In Australia, a Premier is the head of Government of a state. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of the state, who in normal circumstances will appoint the head of whatever party holds the majority of seats in the lower house of the state parliament. However, in times of constitutional crisis the Governor can appoint someone else as Premier.

Premiers of Victoria

Premier
Assumed Office
Retired from Office
Days in Office

William Clark Haines
30 Nov. 1855
1 Mar.1857
468

John O'Shanassy
11 Mar. 1857
29 Apr. 1857
50

William Clark Haines
29 Apr. 1857
10 Mar. 1858
316

John O'Shanassy
10 Mar. 1858
27 Oct. 1859
597

William Nicholson
27 Oct. 1859
26 Nov. 1860
397

Richard Heales
26 Nov. 1860
14 Nov. 1861
354

John O'Shanassy
14. Nov 1861
27 June 1863
591

James McCulloch
27 June 1863
6 May 1868
1776

Charlie Sladen
6 May 1868
11 July 1868
67

James McCulloch
11 July 1868
20 Sep. 1869
437

John Alexander MacPherson
20 Sep.1869
9 Apr. 1870
202

Sir James McCulloch
9 Apr. 1870
19 June 1871
437

Charles Gavan Duffy
19 June 1871
10 June 1872
358

James Goodall Francis
10 June 1872
31 July 1874
782

George Briscoe Kerferd
31 July 1874
7 Aug. 1875
373

Graham Berry
7 Aug. 1875
20 Oct. 1875
75

Sir James McCulloch
20 Oct. 1875
21 May 1877
580

Graham Berry
21 May 1877
5 Mar. 1880
1020

James Service
5 Mar. 1880
3 Aug. 1880
152

Graham Berry
3 Aug. 1880
9 July 1881
152

Sir Bryan O'Loghlen, Bart
9 July 1881
8 Mar. 1883
608

James Service
8 Mar. 1883
18 Feb. 1886
1079

Duncan Gillies
18 Feb. 1886
5 Nov. 1890
1722

James Munro
5 Nov. 1890
16 Feb. 1892
469

William Shiels
16 Feb. 1892
23 Jan. 1893
343

Sir James Brown Patterson
23 Jan. 1893
27 Sep. 1894
613

Sir George Turner
27 Sep. 1894
5 Dec. 1899
1896

Allan McLean
5 Dec. 1899
19 Nov. 1900
350

Sir George Turner
19 Nov 1900
12 Feb. 1901
86

Alexander James Peacock
12 Feb. 1901
10 June 1902
484

William Hill Irvine
10 June 1902
16 Feb. 1904
617

Sir Thomas Bent
16 Feb. 1904
8 Jan. 1909
1789

John Murray
8 Jan. 1909
18 May 1912
1227

William Alexander Watt
18 May 1912
9 Dec. 1913
571

George Alexander Elmslie
9 Dec. 1913
22 Dec. 1913
14

William Alexander Watt
22 Dec. 1913
18 June 1914
179

Sir Alexander James Peacock
18 June 1914
29 Nov. 1917
1261

John Bowser
29 Nov. 1917
21 Mar. 1918
113

Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson
21 Mar. 1918
7 Sept. 1923
1997

Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson
7 Sept. 1923
19 Mar. 1924
195

Harry Sutherland Wightman Lawson
19 Mar. 1924
28 Apr. 1924
41

Sir Alexander James Peacock
28 Apr. 1924
18 July 1924
82

George Michael Prendergast
18 July 1924
18 Nov. 1924
82

John Allan
18 Nov. 1924
20 May 1927
914

Edmond John Hogan
20 May 1927
22 Nov. 1928
553

Sir William McPherson
22 Nov. 1928
12 Dec. 1929
386

Edmond John Hogan
12 Dec. 1929
19 May 1932
890

Sir Stanley Seymour Argyle
19 May 1932
2 Apr. 1935
1049

Albert Arthur Dunstan
2 Apr. 1935
14 Sept. 1943
3088

John Cain (senior)
14 Sept. 1943
18 Sept. 1943
5

Albert Arthur Dunstan
18 Sept. 1943
2 Oct. 1945
746

Ian McFarlan
2 Oct. 1945
21 Nov. 1945
51

John Cain (senior)
21 Nov. 1945
20 Nov. 1947
730

Thomas Tuke Hollway
20 Nov. 1947
3 Dec. 1948
380

Thomas Tuke Hollway
3 Dec. 1948
27 June 1950
572

John Gladstone Black McDonald
27 June 1950
28 Oct. 1952
855

Thomas Tuke Hollway
28 Oct. 1952
31 Oct. 1952
4

John Gladstone Black McDonald
31 Oct. 1952
17 Dec. 1952
48

John Cain (senior)
17 Dec. 1952
31 Mar. 1955
835

John Cain (senior)
31 Mar. 1955
7 June 1955
69

Sir Henry Edward Bolte
7 June 1955
23 Aug. 1972
6288

Rupert James Hamer
23 Aug. 1972
5 June 1981
3209

Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson
5 June 1981
8 Apr. 1982
299

John Cain (junior)
8 Apr. 1982
9 Aug. 1990
3047

Joan Elizabeth Kirner
9 Aug. 1990
6 Oct. 1992
790

Jeffrey Gibb Kennett
6 Oct. 1992
19 Oct. 1999
2570

Stephen Phillip Bracks
19 Oct. 1999