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This is a list of premiers of Victoria by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of years and days between dates. Rank by time in office
The longest-serving premier was Henry Bolte, who served from 7 June 1955 to 23 August 1972 for a total of 17 years and 77 days. He was a member of the Liberal Party . The shortest-serving premier was George Elmslie , who served from 9 December 1913 to 22 December 1913, for a total of 13 days in office.
Sir Henry Edward Bolte GCMG (/ ˈ b ɒ l t i / BOL-tee; 20 May 1908 – 4 January 1990) was an Australian politician who served as the 38th premier of Victoria from 1955 to 1972. He held office as the leader of the Victorian division of the Liberal Party of Australia (LPA) and was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the division of Hampden from 1947 to 1972.
Andrews is the longest-serving Labor premier and the fourth-most-tenured premier in Victorian state history. [1] He entered the Bracks Ministry in 2006, serving as the Minister for Consumer Affairs. The following year he was later appointed Minister for Health in the Brumby Ministry until the defeat of the government at the 2010 election by Ted ...
Rank State Premier Portrait Party District Assumed office Left office Term Time in office Total Time in office Election wins 1. SA: Sir Thomas Playford
He previously served as the 19th deputy premier of Victoria from 1972 to 1981. Thompson was the longest-serving member in Victorian parliamentary history, serving a total of 27 years in the Legislative Council from 195 to 1970 and the Legislative Assembly from 1970 to 1982. [1]
Cain remains the longest-lived Premier of Victoria. [21] He has a library named in his honour at Northcote High School, of which he was an alumnus. [22] A State Memorial Service for the Honourable John Cain, former Premier of Victoria, was held on Monday 3 February 2020 at St Paul's Cathedral. [23]
List of premiers of Victoria by time in office; List of premiers of Western Australia by time in office; List of chief ministers of the Northern Territory by time in office; List of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office; List of longest-serving members of the Parliament of Australia