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Who was the first prime minister in South Australia?

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The term 'Prime minister' is applied only to the federal leader of Australia, not to the state leaders.

Each of the states has a Premier. The first Premier of the state of South Australia was Boyle Finniss, who was in office from 24 October 1856 to 21 August 1857.

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