George Turner (Australian politician)

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The Right Honourable Sir George Turner KCMG PC
Treasurer of Australia
In office 17 August 1904 – 4 July 1905
Prime Minister	George Reid
Preceded by	Chris Watson
Succeeded by	John Forrest
In office 1 January 1901 – 27 April 1904
Prime Minister	Edmund Barton Alfred Deakin
Preceded by	New office
Succeeded by	Chris Watson
Premier of Victoria
In office 19 November 1900 – 12 February 1901
Governor	Lord Brassey
Preceded by	Allan McLean
Succeeded by	Alexander Peacock
In office 27 September 1894 – 5 December 1899
Governor	Lord Hopetoun Lord Brassey
Preceded by	James Patterson
Succeeded by	Allan McLean
Member of the Australian Parliament for Balaclava
In office 30 March 1901 – 8 November 1906
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Agar Wynne
Member of the Victorian Parliament for Electoral district of St Kilda
In office 1 April 1889 – 1 February 1901
Preceded by	Matthew Davies
Succeeded by	William Williams
Personal details
Born	(1851-08-08)8 August 1851 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	13 August 1916(1916-08-13) (aged 65) Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
Resting place	St Kilda Cemetery
Political party	Protectionist
Spouse	Rosa Morgan ​ (m. 1872)​

Sir George Turner KCMG PC (8 August 1851 – 13 August 1916) was an Australian politician. He served two terms as Premier of Victoria, holding office from 1894 to 1899 and 1900 to 1901 as a liberal. After Federation he was invited by Edmund Barton to join the inaugural federal ministry, becoming the first Treasurer of Australia. He held office until 1904 under Barton and Alfred Deakin, then a few months later resumed office under George Reid. The government fell in 1905 and Turner retired from politics at the 1906 election.