Commonwealth of Australia

Political office-holders

Our database contains 2,840 politicians connected with Australia.

National government
Subnational government
Other
Subnational head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory--1
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory-31
Subnational executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Scientist of Western Australia--1
Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory-11
Deputy Premier of New South Wales-2-
Deputy Premier of Queensland--8
Deputy Premier of Victoria-3-
Electoral Commissioner of South Australia--1
Justice of the Peace for South Australia1257
Lieutenant Governor of South Australia-12
Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria-11
Minister for Active Transport-1-
Minister for Cities-1-
Minister for Infrastructure-1-
Minister for Sport-1-
Minister for Transport-4-
Regional minister-1-
Surveyor General of New South Wales-1-
Treasurer of Tasmania-1-
Treasurer of the Northern Territory--1
Treasurer of Western Australia-11
Subnational legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly25531
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland9329112
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly9339126
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council421238
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory251629
Member of the South Australian House of Assembly471818
Member of the South Australian Legislative Council2255
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly351519
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council15712
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly883689
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council402754
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly582697
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council37617
New South Wales Legislative Council--1
President of the Tasmanian Legislative Council--1
President of the Victorian Legislative Council-11
Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly--1
Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly-21
Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly-11
Subnational judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief Judge of the South Australian District Court--1
Deputy President of the South Australian Employment Tribunal--2
judge of the Local Court of New South Wales--1
Judge of the South Australian District Court--12
Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria--2
Justice of the Northern Territory Supreme Court--1
Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales-15
Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory--1
Justice of the Victorian Supreme Court--1
President of the South Australian Employment Tribunal--1
Senior Judge of the South Australian Environment, Resources and Development Court--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both of political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not.

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