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
Edmund Barton 1901-1903
Alfred Deakin1903-1904; 1905-1908; 1909-1910
Chris Watson 1904 (Johan, John, Christian, Cristian)
George Reid 1904-1905 (Houstoun)
Andrew Fisher 1908-1909; 1910-1913; 1914-1915
Joseph Cook 1913-1914
Billy Hughes 1915-1923 (William, Morris)
Stanley Bruce 1923-1929 (Melbourne)
James Scullin1929-1932 (Henry)
Joseph Lyons 1932-1939 (Aloysius)
Earle Page 1939 (Christmas, Grafton)
Robert Menzies1939-1941; 1949-1966 (Gordon)
Arthur Fadden1941 (William)
John Curtin1941-1945 (Joseph, Ambrose)
Frank Forde1945 (Francis, Michael)
Ben Chifley1945-1949 (Joseph, Benedict)
Harold Holt 1966-1967 (Edward)
John McEwen1967-1968 (Jack)
John Gorton1968-1971 (Grey)
William McMahon 1971-1972
Gough Whitlam 1972-1975 (Edward)
Malcolm Fraser 1975-1983 (John)
Bob Hawke1983-1991 (Robert, James, Lee)
Paul Keating1991-1996 (John)
John Howard 1996-2007 (Winston)
Kevin Rudd2007-2010; 2013 (Michael)
Julia Gillard2010-2013 (Eileen)
Tony Abbott 2013-2015 (Anthony, John)
Malcolm Turnbull 2015-2018 (Bligh)
Scott Morrison 2018-2022 (John)
Anthony Albanese2022- (Norman)