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Below is a list of the Premiers of Victoria who have served in Government since 1855. You can click on a Premiers name to view their personal Biography.
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Assumed Office |
Retired from Office |
Days in Office |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Clark Haines |
30 Nov. 1855 |
1 Mar.1857 |
468 |
| 2 |
John O'Shanassy |
11 Mar. 1857 |
29 Apr. 1857 |
50 |
| 3 |
William Clark Haines |
29 Apr. 1857 |
10 Mar. 1858 |
316 |
| 4 |
John O'Shanassy |
10 Mar. 1858 |
27 Oct. 1859 |
597 |
| 5 |
William Nicholson |
27 Oct. 1859 |
26 Nov. 1860 |
397 |
| 6 |
Richard Heales |
26 Nov. 1860 |
14 Nov. 1861 |
354 |
| 7 |
John O'Shanassy |
14. Nov 1861 |
27 June 1863 |
591 |
| 8 |
James McCulloch |
27 June 1863 |
6 May 1868 |
1776 |
| 9 |
Charlie Sladen |
6 May 1868 |
11 July 1868 |
67 |
| 10 |
James McCulloch |
11 July 1868 |
20 Sep. 1869 |
437 |
| 11 |
John Alexander MacPherson |
20 Sep.1869 |
9 Apr. 1870 |
202 |
| 12 |
Sir James McCulloch |
9 Apr. 1870 |
19 June 1871 |
437 |
| 13 |
Charles Gavan Duffy |
19 June 1871 |
10 June 1872 |
358 |
| 14 |
James Goodall Francis |
10 June 1872 |
31 July 1874 |
782 |
| 15 |
George Briscoe Kerferd |
31 July 1874 |
7 Aug. 1875 |
373 |
| 16 |
Graham Berry |
7 Aug. 1875 |
20 Oct. 1875 |
75 |
| 17 |
Sir James McCulloch |
20 Oct. 1875 |
21 May 1877 |
580 |
| 18 |
Graham Berry |
21 May 1877 |
5 Mar. 1880 |
1020 |
| 19 |
James Service |
5 Mar. 1880 |
3 Aug. 1880 |
152 |
| 20 |
Graham Berry |
3 Aug. 1880 |
9 July 1881 |
152 |
| 21 |
Sir Bryan O'Loghlen, Bart |
9 July 1881 |
8 Mar. 1883 |
608 |
| 22 |
James Service |
8 Mar. 1883 |
18 Feb. 1886 |
1079 |
| 23 |
Duncan Gillies |
18 Feb. 1886 |
5 Nov. 1890 |
1722 |
| 24 |
James Munro |
5 Nov. 1890 |
16 Feb. 1892 |
469 |
| 25 |
William Shiels |
16 Feb. 1892 |
23 Jan. 1893 |
343 |
| 26 |
Sir James Brown Patterson |
23 Jan. 1893 |
27 Sep. 1894 |
613 |
| 27 |
Sir George Turner |
27 Sep. 1894 |
5 Dec. 1899 |
1896 |
| 28 |
Allan McLean |
5 Dec. 1899 |
19 Nov. 1900 |
350 |
| 29 |
Sir George Turner |
19 Nov 1900 |
12 Feb. 1901 |
86 |
| 30 |
Alexander James Peacock |
12 Feb. 1901 |
10 June 1902 |
484 |
| 31 |
William Hill Irvine |
10 June 1902 |
16 Feb. 1904 |
617 |
| 32 |
Sir Thomas Bent |
16 Feb. 1904 |
8 Jan. 1909 |
1789 |
| 33 |
John Murray |
8 Jan. 1909 |
18 May 1912 |
1227 |
| 34 |
William Alexander Watt |
18 May 1912 |
9 Dec. 1913 |
571 |
| 35 |
George Alexander Elmslie |
9 Dec. 1913 |
22 Dec. 1913 |
14 |
| 36 |
William Alexander Watt |
22 Dec. 1913 |
18 June 1914 |
179 |
| 37 |
Sir Alexander James Peacock |
18 June 1914 |
29 Nov. 1917 |
1261 |
| 38 |
John Bowser |
29 Nov. 1917 |
21 Mar. 1918 |
113 |
| 39 |
Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson |
21 Mar. 1918 |
7 Sept. 1923 |
1997 |
| 40 |
Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson |
7 Sept. 1923 |
19 Mar. 1924 |
195 |
| 41 |
Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson |
19 Mar. 1924 |
28 Apr. 1924 |
41 |
| 42 |
Sir Alexander James Peacock |
28 Apr. 1924 |
18 July 1924 |
82 |
| 43 |
George Michael Prendergast |
18 July 1924 |
18 Nov. 1924 |
82 |
| 44 |
John Allan |
18 Nov. 1924 |
20 May 1927 |
914 |
| 45 |
Edmond John Hogan |
20 May 1927 |
22 Nov. 1928 |
553 |
| 46 |
Sir William McPherson |
22 Nov. 1928 |
12 Dec. 1929 |
386 |
| 47 |
Edmond John Hogan |
12 Dec. 1929 |
19 May 1932 |
890 |
| 48 |
Sir Stanley Seymour Argyle |
19 May 1932 |
2 Apr. 1935 |
1049 |
| 49 |
Albert Arthur Dunstan |
2 Apr. 1935 |
14 Sept. 1943 |
3088 |
| 50 |
John Cain (senior) |
14 Sept. 1943 |
18 Sept. 1943 |
5 |
| 51 |
Albert Arthur Dunstan |
18 Sept. 1943 |
2 Oct. 1945 |
746 |
| 52 |
Ian McFarlan |
2 Oct. 1945 |
21 Nov. 1945 |
51 |
| 53 |
John Cain (senior) |
21 Nov. 1945 |
20 Nov. 1947 |
730 |
| 54 |
Thomas Tuke Hollway |
20 Nov. 1947 |
3 Dec. 1948 |
380 |
| 55 |
Thomas Tuke Hollway |
3 Dec. 1948 |
27 June 1950 |
572 |
| 56 |
John Gladstone Black McDonald |
27 June 1950 |
28 Oct. 1952 |
855 |
| 57 |
Thomas Tuke Hollway |
28 Oct. 1952 |
31 Oct. 1952 |
4 |
| 58 |
John Gladstone Black McDonald |
31 Oct. 1952 |
17 Dec. 1952 |
48 |
| 59 |
John Cain (senior) |
17 Dec. 1952 |
31 Mar. 1955 |
835 |
| 60 |
John Cain (senior) |
31 Mar. 1955 |
7 June 1955 |
69 |
| 61 |
Sir Henry Edward Bolte |
7 June 1955 |
23 Aug. 1972 |
6288 |
| 62 |
Rupert James Hamer |
23 Aug. 1972 |
5 June 1981 |
3209 |
| 63 |
Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson |
5 June 1981 |
8 Apr. 1982 |
299 |
| 64 |
John Cain (junior) |
8 Apr. 1982 |
9 Aug. 1990 |
3047 |
| 65 |
Joan Elizabeth Kirner |
9 Aug. 1990 |
6 Oct. 1992 |
790 |
| 66 |
Jeffrey Gibb Kennett |
6 Oct. 1992 |
19 Oct. 1999 |
2570 |
| 67 |
Stephen Phillip Bracks |
19 Oct. 1999 |