Joan Kirner | |
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 Kirner in 1991 | |
| 42nd Premier of Victoria Elections: 1992 | |
| In office 10 August 1990 – 6 October 1992 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Davis McCaughey Richard McGarvie |
| Deputy | Jim Kennan |
| Preceded by | John Cain Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Kennett |
| 22nd Deputy Premier of Victoria | |
| In office 7 February 1989 – 10 August 1990 | |
| Premier | John Cain Jr. |
| Preceded by | Robert Fordham |
| Succeeded by | Jim Kennan |
| Leader of the Opposition of Victoria | |
| In office 6 October 1992 – 22 March 1993 | |
| Premier | Jeff Kennett |
| Deputy | Jim Kennan |
| Preceded by | Jeff Kennett |
| Succeeded by | Jim Kennan |
| Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria | |
| In office 9 August 1990 – 22 March 1993 | |
| Deputy | Jim Kennan |
| Preceded by | John Cain Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jim Kennan |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Williamstown | |
| In office 1 October 1988 – 27 May 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Stirling |
| Succeeded by | Steve Bracks |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Melbourne West | |
| In office 3 April 1982 – 30 September 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Bon Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Licia Kokocinski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joan Elizabeth Hood 20 June 1938 Essendon, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 1 June 2015 (aged 76) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Ronald George Kirner (m. 1960) |
| Children | Michael, Kate and David |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
| Profession | Teacher |
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Joan Elizabeth Kirner AC (née Hood; 20 June 1938 – 1 June 2015) was an Australian politician who was the 42nd Premier of Victoria, serving from 1990 to 1992. A Labor Party member of the Parliament of Victoria from 1982 to 1994, she was a member of the Legislative Council before later winning a seat in the Legislative Assembly. Kirner was a minister and briefly deputy premier in the government of John Cain Jr., and succeeded him as premier following his resignation. She was Australia's third female head of government and second female premier, Victoria's first, and held the position until her party was defeated in a landslide at the 1992 state election.