list of premiers of queensland by time in office 

Statements about this table:
jon bjelke - peterson play for 19 year and 115 day
the player who play for 5 year and 316 day begin on march 7th , 1946
the total time in office for premier jon bjelke - peterson be greater than 20 year
for the premier who be in office for 5 year and 316 day , the assumed office date be sometime before march of 1946
rank :
premier :
assumed office :
left office :
total time in office :
1
joh bjelke - petersen
8 august 1968
1 december 1987
19years , 115days
2
frank nicklin
12 august 1957
17 january 1968
10years , 158days
3
william forgan smith
17 june 1932
16 september 1942
10years , 91days
4
peter beattie
20 june 1998
13 september 2007
9years , 85days
5
samuel griffith
13 november 1883
13 june 1888
7 years , 75 days
5
samuel griffith
12 august 1890
27 march 1893
7 years , 75 days
6
wayne goss
7 december 1989
19 february 1996
6years , 74days
7
robert herbert
10 december 1859
1 february 1866
6 years , 71 days
7
robert herbert
20 july 1866
7 august 1866
6 years , 71 days
8
ned hanlon
7 march 1946
17 january 1952
5years , 316days
9
thomas mcilwraith
22 january 1879
13 november 1883
5 years , 314 days
9
thomas mcilwraith
13 june 1888
30 november 1888
5 years , 314 days
9
thomas mcilwraith
27 march 1893
27 october 1893
5 years , 314 days
10
vince gair
17 january 1952
12 august 1957
5years , 207days
11
ted theodore
22 october 1919
26 february 1925
5years , 127days
12
william kidston
19 january 1906
19 november 1907
4 years , 262 days
rank :
premier :
assumed office :
left office :
total time in office :
12
william kidston
18 february 1908
7 february 1911
4 years , 262 days
13
anna bligh
13 september 2007
26 march 2012
4years , 195days
14
t j ryan
1 june 1915
22 october 1919
4years , 143days
15
hugh nelson
27 october 1893
13 april 1898
4years , 137days
16
digby denham
7 february 1911
1 june 1915
4years , 114days
17
robert philp
7 december 1899
17 september 1903
4 years , 10 days
17
robert philp
19 november 1907
18 february 1908
4 years , 10 days
18
arthur macalister
1 february 1866
20 july 1866
3 years , 296 days
18
arthur macalister
7 august 1866
15 august 1867
3 years , 296 days
18
arthur macalister
8 january 1874
5 june 1876
3 years , 296 days
19
arthur hunter palmer
3 may 1870
8 january 1874
3years , 250days
20
william mccormack
22 october 1925
21 may 1929
3years , 211days
21
frank cooper
16 september 1942
7 march 1946
3years , 172days
22
arthur edward moore
21 may 1929
17 june 1932
3years , 27days
23
arthur morgan
17 september 1903
19 january 1906
2years , 124days
rank :
premier :
assumed office :
left office :
total time in office :
24
rob borbidge
19 february 1996
20 june 1998
2years , 121days
25
john douglas
8 march 1877
22 january 1879
1year , 320days
26
michael ahern
1 december 1987
25 september 1989
1year , 298days
27
boyd dunlop morehead
30 november 1888
12 august 1890
1year , 255days
28
campbell newman
26 march 2012
incumbent
1year , 312days
29
charles lilley
25 november 1868
3 may 1870
1year , 159days
30
robert mackenzie
15 august 1867
25 november 1868
1year , 102days
31
james dickson
1 october 1898
1 december 1899
1year , 61days
32
george thorn
5 june 1876
8 march 1877
0years , 276days
33
william gillies
26 february 1925
22 october 1925
0years , 238days
34
jack pizzey
17 january 1968
1 august 1968
0years , 197days
35
thomas joseph byrnes
13 april 1898
1 october 1898
0years , 171days
36
russell cooper
25 september 1989
7 december 1989
0years , 73days
37
gordon chalk
1 august 1968
8 august 1968
0years , 7days
38
anderson dawson
1 december 1899
7 december 1899
0years , 6days