This page shows the heads of government and opposition leaders in Australia from April 10, 2024.
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
April 10, 2024: Dean Winter was elected unopposed as leader of the Tasmanian ALP, becoming Leader of the Opposition. He replaced Rebecca White, who resigned on March 26, 2024, following the ALP’s defeat in the state election.
Winter, 39, is now the youngest parliamentary leader in the nation, supplanting the Northern Territory’s Lia Finocchiaro, 40.
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, 2024 – April10
No.
Jurisdiction
PM/Premier/
Chief Minister
Age
Party
Since
Opposition Leader
Age
Party
Since
1.
AUSTRALIA
Anthony Albanese
61
ALP
23.05.2022
Peter Dutton
53
L/NP
30.05.2022
2.
New South Wales
Chris Minns
45
ALP
28.03.2022
Mark Speakman
55
Liberal
21.04.2023
3.
Victoria
Jacinta Allan
51
ALP
27.09.2023
John Pesutto
54
Liberal
08.12.2022
4.
Queensland
Steven Miles
46
ALP
15.12.2023
David Crisafulli
45
LNP
12.11.2020
5.
Western Australia
Roger Cook
63
ALP
08.06.2023
Shane Love
57
National
30.01.2023
6.
South Australia
Peter Malinauskas
39
ALP
21.03.2022
David Speirs
44
Liberal
19.04.2023
7.
Tasmania
Jeremy Rockliff
54
Liberal
08.04.2022
Dean Winter
39
ALP
10.04.2024
8.
Australian Capital Territory
Andrew Barr
51
ALP
11.12.2014
Elizabeth Lee
40
Liberal
27.10.2020
9.
Northern Territory
Eva Lawler
–
ALP
21.12.2023
Lia Finocchiaro
40
CLP
01.02.2020
Longest- and Shortest-Serving Leaders
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 Northern Territory Opposition Leader, Lia Finocchiaro, is the longest continuously-serving opposition leader, having assumed the position on February 1, 2020.
The Tasmanian Opposition Leader, Dean Winter, is the shortest-serving Opposition Leader, having assumed the position on April 10, 2024.
Oldest and Youngest Leaders
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 Tasmania’s Dean Winter, 39.
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