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Harold Holt
6 / 01 / 1966 - 17 / 12 / 1967. He disapeared one day whilst swimming at the beach he swam at every week. He has ever been found. -
John McEwen
17 / 12 / 1967 - 10 / 01 / 1968. John McEwen was sworn in as Prime Minister two days after Harold Holt disappeared in the ocean off Portsea, Victoria. -
John Gorton
10 / 01 / 1968 - 10 / 03 / 1971. After the Liberal Party elected Senator John Gorton as the new Party leader, he was sworn in as Prime Minister. -
William McMahom
10 / 03 / 1971 - 05 / 12 / 1972. After displacing John Gorton as Liberal Party leader, William McMahon was sworn in as Prime Minister -
Gough Whitlam
05 / 12 / 1972 - 11 / 11 / 1975. Labor was elected to government for the first time in 26 years. Gough Whitlam and deputy Lance Barnard were sworn in to comprise the first ministry until a Cabinet was chosen. -
Bob Hawke
11 / 03 / 1983 - 20 / 12 / 1991. A Labor government was sworn in and Bob Hawke became Prime Minister. -
Paul Keating
20 / 12 / 1991 - 02 / 03 / 1996. In an exchange of Labor Party leadership, Paul Keating became prime minister, succeeding Bob Hawke, who left parliament on 20 February 1992 after 12 years representing the seat of Wills. -
John Howard
02 / 03 / 1996 - 03 / 12 / 2007. The first Coalition government for 13 years was sworn in, with John Howard as Prime Minister. -
Kevin Rudd
03 / 12 / 2007 - 24 Jun 2010. -
Julia Gillard
24/06/2010 - -- Julia Gillard became Australia’s 27th Prime Minister and the first woman to hold the office. She was elected unopposed by the Parliamentary Labor Party. -
Malcolm Fraser
11 / 11 / 1975 - 11 / 03 / 1983. After the Governor-General Sir John Kerr dismissed the Labor government, Malcolm Fraser became ‘caretaker’ Prime Minister pending a general election.