The president of the South Australian Legislative Council is the presiding officer of the South Australian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Parliament of South Australia. The other presiding officer is the speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly.
| President of the Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
since 3 May 2022 | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointer | Elected by the South Australian Legislative Council |
| Inaugural holder | James Hurtle Fisher |
| Formation | 22 April 1857 |
List of presidents of the Legislative Council
edit| President | Party (if applicable) | Term in office |
|---|---|---|
| James Hurtle Fisher | 1857–1865 | |
| John Morphett | 1865–1873 | |
| William Milne | 1873–1881 | |
| Henry Ayers | 1881–1893 | |
| Richard Baker | 1893–1901 | |
| Lancelot Stirling | 1901–1932 | |
| David Gordon | Liberal and Country League | 1932–1944 |
| Walter Gordon Duncan | Liberal and Country League | 1944–1962 |
| Les Densley | Liberal and Country League | 1962–1967 |
| Lyell McEwin | Liberal and Country League/Liberal Party of Australia (SA) | 1967–1975 |
| Frank Potter | Liberal Party of Australia | 1975–1978 |
| Arthur Whyte | Liberal Party of Australia | 1978–1985 |
| Anne Levy | Australian Labor Party (SA) | 1986–1989 |
| Gordon Bruce | Australian Labor Party | 1989–1993 |
| Peter Dunn | Liberal Party of Australia | 1994–1997 |
| Jamie Irwin | Liberal Party of Australia | 1997–2002 |
| Ron Roberts | Australian Labor Party | 2002–2006 |
| Bob Sneath | Australian Labor Party | 2006–2012 |
| John Gazzola | Australian Labor Party | 2012–2014 |
| Russell Wortley | Australian Labor Party | 2014–2018 |
| Andrew McLachlan | Liberal Party of Australia | 2018–2020 |
| Terry Stephens | Liberal Party of Australia | 2020 |
| John Dawkins | Independent | 2020–2022 |
| Terry Stephens | Liberal Party of Australia | 2022–present |