This page shows the heads of government and opposition leaders in Australia from December 21, 2023.
There are nine parliaments in Australia. There is one Federal Parliament in Canberra, six State Parliaments (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia & Tasmania) and two Territory Parliaments (Northern Territory & Australian Capital Territory).
Each parliament has a lower house from which a government is formed. The Federal Government is led by the Prime Minister, State Governments have Premiers, and Territory Governments have Chief Ministers. There is an Opposition Leader in each Parliament.
Latest Changes
- December 15, 2023: Stephen Miles replaced Anastacia Palaszczuk as Premier of Queensland.
- December 21, 2023: Eva Lawler replaced Natasha Fyles as Northern Territory Chief Minister.
Note: In the table below, yellow shading indicates a Labor government. Light blue shading indicates a Liberal, LNP or CLP government.
| Current Australian Heads of Government & Opposition Leaders – December 21, 2023 | |||||||||
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| No. | Jurisdiction | PM/Premier/ Chief Minister |
Age | Party | Since | Opposition Leader | Age | Party | Since |
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1.
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AUSTRALIA
|
Anthony Albanese
|
ALP
|
23.05.2022
|
Peter Dutton
|
L/NP
|
30.05.2022
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2.
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New South Wales
|
Chris Minns
|
ALP
|
28.03.2022
|
Mark Speakman
|
Liberal
|
21.04.2023
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3.
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Victoria
|
Jacinta Allan
|
ALP
|
27.09.2023
|
John Pesutto
|
Liberal
|
08.12.2022
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4.
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Queensland
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Steven Miles
|
ALP
|
15.12.2023
|
David Crisafulli
|
LNP
|
12.11.2020
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5.
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Western Australia
|
Roger Cook
|
ALP
|
08.06.2023
|
Shane Love
|
National
|
30.01.2023
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6.
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South Australia
|
Peter Malinauskas
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ALP
|
21.03.2022
|
David Speirs
|
Liberal
|
19.04.2023
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7.
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Tasmania
|
Jeremy Rockliff
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Liberal
|
08.04.2022
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Rebecca White
|
ALP
|
07.07.2021
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8.
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Australian Capital Territory
|
Andrew Barr
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ALP
|
11.12.2014
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Elizabeth Lee
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Liberal
|
27.10.2020
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9.
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Northern Territory
|
Eva Lawler
|
ALP
|
21.12.2023
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Lia Finocchiaro
|
CLP
|
01.02.2020
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Longest- and Shortest-Serving
The ACT Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, is the longest-serving head of government, having taken office on December 11, 2014.
The Northern Territory Chief Minister, Eva Lawler, is the shortest-serving head of government, having held the post since December 21, 2024.
The NSW Liberal leader, Mark Speakman, is the shortest-serving Opposition Leader, having assumed the position on April 21, 2023.
The Northern Territory Opposition Leader, Lia Finocchiaro, is the longest continuously-serving opposition leader, having assumed the position on February 1, 2020.
However, Tasmania’s opposition leader, Rebecca White, first assumed the position on March 17, 2017. She relinquished the leadership after losing the 2021 election but was re-elected 7 weeks later after David O’Byrne was forced to resign.
Oldest and Youngest
The oldest leaders are both in Western Australia: Premier Roger Cook is 63 and Opposition Leader Shane Love is 57.
The youngest head of government is the South Australian Premier, Peter Malinauskas, 39.
The youngest Opposition Leader is the Northern Territory’s Lia Finocchiaro, 39.
See Also:
- Colour-coded table of Federal, State & Territory governments since 1930
- Complete lists of all living former Prime Ministers, Premiers and Chief Ministers
- Many Other Lists
