Deputy Premier of Queensland

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.

Deputy Premier of Queensland
Coat of Arms of Queensland
Flag of Queensland
Incumbent Jarrod Bleijie since 28 October 2024
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Parliament Cabinet Executive Council
Reports to	Premier of Queensland
Seat	1 William Street, Brisbane
Nominator	Premier of Queensland
Appointer	Governor of Queensland on the advice of the premier
Term length	At the Governor's pleasure
Formation	17 September 1903
First holder	Andrew Henry Barlow

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.^[1]

List of deputy premiers of Queensland

No.	Portrait	Name Electoral district (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Premier
			Term start	Term end
1		Andrew Henry Barlow MLC (1837–1915)	17 September 1903	19 November 1907		Liberal (until 1907)		Arthur Morgan Liberal (1903–1906)
								William Kidston Labor (until 1907) Kidstonite (from 1907) (1906–1907)
						Kidstonite (from 1907)
2		Digby Denham MLA for Oxley (1859–1944)	19 November 1907	19 February 1908		Conservative		Robert Philp Conservative (1907–1908)
(1)		Andrew Henry Barlow MLC (1837–1915)	19 February 1908	22 June 1909		Kidstonite (until 1908)		William Kidston Kidstonite (until 1908) Liberal (from 1908) (1908–1911)
						Liberal (from 1908)
(2)		Digby Denham MLA for Oxley (1859–1944)	22 June 1909	7 February 1911		Liberal
3		Thomas O'Sullivan MLC (1856–1953)	7 February 1911	1 June 1915		Liberal		Digby Denham Liberal (1911–1915)
4		Ted Theodore MLA for Woothakata (1884–1950)	1 June 1915	22 October 1919		Labor		T. J. Ryan Labor (1915–1919)
5		John Fihelly MLA for Paddington (1882–1945)	22 October 1919	8 February 1922		Labor		Ted Theodore Labor (1919–1925)
6		William Gillies MLA for Eacham (1868–1928)	8 February 1922	26 February 1925		Labor
7		William McCormack MLA for Cairns (1879–1947)	26 February 1925	22 October 1925		Labor		William Gillies Labor (1925)
8		William Forgan Smith MLA for Mackay (1887–1953)	22 October 1925	21 May 1929		Labor		William McCormack Labor (1925–1929)
9		Reginald King MLA for Logan (1869–1955)	21 May 1929	18 June 1932		CPNP		Arthur Edward Moore CPNP (1929–1932)
10		Percy Pease MLA for Herbert (1876–1940)	18 June 1932	17 September 1940		Labor		William Forgan Smith Labor (1932–1942)
11		Frank Arthur Cooper MLA for Bremer (1872–1949)	24 September 1940	16 September 1942		Labor
12		Ned Hanlon MLA for Bremer (1887–1952)	16 September 1942	7 March 1946		Labor		Frank Arthur Cooper Labor (1942–1946)
13		Ted Walsh MLA for Mirani (1894–1976)	7 March 1946	15 May 1947		Labor		Ned Hanlon Labor (1946–1952)
14		Vince Gair MLA for South Brisbane (1901–1980)	15 May 1947	17 January 1952		Labor
15		Tom Foley MLA for Belyando (1886–1973)	17 January 1952	16 March 1953		Labor		Vince Gair Labor (until 1957) Queensland Labor (from 1957) (1952–1957)
16		Jack Duggan MLA for Belyando (1910–1993)	16 March 1953	7 June 1957		Labor
(13)		Ted Walsh MLA for Bundaberg (1894–1976)	7 June 1957	12 August 1957		Queensland Labor
17		Kenneth Morris MLA for Mount Coot-tha (1903–1978)	12 August 1957	26 September 1962		Liberal		Frank Nicklin Country (1957–1968)
18		Alan Munro MLA for Toowong (1898–1968)	26 September 1962	28 January 1965		Liberal
19		Thomas Hiley MLA for Chatsworth (1905–1990)	28 January 1965	23 December 1965		Liberal
20		Gordon Chalk MLA for Lockyer (1913–1991)	23 December 1965	1 August 1968		Liberal
								Jack Pizzey Country (1968)
21		Joh Bjelke-Petersen MLA for Barambah (1911–2005)	1 August 1968	8 August 1968		Country		Gordon Chalk Liberal (1968)
(20)		Gordon Chalk MLA for Lockyer (1913–1991)	8 August 1968	13 August 1976		Liberal		Joh Bjelke-Petersen Country (until 1974) National (from 1974) (1968–1987)
22		William Knox MLA for Nundah (1927–2001)	13 August 1976	9 October 1978		Liberal
23		Llew Edwards MLA for Ipswich (1935–2021)	9 October 1978	19 August 1983		Liberal
24		Bill Gunn MLA for Somerset (1920–2001)	19 August 1983	7 December 1989		National
								Mike Ahern National (1987–1989)
								Russell Cooper National (1989)
25		Tom Burns MLA for Lytton (1920–2001)	7 December 1989	19 February 1996		Labor		Wayne Goss Labor (1989–1996)
26		Joan Sheldon MLA for Caloundra (born 1943)	19 February 1996	26 June 1998		Liberal		Rob Borbidge National (1996–1998)
27		Jim Elder MP for Capalaba (born 1950)	26 June 1998	22 November 2000		Labor		Peter Beattie Labor (1998–2007)
28		Paul Braddy MP for Kedron (born 1939)	22 November 2000	30 November 2000		Labor
29		Terry Mackenroth MP for Chatsworth (1949–2018)	30 November 2000	28 July 2005		Labor
30		Anna Bligh MP for South Brisbane (born 1960)	28 July 2005	13 September 2007		Labor
31		Paul Lucas MP for Lytton (born 1962)	13 September 2007	16 September 2011		Labor		Anna Bligh Labor (2007–2012)
32		Andrew Fraser MP for Mount Coot-tha (born 1976)	16 September 2011	26 March 2012		Labor
33		Jeff Seeney MP for Callide (born 1957)	26 March 2012	14 February 2015		Liberal National		Campbell Newman Liberal National (2012–2015)
34		Jackie Trad MP for South Brisbane (born 1972)	14 February 2015	10 May 2020		Labor		Annastacia Palaszczuk Labor (2015–2023)
35		Steven Miles MP for Murrumba (born 1977)	10 May 2020	15 December 2023		Labor
36		Cameron Dick MP for Woodridge (born 1967)	15 December 2023	28 October 2024		Labor		Steven Miles Labor (2023-2024)
37		Jarrod Bleijie MP for Kawana (born 1982)	28 October 2024	Incumbent		Liberal National		David Crisafulli Liberal National (since 2024)

Notes

1. "(Editorial)". Brisbane Courier. 5 September 1892. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

See also

• Government of Queensland
• Politics of Queensland
• Premier of Queensland