314 days
25 Archibald Peake Liberal and Democratic Union 5 June 1909 3 June 1910 50000000000000000000 years, 7002363000000000000363 days
26 John Verran Labor 3 June 1910 17 February 1912 70001000000000000001 year, 7002259000000000000259 days
- Archibald Peake
(2nd time)		 Liberal Union 17 February 1912 3 April 1915 70003000000000000003 years, 700145000000000000045 days
Total - 4 years, 43 days
27 Crawford Vaughan Labor 3 April 1915 14 July 1917 70002000000000000002 years, 7002102000000000000102 days
- Archibald Peake
(3rd time)		 Liberal Union 14 July 1917 8 April 1920 70002000000000000002 years, 7002269000000000000269 days
Total - 6 years, 312 days
28 Henry Barwell Liberal Union/
Liberal Federation		 8 April 1920 16 April 1924 70004000000000000004 years, 70008000000000000008 days
29 John Gunn Labor 16 April 1924 28 August 1926 70002000000000000002 years, 7002134000000000000134 days
30 Lionel Hill Labor 28 August 1926 8 April 1927 50000000000000000000 years, 7002223000000000000223 days
31 Richard Layton Butler Liberal Federation 8 April 1927 17 April 1930 70003000000000000003 years, 70009000000000000009 days
- Lionel Hill
(2nd time)		 Labor 17 April 1930 13 February 1933 70002000000000000002 years, 7002302000000000000302 days
Total - 3 years, 160 days
32 Robert Richards Labor 13 February 1933 18 April 1933 50000000000000000000 years, 700164000000000000064 days
- Richard Layton Butler
(2nd time)		 Liberal and Country League (LCL) 18 April 1933 5 November 1938 70005000000000000005 years, 7002201000000000000201 days
Total - 8 years, 210 days
33 Thomas Playford IV LCL 5 November 1938 10 March 1965 700126000000000000026 years, 7002125000000000000125 days
34 Frank Walsh Labor 10 March 1965 1 June 1967 70002000000000000002 years, 700183000000000000083 days
35 Don Dunstan Labor 1 June 1967 17 April 1968 50000000000000000000 years, 7002321000000000000321 days
36 Steele Hall LCL 17 April 1968 2 June 1970 70002000000000000002 years, 700146000000000000046 days
- Don Dunstan
(2nd time)		 Labor 2 June 1970 15 February 1979 70008000000000000008 years, 7002258000000000000258 days
Total - 9 years, 214 days
37 Des Corcoran Labor 15 February 1979 18 September 1979 50000000000000000000 years, 7002215000000000000215 days
38 David Tonkin Liberal Party of Australia (Liberal) 18 September 1979 10 November 1982 70003000000000000003 years, 700153000000000000053 days
39 John Bannon Labor 10 November 1982 4 September 1992 70009000000000000009 years, 7002299000000000000299 days
40 Lynn Arnold Labor 4 September 1992 14 December 1993 70001000000000000001 year, 7002101000000000000101 days
41 Dean Brown Liberal 14 December 1993 28 November 1996 70002000000000000002 years, 7002350000000000000350 days
42 John Olsen Liberal 28 November 1996 22 October 2001 70004000000000000004 years, 7002328000000000000328 days
43 Rob Kerin Liberal 22 October 2001 5 March 2002 50000000000000000000 years, 7002134000000000000134 days
44 Mike Rann Labor 5 March 2002 21 October 2011 70009000000000000009 years, 7002230000000000000230 days
45 Jay Weatherill Labor 21 October 2011 Incumbent 70001000000000000001 year, 700129000000000000029 days

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