Attorney-General of South Australia

The attorney-general of South Australia is the Cabinet minister in the Government of South Australia who is responsible for that state's system of law and justice. The attorney-general must be a qualified legal practitioner, although this was not always the case.

Attorney-General of
South Australia
South Australian Coat of Arms
Flag of South Australia
Incumbent
Kyam Maher
since 24 March 2022
Attorney-General's Department
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toPremier of South Australia
Seat45 Pirie Street, Adelaide
NominatorPremier of South Australia
AppointerGovernor of South Australia
on the advice of the premier
Term lengthAt the Governor's pleasure
Formation24 October 1856
First holderRichard Hanson
Websitewww.agd.sa.gov.au

The attorney-general oversees the Attorney-General's Department. The current attorney-general since March 2022 is Kyam Maher MP, a member of the South Australian Labor Party.

List of Advocates-General of South Australia (1837 to 1851)

With the establishment of the Province of South Australia, the colony's first First Law Officer Charles Mann was appointed Advocate-General, Crown Solicitor and Public Prosecutor. The appointment as Advocate-General bestowed the office holder with membership of the Council in Government. With the arrival of self government in 1857, the position of Advocate-General became that of Attorney-General.

Advocate-General Time in Office
Charles Mann[1]1837–38[2]
George Milner Stephen[3]1838[4]
Robert Bernard1838–40[5]
William Smillie1840–52[6]
William Bartley (Acting)1849–50[7]
Charles Mann (Acting)[8]1850–51[9]
Richard Davies Hanson [10]1851–57[11]

List of attorneys-general of South Australia
OrdinalAttorney-GeneralPartyTerm startTerm endTime in office
1Richard Hanson24 October 185621 August 1857
2Edward Castres Gwynne21 August 18571 September 1857
3Richard Bullock Andrews1 September 185730 September 1857
–Richard Hanson30 September 18579 May 1860
4Henry Strangways9 May 186020 May 1861
5Randolph Isham Stow20 May 18618 October 1861
6Henry Gawler8 October 186117 October 1861
–Randolph Isham Stow17 October 18614 July 1863
–Richard Bullock Andrews4 July 186322 July 1864
–Randolph Isham Stow22 July 186422 March 1865
–Richard Bullock Andrews22 March 186523 October 1865
7James Boucaut23 October 18653 May 1867
–Richard Bullock Andrews3 May 186724 September 1868
8John Tuthill Bagot24 September 186813 October 1868
–Richard Bullock Andrews13 October 18683 Nov 1868
–Henry Strangways3 Nov 186830 May 1870
9Richard Baker30 May 187021 July 1871
10Charles Mann21 July 187122 January 1872
–James Boucaut22 January 18724 March 1872
11George Stevenson4 March 187222 July 1873
–Charles Mann22 July 18733 June 1875
12Samuel Way3 June 187523 March 1876
–Henry Gawler23 March 1876[12]25 March 1876[13]
–Charles Mann25 March 18766 June 1876
13John Cox Bray6 June 187626 October 1877
–Charles Mann26 October 187727 September 1878
14William Bundey27 September 187810 March 1881
15Josiah Symon10 March 188124 June 1881
16John Downer24 June 188116 June 1884
17Charles Kingston16 June 188416 June 1885
–John Downer16 June 188511 June 1887
–Charles Kingston11 June 188727 June 1889
18Beaumont Moulden27 June 188919 March 1890
19Frederick Turner31 March 18902 May 1890
20Henry Downer2 May 189019 August 1890
21Robert Homburg19 August 189021 June 1892
22William Stock21 June 189215 October 1892
–Robert Homburg15 October 189216 June 1893
–Charles Kingston16 June 18931 December 1899
23Paddy Glynn1 December 18998 December 1899
24John Hannah Gordon8 December 18992 December 1903
25Louis von Doussa2 December 19034 July 1904
–Robert Homburg4 July 190424 February 1905
26James R. Anderson[14]1 March 190526 July 1905
27Archibald PeakeLiberal and Democratic Union (LDU)26 July 19055 June 1909
28Samuel MitchellLDU5 June 190922 December 1909
29Hermann HomburgLDU22 December 19093 June 1910
30Bill DennyUnited Labor3 June 191017 February 1912
–Hermann HomburgLiberal Union17 February 191221 January 1915
31Herbert Angas ParsonsLiberal Union21 January 19153 April 1915
32John VaughanUnited Labor/Nationals3 April 191514 July 1917
33Henry BarwellLiberal Union14 July 191727 August 1917
–Archibald PeakeLiberal Union27 August 191729 April 1918
–Henry BarwellLiberal Union29 April 191816 April 1924
–Bill DennyLabor16 April 19248 April 1927
–Hermann HomburgLiberal Federation8 April 192717 April 1930
–Bill DennyLabor17 April 193018 April 1933
34Shirley JeffriesLiberal and Country League (LCL)18 April 19336 May 194411 years, 18 days
35Charles AbbottLCL15 May 194417 April 1946
36Reginald RudallLCL17 April 19461 January 1955
37Thomas Playford IVLCL6 January 19556 April 1955
38Colin RoweLCL6 April 195510 March 1965
39Don DunstanLabor10 March 196516 April 1968
40Robin MillhouseLCL17 April 19681 June 1970
41Len KingLabor2 June 197020 June 1975
–Don DunstanLabor20 June 19759 October 1975111 days
42Peter DuncanLabor9 October 197515 March 1979
43Don BanfieldLabor15 March 19791 May 1979
44Chris SumnerLabor1 May 197918 September 1979
45Trevor GriffinLiberal18 September 197910 November 1982
–Chris SumnerLabor10 November 198214 December 1993
–Trevor GriffinLiberal14 December 19934 December 2001
46Robert LawsonLiberal4 December 20015 March 2002
47Michael AtkinsonLabor5 March 200230 June 2003
48Paul HollowayLabor30 June 200329 August 2003
–Michael AtkinsonLabor29 August 200325 March 2010
49John RauLabor25 March 201019 March 2018
50Vickie Chapman [1st female]Liberal19 March 201821 March 20224 years, 2 days
51Kyam MaherLabor24 March 2022incumbent1 year, 218 days

See also

References
  1. 'Mann, Charles (1799 - 1860)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, MUP, 1967, pp 201-202. Retrieved on 3 September 2015; Castles, A and Harris, M, Lawmakers and Wayward Whigs (Wakefield Press, 1987)
  2. 'Advertising' South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide, SA : 1836 - 1839) 3 June 1837: 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31749645
  3. 'Stephen, George Milner (1812 - 1894)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 28 August 2014; Castles, A and Harris, M, Lawmakers and Wayward Whigs (Wakefield Press, 1987);
  4. 'MR. GEORGE STEPHEN' South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide, SA : 1836 - 1839) 17 Feb 1838: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31749808
  5. 'Advertising' South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register (Adelaide, SA : 1836 - 1839) 14 Jul 1838: 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31750009
  6. 'OFFICIAL CHANGES & APPOINTMENTS' Adelaide Chronicle and South Australian Advertiser (SA : 1839 - 1840) 31 Mar 1840: 2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195859739
  7. 'ERRATA IN "OBSERVER'S" LETTER' South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 6 Jan 1849: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50246699
  8. 'Mann, Charles (1799 - 1860)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, MUP, 1967, pp 201-202. Retrieved on 3 September 2015; Castles, A and Harris, M, Lawmakers and Wayward Whigs (Wakefield Press, 1987)
  9. 'OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS' South Australian Gazette and Mining Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1847 - 1852) 5 Jan 1850: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195939144
  10. 'Hanson, Richard Davies (1805 - 1876)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume ?, MUP, 1967, pp ??-??. Retrieved on 3 September 2015
  11. Hanson originally acted in the role until Smillie's death in December 1852 whereupon he was appointed the provinces last Advocate-General. In 1857, Hanson became South Australia's first Attorney-General upon the province achieving the right of responsible government. 'THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE' South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) 18 Jul 1851: 3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38449569; Ralph M Hague, History of the Law in South Australia 1837-1867 (University of Adelaide Barr Smith Press 2005), 719
  12. "The Government Gazette". South Australian Register. Vol. XLI, no. 9160. South Australia. 24 March 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. "Government Gazette Extra-dinary". The South Australian Advertiser. Vol. XVIII, no. 5440. South Australia. 27 March 1876. p. 6. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. Though not a legislator, Anderson was chosen by premier Butler for the position, as allowed for in the Constitution, being under six months duration.
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