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Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Queensland. Party labels before that time indicate a general tendency only.
See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier.
| Premier | Party | Took office |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Herbert | - | 10 December 1859 |
| Arthur Macalister | - | 1 February 1866 |
| Robert Herbert | - | 20 July 1866 |
| Arthur Macalister | - | 7 August 1866 |
| Robert Mackenzie | - | 15 August 1867 |
| Charles Lilley | - | 25 November 1868 |
| Arthur Palmer | - | 3 May 1870 |
| Arthur Macalister | - | 8 January 1874 |
| George Thorn | - | 5 June 1876 |
| John Douglas | - | 8 March 1877 |
| Thomas McIlwraith | Conservative | 21 January 1879 |
| Samuel Griffith | Liberal | 13 November 1883 |
| Sir Thomas McIlwraith | Conservative | 13 June 1888 |
| Boyd Morehead | - | 30 November 1888 |
| Sir Samuel Griffith | Liberal | 12 August 1890 |
| Sir Thomas McIlwraith | Conservative | 27 March 1893 |
| Hugh Nelson | Conservative | 27 October 1893 |
| Thomas Byrnes | Conservative | 13 April 1898 |
| James Dickson | Conservative | 1 October 1898 |
| Anderson Dawson | Labor | 1 December 1899 |
| Robert Philp | Conservative | 7 December 1899 |
| Sir Arthur Morgan | Conservative | 17 September 1903 |
| William Kidston | Liberal | 19 January 1906 |
| Robert Philp | Conservative | 19 November 1907 |
| William Kidston | Liberal | 18 February 1908 |
| Digby Denham | Liberal | 7 February 1911 |
| Thomas Ryan | Labor | 1 June 1915 |
| Ted Theodore | Labor | 22 October 1919 |
| William Gillies | Labor | 26 February 1925 |
| William McCormack | Labor | 22 October 1925 |
| Arthur Moore | Country NationalNational Party of Australia Current Leader John Anderson Founded 1922 Headquarters John McEwen House7 National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600 Political ideology conservative Holds government Federal (in coalition) Website The National Party of Australia is an Au | 21 May 1929 |
| William Forgan SmithWilliam Forgan Smith (1887-1953), was Premier of Queensland from 1932 to 1942. His name Forgan was his mother's maiden name. He was born in Scotland where he began as a painter and decorator in Glasgow. He arrived in Queensland in 1912. He entered parliam | Labor | 17 June 1932 |
| Frank Cooper | Labor | 16 September 1942 |
| Edward Hanlon | Labor | 7 March 1946 |
| Vincent Gair | Labor | 17 January 1952 |
| Vincent Gair | Queensland Labor Party | 26 April 1957 |
| Sir Frank Nicklin | Country Party | 12 August 1957 |
| Jack Pizzey | Country Party | 17 January 1968 |
| Sir Gordon Chalk | Liberal | 1 August 1968 |
| Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen | Country Party, National Party | 8 August 1968 |
| Michael Ahern | National Party | 1 December 1987 |
| Russell Cooper | National Party | 25 September 1989 |
| Wayne Goss | Labor | 7 December 1989 |
| Rob Borbidge | National Party | 19 February 1996 |
| Peter Beattie | Labor | 20 June 1998 |