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The Honourable Joan Kirner AC
42nd Premier of Victoria Elections: 1992
In office 10 August 1990 – 6 October 1992
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Davis McCaughey Richard McGarvie
Deputy	Jim Kennan
Preceded by	John Cain Jr.
Succeeded by	Jeff Kennett
21st Deputy Premier of Victoria
In office 7 February 1989 – 10 August 1990
Premier	John Cain (junior)
Preceded by	Robert Fordham
Succeeded by	Jim Kennan
Leader of the Opposition of Victoria
In office 6 October 1992 – March 1993
Deputy	Jim Kennan
Preceded by	Jeff Kennett
Succeeded by	Jim Kennan
Member of the Victorian Parliament for Williamstown
In office 1 October 1988 – 27 May 1994
Preceded by	Gordon Stirling
Succeeded by	Steve Bracks
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Melbourne West
In office 3 April 1982 – 30 September 1988
Preceded by	Herbert "Bon" Thomas
Succeeded by	Licia Kokocinski
Personal details
Born	Joan Elizabeth Hood (1938-06-20)20 June 1938 Essendon, Victoria, Australia
Died	1 June 2015(2015-06-01) (aged 76) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Ronald George Kirner
Children	Michael, Kate, and David
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Profession	Teacher

Joan Elizabeth Kirner AC (née Hood; 20 June 1938 – 1 June 2015) was an Australian politician, educator and activist. She was a Labor Party member of the Parliament of Victoria from 1982 to 1994. She was the 42nd Premier of Victoria, serving from 10 August 1990 until 6 October 1992. She was also the 21st Deputy Premier of Victoria from 7 February 1989 until 10 August 1990, and Leader of the Opposition of Victoria from 6 October 1992 until March 1993.

Kirner was born in Essendon, Melbourne. She was married to Ronald George Kirner and had three children.

Kirner died from oesophageal cancer on 1 June 2015 in Melbourne, aged 76.