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(Premiers may also resign for other reasons, such as losing the confidence of their own party). The Australian states were founded as British colonies, and executive power was held by a governor (or sometimes a lieutenant-governor) appointed by the British government (see Governors of the Australian states). From the 1820s the power of the ...
List of prime ministers of Australia; No. Portrait Name (Birth–death) Constituency Election (Parliament) Term of office Political party Ministry Monarch Governor-General Ref. Took office Left office Time in office 1 Edmund Barton (1849–1920) MP for Hunter, NSW: 1901 (1st) 1 January 1901 24 September 1903 2 years, 266 days Protectionist ...
The Australian heads of government include the prime minister of Australia, the premiers of the six states of Australia, and the chief ministers of the two self-governing territories of Australia. Current heads of government
Pages in category "Lists of heads of government of Australian states and territories" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
For the purposes of Australian (and joint Australia-New Zealand) intergovernmental bodies, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are treated as if they were states. Each state has a governor, appointed by the monarch (currently King Charles III), which by convention he does on the advice of the state premier. [50]
List of premiers of Queensland by time in office; List of premiers of Tasmania by time in office; 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
Premier of New South Wales; List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office; List of Australian heads of government by time in office; List of premiers of Queensland by time in office; List of premiers of South Australia by time in office; List of premiers of Tasmania by time in office; List of premiers of Western Australia by time in office
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