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For the first time in nine years a new portrait has been unveiled in Queensland Parliament's Premier's Hall. (ABC News: Jack McKay)

Former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's official portrait has been unveiled in state parliament.

Ms Palaszczuk led the state for almost nine years between 2015 and 2023.

The portrait was painted by Brisbane artist Bronwyn Hill and unveiled at an event attended by incumbent premier David Crisafulli and Governor Jeannette Young.

Link copiedShareShare articleAnnastacia Palaszczuk's official portrait has been unveiled at Queensland Parliament — and it makes a nod to her history-making bid for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The former premier, who led the state for nearly nine years between 2015 and 2023, was joined by a cast of Queensland political figures at Monday night's artwork unveiling.

The portrait was painted by Brisbane artist Bronwyn Hill and depicts a smiling Ms Palaszczuk sitting in the reading room of state parliament.

Attached to the Labor luminary's jacket is a pin with the Olympic rings — a reference to her government's successful bid for the 2032 Games.

Ms Palaszczuk said she loved the portrait and felt it captured the "essence" of her.

"You had to do a couple of sittings to get to know the artist and of course she had to get to know me," she said.

"I just think it was very relaxed when I was sitting down and having a chat to her.

"She [the artist] wanted to present that people can come up and talk to me, and hopefully that's how people felt during my time as premier."

The former premier says the artist wanted the portrait to portray that anyone "can come up and talk to me". (ABC News: Jack McKay)

Ms Palaszczuk said the Olympics pin illustrated in the painting was a gift from former IOC president Thomas Bach and former AOC boss John Coates.

"It does mean a lot to me, and it means I think a lot to Queenslanders with the Olympics coming in 2032," she said.

During Ms Palaszczuk's time as premier, she also appointed herself as the Olympics minister.

Ms Palaszczuk predicted her portrait would be one of the last featuring books in the background.

"I had a love of reading. And in my office, I also treasured the books, the Hansards that were behind me," she said.

"But I think from now on you will probably see computers and phones.

"That members' reading room is very beautiful and it was always a place I could find a little bit of silence away from the hustle and bustle of parliament."

Artist Bronwyn Hill said she wanted to depict Ms Palaszczuk with both warmth and confidence.

"I was aiming to have somebody who … is ready to listen," she said.

"Somebody who is sitting down and inviting you to discussion or to listen to what you had to say."

Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman was added to the gallery in 2017. (ABC News: Jack McKay)

A range of guests attended the portrait unveiling, including incumbent premier David Crisafulli and Ms Palaszczuk's successor as Labor leader, Steven Miles.

Governor Jeannette Young, who was appointed to the role by Ms Palaszczuk, was also present, along with former ministers including Yvette D'Ath and Curtis Pitt.

Ms Palaszczuk's former director-general Rachel Hunter attended, as well as a number of former political advisers who worked in her office.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is the 39th premier. (AAP: Jono Searle)

The former premier was also joined by her mother, Lorelle, and her father Henry — who himself served as a minister during the Beattie government.

Ms Palaszczuk was dubbed by some as the accidental premier in 2015 when she toppled Campbell Newman and the LNP's massive majority to ascend to the top job.

"Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be premier," she said on Monday night.

Every former premier and former speaker has a portrait on display in the parliamentary precinct — and Ms Palaszczuk's new portrait is one of only a few that depicts a woman.

Anna Bligh was the first female premier to have her portrait hung in the Premier's Hall. (ABC News: Jack McKay)

Ms Palaszczuk acknowledged she was "struck" by the small number of portraits featuring women during her time as an MP.

She said she was enjoying her post-political life and did not want to make a political comeback.

"You miss the friendships," she said.

"You miss the people, the interactions. But I did my time here. Community service is honourable service and there is life outside politics."

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