List of Australian ministries

This is a list of ministries of the Government of Australia since Federation in 1901.[1]

Ministries

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The Barton ministry; the 1st Australian federal ministry, 1901.
 
The Second Fisher ministry; the 8th Australian federal ministry, 1910.
 
The First Bruce ministry; the 16th Australian federal ministry, 1923.
 
The First Curtin ministry; the 29th Australian federal ministry, 1941.
 
The Fifth Menzies ministry; the 35th Australian federal ministry, 1951.
 
The First Gorton ministry; the 44th Australian federal ministry, 1968.
Order Ministry Prime Minister Governing party Dates
Constituted Concluded
1 Barton ministry Edmund Barton   Protectionist 1 January 1901 (1901-01-01) 24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)
2 First Deakin ministry Alfred Deakin 24 September 1903 (1903-09-24) 27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)
3 Watson ministry Chris Watson Labor / Protectionist 27 April 1904 (1904-04-27) 17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)
4 Reid ministry George Reid Free Trade / Protectionist 18 August 1904 (1904-08-18) 5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)
5 Second Deakin ministry Alfred Deakin Protectionist 5 July 1905 (1905-07-05) 13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)
6 First Fisher ministry Andrew Fisher Labor 13 November 1908 (1908-11-13) 2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)
7 Third Deakin ministry Alfred Deakin Liberal 2 June 1909 (1909-06-02) 29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)
8 Second Fisher ministry Andrew Fisher Labour 29 April 1910 (1910-04-29) 24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)
9 Cook ministry Joseph Cook Liberal 24 June 1913 (1913-06-24) 17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)
10 Third Fisher ministry Andrew Fisher Labor 17 September 1914 (1914-09-17) 27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)
11 First Hughes ministry Billy Hughes 27 October 1915 (1915-10-27) 14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)
12 Second Hughes ministry National Labor 14 November 1916 (1916-11-14) 17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)
13 Third Hughes ministry Nationalist 17 February 1917 (1917-02-17) 8 January 1918 (1918-01-08)
14 Fourth Hughes ministry 8 January 1918 (1918-01-08) 4 February 1920 (1920-02-04)
15 Fifth Hughes ministry 4 February 1920 (1920-02-04) 9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)
16 First Bruce ministry Stanley Bruce Nationalist / Country 9 February 1923 (1923-02-09) 18 December 1925 (1925-12-18)
17 Second Bruce ministry 18 December 1925 (1925-12-18) 29 November 1928 (1928-11-29)
18 Third Bruce ministry 29 November 1928 (1928-11-29) 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)
19 Scullin ministry James Scullin Labor 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)
20 First Lyons ministry Joseph Lyons United Australia 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
21 Second Lyons ministry 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12) 9 November 1934 (1934-11-09)
22 Third Lyons ministry United Australia / Country 9 November 1934 (1934-11-09) 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)
23 Fourth Lyons ministry 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)
24 Page ministry
(Caretaker)
Earle Page Country / United Australia 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
25 First Menzies ministry Robert Menzies United Australia 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)
26 Second Menzies ministry United Australia / Country 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)
27 Third Menzies ministry 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) 28 August 1941 (1941-08-28)
28 Fadden ministry Arthur Fadden Country / United Australia 28 August 1941 (1941-08-28) 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
29 First Curtin ministry John Curtin Labor 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) 21 September 1943 (1943-09-21)
30 Second Curtin ministry 21 September 1943 (1943-09-21) 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
31 Forde ministry
(Caretaker)
Frank Forde 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
32 First Chifley ministry Ben Chifley 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01)
33 Second Chifley ministry 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
34 Fourth Menzies ministry Robert Menzies Liberal / Country 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11)
35 Fifth Menzies ministry 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) 9 July 1954 (1954-07-09)
36 Sixth Menzies ministry 9 July 1954 (1954-07-09) 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)
37 Seventh Menzies ministry 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10)
38 Eighth Menzies ministry 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) 22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)
39 Ninth Menzies ministry 22 December 1961 (1961-12-22) 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)
40 Tenth Menzies ministry 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
41 First Holt ministry Harold Holt 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) 14 December 1966 (1966-12-14)
42 Second Holt ministry 14 December 1966 (1966-12-14) 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
43 McEwen ministry
(Caretaker)
John McEwen 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
44 First Gorton ministry John Gorton 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)
45 Second Gorton ministry 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
46 McMahon ministry William McMahon 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
47 First Whitlam ministry Gough Whitlam Labor 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)
48 Second Whitlam ministry 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12)
49 Third Whitlam ministry 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)
50 First Fraser ministry Malcolm Fraser Liberal / National Country 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)
51 Second Fraser ministry 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)
52 Third Fraser ministry 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)
53 Fourth Fraser ministry 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)
54 First Hawke ministry Bob Hawke Labor 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)
55 Second Hawke ministry 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
56 Third Hawke ministry 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
57 Fourth Hawke ministry 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
58 First Keating ministry Paul Keating 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
59 Second Keating ministry 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
60 First Howard ministry John Howard Liberal / National 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)
61 Second Howard ministry 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)
62 Third Howard ministry 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)
63 Fourth Howard ministry 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
64 First Rudd ministry Kevin Rudd Labor 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)
65 First Gillard ministry Julia Gillard 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
66 Second Gillard ministry 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)
67 Second Rudd ministry Kevin Rudd 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
68 Abbott ministry Tony Abbott Liberal / National 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)
69 First Turnbull ministry Malcolm Turnbull 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)
70 Second Turnbull ministry 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
71 First Morrison ministry Scott Morrison 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
72 Second Morrison ministry 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)
73 Albanese ministry Anthony Albanese Labor 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)[1] Present

Notes

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1..^ Date of swearing in of Interium ministry.[2] Full ministry to be sworn in 1st July 2022.
2..^ Election to occur in mid 2025


References

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  1. ^ "Ministries - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Who are the other four Labor ministers sworn in on Monday?". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.