List of premiers of Victoria

The premier of Victoria is the head of government of the Australian state of Victoria. The premier leads the Cabinet of Victoria and selects its ministers. The premier is appointed by the governor of Victoria and must be a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. To be appointed, the premier must command confidence in the Legislative Assembly, meaning that they must have the support of a majority of Legislative Assembly members. In practice, this is typically the leader of the political party who holds the support of a majority of lower house members.

Each premier since 1933, apart from Ian Macfarlan, who only served for 51 days, has had a portrait commissioned for the Victorian Parliament's portrait collection. The tradition was initiated by Legislative Council President Fred Grimwade. Premiers who hold the office for 3,000 days are granted a statue as a commemoration of their legacy. Five premiers, Daniel Andrews, Henry Bolte, John Cain Jr, Albert Dunstan, and Rupert Hamer, have achieved this milestone and four have their statues near the premier's office at 1 Treasury Place. James McCulloch also served for over 3,000 days but he did so across four separate terms between 1863 and 1877 and has not been honoured with a statue; the prior five achieved 3,000 in a single term (Dunstan then served a second, shorter, term).

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 in office. He was a member of the Liberal Party. By contrast, 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. He was also the first premier from the Labor Party. The current premier is Ben Carroll of the Labor Party, who assumed the office on 28 July 2026 following the resignation of Jacinta Allan.

List of premiers of Victoria Political parties

+ PortraitPremierElectionTerm of officePolitical party/ alignmentMinistryMonarchGovernorNotesTook officeLeft officeTime in office 1 William Haines 1856 28 November 1855 11 March 1857 Independent Haines IVictoriaCharles HothamHenry Barkly 2 John O'Shanassy 11 March 1857 29 April 1857 Independent O'Shanassy I (1) William Haines 29 April 1857 10 March 1858 Independent Haines II (2) John O'Shanassy 10 March 1858 27 October 1859 Independent O'Shanassy II 3 William Nicholson 1859 27 October 1859 26 November 1860 Independent Nicholson 4 Richard Heales 1861 26 November 1860 14 November 1861 Independent Heales (2) John O'Shanassy 14 November 1861 27 June 1863 Independent O'Shanassy III 5 James McCulloch 186418661868 27 June 1863 6 May 1868 Independent McCulloch I Charles DarlingLord Canterbury 6 Charles Sladen 6 May 1868 11 July 1868 Independent Sladen (5) James McCulloch 11 July 1868 20 September 1869 Independent McCulloch II 7 John Alexander MacPherson 20 September 1869 9 April 1870 Independent MacPherson (5) James McCulloch 1871 9 April 1870 19 June 1871 Independent McCulloch III 8 Charles Gavan Duffy 19 June 1871 10 June 1872 Independent Duffy 9 James Francis 1874 10 June 1872 31 July 1874 Independent Francis George Bowen 10 George Kerferd 31 July 1874 7 August 1875 Independent Kerferd 11 Graham Berry 7 August 1875 20 October 1875 Non-Party Liberalism Berry I (5) James McCulloch 20 October 1875 21 May 1877 Non-Party Conservatism McCulloch IV (11) Graham Berry 1877Feb. 1880 21 May 1877 5 March 1880 Non-Party Liberalism Berry II Lord Normanby 12 James Service Feb. 1880 5 March 1880 3 August 1880 Non-Party Conservatism Service I (11) Graham Berry Jul. 1880 3 August 1880 9 July 1881 Non-Party Liberalism Berry III 13 Bryan O'Loghlen 9 July 1881 8 March 1883 Non-Party Liberalism O'Loghlen (12) James Service 1883 8 March 1883 18 February 1886 Non-Party Conservatism Service IIHenry Loch 14 Duncan Gillies 18861889 18 February 1886 5 November 1890 Non-Party Conservatism Gillies Lord Hopetoun 15 James Munro 5 November 1890 16 February 1892 Non-Party Liberalism Munro 16 William Shiels 1892 16 February 1892 23 January 1893 Non-Party Liberalism Shiels 17 James Patterson 23 January 1893 27 September 1894 Non-Party Conservatism Patterson 18 George Turner 18941897 27 September 1894 5 December 1899 Protectionist and Liberal Turner I Lord Brassey 19 Allan McLean 5 December 1899 19 November 1900 Non-Party Liberalism McLean (18) George Turner 1900 19 November 1900 12 February 1901 Non-Party Liberalism Turner IIvacantEdward VII 20 Alexander Peacock 12 February 1901 10 June 1902 Non-Party Liberalism Peacock IGeorge Clarke 21 William Irvine 1902 10 June 1902 16 February 1904 Reform Irvine 22 Thomas Bent 190419071908 16 February 1904 8 January 1909 Reform BentReginald Talbot Thomas Gibson-Carmichael 23 John Murray 1911 8 January 1909 18 May 1912 Commonwealth Liberal Murray George VJohn Fuller 24 William Watt 18 May 1912 9 December 1913 Commonwealth Liberal Watt I 25 George Elmslie 9 December 1913 22 December 1913 Labor Elmslievacant (24) William Watt 22 December 1913 18 June 1914 Commonwealth Liberal Watt IIArthur Stanley (20) Alexander Peacock 1914 18 June 1914 29 November 1917 Commonwealth Liberal Peacock II 26 John Bowser 1917 29 November 1917 21 March 1918 Nationalist Bowser 27 Harry Lawson 19201921 21 March 1918 28 April 1924 Nationalist Lawson ILawson IILawson III Lord Stradbroke (20) Alexander Peacock 28 April 1924 18 July 1924 Nationalist Peacock III 28 George Prendergast 1924 18 July 1924 18 November 1924 Labor Prendergast 29 John Allan 18 November 1924 20 May 1927 Country John Allan Lord Somers 30 Edmond Hogan 1927 20 May 1927 22 November 1928 Labor Hogan I 31 William McPherson 22 November 1928 12 December 1929 Nationalist McPherson (30) Edmond Hogan 1929 12 December 1929 19 May 1932 Labor Hogan II 32 Stanley Argyle 19321935 19 May 1932 2 April 1935 United Australia Argyle IArgyle IILord Huntingfield 33 Albert Dunstan 193719401943 2 April 1935 14 September 1943 United Country Dunstan I Edward VIIIGeorge VILord Dugan 34 John Cain Sr. 14 September 1943 18 September 1943 Labor Cain Sr. I (33) Albert Dunstan 18 September 1943 2 October 1945 United Country Dunstan II 35 Ian Macfarlan 2 October 1945 21 November 1945 Liberal Macfarlan (34) John Cain Sr. 1945 21 November 1945 20 November 1947 Labor Cain Sr. II 36 Thomas Hollway 19471950 20 November 1947 27 June 1950 LiberalLiberal and Country Hollway I/IHollway I/IIHollway I/III Dallas Brooks 37 John McDonald 27 June 1950 28 October 1952 Country McDonald I Elizabeth II (36) Thomas Hollway 28 October 1952 31 October 1952 Electoral Reform Hollway II (37) John McDonald 31 October 1952 17 December 1952 Country McDonald II (34) John Cain Sr. 1952 17 December 1952 7 June 1955 Labor Cain Sr. III 38 Henry Bolte 195519581961196419671970 7 June 1955 23 August 1972 Liberal and CountryLiberal Bolte IBolte IIBolte IIIBolte IVBolte VBolte VI Rohan Delacombe 39 Rupert Hamer 197319761979 23 August 1972 5 June 1981 Liberal Hamer IHamer IIHamer IIIHamer IV Henry Winneke 40 Lindsay Thompson 5 June 1981 8 April 1982 Liberal Thompson Brian Murray 41 John Cain Jr. 198219851988 8 April 1982 10 August 1990 Labor Cain Jr. Davis McCaughey 42 Joan Kirner 10 August 1990 6 October 1992 Labor Kirner Richard McGarvie 43 Jeff Kennett 19921996 6 October 1992 20 October 1999 Liberal Kennett IKennett II James Gobbo 44 Steve Bracks 199920022006 20 October 1999 30 July 2007 Labor Bracks IBracks IIBracks III John LandyDavid de Kretser 45 John Brumby 30 July 2007 2 December 2010 Labor Brumby 46 Ted Baillieu 2010 2 December 2010 6 March 2013 Liberal Baillieu Alex Chernov 47 Denis Napthine 6 March 2013 4 December 2014 Liberal Napthine 48 Daniel Andrews 201420182022 4 December 2014 27 September 2023 Labor Andrews IAndrews IIAndrews III Linda DessauCharles IIIMargaret Gardner 49 Jacinta Allan 27 September 2023 28 July 2026 Labor Allan 50 Ben Carroll 28 July 2026 Incumbent Labor Carroll

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