Section 5: Political timeline

Key

 

 = Liberal  

 

 = Labor (ALP)

 

 = Country-Liberal Coalition

 

 = National Party

 

 = Liberal-National Coalition

N.B. Underlined dates represent election dates under that jurisdiction

Queensland

Sir Johannes Bjelke-Petersen
8-Aug-68 to 1-Dec-87

1970

 

 

1971

 

 

1972

(27-May)

 

1973

 

 

1974

(7-Dec)

 

1975

 

 

1976

 

 

1977

(12-Nov)

 

1978

 

 

1979

 

 

1980

(29-Nov)

 

1981

 

 

1982

 

 

1983

(22-Oct)

 

1984

 

 

1985

 

 

1986

(1-Nov)

Michael Ahern
1-Dec-87 to 25-Sep-89

1987

 

 

1988

 

Russel Cooper
22-Sep-89 to 2-Dec-89
Mayne Goss
2-Dec-89 to 20-Feb-96

1989

 

(2-Dec)
1989

 

1990

 

 

1991

 

 

1992

(19-Sep)

 

1993

 

 

1994

 

 

1995

(15-Jul)

Rob Borbidge
20-Feb-96 to 26-Jun-98

1996

 

 

1997

 

Peter Beattie
26-Jun-98 to 13-Sep-07

1998

(13-Jun)

 

1999

 

 

2000

 

 

2001

(17-Feb)

 

2002

 

 

2003

 

 

2004

(7-Feb)

 

2005

 

 

2006

(9-Sep)

Anna M. Bligh
13-Sep-07 to Present

2007

 

 

2008