State or region
Premier
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor of New South Wales
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Governor; by convention the member of the Parliament who commands the confidence of the lower house (usually the leader of the majority party).
- Chosen by
- Governor of New South Wales
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Chris Minns ALP since March 2023 Report Source: nsw.gov.au, checked (+3 more)
Sources
- wa.gov.au · checked WA Government media statement, Western Australia enters era of electoral equality, 2021-11-17, read 2026-10-12: single statewide Legislative Council electorate of 37 members. For: Premier
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, States and territories of Australia, read 2026-10-12: legislature seat counts and incumbents. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the 8 parliament sites were not read individually; Victoria premier cross-checked against news reports of 28 July 2026, Tasmanian governor against govhouse.tas.gov.au, NT administrator against govhouse.nt.gov.au, WA Legislative Council size (37) against parliament.wa.gov.au profile page and the WA Government statement of 17 Nov 2021. For: Premier
- nsw.gov.au · checked NSW Government, Premier of NSW, read 2026-10-12: Chris Minns "was sworn in as the 47th Premier of NSW on Tuesday 28 March 2023" by Governor Margaret Beazley. Sets start_date. For: Chris Minns, current term
- govhouse.nt.gov.au · checked Government House Northern Territory, program highlights 27 February 2026: swearing-in of the Administrator. For: Chris Minns, current term
- govhouse.tas.gov.au · checked Government House Tasmania, Her Excellency the Honourable Caroline Wells assumes office, 2026-06-17: Governor of Tasmania. For: Chris Minns, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, States and territories of Australia, read 2026-10-12: governors, administrator, premiers and chief ministers with appointment dates. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the 8 government sites were not each read; checked against govhouse.tas.gov.au (Wells 17 June 2026), govhouse.nt.gov.au (Connolly 27 Feb 2026), news reports (Carroll 28 July 2026). Wikidata P6 is stale for Qld, NT and Vic and was not used for holders. For: Chris Minns, current term