Chief Secretary of South Australia facts for kids
The Chief Secretary of South Australia was a very important job in the government of South Australia for many years. Before 1856, this role was called the Colonial Secretary of South Australia. This position helped run the Colony of South Australia from 1836 to 1900, and then the State of South Australia from 1901. The job was eventually stopped in 1989.
The Chief Secretary was like the main manager for all government activities. They made sure different parts of the government worked together smoothly. This person was also the official way for government departments and the public to talk to the Governor of South Australia.
In 1965, a new group called the Premier's Department was created. Over time, this new department took over many of the jobs that the Chief Secretary used to do.
People Who Served: Colonial and Chief Secretaries of South Australia
This table shows all the people who held the important job of Colonial Secretary or Chief Secretary in South Australia.
| Colonial Secretaries (1836–1856) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ordinal | Colonial Secretary | Period |
| Robert Gouger | 1836–1837 | |
| Thomas Bewes Strangways | 1837–1838 | |
| George Milner Stephen | 1838–1839 | |
| Robert Gouger | 1839–1841 | |
| George Hall | acting July–October 1840 | |
| J. Alexander Jackson | 1841–1843 | |
| Alfred Miller Mundy | 1843–1849 | |
| Boyle Travers Finniss | pro tem May–Oct 1849 | |
| Charles Sturt | 1849–1851 | |
| Boyle Travers Finniss | 1852–1856 | |
| Oliver K. Richardson | acting 21 Dec. 1854–8 June 1855 | |
| Chief Secretaries (1856–1989) | ||
| Boyle Travers Finniss | 1856–1857 | |
| John Baker | 1857 | |
| Robert Richard Torrens | 1857 | |
| William Younghusband | 1857–1860 | |
| George Marsden Waterhouse | 1860–1861 | |
| John Morphett | 1861 | |
| George Marsden Waterhouse | 1861–1863 | |
| John Hart | 1863 | |
| Henry Ayers | 1863–1865 | |
| John Hart | 1865–1866 | |
| Arthur Blyth | 1866–1867 | |
| Henry Ayers | 1867–1868 | |
| John Hart | 1868 | |
| Henry Ayers | 1868 | |
| John Tuthill Bagot | 1868–1870 | |
| Augustine Stow | 1870 | |
| William Milne | 1870–1872 | |
| Henry Ayers | 1872–1873 | |
| Arthur Blyth | 1873–1875 | |
| William Morgan | 1875–1876 | |
| George Charles Hawker | 1876 | |
| Henry Ayers | 1876–1877 | |
| William Morgan | 1877–1881 | |
| John Cox Bray | 1881–1884 | |
| James Garden Ramsay | 1884 | |
| John Colton | 1884–1885 | |
| John Brodie Spence | 1885 | |
| John Cox Bray | 1885–1886 | |
| John Brodie Spence | 1886 | |
| David Murray | 1886–1887 | |
| James Garden Ramsay | 1887–1889 | |
| John Alexander Cockburn | 1889–1890 | |
| John Cox Bray | 1890–1892 | |
| Charles Cameron Kingston | 1892 | |
| John Alexander Cockburn | 1892 | |
| John William Downer | 1892–1893 | |
| William Copley | 1893 | |
| John Hannah Gordon | 1893–1896 | |
| James O'Loghlin | 1896–1899 | |
| John Lancelot Stirling | 1899 | |
| John Greeley Jenkins | 1899–1905 | |
| Joseph Vardon | 1905 | |
| Andrew Alexander Kirkpatrick | 1905–1909 | |
| Frederick Samuel Wallis | 1909 | |
| John George Bice | 1909–1910 | |
| Frederick Samuel Wallis | 1910–1912 | |
| John George Bice | 1912–1915 | |
| Alfred William Styles | 1915–1917 | |
| Archibald Peake | 1917–1919 | |
| John George Bice | 1919–1923 | |
| Thomas Pascoe | 1923–1924 | |
| James Jelley | 1924–1927 | |
| Henry Tassie | 1927–1930 | |
| James Jelley | 1930 | |
| Stanley Whitford | 1930–1933 | |
| George Ritchie | 1933–1939 | |
| Lyell McEwin | 1939–1965 | |
| Bert Shard | 1965–1968 | |
| Ren DeGaris | 1968–1970 | |
| Bert Shard | 1970–1973 | |
| Alfred Kneebone | 1973–1975 | |
| Don Banfield | 1975–1977 | |
| Don Simmons | 1977–1979 | |
| Allan Rodda | 1979–1982 | |
| John Olsen | 1982 | |
| Gavin Keneally | 1982–1984 | |
| Jack Wright | 1984–1985 | |
| Don Hopgood | 1985–1989 | |
| Bob Gregory | 1989 | |
See also
- Chief Secretary - a general description of this type of role in British colonies.
