Premier of Victoria

The Premier of Victoria is the head of the Government of Victoria, Australia. The Premier does the same job at a state level as the Prime Minister of Australia does at a national level. Formal power is held by the King who is represented in Victoria by the Governor of Victoria. The Governor acts on the advice given to him by the Premier. The current Premier of Victoria is Jacinta Allan.

Premier of Victoria
Incumbent Jacinta Allan since 27 September 2023
Style	The Honourable (Formal) Premier (Spoken)
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	Parliament
Seat	Parliament House, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Appointer	Governor of Victoria by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Legislative Assembly
Term length	At the Governor's pleasure contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the lower house of Parliament
Inaugural holder	William Haines
Formation	30 November 1855
Website	https://www.premier.vic.gov.au

Victoria is governed under the Westminster system of parliamentary government. It is a bicameral system with two elected houses. The lower house is called the Legislative Assembly and the upper house is called the Legislative Council. After an election, the State Governor appoints as Premier, the leader of the party who can control a majority of the elected members in the lower house. The Premier must resign if they no longer have a majority in the Legislative Assembly. This can happen if they lose seats at an election, or if their own political party does not support them.

Victoria was a British colony, and power was held by the Governor. In 1855, Britain allowed Victoria to have its own parliament, and the power was passed to the Premier.

List of Premiers of Victoria

No.	Name	Party	Assumed office	Left office
1	William Haines		30 November 1855	11 March 1857
2	Sir John O'Shanassy		11 March 1857	29 April 1857
-	William Haines		29 April 1857	10 March 1858
-	Sir John O'Shanassy		10 March 1858	27 October 1859
3	William Nicholson		27 October 1859	26 November 1860
4	Richard Heales		26 November 1860	14 November 1861
-	Sir John O'Shanassy		14 November 1861	27 June 1863
5	Sir James McCulloch		27 June 1863	6 May 1868
6	Sir Charles Sladen		6 May 1868	11 July 1868
7	John Alexander MacPherson		20 September 1869	9 April 1870
-	Sir James McCulloch		9 April 1870	19 June 1871
8	Charles Gavan Duffy		19 June 1871	10 June 1872
9	James Francis		10 June 1872	31 July 1874
10	George Kerferd		31 July 1874	7 August 1875
11	Sir Graham Berry		7 August 1875	20 October 1875
-	Sir James McCulloch		20 October 1875	21 May 1877
-	Sir Graham Berry		21 May 1877	5 March 1880
12	James Service		5 March 1880	3 August 1880
-	Sir Graham Berry		3 August 1880	9 July 1881
13	Sir Bryan O'Loghlen		9 July 1881	8 March 1883
-	James Service		8 March 1883	18 February 1886
14	Duncan Gillies	Conservative-Liberal Coalition	18 February 1886	5 November 1890
15	James Munro	National Liberal	5 November 1890	16 February 1892
16	William Shiels	Liberal	16 February 1892	23 January 1893
17	Sir James Patterson	Conservative	23 January 1893	27 September 1894
18	Sir George Turner	Liberal	27 September 1894	5 December 1899
19	Allan McLean	Liberal	5 December 1899	19 November 1900
-	Sir George Turner	Liberal	19 November 1900	12 February 1901
20	Sir Alexander Peacock	Liberal	12 February 1901	10 June 1902
21	Sir William Irvine	Reform	10 June 1902	16 February 1904
22	Sir Thomas Bent	Reform	16 February 1904	8 January 1909
23	John Murray	Liberal	8 January 1909	18 May 1912
24	William Watt	Liberal	18 May 1912	9 December 1913
25	George Elmslie	Labor	9 December 1913	22 December 1913
-	William Watt	Liberal	22 December 1913	18 June 1914
-	Sir Alexander Peacock	Liberal	18 June 1914	29 November 1917
26	John Bowser	Nationalist	29 November 1917	21 March 1918
27	Sir Harry Lawson	Nationalist	21 March 1918	7 September 1923
-	Sir Harry Lawson	Nationalist/ Country	7 September 1923	19 March 1924
-	Sir Harry Lawson	Nationalist	19 March 1924	28 April 1924
-	Sir Alexander Peacock	Nationalist	28 April 1924	18 July 1924
28	George Prendergast	Labor	18 July 1924	18 November 1924
29	John Allan	Country/ Nationalist	18 November 1924	20 May 1927
30	Edmond Hogan	Labor	20 May 1927	22 November 1928
31	Sir William McPherson	Nationalist	22 November 1928	12 December 1929
-	Edmond Hogan	Labor	12 December 1929	19 May 1932
32	Sir Stanley Argyle	United Australia	19 May 1932	2 April 1935
33	Sir Albert Dunstan	Country	2 April 1935	14 September 1943
34	John Cain Snr	Labor	14 September 1943	18 September 1943
-	Sir Albert Dunstan	Country	18 September 1943	2 October 1945
35	Ian MacFarlan	Liberal	2 October 1945	21 November 1945
-	John Cain Snr	Labor	21 November 1945	20 November 1947
36	Thomas Hollway	Liberal	20 November 1947	3 December 1948
-	Thomas Hollway	Liberal	3 December 1948	27 June 1950
37	Sir John McDonald	Country	27 June 1950	28 October 1952
-	Thomas Hollway	Electoral Reform	28 October 1952	31 October 1952
-	Sir John McDonald	Country	31 October 1952	17 December 1952
-	John Cain Snr	Labor	17 December 1952	31 March 1955
-	John Cain Snr	Labor	31 March 1955	7 June 1955
38	Sir Henry Bolte	Liberal	7 June 1955	23 August 1972
39	Sir Rupert Hamer	Liberal	23 August 1972	5 June 1981
40	Lindsay Thompson	Liberal	5 June 1981	8 April 1982
41	John Cain II	Labor	8 April 1982	10 August 1990
42	Joan Kirner	Labor	10 August 1990	6 October 1992
43	Jeff Kennett	Liberal	6 October 1992	20 October 1999
44	Steve Bracks	Labor	20 October 1999	30 July 2007
45	John Brumby	Labor	30 July 2007	2 December 2010
46	Ted Baillieu	Liberal	2 December 2010	6 March 2013
47	Denis Napthine	Liberal	6 March 2013	4 December 2014
48	Daniel Andrews	Labor	4 December 2014	27 September 2023
49	Jacinta Allan	Labor	27 September 2023	Current Premier