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List of prime ministers[edit]

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.

Political parties

Australian Labor Party

Liberal Party of Australia

Australian Country Party

Nationalist Party

United Australia Party

Status

Background indicates caretaker prime minister

List of prime ministers of Australia
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Election (Parliament)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) Constituency	Election (Parliament)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Ministry	Ref.
1		Edmund Barton (1849–1920) MP for Hunter, NSW	1901 (1st)	1 January 1901	24 September 1903	2 years, 266 days	Protectionist	Barton	^[1]
2		Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) MP for Ballaarat, Vic^[a]	— (1st)	24 September 1903	27 April 1904	216 days	Protectionist	1st Deakin	^[2]
2		Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) MP for Ballaarat, Vic^[a]	1903 (2nd)	24 September 1903	27 April 1904	216 days	Protectionist	1st Deakin	^[2]
3		Chris Watson (1867–1941) MP for Bland, NSW	— (2nd)	27 April 1904	18 August 1904	113 days	Labor	Watson	^[3]
4		George Reid (1845–1918) MP for East Sydney, NSW	— (2nd)	18 August 1904	5 July 1905	321 days	Free Trade	Reid	^[4]
(2)		Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) MP for Ballaarat, Vic^[a]	— (2nd)	5 July 1905	13 November 1908	3 years, 131 days	Protectionist	2nd Deakin	^[2]
(2)		Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) MP for Ballaarat, Vic^[a]	1906 (3rd)	5 July 1905	13 November 1908	3 years, 131 days	Protectionist	2nd Deakin	^[2]
5		Andrew Fisher (1862–1928) MP for Wide Bay, Qld	— (3rd)	13 November 1908	2 June 1909	201 days	Labor	1st Fisher	^[5]
(2)		Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) MP for Ballaarat, Vic^[a]	— (3rd)	2 June 1909	29 April 1910	331 days	Liberal	3rd Deakin	^[2]
(5)		Andrew Fisher (1862–1928) MP for Wide Bay, Qld	1910 (4th)	29 April 1910	24 June 1913	3 years, 56 days	Labor	2nd Fisher	^[5]
6		Joseph Cook (1860–1947) MP for Parramatta, NSW	1913 (5th)	24 June 1913	17 September 1914	1 year, 85 days	Liberal	Cook	^[6]
(5)		Andrew Fisher (1862–1928) MP for Wide Bay, Qld	1914 (6th)	17 September 1914	27 October 1915	1 year, 40 days	Labor	3rd Fisher	^[5]
		Billy Hughes (1862–1952) MP for West Sydney, NSW (until 1917) MP for Bendigo, Vic (1917–22) MP for North Sydney, NSW (from 1922)	— (6th)	27 October 1915	14 November 1916	7 years, 105 days	Labor	1st Hughes	^[7]
7			– (6th)	14 November 1916	17 February 1917		National Labor	2nd Hughes
			– (6th)	17 February 1917	9 February 1923		Nationalist	3rd Hughes
			1917 (7th)					4th Hughes
			1919 (8th)					5th Hughes
8		Stanley Bruce (1883–1967) MP for Flinders, Vic	1922 (9th)	9 February 1923	22 October 1929	6 years, 255 days	Nationalist (Coalition)	1st Bruce	^[8]
			1925 (10th)					2nd Bruce
			1928 (11th)					3rd Bruce
9		James Scullin (1876–1953) MP for Yarra, Vic	1929 (12th)	22 October 1929	6 January 1932	2 years, 76 days	Labor	Scullin	^[9]
10		Joseph Lyons (1879–1939) MP for Wilmot, Tas	1931 (13th)	6 January 1932	7 April 1939†	7 years, 91 days	United Australia	1st Lyons	^[10]
			1934 (14th)				United Australia	2nd Lyons
			— (14th)				United Australia (Coalition)	3rd Lyons
			1937 (15th)				United Australia (Coalition)	4th Lyons
11		Earle Page (1880–1961) MP for Cowper, NSW	— (15th)	7 April 1939	26 April 1939	19 days	Country (Coalition)	Page (Caretaker)	^[11]
12		Robert Menzies (1894–1978) MP for Kooyong, Vic	— (15th)	26 April 1939	29 August 1941	2 years, 125 days	United Australia	1st Menzies	^[12]
			— (15th)				United Australia (Coalition)	2nd Menzies
			1940 (16th)				United Australia (Coalition)	3rd Menzies
13		Arthur Fadden (1894–1973) MP for Darling Downs, Qld	— (16th)	29 August 1941	7 October 1941	39 days	Country (Coalition)	Fadden	^[13]
14		John Curtin (1885–1945) MP for Fremantle, WA	—	7 October 1941	5 July 1945†	3 years, 271 days	Labor	1st Curtin	^[14]
14		John Curtin (1885–1945) MP for Fremantle, WA	1943 (17th)	7 October 1941	5 July 1945†	3 years, 271 days	Labor	2nd Curtin	^[14]
15		Frank Forde (1890–) MP for Capricornia, Qld	— (17th)	5 July 1945	13 July 1945	7 days	Labor	Forde (Caretaker)	^[15]
16		Ben Chifley (1885–1951) MP for Macquarie, NSW	— (17th)	13 July 1945	6 June 1951†	5 years, 328 days	Labor	1st Chifley	^[16]
			1946 (18th)					2nd Chifley
			1949 (19th)					3rd Chifley
17		Herbert Vere Evatt (1894–) MP for Barton, NSW	— (20th)	6 June 1951	21 February 1955	3 years, 260 days	Labor	1st Evatt	^[17]
			1952 (21st)					2nd Evatt
			— (22nd)					3rd Evatt
18		Jack Lang (1876–) MP for Blaxland, NSW	— (23rd)	21 February 1955	17 December 1955	299 days	Labor	1st Lang	^[18]
19		Richard Casey (1890–) MP for La Trobe, Vic	1955 (24th)	17 December 1955	8 January 1960	4 years, 22 days	Liberal (Coalition)	1st Casey	^[19]
19		Richard Casey (1890–) MP for La Trobe, Vic	1957 (25th)	17 December 1955	8 January 1960	4 years, 22 days	Liberal (Coalition)	2nd Casey	^[19]
20		Athol Townley (1905–) MP for Denison, Tas	— (25th)	8 January 1960	Incumbent	1 year, 358 days^[b]	Liberal (Coalition)	1st Townley	^[20]
20		Athol Townley (1905–) MP for Denison, Tas	1960 (26th)	8 January 1960	Incumbent	1 year, 358 days^[b]	Liberal (Coalition)	2nd Townley	^[20]

^ Rutledge, Martha. "Barton, Sir Edmund (1849–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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 National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c Murphy, D. J. Fisher, Andrew (1862–1928). Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Crowley, F. K. Cook, Sir Joseph (1860–1947). Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ Fitzhardinge, L. F. Hughes, William Morris (Billy) (1862–1952). Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
^ 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.; Lloyd, C. J. (1986). "Lyons, Joseph Aloysius (1879–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ 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.
^ Serle, Geoffrey, "Curtin, John (1885–1945)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01
^ Lloyd, Neil; Saunders, Malcolm, "Forde, Francis Michael (Frank) (1890–1983)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01
^ Waterson, D. B., "Chifley, Joseph Benedict (Ben) (1885–1951)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01
^ Waterson, D. B., "Chifley, Joseph Benedict (Ben) (1885–1951)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01
^ Waterson, D. B., "Chifley, Joseph Benedict (Ben) (1885–1951)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01
^ Hancock, I. R., "Holt, Harold Edward (1908–1967)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01
^ Hancock, I. R., "Holt, Harold Edward (1908–1967)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01

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

[Deakin-3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] McMinn, W. G. Reid, Sir George Houstoun (1845–1918). Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[Fisher-6] Murphy, D. J. Fisher, Andrew (1862–1928). Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[7] Crowley, F. K. Cook, Sir Joseph (1860–1947). Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[8] Fitzhardinge, L. F. Hughes, William Morris (Billy) (1862–1952). Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

[9] 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.

[10] 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.

[11] Hart, P. R.; Lloyd, C. J. (1986). "Lyons, Joseph Aloysius (1879–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

[12] 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-13] 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.

[14] 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.

[15] Serle, Geoffrey, "Curtin, John (1885–1945)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01

[16] Lloyd, Neil; Saunders, Malcolm, "Forde, Francis Michael (Frank) (1890–1983)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01

[17] Waterson, D. B., "Chifley, Joseph Benedict (Ben) (1885–1951)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01

[18] Waterson, D. B., "Chifley, Joseph Benedict (Ben) (1885–1951)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01

[19] Waterson, D. B., "Chifley, Joseph Benedict (Ben) (1885–1951)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01

[20] Hancock, I. R., "Holt, Harold Edward (1908–1967)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01

[22] Hancock, I. R., "Holt, Harold Edward (1908–1967)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-01

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