Treasurer of Queensland

Treasurer of Queensland is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the Queensland Treasury, and by extension, all financial matters of the Queensland Government.^[1]

Treasurer of Queensland
Coat of Arms of Queensland
Flag of Queensland
Incumbent David Janetzki since 1 November 2024
Queensland Treasury
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	15 December 1859
First holder	Sir Robert Mackenzie, 10th Baronet

List of Queensland treasurers

No.	Portrait	Treasurer	Party		Title	Term start	Term end	Term in office[2]
1		Robert Mackenzie		No party	Colonial Treasurer	15 December 1859 (1859-12-15)	4 August 1862 (1862-08-04)	2 years, 232 days
2		Thomas Moffatt				4 August 1862 (1862-08-04)	2 October 1864 (1864-10-02)	2 years, 59 days
3		Joshua Bell				22 December 1864 (1864-12-22)	20 July 1866 (1866-07-20)	1 year, 210 days
4		John McLean				21 July 1866 (1866-07-21)	16 December 1866 (1866-12-16)	148 days
5		John Douglas				19 December 1866 (1866-12-19)	21 May 1867 (1867-05-21)	153 days
6		Thomas Stephens				21 May 1867 (1867-05-21)	15 August 1867 (1867-08-15)	86 days
(1)		Robert Mackenzie				15 August 1867 (1867-08-15)	25 November 1868 (1868-11-25)	1 year, 102 days
7		Thomas Fitzgerald				25 November 1868 (1868-11-25)	27 January 1869 (1869-01-27)	63 days
(6)		Thomas Stephens				27 January 1869 (1869-01-27)	3 May 1870 (1870-05-03)	1 year, 96 days
8		Robert Ramsay				3 May 1870 (1870-05-03)	28 March 1871 (1871-03-28)	329 days
(3)		Joshua Bell				28 March 1871 (1871-03-28)	8 January 1874 (1874-01-08)	2 years, 286 days
9		William Hemmant				8 January 1874 (1874-01-08)	5 June 1876 (1876-06-05)	2 years, 149 days
10		James Dickson		Ministerialist		5 June 1876 (1876-06-05)	21 January 1879 (1879-01-21)	2 years, 230 days
11		Thomas McIlwraith				21 January 1879 (1879-01-21)	5 January 1882 (1882-01-05)	2 years, 349 days
12		Archibald Archer		Independent		5 January 1882 (1882-01-05)	13 November 1883 (1883-11-13)	1 year, 312 days
13		James Garrick		No party		13 November 1883 (1883-11-13)	31 December 1883 (1883-12-31)	48 days
(10)		James Dickson		Ministerialist		31 December 1883 (1883-12-31)	17 August 1887 (1887-08-17)	3 years, 229 days
14		Samuel Griffith		No party		17 August 1887 (1887-08-17)	13 June 1888 (1888-06-13)	301 days
(11)		Thomas McIlwraith		Ministerialist		13 June 1888 (1888-06-13)	30 November 1888 (1888-11-30)	170 days
15		William Pattison		No party		30 November 1888 (1888-11-30)	19 November 1889 (1889-11-19)	354 days
16		John Donaldson		Ministerialist		19 November 1889 (1889-11-19)	12 August 1890 (1890-08-12)	266 days
(11)		Thomas McIlwraith				12 August 1890 (1890-08-12)	27 March 1893 (1893-03-27)	2 years, 227 days
17		Hugh Nelson				27 March 1893 (1893-03-27)	6 August 1896 (1896-08-06)	4 years, 340 days
					Treasurer	6 August 1896 (1896-08-06)	2 March 1898 (1898-03-02)
18		Robert Philp				2 March 1898 (1898-03-02)	1 December 1899 (1899-12-01)	1 year, 274 days
19		William Kidston		Labour		1 December 1899 (1899-12-01)	7 December 1899 (1899-12-07)	6 days
(18)		Robert Philp		Ministerialist		7 December 1899 (1899-12-07)	1 February 1901 (1901-02-01)	1 year, 56 days
20		Thomas Cribb				1 February 1901 (1901-02-01)	17 September 1903 (1903-09-17)	2 years, 228 days
(19)		William Kidston		Labour		17 September 1903 (1903-09-17)	18 May 1907 (1907-05-18)	4 years, 63 days
				Kidstonites		18 May 1907 (1907-05-18)	19 November 1907 (1907-11-19)
(18)		Robert Philp		Conservative		19 November 1907 (1907-11-19)	18 February 1908 (1908-02-18)	91 days
21		Peter Airey		Kidstonites		18 February 1908 (1908-02-18)	29 October 1908 (1908-10-29)	254 days
22		Arthur Hawthorn		Liberal		29 October 1908 (1908-10-29)	7 February 1911 (1911-02-07)	2 years, 101 days
23		Walter Barnes				7 February 1911 (1911-02-07)	1 June 1915 (1915-06-01)	4 years, 114 days
24		Ted Theodore		Labor		1 June 1915 (1915-06-01)	9 March 1920 (1920-03-09)	4 years, 282 days
25		John Fihelly				9 March 1920 (1920-03-09)	8 February 1922 (1922-02-08)	1 year, 336 days
(24)		Ted Theodore				8 February 1922 (1922-02-08)	26 February 1925 (1925-02-26)	3 years, 18 days
26		William Gillies				26 February 1925 (1925-02-26)	22 October 1925 (1925-10-22)	238 days
27		William McCormack				22 October 1925 (1925-10-22)	21 May 1929 (1929-05-21)	3 years, 211 days
(23)		Walter Barnes		CPNP		21 May 1929 (1929-05-21)	17 June 1932 (1932-06-17)	3 years, 27 days
28		William Smith		Labor		17 June 1932 (1932-06-17)	12 April 1938 (1938-04-12)	5 years, 299 days
29		Frank Cooper				12 April 1938 (1938-04-12)	27 April 1944 (1944-04-27)	6 years, 15 days
30		Ned Hanlon				27 April 1944 (1944-04-27)	7 March 1946 (1946-03-07)	1 year, 314 days
31		James Larcombe				7 March 1946 (1946-03-07)	10 May 1950 (1950-05-10)	4 years, 64 days
32		Vince Gair				10 May 1950 (1950-05-10)	17 January 1952 (1952-01-17)	1 year, 252 days
33		Ted Walsh				17 January 1952 (1952-01-17)	26 April 1957 (1957-04-26)	5 years, 207 days
				Queensland Labor		26 April 1957 (1957-04-26)	12 August 1957 (1957-08-12)
34		Thomas Hiley		Liberal		12 August 1957 (1957-08-12)	23 December 1965 (1965-12-23)	8 years, 133 days
35		Gordon Chalk				23 December 1965 (1965-12-23)	13 August 1976 (1976-08-13)	10 years, 234 days
36		William Knox				13 August 1976 (1976-08-13)	15 December 1978 (1978-12-15)	2 years, 124 days
37		Llew Edwards				15 December 1978 (1978-12-15)	18 August 1983 (1983-08-18)	4 years, 246 days
38		Joh Bjelke-Petersen		National		19 August 1983 (1983-08-19)	1 December 1987 (1987-12-01)	4 years, 104 days
39		Mike Ahern				1 December 1987 (1987-12-01)	25 September 1989 (1989-09-25)	1 year, 298 days
40		Russell Cooper				25 September 1989 (1989-09-25)	7 December 1989 (1989-12-07)	73 days
41		Keith De Lacy		Labor		7 December 1989 (1989-12-07)	19 February 1996 (1996-02-19)	6 years, 74 days
42		Joan Sheldon		Liberal		19 February 1996 (1996-02-19)	26 June 1998 (1998-06-26)	2 years, 127 days
43		David Hamill		Labor		29 June 1998 (1998-06-29)	21 February 2001 (2001-02-21)	2 years, 237 days
44		Terry Mackenroth				22 February 2001 (2001-02-22)	25 July 2005 (2005-07-25)	4 years, 153 days
45		Peter Beattie				28 July 2005 (2005-07-28)	2 February 2006 (2006-02-02)	189 days
46		Anna Bligh				2 February 2006 (2006-02-02)	13 September 2007 (2007-09-13)	1 year, 223 days
47		Andrew Fraser				13 September 2007 (2007-09-13)	26 March 2012 (2012-03-26)	4 years, 195 days
48		Tim Nicholls		Liberal National		26 March 2012 (2012-03-26)	14 February 2015 (2015-02-14)	2 years, 325 days
49		Curtis Pitt		Labor		14 February 2015 (2015-02-14)	12 December 2017 (2017-12-12)	2 years, 301 days
50		Jackie Trad				12 December 2017 (2017-12-12)	10 May 2020 (2020-05-10)	2 years, 150 days
51		Cameron Dick				11 May 2020 (2020-05-11)	28 October 2024 (2024-10-28)	4 years, 170 days
52		David Janetzki		Liberal National		1 November 2024 (2024-11-01)	Incumbent	289 days

See also

• Queensland portal

• Politics of Queensland