Treasurer of South Australia
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The Treasurer of South Australia is the title held by the Cabinet
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who is responsible for the financial management of South Australia’s budget sector.
List of South Australian Treasurers
| Treasurer | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Torrens Robert Torrens Sir Robert Richard Torrens, GCMG was the third Premier of South Australia and a pioneer and author of simplified system of transferring land.-Early life:... |
24 Oct 1856 – 21 Aug 1857 | |
| John Hart | 21 Aug 1857 – 01 Sep 1857 | |
| John Hughes | 01 Sep 1857 – 30 Sep 1857 | |
| John Hart | 30 Sep 1857 – 12 Jun 1858 | |
| B.T. Finniss | 12 Jun 1858 – 09 May 1860 | |
| Thomas Reynolds | 09 May 1860 – 08 Oct 1861 | |
| Arthur Blyth Arthur Blyth Sir Arthur Blyth KCMG was premier of South Australia three times; 1864–1865, 1871–1872 and 1873-1875.... |
08 Oct 1861 – 17 Oct 1861 | |
| Thomas Reynolds | 17 Oct 1861 – 19 Feb 1862 | |
| Arthur Blyth Arthur Blyth Sir Arthur Blyth KCMG was premier of South Australia three times; 1864–1865, 1871–1872 and 1873-1875.... |
19 Feb 1862 – 04 Jul 1863 | |
| Lavington Glyde | 04 Jul 1863 – 15 Jul 1863 | |
| John Hart | 15 Jul 1863 – 22 Mar 1865 | |
| Thomas Reynolds | 22 Mar 1865 – 20 Sep 1865 | |
| Arthur Blyth Arthur Blyth Sir Arthur Blyth KCMG was premier of South Australia three times; 1864–1865, 1871–1872 and 1873-1875.... |
20 Sep 1865 – 23 Oct 1865 | |
| Walter Duffield | 23 Oct 1865 – 03 May 1867 | |
| Thomas Reynolds | 03 May 1867 – 24 Sep 1868 | |
| Neville Blyth | 24 Sep 1868 – 13 Oct 1868 | |
| Thomas Reynolds | 13 Oct 1868 – 03 Nov 1868 | |
| Henry Hughes | 03 Nov 1868 – 12 May 1870 | |
| Edward Hamilton | 12 May 1870 – 30 May 1870 | |
| John Hart | 30 May 1870 – 10 Nov 1871 | |
| Arthur Blyth Arthur Blyth Sir Arthur Blyth KCMG was premier of South Australia three times; 1864–1865, 1871–1872 and 1873-1875.... |
10 Nov 1871 – 22 Jan 1872 | |
| Henry Hughes | 22 Jan 1872 – 04 Mar 1872 | |
| John Barrow | 04 Mar 1872 – 22 Jul 1873 | |
| Lavington Glyde | 22 Jul 1873 – 25 May 1875 | |
| George Charles Hawker George Charles Hawker George Charles Hawker was an Australian settler and South Australian politician.-Early life:Hawker was born in London, the second son of Admiral Edward Hawker and his first wife Joanna Naomi, née Poore. He was educated partly on the continent, and entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1836 George... |
25 May 1875 – 03 Jun 1875 | |
| John Colton John Colton Sir John Colton KCMG was an Australian politician, Premier of South Australia and philanthropist.Colton, the son of William Colton, a farmer, was born in Devonshire, England. He arrived in South Australia in 1839 with his parents, who went on the land... |
03 Jun 1875 – 25 Mar 1876 | |
| Arthur Blyth Arthur Blyth Sir Arthur Blyth KCMG was premier of South Australia three times; 1864–1865, 1871–1872 and 1873-1875.... |
25 Mar 1876 – 06 Jun 1876 | |
| Robert Dalrymple Ross Robert Dalrymple Ross Sir Robert Dalrymple Ross was an army officer, politician and businessman.He was born at St Vincent in the West Indies, son of John Pemberton Ross, Speaker of the House of Assembly at St Vincent, and his wife, the only daughter of Dr Alexander Anderson... |
06 Jun 1876 – 26 Oct 1877 | |
| James Boucaut James Boucaut Sir James Penn Boucaut KCMG was an Australian judge and politician, Premier of South Australia three times: 1866–1867, 1875–1876 and 1877–1878.-Early life:... |
26 Oct 1877 – 27 Sep 1878 | |
| Charles Mann | 27 Sep 1878 – 10 Mar 1881 | |
| George Fowler George Fowler (politician) George Swan Fowler was a South Australian politician.Fowler was an unflinching advocate of free trade. He was elected to the seat of East Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly in 1878, and served as treasurer for two months in William Morgan's ministry in 1881. Moderate on most... |
10 Mar 1881 – 10 May 1881 | |
| William Rounsevell | 10 May 1881 – 24 Jun 1881 | |
| Lavington Glyde | 24 Jun 1881 – 23 Apr 1884 | |
| John Cox Bray John Cox Bray Sir John Cox Bray KCMG JP was a prominent South Australian politician and the first native-born Premier of South Australia .-Early life:... |
23 Apr 1884 – 16 Jun 1884 | |
| William Rounsevell | 16 Jun 1884 – 16 Jun 1885 | |
| Simpson Newland Simpson Newland Simpson Newland CMG , pastoralist, author and politician, was a pioneer in Australia who made significant contributions to development around the Murray River. He was also an author of practical works and novels.... |
16 Jun 1885 – 08 Jun 1886 | |
| John Cox Bray John Cox Bray Sir John Cox Bray KCMG JP was a prominent South Australian politician and the first native-born Premier of South Australia .-Early life:... |
08 Jun 1886 – 11 Jun 1887 | |
| Thomas Playford II Thomas Playford II Thomas Playford served as Premier of South Australia from 11 June 1887 to 26 June 1889 and 8 August 1890 to 20 June 1892, as well as serving as the Australian Federal Minister for Defence from 1905 to 1907.... |
11 Jun 1887 – 27 Jun 1889 | |
| Frederick Holder Frederick Holder Sir Frederick William Holder KCMG was the 19th Premier of South Australia and a prominent member of the inaugural Australian Commonwealth Parliament, including the first Speaker of the House of Representatives.-Life:... |
27 Jun 1889 – 19 Aug 1890 | |
| Thomas Playford II Thomas Playford II Thomas Playford served as Premier of South Australia from 11 June 1887 to 26 June 1889 and 8 August 1890 to 20 June 1892, as well as serving as the Australian Federal Minister for Defence from 1905 to 1907.... |
19 Aug 1890 – 06 Jan 1892 | |
| William Rounsevell | 06 Jan 1892 – 21 Jun 1892 | |
| Frederick Holder Frederick Holder Sir Frederick William Holder KCMG was the 19th Premier of South Australia and a prominent member of the inaugural Australian Commonwealth Parliament, including the first Speaker of the House of Representatives.-Life:... |
21 Jun 1892 – 15 Oct 1892 | |
| William Rounsevell | 15 Oct 1892 – 12 May 1893 | |
| John Downer John Downer Sir John William Downer, KCMG was the Premier of South Australia from 16 June 1885 until 11 June 1887 and again from 1892 to 1893. He was the first of three Australian politicians from the Downer family dynasty.-Early life:... |
12 May 1893 – 16 Jun 1893 | |
| Thomas Playford II Thomas Playford II Thomas Playford served as Premier of South Australia from 11 June 1887 to 26 June 1889 and 8 August 1890 to 20 June 1892, as well as serving as the Australian Federal Minister for Defence from 1905 to 1907.... |
16 Jun 1893 – 17 Apr 1894 | |
| Frederick Holder Frederick Holder Sir Frederick William Holder KCMG was the 19th Premier of South Australia and a prominent member of the inaugural Australian Commonwealth Parliament, including the first Speaker of the House of Representatives.-Life:... |
17 Apr 1894 – 01 Dec 1899 | |
| Vaiben Solomon Vaiben Solomon Vaiben Louis Solomon was the 21st Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Australian Commonwealth parliament.... |
01 Dec 1899 – 08 Dec 1899 | |
| Frederick Holder Frederick Holder Sir Frederick William Holder KCMG was the 19th Premier of South Australia and a prominent member of the inaugural Australian Commonwealth Parliament, including the first Speaker of the House of Representatives.-Life:... |
Liberal Party | 08 Dec 1899 – 15 May 1901 |
| Richard Butler Richard Butler (Australian politician) Sir Richard Butler was an Australian politician and Premier of South Australia.-Early life:Butler was born at Stadhampton, near Oxford, England, elder son of Richard Butler, pastoralist, and his wife Mary Eliza, née Sadler. The family emigrated to South Australia, arriving in Adelaide on 8 March... |
Conservative | 15 May 1901 – 26 Jul 1905 |
| Archibald Peake Archibald Peake Archibald Henry Peake was an Australian politician and the 25th Premier of South Australia, serving on three separate occasions in the 1910s.-Early life and career:... |
Liberal Party | 26 Jul 1905 – 22 Dec 1909 |
| Richard Butler Richard Butler (Australian politician) Sir Richard Butler was an Australian politician and Premier of South Australia.-Early life:Butler was born at Stadhampton, near Oxford, England, elder son of Richard Butler, pastoralist, and his wife Mary Eliza, née Sadler. The family emigrated to South Australia, arriving in Adelaide on 8 March... |
22 Dec 1909 – 03 Jun 1910 | |
| Crawford Vaughan Crawford Vaughan Crawford Vaughan , was Premier of South Australia between 3 April 1915 and 14 July 1917.Vaughan unsuccessfully campaigned for a seat in the Australian House of Representatives in 1901, and for the Australian Senate in 1903... |
Australian Labor Party | 03 Jun 1910 - 17 Feb 1912 |
| Archibald Peake Archibald Peake Archibald Henry Peake was an Australian politician and the 25th Premier of South Australia, serving on three separate occasions in the 1910s.-Early life and career:... |
Liberal Party | 17 Feb 1912 – 03 Apr 1915 |
| Crawford Vaughan Crawford Vaughan Crawford Vaughan , was Premier of South Australia between 3 April 1915 and 14 July 1917.Vaughan unsuccessfully campaigned for a seat in the Australian House of Representatives in 1901, and for the Australian Senate in 1903... |
Australian Labor Party | 03 Apr 1915 – 14 Jul 1917 |
| Richard Butler Richard Butler (Australian politician) Sir Richard Butler was an Australian politician and Premier of South Australia.-Early life:Butler was born at Stadhampton, near Oxford, England, elder son of Richard Butler, pastoralist, and his wife Mary Eliza, née Sadler. The family emigrated to South Australia, arriving in Adelaide on 8 March... |
Conservative | 14 Jul 1917 – 07 May 1919 |
| Archibald Peake Archibald Peake Archibald Henry Peake was an Australian politician and the 25th Premier of South Australia, serving on three separate occasions in the 1910s.-Early life and career:... |
Community Leadership Independence Coalition | 15 May 1919 – 06 Apr 1920 |
| George Ritchie George Ritchie (politician) Sir George Ritchie KCMG was an Australian politician. He was the member for Alexandra in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1902 to 1922, and then served in the South Australian Legislative Council from 1924 to 1944. In 1914 he was appointed Minister for Water Supply, serving until 1917... |
08 Apr 1920 – 03 Nov 1922 | |
| William Hague | 03 Nov 1922 – 16 Apr 1924 | |
| John Gunn John Gunn (Australian politician) John Gunn was the 29th Premier of South Australia.Gunn was born in Bendigo, Victoria, the second of nine children to a Scottish miner and his wife... |
Australian Labor Party | 16 Apr 1924 – 28 Aug 1926 |
| Lionel Hill Lionel Hill Lionel Laughton Hill was the thirtieth Premier of South Australia.Born in Adelaide, South Australia but raised on a farm near Maitland, Hill left school aged 12 to work on the South Australian government railways, where he first became involved in the labour movement... |
Australian Labor Party | 28 Aug 1926 – 08 Apr 1927 |
| Richard Layton Butler Richard Layton Butler Sir Richard Layton Butler KCMG was the 31st Premier of South Australia, serving two disjunct terms in office: from 1927 to 1930, and again from 1933 to 1938.... |
Liberal Country Pact | 08 Apr 1927 – 15 Jan 1930 |
| Richard Layton Butler Richard Layton Butler Sir Richard Layton Butler KCMG was the 31st Premier of South Australia, serving two disjunct terms in office: from 1927 to 1930, and again from 1933 to 1938.... |
Liberal Country Pact | 15 Jan 1930 – 17 Apr 1930 |
| Lionel Hill Lionel Hill Lionel Laughton Hill was the thirtieth Premier of South Australia.Born in Adelaide, South Australia but raised on a farm near Maitland, Hill left school aged 12 to work on the South Australian government railways, where he first became involved in the labour movement... |
Australian Labor Party | 17 Apr 1930 – 13 Feb 1933 |
| Robert Richards | Premiers Plan Labor | 13 Feb 1933 – 18 Apr 1933 |
| Richard Layton Butler Richard Layton Butler Sir Richard Layton Butler KCMG was the 31st Premier of South Australia, serving two disjunct terms in office: from 1927 to 1930, and again from 1933 to 1938.... |
Liberal Country Pact | 18 Apr 1933 – 26 Apr 1933 |
| Richard Layton Butler Richard Layton Butler Sir Richard Layton Butler KCMG was the 31st Premier of South Australia, serving two disjunct terms in office: from 1927 to 1930, and again from 1933 to 1938.... |
Liberal Country Pact | 27 Apr 1933 – 05 Nov 1938 |
| Thomas Playford IV Thomas Playford IV Sir Thomas Playford, GCMG was a South Australian politician. He served continuously as Premier of South Australia from 5 November 1938 to 10 March 1965, the longest term of any elected government leader in the history of Australia. His tenure as premier was marked by a period of population and... |
Liberal and Country League Liberal and Country League The Liberal and Country League was a major political party in South Australia throughout its forty year existence. Thirty-four years were spent in government, in part due to the electoral malapportionment known as the Playmander, introduced after coming to power.Created on 9 June 1932 as the... |
05 Nov 1938 – 10 Mar 1965 |
| Frank Walsh Frank Walsh Francis Henry "Frank" Walsh was the 34th Premier of South Australia, serving from 10 March 1965 to 1 June 1967.-Early life:One of eight children, Walsh was born into an Irish Catholic family in O'Halloran Hill, South Australia... |
Australian Labor Party | 10 Mar 1965 – 01 Jun 1967 |
| Don Dunstan Don Dunstan Donald Allan "Don" Dunstan, AC, QC was a South Australian politician. He entered politics as the Member for Norwood in 1953, became state Labor leader in 1967, and was Premier of South Australia between June 1967 and April 1968, and again between June 1970 and February 1979.The son of a business... |
Australian Labor Party | 01 Jun 1967 – 16 Apr 1968 |
| Glen Pearson | Liberal and Country League | 17 Apr 1968 – 02 Mar 1970 |
| Steele Hall Steele Hall Raymond Steele Hall was the 36th Premier of South Australia 1968-70, a senator for South Australia 1974-77, and federal member for the Division of Boothby 1981-96.-Biography:... |
Liberal and Country League | 02 Mar 1970 – 02 Jun 1970 |
| Don Dunstan Don Dunstan Donald Allan "Don" Dunstan, AC, QC was a South Australian politician. He entered politics as the Member for Norwood in 1953, became state Labor leader in 1967, and was Premier of South Australia between June 1967 and April 1968, and again between June 1970 and February 1979.The son of a business... |
Australian Labor Party | 02 Jun 1970 – 15 Feb 1979 |
| Des Corcoran Des Corcoran James Desmond "Des" Corcoran AO was an Australian politician. He was the 37th Premier of South Australia, serving between 15 February 1979 and 18 September 1979.... |
Australian Labor Party | 15 Feb 1979 – 18 Sep 1979 |
| David Tonkin David Tonkin Dr David Oliver Tonkin AO was the 38th Premier of South Australia, serving from 18 September 1979 to 10 November 1982. He was elected to the House of Assembly seat of Bragg at the 1970 election, serving until 1983. He became the leader of the South Australian division of the Liberal Party of... |
Liberal Party of Australia | 18 Sep 1979 – 10 Nov 1982 |
| John Bannon John Bannon John Charles Bannon AO is a former Australian politician. He was the 39th Premier of South Australia, leading the Labor Party to government at the 1982 election. The Bannon Labor government was re-elected at the 1985 election and the 1989 election... |
Australian Labor Party | 10 Nov 1982 – 04 Sep 1992 |
| Frank Blevins | Australian Labor Party | 04 Sep 1992 – 14 Dec 1993 |
| Stephen Baker Stephen Baker (Australian politician) Stephen Baker was an Australian politician, representing the Liberal Party of Australia in the electoral district of Waite, formerly Mitcham in the South Australian House of Assembly... |
Liberal Party of Australia | 14 Dec 1993 – 10 Oct 1997 |
| Rob Lucas Rob Lucas Robert Ivan "Rob" Lucas is an Australian politician and a Liberal Party of Australia Member of the Opposition in the South Australian Legislative Council, and was re-elected in the 2006 election.... |
Liberal Party of Australia | 20 Oct 1997 – 05 Mar 2002 |
| Kevin Foley Kevin Foley Kevin Owen Foley , Australian politician, is the current Minister for Industry and Trade and Minister for Federal/State Relations in the Rann Labor government. He previously served as Treasurer of South Australia and Deputy Premier of South Australia from 2002 until his resignation in 2011... |
Australian Labor Party | 06 Mar 2002 – 08 Feb 2011 |
| Jack Snelling Jack Snelling John James "Jack" Snelling is an Australian politician who has been the sitting Labor member for the electoral district of Playford in the South Australian House of Assembly since the 1997 election.... |
Australian Labor Party | 08 Feb 2011 – present |