Joan Kirner

The Honourable Joan Kirner AC
Kirner in 1991
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
22nd Deputy Premier of Victoria
In office 7 February 1989 – 10 August 1990
Premier	John Cain Jr.
Preceded by	Robert Fordham
Succeeded by	Jim Kennan
Leader of the Opposition of Victoria
In office 6 October 1992 – 22 March 1993
Premier	Jeff Kennett
Deputy	Jim Kennan
Preceded by	Jeff Kennett
Succeeded by	Jim Kennan
Leader of the Labor Party in Victoria
In office 9 August 1990 – 22 March 1993
Deputy	Jim Kennan
Preceded by	John Cain Jr.
Succeeded by	Jim Kennan
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 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	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
Spouse	Ronald George Kirner (m. 1960)
Children	Michael, Kate and David
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Profession	Teacher
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Joan Elizabeth Kirner AC (née Hood; 20 June 1938 – 1 June 2015) was an Australian politician who was the 42nd Premier of Victoria, serving from 1990 to 1992. A Labor Party member of the Parliament of Victoria from 1982 to 1994, she was a member of the Legislative Council before later winning a seat in the Legislative Assembly. Kirner was a minister and briefly deputy premier in the government of John Cain Jr., and succeeded him as premier following his resignation. She was Australia's third female head of government and second female premier, Victoria's first, and held the position until her party was defeated in a landslide at the 1992 state election.