Timeline of heads of government in Australia

2001-Present

Present Leaders of Government:
Premier of Western Australia: Colin Barnett - 7 years, 231 days
Premier of South Australia: Jay Weatherill - 4 years, 203 days
Premier of Tasmania: Will Hodgman - 2 years, 41 days
Premier of New South Wales: Mike Baird - 2 years, 24 days
Premier of Victoria: Daniel Andrews - 1 year, 159 days
Chief Minister of Government of the Australian Capital Territory: Andrew Barr - 1 year, 152 days
Premier of Queensland: Annastacia Palaszczuk - 1 year, 87 days
Prime Minister of Australia: Malcolm Turnbull - 239 days
Chief Minister of Government of the Northern Territory: Adam Giles - 3 years, 59 days

Year	Month	Australia Prime Minister		Victoria Premier		New South Wales Premier		South Australia Premier		Tasmania Premier		Queensland Premier		Western Australia Premier		Northern Territory Chief Minister		Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister
2015	Dec
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	Oct		29th Malcolm Turnbull Liberal 15 Sep 2015 - 239 days		48th Daniel Andrews Labor 4 Dec 2014 - 1 year, 159 days		44th Mike Baird Liberal 17 Apr 2014 - 2 years, 24 days		45th Jay Weatherill Labor 21 Oct 2011 - 4 years, 203 days		45th Will Hodgman Liberal 31 Mar 2014 - 2 years, 41 days		39th Annastacia Palaszczuk Labor 14 Feb 2015 - 1 year, 87 days		29th Colin Barnett Liberal 23 Sep 2008 - 7 years, 231 days		10th Adam Giles Country Liberal 13 Mar 2013 - 3 years, 59 days		7th Andrew Barr Labor 11 Dec 2014 - 1 year, 152 days
	Sep
	Aug		28th Tony Abbott Liberal 18 Sep 2013 - 15 Sep 2015 1 year, 362 days
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	Feb
	Jan												38th Campbell Newman Liberal National 26 Mar 2012 - 14 Feb 2015 2 years, 325 days
2014	Dec																		6th Katy Gallagher Labor 16 May 2011 - 11 Dec 2014 3 years, 209 days
	Nov				47th Denis Napthine Liberal 6 Mar 2013 - 4 Dec 2014 1 year, 273 days
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	Mar						43rd Barry O'Farrell Liberal 28 Mar 2011 - 17 Apr 2014 3 years, 20 days				44th Lara Giddings Labor 24 Jan 2011 - 31 Mar 2014 3 years, 66 days
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2013	Dec
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	Sep		26th Second Term Kevin Rudd Labor 27 Jun 2013 - 18 Sep 2013 83 days
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	Jul
	Jun		27th Julia Gillard Labor 24 Jun 2010 - 27 Jun 2013 3 years, 3 days
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	Mar
	Feb				46th Ted Baillieu Liberal 2 Dec 2010 - 6 Mar 2013 2 years, 94 days												9th Terry Mills Country Liberal 29 Aug 2012 - 13 Mar 2013 196 days
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2012	Dec
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	Aug																8th Paul Henderson Labor 26 Nov 2007 - 29 Aug 2012 4 years, 277 days
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	Mar												37th Anna Bligh Labor 13 Sep 2007 - 26 Mar 2012 4 years, 195 days
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2011	Dec
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	Oct								44th Mike Rann Labor 5 Mar 2002 - 21 Oct 2011 9 years, 230 days
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	Apr																		5th Jon Stanhope Labor 12 Nov 2001 - 16 May 2011 9 years, 185 days
	Mar						42nd Kristina Keneally Labor 4 Dec 2009 - 28 Mar 2011 1 year, 114 days
	Feb
	Jan										43rd David Bartlett Labor 26 May 2008 - 24 Jan 2011 2 years, 243 days
2010	Dec
	Nov				45th John Brumby Labor 20 Jul 2007 - 2 Dec 2010 3 years, 135 days
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	Jun		26th Kevin Rudd Labor 3 Dec 2007 - 24 Jun 2010 2 years, 199 days
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2009	Dec
	Nov						41st Nathan Rees Labor 5 Sep 2008 - 4 Dec 2009 1 year, 89 days
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2008	Dec
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	Sep									28th Alan Carpenter Labor 25 Jan 2006 - 23 Sep 2008 2 years, 242 days
	Aug						40th Morris Iemma Labor 3 Aug 2005 - 5 Sep 2008 3 years, 33 days
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	May	42nd Paul Lennon Labor 21 Mar 2004 - 26 May 2008 4 years, 66 days
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2007	Dec
	Nov										25th John Howard Liberal 11 Mar 1996 - 3 Dec 2007 11 years, 267 days			7th Clare Martin Labor 18 Aug 2001 - 26 Nov 2007 6 years, 100 days
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	Sep												36th Peter Beattie Labor 20 Jun 1998 - 13 Sep 2007 9 years, 85 days
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	Jul				44th Steve Bracks Labor 20 Oct 1999 - 30 Jul 2007 7 years, 253 days
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2006	Dec
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	Jan								27th Geoff Gallop Labor 10 Feb 2001 - 25 Jan 2006 4 years, 349 days
2005	Dec
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	Jul			39th Bob Carr Labor 4 Apr 1995 - 3 Aug 2005 10 years, 121 days
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2004	Dec
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	Mar	41st Jim Bacon Labor 14 Sep 1998 - 21 Mar 2004 5 years, 189 days
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2003	Dec
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2002	Dec
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	Feb				43rd Rob Kerin Liberal 22 Oct 2001 - 5 Mar 2002 134 days
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2001	Dec
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	Oct				42nd John Olsen Liberal 28 Nov 1996 - 22 Oct 2001 4 years, 328 days		4th Gary Humphries Liberal 18 Oct 2000 - 5 Nov 2001 1 year, 18 days
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	Aug									6th Denis Burke Country Liberal 8 Feb 1999 - 18 Aug 2001 2 years, 191 days
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	Feb										26th Richard Court Liberal 16 Feb 1993 - 10 Feb 2001 7 years, 360 days
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2000	Dec
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	Oct						3rd Kate Carnell Liberal 2 Mar 1995 - 18 Oct 2000 5 years, 230 days
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