List of Prime Ministers of South Australia

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First Prime Minister:
Boyle Finniss
Five terms: Henry Ayers
Longest-serving Prime Minister: Thomas Playford (1938–1965)
Acting Prime Minister:
Jay Weatherill

This list shows the Prime Minister (Engl. Premier ) of the Australian state of South Australia .

No. Surname Political party Taking office resignation Reign
01. Boyle Finniss October 24, 1856 August 21, 1857 301 days
02. John Baker August 21, 1857 September 1, 1857 9 days
03. Robert Torrens September 1, 1857 September 30, 1857 29 days
04th Richard Hanson September 30, 1857 May 9, 1860 2 years 221 days
05. Thomas Reynolds May 9, 1860 October 8, 1861 1 year 152 days
06th George Marsden Waterhouse October 8, 1861 4th July 1863 1 year 269 days
07th Francis Dutton 4th July 1863 July 15, 1863 11 days
08th. Henry Ayers July 15, 1863 4th August 1864 1 year 20 days
09. Arthur Blyth 4th August 1864 March 22, 1865 230 days
Francis Dutton (2nd term) March 22, 1865 September 20, 1865 182 days
Henry Ayers (2nd term) September 20, 1865 October 23, 1865 33 days
10. John Hart October 23, 1865 March 28, 1866 156 days
11. James Boucaut March 28, 1866 May 3, 1867 1 year 36 days
Henry Ayers (3rd term) May 3, 1867 September 24, 1868 1 year 144 days
John Hart (2nd term) September 24, 1868 October 13, 1868 19 days
Henry Ayers (4th term) October 13, 1868 November 3, 1868 21 days
12. Henry Strangways November 3, 1868 May 30, 1870 1 year 208 days
John Hart (3rd term) May 30, 1870 November 10, 1871 1 year 164 days
Arthur Blyth (2nd term) November 10, 1871 January 22, 1872 73 days
Henry Ayers (5th term) January 22, 1872 July 22, 1873 1 year 182 days
Arthur Blyth (3rd term) July 22, 1873 June 3, 1875 1 year 316 days
James Boucaut (2nd term) June 3, 1875 June 6, 1876 1 year 3 days
13. John Colton June 6, 1876 October 26, 1877 1 year 142 days
James Boucaut (3rd term) October 26, 1877 September 27, 1878 336 days
14th William Morgan September 27, 1878 June 24, 1881 2 years 270 days
15th John Cox Bray June 24, 1881 June 16, 1884 2 years 357 days
John Colton (2nd term) June 16, 1884 June 16, 1885 1 year
16. John Downer June 16, 1885 June 11, 1887 1 year 360 days
17th Thomas Playford II June 11, 1887 June 27, 1889 2 years 16 days
18th John Cockburn June 27, 1889 August 19, 1890 1 year 53 days
Thomas Playford II (2nd term) August 19, 1890 June 21, 1892 1 year 306 days
19th Frederick Holder June 21, 1892 October 15, 1892 116 days
John Downer (2nd term) conservative October 15, 1892 June 16, 1893 244 days
20th Charles Kingston liberal June 16, 1893 December 1, 1899 6 years 168 days
21st Vaiben Solomon conservative December 1, 1899 December 8, 1899 7 days
Frederick Holder (2nd term) conservative December 8, 1899 May 15, 1901 1 year 159 days
22nd John Jenkins liberal May 15, 1901 March 1, 1905 3 years 290 days
23. Richard Butler conservative March 1, 1905 July 26, 1905 147 days
24. Thomas Price Australian Labor Party July 26, 1905 June 5, 1909 3 years 314 days
25th Archibald Peake Liberal and Democratic Union June 5, 1909 June 3, 1910 363 days
26th John Verran Australian Labor Party June 3, 1910 February 17, 1912 1 year 259 days
Archibald Peake (2nd term) Liberal Union February 17, 1912 April 3, 1915 3 years 46 days
27. Crawford Vaughan Australian Labor Party April 3, 1915 July 14, 1917 2 years 102 days
Archibald Peake (3rd term) Liberal Union July 14, 1917 April 8, 1920 2 years 268 days
28. Henry Barwell Liberal Federation April 8, 1920 April 16, 1924 4 years 8 days
29 John Gunn Australian Labor Party April 16, 1924 August 28, 1926 2 years 134 days
30th Lionel Hill Australian Labor Party August 28, 1926 April 8, 1927 223 days
31. Richard Layton Butler Liberal Federation April 8, 1927 April 17, 1930 3 years 9 days
Lionel Hill (2nd term) Australian Labor Party April 17, 1930 February 13, 1933 2 years 302 days
32. Robert Richards Australian Labor Party February 13, 1933 April 18, 1933 64 days
Richard Layton Butler (2nd term) Liberal and Country League April 18, 1933 November 5, 1938 5 years 201 days
33. Thomas Playford IV Liberal and Country League November 5, 1938 March 10, 1965 26 years 125 days
34. Frank Walsh Australian Labor Party March 10, 1965 June 1, 1967 2 years 83 days
35. Don Dunstan Australian Labor Party June 1, 1967 April 17, 1968 321 days
36. Steele Hall Liberal and Country League April 17, 1968 2nd June 1970 2 years 46 days
Don Dunstan (2nd term) Australian Labor Party 2nd June 1970 15th February 1979 8 years 258 days
37. Des Corcoran Australian Labor Party 15th February 1979 18th September 1979 215 days
38. David Tonkin Liberal Party of Australia 18th September 1979 November 10, 1982 3 years 53 days
39. John Bannon Australian Labor Party November 10, 1982 4th September 1992 9 years 298 days
40. Lynn Arnold Australian Labor Party 4th September 1992 December 14, 1993 1 year 101 days
41. Dean Brown Liberal Party of Australia December 14, 1993 November 28, 1996 2 years 349 days
42. John Olsen Liberal Party of Australia November 28, 1996 October 22, 2001 4 years 328 days
43. Robert Kerin Liberal Party of Australia October 22, 2001 April 5, 2002 165 days
44. Mike Rann Australian Labor Party April 5, 2002 October 21, 2011 9 years 230 days
45. Jay Weatherill Australian Labor Party October 21, 2011 officiating

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See also