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2 unusual facts about Premier of South Australia


Playford family

Thomas Playford II served as Premier of South Australia from 1887 to 1889 and 1890 to 1892, as well as a Senator in the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia (a name he coined), including a stint as the Federal Minister for Defence.

Sir Thomas Buxton, 3rd Baronet

When Buxton was appointed governor, the Premier of South Australia, Charles Kingston was angry that the South Australian government had not been involved in the decision about who should be the new Governor, so made life as hard as possible for Buxton and his family.


South Australian state election, 2010

The centre-left Labor Party, led by Premier Mike Rann, and the centre-right Liberal Party, led by Leader of the Opposition Isobel Redmond, are the two main parties in South Australia.

The incumbent centre-left Labor Party government led by Premier Mike Rann was elected to a third four-year term over the opposition centre-right Liberal Party led by Leader of the Opposition Isobel Redmond.


see also

Benjamin Blyth

Blyth was a first cousin of Arthur Blyth, who was three times premier of South Australia in the 19th century.

George Waterhouse

George Marsden Waterhouse (1824–1906), Premier of South Australia, and Premier of New Zealand

Peter Wintonick

In early 2005, at the invitation of the premier of South Australia, he filled the post of Thinker in Residence, examining the future of documentaries and the digital revolution with a focus on educational and cultural legislation.

South Australian Railways Brill railcar

In 1955 the SAR introduced its Bluebird and Redhen railcars, and therefore the "Barwell Bulls"-nicknamed after the then Premier of South Australia and the sound that the air horn emitted-were eventually moved to suburban services in Adelaide and its surrounding suburbs.

Thomas Playford

Thomas Playford II (1837–1915), Premier of South Australia, 1887–1889 and 1890–1892

Thomas Playford IV (1896–1981), Premier of South Australia, 1938–1965