Australian Prime Ministers
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This list is comprised of Australian Prime Ministers. The position was first created in 1901, when the British colonies in Australia federated to form the Commonwealth of Australia. Like the
British office of the same name , the Australian office is not codified in the Australian constitution or law, but merely by political convention.
Name Years Other Names
Alfred Deakin1903-1904; 1905-1908; 1909-1910
Andrew Fisher 1908-1909; 1910-1913; 1914-1915
Anthony Albanese2022- (Norman)
Arthur Fadden1941 (William)
Ben Chifley1945-1949 (Joseph, Benedict)
Billy Hughes 1915-1923 (William, Morris)
Bob Hawke1983-1991 (Robert, James, Lee)
Chris Watson 1904 (Johan, John, Christian, Cristian)
Earle Page 1939 (Christmas, Grafton)
Edmund Barton 1901-1903
Frank Forde1945 (Francis, Michael)
George Reid 1904-1905 (Houstoun)
Gough Whitlam 1972-1975 (Edward)
Harold Holt 1966-1967 (Edward)
James Scullin1929-1932 (Henry)
John Curtin1941-1945 (Joseph, Ambrose)
John Gorton1968-1971 (Grey)
John Howard 1996-2007 (Winston)
John McEwen1967-1968 (Jack)
Joseph Cook 1913-1914
Joseph Lyons 1932-1939 (Aloysius)
Julia Gillard2010-2013 (Eileen)
Kevin Rudd2007-2010; 2013 (Michael)
Malcolm Fraser 1975-1983 (John)
Malcolm Turnbull 2015-2018 (Bligh)
Paul Keating1991-1996 (John)
Robert Menzies1939-1941; 1949-1966 (Gordon)
Scott Morrison 2018-2022 (John)
Stanley Bruce 1923-1929 (Melbourne)
Tony Abbott 2013-2015 (Anthony, John)
William McMahon 1971-1972