# List of premiers of Queensland by time in office

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.

## Rank by time in office

| Rank | No. | Officeholder | Party | District | Assumed office | Left office | Time in office (term) | Time in office (total) | Election wins |
| 1. | 31st | Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen (1911–2005) KCMG | Country & National | Barambah (1950–1987) | 8 August 1968 | 1 December 1987 | 19 years, 115 days | 19 years, 115 days | 1969 1972 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 |
| 2. | 28th | Sir Frank Nicklin (1895–1978) KCMG MM | Country | Landsborough (1950–1968) | 12 August 1957 | 17 January 1968 | 10 years, 158 days | 10 years, 158 days | 1957 1960 1963 1966 |
| 3. | 24th | William Forgan Smith (1887–1953) | Labor | Mackay (1915–1942) | 17 June 1932 | 16 September 1942 | 10 years, 91 days | 10 years, 91 days | 1932 1935 1938 1941 |
| 4. | 36th | Peter Beattie (1952–) AC | Labor | Brisbane Central (1989–2007) | 20 June 1998 | 13 September 2007 | 9 years, 85 days | 9 years, 85 days | 1998 2001 2004 2006 |
| 5. | 39th | Annastacia Palaszczuk (1969–) | Labor | Inala (2006–2023) | 14 February 2015 | 15 December 2023 | 8 years, 304 days | 8 years, 304 days | 2015 2017 2020 |
| 6. | 9th | Sir Samuel Griffith (1845–1920) GCMG QC | Liberalism | North Brisbane (1878–1888) | 13 November 1883 | 13 June 1888 | 4 years, 213 days | 7 years, 75 days | 1883 |
| 6. | 9th | Sir Samuel Griffith (1845–1920) GCMG QC | Ministerial | Brisbane North (1888–1893) | 12 August 1890 | 27 March 1893 | 2 years, 227 days | 7 years, 75 days | 1883 |
| 7. | 34th | Wayne Goss (1951–2014) | Labor | Logan (1986–1998) | 7 December 1989 | 19 February 1996 | 6 years, 74 days | 6 years, 74 days | 1989 1992 1995 |
| 8. | 1st | Sir Robert Herbert (1831–1905) GCB | No Party Alignment | Leichhardt (1860–1863) | 10 December 1859 | 1 February 1866 | 6 years, 53 days | 6 years, 71 days | |
| 8. | 1st | Sir Robert Herbert (1831–1905) GCB | No Party Alignment | West Moreton (1863–1866) | 20 July 1866 | 7 August 1866 | 18 days | 6 years, 71 days | |
| 9. | 26th | Ned Hanlon (1887–1952) | Labor | Ithaca (1926–1952) | 7 March 1946 | 15 January 1952 | 5 years, 314 days | 5 years, 314 days | 1947 1950 |
| 10. | 8th | Sir Thomas McIlwraith (1835–1900) KCMG | Conservative | Mulgrave (1878–1886) | 21 January 1879 | 13 November 1883 | 4 years, 296 days | 5 years, 314 days | 1888 1893 |
| 10. | 8th | Sir Thomas McIlwraith (1835–1900) KCMG | Conservative | Brisbane North (1888–1896) | 13 June 1888 | 30 November 1888 | 170 days | 5 years, 314 days | 1888 1893 |
| 10. | 8th | Sir Thomas McIlwraith (1835–1900) KCMG | Ministerial | Brisbane North (1888–1896) | 27 March 1893 | 27 October 1893 | 214 days | 5 years, 314 days | 1888 1893 |
| 11. | 27th | Vince Gair (1901–1980) | Labor | South Brisbane (1932–1960) | 17 January 1952 | 24 April 1957 | 5 years, 97 days | 5 years, 207 days | 1953 1956 |
| 11. | 27th | Vince Gair (1901–1980) | Queensland Labor | South Brisbane (1932–1960) | 24 April 1957 | 12 August 1957 | 110 days | 5 years, 207 days | 1953 1956 |
| 12. | 20th | Ted Theodore (1884–1950) | Labor | Chillagoe (1912–1925) | 22 October 1919 | 26 February 1925 | 5 years, 127 days | 5 years, 127 days | 1920 1923 |
| 13. | 17th | William Kidston (1849–1919) | Labor | Rockhampton (1932–1960) | 19 January 1906 | 18 May 1907 | 1 year, 119 days | 4 years, 262 days | 1907 1908 1909 |
| 13. | 17th | William Kidston (1849–1919) | Kidston | Rockhampton (1932–1960) | 18 May 1907 | 19 November 1907 | 185 days | 4 years, 262 days | 1907 1908 1909 |
| 13. | 17th | William Kidston (1849–1919) | Kidston/Liberal | Rockhampton (1932–1960) | 18 February 1908 | 7 February 1911 | 2 years, 354 days | 4 years, 262 days | 1907 1908 1909 |
| 14. | 37th | Anna Bligh (1960–) | Labor | South Brisbane (1995–2012) | 13 September 2007 | 26 March 2012 | 4 years, 195 days | 4 years, 195 days | 2009 |
| 15. | 11th | Sir Hugh Nelson (1833–1906) KCMG | Ministerial | Murilla (1888–1898) | 27 October 1893 | 13 April 1898 | 4 years, 168 days | 4 years, 168 days | 1896 |
| 16. | 19th | T. J. Ryan (1876–1921) KC | Labor | Barcoo (1909–1919) | 1 June 1915 | 22 October 1919 | 4 years, 143 days | 4 years, 143 days | 1915 1918 |
| 17. | 18th | Digby Denham (1859–1944) | Liberal | Oxley (1902–1915) | 7 February 1911 | 1 June 1915 | 4 years, 114 days | 4 years, 114 days | 1912 |
| 18. | 15th | Sir Robert Philp (1851–1922) KCMG | Ministerial | Townsville (1888–1912) | 17 December 1899 | 17 September 1903 | 3 years, 274 days | 4 years, 10 days | |
| 18. | 15th | Sir Robert Philp (1851–1922) KCMG | Conservative | Townsville (1888–1912) | 19 November 1907 | 18 February 1908 | 91 days | 4 years, 10 days | |
| 19. | 2nd | Arthur Macalister (1818–1883) CMG | No Party Alignment | Ipswich (1860–1868) (1872–1876) | 1 February 1866 | 20 July 1866 | 169 days | 3 years, 296 days | |
| 19. | 2nd | Arthur Macalister (1818–1883) CMG | No Party Alignment | Ipswich (1860–1868) (1872–1876) | 7 August 1866 | 15 August 1867 | 1 year, 8 days | 3 years, 296 days | |
| 19. | 2nd | Arthur Macalister (1818–1883) CMG | No Party Alignment | Ipswich (1860–1868) (1872–1876) | 8 January 1874 | 5 June 1876 | 2 years, 149 days | 3 years, 296 days | |
| 20. | 5th | Sir Arthur Palmer (1819–1898) KCMG | No Party Alignment | Port Curtis (1866–1878) | 3 May 1870 | 7 January 1874 | 3 years, 249 days | 3 years, 249 days | |
| 21. | 22nd | William McCormack (1879–1947) | Labor | Cairns (1912–1930) | 22 October 1925 | 21 May 1929 | 3 years, 211 days | 3 years, 211 days | 1926 |
| 22. | 25th | Frank Cooper (1872–1949) | Labor | Bremer (1915–1946) | 16 September 1942 | 7 March 1946 | 3 years, 172 days | 3 years, 172 days | 1944 |
| 23. | 23rd | Arthur Moore (1876–1963) CMG | Country and Progressive National Party | Aubigny (1915–1941) | 21 May 1929 | 17 June 1932 | 3 years, 27 days | 3 years, 27 days | 1929 |
| 24. | 38th | Campbell Newman (1963–) | Liberal National | Ashgrove (2012–2015) | 26 March 2012 | 14 February 2015 | 2 years, 325 days | 2 years, 325 days | 2012 |
| 25. | 35th | Rob Borbidge (1954–) | National | Surfers Paradise (1980–2001) | 19 February 1996 | 26 June 1998 | 2 years, 127 days | 2 years, 127 days | |
| 26. | 16th | Sir Arthur Morgan (1856–1916) | Ministerial | Warwick (1898–1906) | 17 September 1903 | 19 January 1906 | 2 years, 124 days | 2 years, 124 days | 1904 |
| 27. | 7th | John Douglas (1828–1904) CMG | No Party Alignment | Maryborough (1875–1880) | 8 March 1877 | 21 January 1879 | 1 year, 319 days | 1 year, 319 days | 1878 |
| 28. | 32nd | Mike Ahern (1942–2023) AO | National | Landsborough (1968–1990) | 1 December 1987 | 25 September 1989 | 1 year, 298 days | 1 year, 298 days | |
| 29. | 10th | Boyd Morehead (1843–1905) | Conservative | Balonne (1883–1896) | 30 November 1888 | 12 August 1890 | 1 year, 255 days | 1 year, 255 days | |
| 30. | 4th | Sir Charles Lilley (1827–1897) | No Party Alignment | Fortitude Valley (1860–1874) | 25 November 1868 | 2 May 1870 | 1 year, 158 days | 1 year, 158 days | |
| 31. | 3rd | Sir Robert Mackenzie (1811–1873) Bt | No Party Alignment | Burnett (1860–1869) | 15 August 1867 | 25 November 1868 | 1 year, 102 days | 1 year, 102 days | |
| 32. | 13th | Sir James Dickson (1832–1901) KCMG | Ministerial | Bulimba (1892–1901) | 1 October 1898 | 1 December 1899 | 1 year, 61 days | 1 year, 61 days | 1899 |
| 33. | 40th | Steven Miles (1977-) | Labor | Mount Coot-tha (2015-2017) Murrumba (2017-) | 15 December 2023 | 28 October 2024 | 318 days | 318 days | |
| 34. | 6th | George Thorn (1838–1905) | No Party Alignment | Ipswich (1876–1878) | 5 June 1876 | 8 March 1877 | 276 days | 276 days | |
| 35. | 21st | William Gillies (1868–1928) | Labor | Eacham (1912–1925) | 26 February 1925 | 22 October 1925 | 238 days | 238 days | |
| 36. | 29th | Jack Pizzey (1911–1968) | Country | Isis (1950–1968) | 17 January 1968 | 31 July 1968 | 227 days | 227 days | |
| 37. | 12th | Thomas Byrnes (1860–1898) | Ministerial | Warwick (1896–1898) | 13 April 1898 | 27 September 1898 | 167 days | 167 days |
| 38. | 41st | David Crisafulli (1979–) | Liberal National | Mundingburra (2012–2015) Broadwater (2017-) | 28 October 2024 | Incumbent | 75 days | 2024 | |
| 39. | 33rd | Russell Cooper (1941–) AM | National | Roma (1983–1992) | 25 September 1989 | 7 December 1989 | 73 days | 73 days | |
| 40. | 30th | Sir Gordon Chalk (1913–1991) KBE | Liberal | Lockyer (1950–1976) | 1 August 1968 | 8 August 1968 | 7 days | 7 days | |
| 41. | 14th | Anderson Dawson (1863–1910) | Labor | Charters Towers (1893–1901) | 1 December 1899 | 7 December 1899 | 6 days | 6 days | |