ID 0293
State Government of Queensland beginning 13 September 2007 - period in office of Premier Bligh, Anna Maria ending on 26 March 2012
Period in office of premier (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)
Premier
Bligh, Anna Maria
Date of beginning of period in office
13 September 2007
Date of end of period in office
26 March 2012
Reason for end of preceding period in office
Change of party leader
Reason for end of this government
Loss of general election
Number of days in office
1,656
Parliamentary support during period
Party affiliation of premier at start of period
Australian Labor Party
If coalition government
Coalition partner 1
Coalition partner 1
--none--
Coalition partner 2
--none--
Coalition partner 3
--none--
Coalition partner 4
--none--
Party support in parliament at beginning of period
Majority
If change in parliamentary support during period
--none--
If further change during period
--none--
Number of ministers at beginning of period (this may vary during the period)
Total number of ministers
18
Number from party of premier
18
Number from coalition party 1
Number from coalition party 2
Number from upper house
0
Number who are women
7
Assembly elections contested as premier or after which became premier (see Glossary entry for 'after election')
| Election | Premier at election | Premier's party | Premier after election | Premier's party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QLD 24 March 2012 | Anna Maria Bligh | Australian Labor Party | Campbell Kevin Thomas Newman | Liberal National Party |
| QLD 21 March 2009 | Anna Maria Bligh | Australian Labor Party | Anna Maria Bligh | Australian Labor Party |
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Notes
Change of party leader: Beginning of Bligh's period in office: Beattie resigned as Premier, and Bligh was elected unopposed by the Labor caucus as leader. Bligh was then commissioned as Premier of an Australian Labor Party majority government. For a survey of the political context of this change of party leader, see Paul D Williams, 'Queensland', Australian Journal of Politics and History, Australian Political Chronicle, July-December 2007, 54 (2) June 2008: 308-314.
Anna Bligh was the first woman to be Premier of Queensland, and the third woman to be premier of an Australian state, see women heads of government.