States and territories of Australia
Premiers and chief ministers of states and territories
Table:
Post

Incumbent

Political party

Appointed

Premier of New South Wales

Gladys Berejiklian MP

Liberal

23 January 2017

Premier of Queensland

Annastacia Palaszczuk MP

Labor

14 February 2015

Premier of South Australia

Steven Marshall MHA

Liberal

19 March 2018

Premier of Tasmania

Peter Gutwein MP

Liberal

20 January 2020

Premier of Victoria

Daniel Andrews MP

Labor

4 December 2014

Premier of Western Australia

Mark McGowan MLA

Labor

17 March 2017

Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory

Andrew Barr MLA

Labor

11 December 2014

Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

Michael Gunner MLA

Labor

31 August 2016

Mayor of Norfolk Island Council

Councillor Robin Adams

6 July 2016

Presidents of Australian Indian Ocean Territories:

President of the Shire of Christmas Island

President of the Shire of Cocos Council

Councillor Foo Kee Heng

Councillor Balmut Pirus

18 October 2011

May 2013

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Chairmen of the Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands Council