User:Векочел/List of Prime Ministers of Australia

Thirty people have served as Prime Minister of Australia since the office was created in 1901.^[1]

The parties shown are those to which the prime ministers belonged at the time they held office, and the electoral divisions shown are those they represented while in office. Several prime ministers belonged to parties other than those given and represented other electorates before and after their time in office.

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Political parties

Australian Labor Party Liberal Party of Australia Australian Country Party Nationalist Party of Australia
United Australia Party Commonwealth Liberal Party National Labor Party Free Trade Party Protectionist Party

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Party	Term of office		Electoral mandate (Ministry)	Ref
1	Sir Edmund Barton (1849–1920) MP for Hunter, NSW	Protectionist	1 January 1901	24 September 1903	Appointment 1901 election (Barton)	^[2]
1	Sir Edmund Barton (1849–1920) MP for Hunter, NSW	Minister for External Affairs
2	Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) MP for Ballaarat, Vic^{[Note 1]}	Protectionist	24 September 1903	27 April 1904	1903	1st Deakin	^[3]
3	Chris Watson (1867–1941) MP for Bland, NSW	Labour	27 April 1904	18 August 1904	—	Watson	^[4]
4	George Reid (1845–1918) MP for East Sydney, NSW	Free Trade	18 August 1904	5 July 1905	—	Reid	^[5]
(2)	Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) Ballaarat, Vic^{[Note 1]}	Protectionist	5 July 1905	13 November 1908	—	2nd Deakin
(2)	Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) Ballaarat, Vic^{[Note 1]}	Protectionist	5 July 1905	13 November 1908	1906	3rd Deakin
5	Andrew Fisher (1862–1928) Wide Bay, Qld	Labour	13 November 1908	2 June 1909	—	1st Fisher	^[6]
(2)	Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) Ballaarat, Vic^{[Note 1]}	Commonwealth Liberal	2 June 1909	29 April 1910	—	4th Deakin
(5)	Andrew Fisher (1862–1928) Wide Bay, Qld	Labor	29 April 1910	24 June 1913	1910	2nd Fisher
6	Joseph Cook (1860–1947) Parramatta, NSW	Commonwealth Liberal	24 June 1913	17 September 1914	1913	Cook	^[7]
(5)	Andrew Fisher (1862–1928) Wide Bay, Qld	Labor	17 September 1914	27 October 1915	1914	3rd Fisher
	Billy Hughes (1862–1952) West Sydney, NSW (until 1917) Bendigo, Vic (1917–1922) North Sydney, NSW (from 1922)	Labor	27 October 1915	14 November 1916	—	1st Hughes	^[8]
7		National Labor	14 November 1916	17 February 1917	—	2nd Hughes
		Nationalist	17 February 1917	9 February 1923	—	3rd Hughes
					1917	4th Hughes
					1919	5th Hughes
8	Stanley Bruce (1883–1967) Flinders, Vic	Nationalist (Coalition)	9 February 1923	22 October 1929	1922	1st Bruce	^[9]
					1925	2nd Bruce
					1928	3rd Bruce
9	James Scullin (1876–1953) Yarra, Vic	Labor	22 October 1929	6 January 1932	1929	Scullin	^[10]
10	Joseph Lyons (1879–1939) Wilmot, Tas	United Australia (Coalition post-1934)	6 January 1932	7 April 1939†	1931	1st Lyons	^[11]
					1934	2nd Lyons
					—	3rd Lyons
					1937	4th Lyons
11	Sir Earle Page (1880–1961) Cowper, NSW	Country (Coalition)	7 April 1939	26 April 1939	—	Page	^[12]
12	Robert Menzies (1894–1978) Kooyong, Vic	United Australia (Coalition post-1940)	26 April 1939	28 August 1941	—	1st Menzies	^[13]
					—	2nd Menzies
					1940	3rd Menzies
13	Arthur Fadden (1894–1973) Darling Downs, Qld	Country (Coalition)	28 August 1941	7 October 1941	—	Fadden	^[14]
14	John Curtin (1885–1945) Fremantle, WA	Labor	7 October 1941	5 July 1945†	—	1st Curtin
14	John Curtin (1885–1945) Fremantle, WA	Labor	7 October 1941	5 July 1945†	1943	2nd Curtin
15	Frank Forde (1890–1983) Capricornia, Qld	Labor	6 July 1945	13 July 1945	—	Forde
16	Ben Chifley (1885–1951) Macquarie, NSW	Labor	13 July 1945	19 December 1949	—	1st Chifley
16	Ben Chifley (1885–1951) Macquarie, NSW	Labor	13 July 1945	19 December 1949	1946	2nd Chifley
(12)	Sir Robert Menzies (1894–1978) Kooyong, Vic	Liberal (Coalition)	19 December 1949	26 January 1966	1949	4th Menzies
					1951	5th Menzies
					1954	6th Menzies
					1955	7th Menzies
					1958	8th Menzies
					1961	9th Menzies
					1963	10th Menzies
17	Harold Holt (1908–1967) Higgins, Vic	Liberal (Coalition)	26 January 1966	19 December 1967†	—	1st Holt
17	Harold Holt (1908–1967) Higgins, Vic	Liberal (Coalition)	26 January 1966	19 December 1967†	1966	2nd Holt
18	John McEwen (1900–1980) Murray, Vic	Country (Coalition)	19 December 1967	10 January 1968	—	McEwen
19	John Gorton (1911–2002) Senator (until February 1968)^{[Note 2]} MP for Higgins, Vic (from February 1968)	Liberal (Coalition)	10 January 1968	10 March 1971	—	1st Gorton
19		Liberal (Coalition)	10 January 1968	10 March 1971	1969	2nd Gorton
20	William McMahon (1908–1988) Lowe, NSW	Liberal (Coalition)	10 March 1971	5 December 1972	—	McMahon
21	Gough Whitlam (1916–2014) Werriwa, NSW	Labor	5 December 1972	11 November 1975	1972	1st Whitlam
					—	2nd Whitlam
					1974	3rd Whitlam
22	Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) Wannon, Vic	Liberal (Coalition)	11 November 1975	11 March 1983	—	1st Fraser
					1975	2nd Fraser
					1977	3rd Fraser
					1980	4th Fraser
23	Bob Hawke (1929–2019) Wills, Vic	Labor	11 March 1983	20 December 1991	1983	1st Hawke
					1984	2nd Hawke
					1987	3rd Hawke
					1990	4th Hawke
24	Paul Keating (1944–) Blaxland, NSW	Labor	20 December 1991	11 March 1996	—	1st Keating
24	Paul Keating (1944–) Blaxland, NSW	Labor	20 December 1991	11 March 1996	1993	2nd Keating
25	John Howard (1939–) Bennelong, NSW	Liberal (Coalition)	11 March 1996	3 December 2007	1996	1st Howard
					1998	2nd Howard
					2001	3rd Howard
					2004	4th Howard
26	Kevin Rudd (1957–) Griffith, Qld	Labor	3 December 2007	24 June 2010	2007	1st Rudd
27	Julia Gillard (1961–) Lalor, Vic	Labor	24 June 2010	27 June 2013	—	1st Gillard
27	Julia Gillard (1961–) Lalor, Vic	Labor	24 June 2010	27 June 2013	2010	2nd Gillard
(26)	Kevin Rudd (1957–) Griffith, Qld	Labor	27 June 2013	18 September 2013	—	2nd Rudd
28	Tony Abbott (1957–) Warringah, NSW	Liberal (Coalition)	18 September 2013	15 September 2015	2013	Abbott
29	Malcolm Turnbull (1954–) Wentworth, NSW	Liberal (Coalition)	15 September 2015	24 August 2018	—	1st Turnbull
29	Malcolm Turnbull (1954–) Wentworth, NSW	Liberal (Coalition)	15 September 2015	24 August 2018	2016	2nd Turnbull
30	Scott Morrison (1968–) Cook, NSW	Liberal (Coalition)	24 August 2018	Incumbent	—	1st Morrison
30	Scott Morrison (1968–) Cook, NSW	Liberal (Coalition)	24 August 2018	Incumbent	2019	2nd Morrison

Timeline edit

Prime Ministers of Australia (1901–today)

Notes edit

^ ^a ^b ^c The Electoral Division of Ballaarat was spelled with a double a until 1977.
^ Gorton was elected to the Senate at the general election of 10 December 1949, but his term did not commence until 22 February 1950. He was appointed Prime Minister on 10 January 1968; resigned from the Senate on 1 February; and was elected to the House of Representatives at a by-election on 24 February.

References edit

^ "Prime Minister". Parliamentary Education Office. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
^ Rutledge, Martha. "Barton, Sir Edmund (1849–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ Norris, R. (1981). "Deakin, Alfred (1856–1919)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ Nairn, Bede (1990). "Watson, John Christian (1867–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ McMinn, W. G. "Reid, Sir George Houstoun (1845–1918)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ Murphy, D. J. "Fisher, Andrew (1862–1928)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ Crowley, F. K. "Cook, Sir Joseph (1860–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ Fitzhardinge, L. F. "Hughes, William Morris (Billy) (1862–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ Radi, Heather (1979). "Bruce, Stanley Melbourne [Viscount Bruce] (1883–1967)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ Robertson, J. R. (1988). "Scullin, James Henry (1876–1953)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ Hart, P. R. (1986). "Lyons, Joseph Aloysius (1879–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
^ Bridge, Carl. "Page, Sir Earle Christmas Grafton (1880–1961)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ Martin, A. W. "Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon (Bob) (1894–1978)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
^ Cribb, Margaret Bridson. "Fadden, Sir Arthur William (1894–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-11-22.

External links edit

[Ballarat-3] The Electoral Division of Ballaarat was spelled with a double a until 1977.

[16] Gorton was elected to the Senate at the general election of 10 December 1949, but his term did not commence until 22 February 1950. He was appointed Prime Minister on 10 January 1968; resigned from the Senate on 1 February; and was elected to the House of Representatives at a by-election on 24 February.

[1] "Prime Minister". Parliamentary Education Office. Retrieved 2016-04-15.

[2] Rutledge, Martha. "Barton, Sir Edmund (1849–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

[4] Norris, R. (1981). "Deakin, Alfred (1856–1919)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

[Watson-5] Nairn, Bede (1990). "Watson, John Christian (1867–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

[6] McMinn, W. G. "Reid, Sir George Houstoun (1845–1918)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

[7] Murphy, D. J. "Fisher, Andrew (1862–1928)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

[8] Crowley, F. K. "Cook, Sir Joseph (1860–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

[9] Fitzhardinge, L. F. "Hughes, William Morris (Billy) (1862–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

[Bruce-10] Radi, Heather (1979). "Bruce, Stanley Melbourne [Viscount Bruce] (1883–1967)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

[11] Robertson, J. R. (1988). "Scullin, James Henry (1876–1953)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

[12] Hart, P. R. (1986). "Lyons, Joseph Aloysius (1879–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

[13] Bridge, Carl. "Page, Sir Earle Christmas Grafton (1880–1961)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

[Menzies-14] Martin, A. W. "Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon (Bob) (1894–1978)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-11-22.

[Fadden-15] Cribb, Margaret Bridson. "Fadden, Sir Arthur William (1894–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-11-22.

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