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Premier of Queensland | |
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since 15 December 2023 | |
Department of the Premier and Cabinet | |
Style |
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Status | Head of government |
Member of | |
Reports to | |
Seat | 1 William Street, Brisbane |
Appointer | Governor of Queensland by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the Legislative Assembly |
Term length | At the governor's pleasure contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the house of Parliament |
Formation | 10 December 1859 |
First holder | Robert Herbert |
Deputy | Deputy Premier of Queensland |
Salary | $469,367 (as of 1 September 2021)[1][a] |
Website | www.thepremier.qld.gov.au |
The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland.
By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is appointed by the governor of Queensland.
The incumbent premier of Queensland is Steven Miles of the Labor Party.
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