It was named after Robert Ramsay Mackenzie, who served as Premier of Queensland in 1867–1868 and was also member for Burnett, it was formally named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.
The origin of the suburb name is from the name given to the residence of Arthur Macalister, a Scottish migrant who became the second Premier of Queensland.
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In early April 2012, DS4SEQ presented a formal submission to the newly elected Premier of Queensland, Campbell Newman, to put forward the case for addressing daylight saving in Queensland.
Premier Jack Pizzey was the member for Isis from 1950 until his sudden death in 1968.
In Queensland, the Premier has sole responsibility for determining ministerial portfolios.
Anderson Dawson (Andrew Dawson, 1863–1910), Australian politician, Premier of Queensland for one week in 1899.
Arthur Hunter Palmer (1819–1898), Australian politician and Premier of Queensland
Prior to entering Politics he was Private Secretary to Vince Gair who was then Premier of Queensland.
The Deputy Premier of Queensland is a role in the Government of Queensland assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Queensland.
The name honours the conservation works of the former premier of Queensland, Wayne Goss.
James Robert Dickson (1832–1901), Australian politician and 13th Premier of Queensland
The Premier of Queensland's National New Media Art Award is a biennial, invitational Australian art award for works of new media art, instituted in 2008 under the auspices of the Queensland Government and the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art at the Queensland Art Gallery.
In 1883 Sir Thomas McIlwraith, the Premier of Queensland, ordered Henry Chester (1832–1914), the Police Magistrate on Thursday Island to proceed to Port Moresby and annex New Guinea and adjacent islands in the name of the British government.
At this time Dame Enid Lyons was the patron of the Legion and its advisory committee included the Premier of Queensland, Forgan Smith, and the Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Alfred James Jones.