Premier of Victoria

The  Premier of Victoria  is the head of the Government of Victoria, Australia. The Premier does the same job at a state level as the Prime Minister of Australia does at a national level. Formal power is held by the King who is represented in Victoria by the Governor of Victoria. The Governor acts on the advice given to him by the Premier. The current Premier of Victoria is Jacinta Allan.

Victoria is governed under the Westminster  system of parliamentary government. It is a bicameral system with two elected houses. The lower house is called the Legislative Assembly and the upper house is called the Legislative Council. After an election, the State Governor appoints as Premier, the leader of the party who can control a majority of the elected members in the lower house. The Premier must resign if they no longer have a majority in the  Legislative Assembly. This can happen if they lose seats at an election, or if their own political party does not support them.

Victoria was a British colony, and power was held by the  Governor. In 1855, Britain allowed Victoria to have its own parliament, and the power was passed to the Premier.

List of  Premiers of Victoria

No.NamePartyAssumed officeLeft office 1 William Haines30  November 185511 March 1857 2 Sir John O'Shanassy11 March 185729 April 1857
  - William Haines29  April 185710 March 1858 - Sir John O'Shanassy10 March 185827 October 1859 3 William Nicholson27 October 185926 November 1860 4 Richard Heales26  November 186014 November  1861 - Sir John O'Shanassy14 November 186127 June 1863 5 Sir James McCulloch27 June 18636 May 1868 6 Sir Charles Sladen6 May 186811 July 1868 7 John Alexander  MacPherson20  September 18699 April 1870 - Sir James McCulloch9 April 187019 June 1871 8 Charles Gavan Duffy19 June 187110 June 1872 9 James Francis10  June 187231 July 1874 10 George Kerferd31  July 18747 August 1875 11 Sir Graham Berry7  August 187520 October 1875 - Sir James McCulloch20 October 187521 May 1877 - Sir Graham Berry21  May 18775 March 1880 12 James Service5  March 18803 August 1880 - Sir Graham Berry3  August 18809 July 1881 13 Sir Bryan O'Loghlen9 July 18818 March 1883 - James Service8  March 188318 February 1886 14 Duncan GilliesConservative-Liberal  Coalition18 February 18865 November 1890 15 James MunroNational Liberal5 November 189016 February 1892 16 William Shiels Liberal  16 February 189223 January 1893 17 Sir James PattersonConservative23 January 189327 September 1894 18 Sir George Turner  Liberal  27 September 18945 December 1899 19 Allan McLean Liberal  5 December 189919 November 1900 - Sir George Turner  Liberal19 November 190012 February 1901 20 Sir Alexander  Peacock Liberal  12 February 190110 June 1902 21 Sir William IrvineReform10 June 190216 February 1904 22 Sir Thomas BentReform16  February 19048 January 1909 23 John MurrayLiberal8 January 190918 May 1912 24 William Watt Liberal  18 May 19129 December 1913 25 George ElmslieLabor9 December 191322 December 1913 - William WattLiberal  22 December 191318 June 1914 - Sir Alexander  Peacock Liberal  18 June 191429 November 1917 26 John Bowser Nationalist 29  November 191721 March 1918 27 Sir Harry Lawson Nationalist21  March 19187 September 1923 - Sir Harry LawsonNationalist/  Country7 September 192319 March 1924 - Sir Harry LawsonNationalist19  March 192428 April 1924 - Sir Alexander  PeacockNationalist28  April 192418 July 1924 28 George PrendergastLabor18  July 192418 November 1924 29 John AllanCountry/ Nationalist18  November 192420 May 1927 30 Edmond HoganLabor20 May 192722 November 1928 31 Sir William  McPhersonNationalist22  November 192812 December  1929 - Edmond HoganLabor12 December 192919 May 1932 32 Sir Stanley ArgyleUnited  Australia19 May 19322 April 1935 33 Sir Albert Dunstan  Country2 April 193514 September 1943 34 John Cain SnrLabor14  September 194318 September  1943 - Sir Albert Dunstan  Country  18 September 19432 October 1945 35 Ian MacFarlanLiberal2 October 194521 November 1945 - John Cain SnrLabor21  November 194520 November  1947 36 Thomas HollwayLiberal20 November 19473 December 1948 - Thomas HollwayLiberal3 December 194827 June 1950 37 Sir John McDonaldCountry27 June 195028 October 1952 - Thomas HollwayElectoral Reform28 October 195231 October 1952 - Sir John McDonaldCountry31 October 195217 December 1952 - John Cain SnrLabor17  December 195231 March 1955 - John Cain SnrLabor31  March 19557 June 1955 38 Sir Henry BolteLiberal7 June 195523 August 1972 39 Sir Rupert HamerLiberal23 August 19725 June 1981 40 Lindsay ThompsonLiberal5 June 19818 April 1982 41  John Cain IILabor8 April 198210 August 1990 42 Joan KirnerLabor10 August 19906 October 1992 43 Jeff KennettLiberal6 October 199220 October 1999 44 Steve Bracks   Labor20 October 199930 July 2007 45 John Brumby  Labor30 July 20072 December 2010 46 Ted Baillieu  Liberal2 December 20106 March 2013 47 Denis Napthine  Liberal6 March 20134 December 2014 48 Daniel Andrews  Labor4 December 201427 September 202349Jacinta AllanLabor27 September 2023Current Premier