The deputy premier of Queensland is a role in the Government of Queensland assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Queensland. It has second ranking behind the premier of Queensland in Cabinet, and its holder serves as acting premier during the absence or incapacity of the premier. The deputy premier may either be appointed by the premier during the cabinet formation process or may be elected by caucus; during periods of Coalition government, the leader of the junior coalition partner is usually automatically selected for the role. Due to the contingent role of the deputy premier, they almost without exception always have additional ministerial portfolios.
Until December 1974, although the role carried the same responsibilities (especially during the absence of the premier) it was never formally recognised or titled as such; the first reference in Hansard to a deputy premier was during the Forgan Smith Ministry in 1936, but the term was in common use in newspapers from as early as 1892, when a minister in the First Griffith Ministry was criticised for his performance in the role.
List of deputy premiers of Queensland No. Portrait NameElectoral district(Birth–death) Term of officePartyPremierTerm startTerm end1Andrew Henry BarlowMLC(1837–1915)17 September190319 November1907Liberal(until 1907)Arthur MorganLiberal(1903–1906)William KidstonLabor (until 1907)Kidstonite (from 1907)(1906–1907)Kidstonite(from 1907)2Digby DenhamMLA for Oxley(1859–1944)19 November190719 February1908ConservativeRobert PhilpConservative(1907–1908)(1)Andrew Henry BarlowMLC(1837–1915)19 February190822 June1909Kidstonite(until 1908)William KidstonKidstonite (until 1908)Liberal (from 1908)(1908–1911)Liberal(from 1908)(2)Digby DenhamMLA for Oxley(1859–1944)22 June19097 February1911Liberal3Thomas O'SullivanMLC(1856–1953)7 February19111 June1915LiberalDigby DenhamLiberal(1911–1915)4Ted TheodoreMLA for Woothakata(1884–1950)1 June191522 October1919LaborT. J. RyanLabor(1915–1919)5John FihellyMLA for Paddington(1882–1945)22 October19198 February1922LaborTed TheodoreLabor(1919–1925)6William GilliesMLA for Eacham(1868–1928)8 February192226 February1925Labor7William McCormackMLA for Cairns(1879–1947)26 February192522 October1925LaborWilliam GilliesLabor(1925)8William Forgan SmithMLA for Mackay(1887–1953)22 October192521 May1929LaborWilliam McCormackLabor(1925–1929)9Reginald KingMLA for Logan(1869–1955)21 May192918 June1932CPNPArthur Edward MooreCPNP(1929–1932)10Percy PeaseMLA for Herbert(1876–1940)18 June193217 September1940LaborWilliam Forgan SmithLabor(1932–1942)11Frank Arthur CooperMLA for Bremer(1872–1949)24 September194016 September1942Labor12Ned HanlonMLA for Bremer(1887–1952)16 September19427 March1946LaborFrank Arthur CooperLabor(1942–1946)13Ted WalshMLA for Mirani(1894–1976)7 March194615 May1947LaborNed HanlonLabor(1946–1952)14Vince GairMLA for South Brisbane(1901–1980)15 May194717 January1952Labor15Tom FoleyMLA for Belyando(1886–1973)17 January195216 March1953LaborVince GairLabor (until 1957)Queensland Labor (from 1957)(1952–1957)16Jack DugganMLA for Belyando(1910–1993)16 March19537 June1957Labor(13)Ted WalshMLA for Bundaberg(1894–1976)7 June195712 August1957Queensland Labor17Kenneth MorrisMLA for MountCoot-tha(1903–1978)12 August195726 September1962LiberalFrank NicklinCountry(1957–1968)18Alan MunroMLA for Toowong(1898–1968)26 September196228 January1965Liberal19Thomas HileyMLA for Chatsworth(1905–1990)28 January196523 December1965Liberal20Gordon ChalkMLA for Lockyer(1913–1991)23 December19651 August1968LiberalJack PizzeyCountry(1968)21Joh Bjelke-PetersenMLA for Barambah(1911–2005)1 August19688 August1968CountryGordon ChalkLiberal(1968)(20)Gordon ChalkMLA for Lockyer(1913–1991)8 August196813 August1976LiberalJoh Bjelke-PetersenCountry (until 1974)National (from 1974)(1968–1987)22William KnoxMLA for Nundah(1927–2001)13 August19769 October1978Liberal23Llew EdwardsMLA for Ipswich(1935–2021)9 October197819 August1983Liberal24Bill GunnMLA for Somerset(1920–2001)19 August19837 December1989NationalMike AhernNational(1987–1989)Russell CooperNational(1989)25Tom BurnsMLA for Lytton(1931–2007)7 December198919 February1996LaborWayne GossLabor(1989–1996)26Joan SheldonMLA for Caloundra(born 1943)19 February199626 June1998LiberalRob BorbidgeNational(1996–1998)27Jim ElderMP for Capalaba(born 1950)26 June199822 November2000LaborPeter BeattieLabor(1998–2007)28Paul BraddyMP for Kedron(born 1939)22 November200030 November2000Labor29Terry MackenrothMP for Chatsworth(1949–2018)30 November200028 July2005Labor30Anna BlighMP for South Brisbane(born 1960)28 July200513 September2007Labor31Paul LucasMP for Lytton(born 1962)13 September200716 September2011LaborAnna BlighLabor(2007–2012)32Andrew FraserMP for Mount Coot-tha(born 1976)16 September201126 March2012Labor33Jeff SeeneyMP for Callide(born 1957)26 March201214 February2015Liberal NationalCampbell NewmanLiberal National(2012–2015)34Jackie TradMP for South Brisbane(born 1972)14 February201510 May2020LaborAnnastacia PalaszczukLabor(2015–2023)35Steven MilesMP for Murrumba(born 1977)10 May202015 December2023Labor36Cameron DickMP for Woodridge(born 1967)15 December202328 October2024LaborSteven MilesLabor(2023–2024)37Jarrod BleijieMP for Kawana(born 1982)28 October2024IncumbentLiberal NationalDavid CrisafulliLiberal National(since 2024)
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See also Government of Queensland Politics of Queensland Premier of Queensland