Chief Secretary of South Australia

The Chief Secretary of South Australia (since 1856) or Colonial Secretary of South Australia (1836–1856) was a key role in the governance of the Colony of South Australia (1836–1900) and State of South Australia (from 1901) until it was abolished in 1982. It was the main executive and coordinating authority of government administration. It was the official channel of communication to the Governor of South Australia from government departments and the general public.[1]

The Premier's Department was created in 1965, and over time assumed the functions of the Chief Secretary's Office.

List of Colonial and Chief Secretaries of South Australia
Colonial Secretaries 1836–1856[2]
Ordinal Colonial Secretary Period
Robert Gouger1836–1837
Thomas Bewes Strangways1837–1838
George Milner Stephen1838–1839
Robert Gouger1839–1841
George Hallacting July–October 1840
J. Alexander Jackson1841–1843
Alfred Miller Mundy1843–1849
Boyle Travers Finnisspro tem May–Oct 1849
Charles Sturt1849–1851
Boyle Travers Finniss1852–1856
Oliver K. Richardsonacting 21 Dec. 1854–8 June 1855
Chief Secretaries 1856–1989[3]
Boyle Travers Finniss1856–1857
John Baker1857
Robert Richard Torrens1857
William Younghusband1857–1860
George Marsden Waterhouse1860–1861
John Morphett1861
George Marsden Waterhouse1861–1863
John Hart1863
Henry Ayers1863–1865
John Hart1865–1866
Arthur Blyth1866–1867
Henry Ayers1867–1868
John Hart1868
Henry Ayers1868
John Tuthill Bagot1868–1870
Augustine Stow1870
William Milne1870–1872
Henry Ayers1872–1873
Arthur Blyth1873–1875
William Morgan1875–1876
George Charles Hawker1876
Henry Ayers1876–1877
William Morgan1877–1881
John Cox Bray1881–1884
James Garden Ramsay1884
John Colton1884–1885
John Brodie Spence1885
John Cox Bray1885–1886
John Brodie Spence1886
David Murray1886–1887
James Garden Ramsay1887–1889
John Alexander Cockburn1889–1890
John Cox Bray1890–1892
Charles Cameron Kingston1892
John Alexander Cockburn1892
John William Downer1892–1893
William Copley1893
John Hannah Gordon1893–1896
James O'Loghlin1896–1899
John Lancelot Stirling1899
John Greeley Jenkins1899–1905
Joseph Vardon1905
Andrew Alexander Kirkpatrick1905–1909
Frederick Samuel Wallis1909
John George Bice1909–1910
Frederick Samuel Wallis1910–1912
John George Bice1912–1915
Alfred William Styles1915–1917
Archibald Peake1917–1919
John George Bice1919–1923
Thomas Pascoe1923–1924
James Jelley1924–1927
Henry Tassie1927–1930
James Jelley1930
Stanley Whitford1930–1933
George Ritchie1933–1939
Lyell McEwin1939–1965
Bert Shard1965–1968
Ren DeGaris1968–1970
Bert Shard1970–1973
Alfred Kneebone1973–1975
Don Banfield1975–1977
Don Simmons1977–1979
Allan Rodda1979–1982
John Olsen1982
Gavin Keneally1982–1984
Jack Wright1984–1985
Don Hopgood1985–1989
Bob Gregory1989

References
  1. "Chief Secretary's Office". State Records of South Australia, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. "Legislative Council (Tables C, D)", Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836-2007 (PDF), p. 14, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011, retrieved 7 February 2016
  3. "Ministerial Offices 1856-2007 (Table T)", Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836-2007 (PDF), p. 173, archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011, retrieved 7 February 2016

See also
  • Chief Secretary - a generic description of the role in British colonies
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