# Treasurer of Queensland

The Treasurer of Queensland is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the Queensland Treasury, and by extension, all financial matters of the Queensland Government.

## List of Queensland treasurers

| No. | Treasurer | Party | Title | Term start | Term end | Term in office |
| 1 | Robert Mackenzie | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 15 December 1859 (1859-12-15) | 4 August 1862 (1862-08-04) | 2 years, 232 days |
| 2 | Thomas Moffatt | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 4 August 1862 (1862-08-04) | 2 October 1864 (1864-10-02) | 2 years, 59 days |
| 3 | Joshua Bell | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 22 December 1864 (1864-12-22) | 20 July 1866 (1866-07-20) | 1 year, 210 days |
| 4 | John McLean | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 21 July 1866 (1866-07-21) | 16 December 1866 (1866-12-16) | 148 days |
| 5 | John Douglas | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 19 December 1866 (1866-12-19) | 21 May 1867 (1867-05-21) | 153 days |
| 6 | Thomas Stephens | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 21 May 1867 (1867-05-21) | 15 August 1867 (1867-08-15) | 86 days |
| (1) | Robert Mackenzie | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 15 August 1867 (1867-08-15) | 25 November 1868 (1868-11-25) | 1 year, 102 days |
| 7 | Thomas Fitzgerald | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 25 November 1868 (1868-11-25) | 27 January 1869 (1869-01-27) | 63 days |
| (6) | Thomas Stephens | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 27 January 1869 (1869-01-27) | 3 May 1870 (1870-05-03) | 1 year, 96 days |
| 8 | Robert Ramsay | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 3 May 1870 (1870-05-03) | 28 March 1871 (1871-03-28) | 329 days |
| (3) | Joshua Bell | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 28 March 1871 (1871-03-28) | 8 January 1874 (1874-01-08) | 2 years, 286 days |
| 9 | William Hemmant | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 8 January 1874 (1874-01-08) | 5 June 1876 (1876-06-05) | 2 years, 149 days |
| 10 | James Dickson | Ministerialist | Colonial Treasurer | 5 June 1876 (1876-06-05) | 21 January 1879 (1879-01-21) | 2 years, 230 days |
| 11 | Thomas McIlwraith | Ministerialist | Colonial Treasurer | 21 January 1879 (1879-01-21) | 5 January 1882 (1882-01-05) | 2 years, 349 days |
| 12 | Archibald Archer | Independent | Colonial Treasurer | 5 January 1882 (1882-01-05) | 13 November 1883 (1883-11-13) | 1 year, 312 days |
| 13 | James Garrick | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 13 November 1883 (1883-11-13) | 31 December 1883 (1883-12-31) | 48 days |
| (10) | James Dickson | Ministerialist | Colonial Treasurer | 31 December 1883 (1883-12-31) | 17 August 1887 (1887-08-17) | 3 years, 229 days |
| 14 | Samuel Griffith | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 17 August 1887 (1887-08-17) | 13 June 1888 (1888-06-13) | 301 days |
| (11) | Thomas McIlwraith | Ministerialist | Colonial Treasurer | 13 June 1888 (1888-06-13) | 30 November 1888 (1888-11-30) | 170 days |
| 15 | William Pattison | No party | Colonial Treasurer | 30 November 1888 (1888-11-30) | 19 November 1889 (1889-11-19) | 354 days |
| 16 | John Donaldson | Ministerialist | Colonial Treasurer | 19 November 1889 (1889-11-19) | 12 August 1890 (1890-08-12) | 266 days |
| (11) | Thomas McIlwraith | Ministerialist | Colonial Treasurer | 12 August 1890 (1890-08-12) | 27 March 1893 (1893-03-27) | 2 years, 227 days |
| 17 | Hugh Nelson | Ministerialist | Colonial Treasurer | 27 March 1893 (1893-03-27) | 6 August 1896 (1896-08-06) | 4 years, 340 days |
| 17 | Hugh Nelson | Ministerialist | Treasurer | 6 August 1896 (1896-08-06) | 2 March 1898 (1898-03-02) | 4 years, 340 days |
| 18 | Robert Philp | Ministerialist | Treasurer | 2 March 1898 (1898-03-02) | 1 December 1899 (1899-12-01) | 1 year, 274 days |
| 19 | William Kidston | Labour | Treasurer | 1 December 1899 (1899-12-01) | 7 December 1899 (1899-12-07) | 6 days |
| (18) | Robert Philp | Ministerialist | Treasurer | 7 December 1899 (1899-12-07) | 1 February 1901 (1901-02-01) | 1 year, 56 days |
| 20 | Thomas Cribb | Ministerialist | Treasurer | 1 February 1901 (1901-02-01) | 17 September 1903 (1903-09-17) | 2 years, 228 days |
| (19) | William Kidston | Labour | Treasurer | 17 September 1903 (1903-09-17) | 18 May 1907 (1907-05-18) | 4 years, 63 days |
| (19) | William Kidston | Kidstonites | Treasurer | 18 May 1907 (1907-05-18) | 19 November 1907 (1907-11-19) | 4 years, 63 days |
| (18) | Robert Philp | Conservative | Treasurer | 19 November 1907 (1907-11-19) | 18 February 1908 (1908-02-18) | 91 days |
| 21 | Peter Airey | Kidstonites | Treasurer | 18 February 1908 (1908-02-18) | 29 October 1908 (1908-10-29) | 254 days |
| 22 | Arthur Hawthorn | Liberal | Treasurer | 29 October 1908 (1908-10-29) | 7 February 1911 (1911-02-07) | 2 years, 101 days |
| 23 | Walter Barnes | Liberal | Treasurer | 7 February 1911 (1911-02-07) | 1 June 1915 (1915-06-01) | 4 years, 114 days |
| 24 | Ted Theodore | Labor | Treasurer | 1 June 1915 (1915-06-01) | 9 March 1920 (1920-03-09) | 4 years, 282 days |
| 25 | John Fihelly | Labor | Treasurer | 9 March 1920 (1920-03-09) | 8 February 1922 (1922-02-08) | 1 year, 336 days |
| (24) | Ted Theodore | Labor | Treasurer | 8 February 1922 (1922-02-08) | 26 February 1925 (1925-02-26) | 3 years, 18 days |
| 26 | William Gillies | Labor | Treasurer | 26 February 1925 (1925-02-26) | 22 October 1925 (1925-10-22) | 238 days |
| 27 | William McCormack | Labor | Treasurer | 22 October 1925 (1925-10-22) | 21 May 1929 (1929-05-21) | 3 years, 211 days |
| (23) | Walter Barnes | CPNP | Treasurer | 21 May 1929 (1929-05-21) | 17 June 1932 (1932-06-17) | 3 years, 27 days |
| 28 | William Smith | Labor | Treasurer | 17 June 1932 (1932-06-17) | 12 April 1938 (1938-04-12) | 5 years, 299 days |
| 29 | Frank Cooper | Labor | Treasurer | 12 April 1938 (1938-04-12) | 27 April 1944 (1944-04-27) | 6 years, 15 days |
| 30 | Ned Hanlon | Labor | Treasurer | 27 April 1944 (1944-04-27) | 7 March 1946 (1946-03-07) | 1 year, 314 days |
| 31 | James Larcombe | Labor | Treasurer | 7 March 1946 (1946-03-07) | 10 May 1950 (1950-05-10) | 4 years, 64 days |
| 32 | Vince Gair | Labor | Treasurer | 10 May 1950 (1950-05-10) | 17 January 1952 (1952-01-17) | 1 year, 252 days |
| 33 | Ted Walsh | Labor | Treasurer | 17 January 1952 (1952-01-17) | 26 April 1957 (1957-04-26) | 5 years, 207 days |
| 33 | Ted Walsh | Queensland Labor | Treasurer | 26 April 1957 (1957-04-26) | 12 August 1957 (1957-08-12) | 5 years, 207 days |
| 34 | Thomas Hiley | Liberal | Treasurer | 12 August 1957 (1957-08-12) | 23 December 1965 (1965-12-23) | 8 years, 133 days |
| 35 | Gordon Chalk | Liberal | Treasurer | 23 December 1965 (1965-12-23) | 13 August 1976 (1976-08-13) | 10 years, 234 days |
| 36 | William Knox | Liberal | Treasurer | 13 August 1976 (1976-08-13) | 15 December 1978 (1978-12-15) | 2 years, 124 days |
| 37 | Llew Edwards | Liberal | Treasurer | 15 December 1978 (1978-12-15) | 18 August 1983 (1983-08-18) | 4 years, 246 days |
| 38 | Joh Bjelke-Petersen | National | Treasurer | 19 August 1983 (1983-08-19) | 1 December 1987 (1987-12-01) | 4 years, 104 days |
| 39 | Mike Ahern | National | Treasurer | 1 December 1987 (1987-12-01) | 25 September 1989 (1989-09-25) | 1 year, 298 days |
| 40 | Russell Cooper | National | Treasurer | 25 September 1989 (1989-09-25) | 7 December 1989 (1989-12-07) | 73 days |
| 41 | Keith De Lacy | Labor | Treasurer | 7 December 1989 (1989-12-07) | 19 February 1996 (1996-02-19) | 6 years, 74 days |
| 42 | Joan Sheldon | Liberal | Treasurer | 19 February 1996 (1996-02-19) | 26 June 1998 (1998-06-26) | 2 years, 127 days |
| 43 | David Hamill | Labor | Treasurer | 29 June 1998 (1998-06-29) | 21 February 2001 (2001-02-21) | 2 years, 237 days |
| 44 | Terry Mackenroth | Labor | Treasurer | 22 February 2001 (2001-02-22) | 25 July 2005 (2005-07-25) | 4 years, 153 days |
| 45 | Peter Beattie | Labor | Treasurer | 28 July 2005 (2005-07-28) | 2 February 2006 (2006-02-02) | 189 days |
| 46 | Anna Bligh | Labor | Treasurer | 2 February 2006 (2006-02-02) | 13 September 2007 (2007-09-13) | 1 year, 223 days |
| 47 | Andrew Fraser | Labor | Treasurer | 13 September 2007 (2007-09-13) | 26 March 2012 (2012-03-26) | 4 years, 195 days |
| 48 | Tim Nicholls | Liberal National | Treasurer | 26 March 2012 (2012-03-26) | 14 February 2015 (2015-02-14) | 2 years, 325 days |
| 49 | Curtis Pitt | Labor | Treasurer | 14 February 2015 (2015-02-14) | 12 December 2017 (2017-12-12) | 2 years, 301 days |
| 50 | Jackie Trad | Labor | Treasurer | 12 December 2017 (2017-12-12) | 10 May 2020 (2020-05-10) | 2 years, 150 days |
| 51 | Cameron Dick | Labor | Treasurer | 11 May 2020 (2020-05-11) | 28 October 2024 (2024-10-28) | 4 years, 170 days |
| 52 | David Janetzki | Liberal National | Treasurer | 1 November 2024 (2024-11-01) | Incumbent | 86 days |