An illustrated timeline of Australia PMs from Federation until now By Isabel Macdonald
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Edmund Barton
Australia's first Prime Minister was in office from 1st January 1901 - 24th September 1903 -
Alfred Deakin
He was PM 3 times
24th September 1903-27th April 1904 -
John Watson
27th April 1904-17 August 1904
He was the third PM -
George Reid
18th August 1904-5th July 1905 -
Andrew Fisher
Also was PM 3 times
13th November 1908-2nd June 1909 -
Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook started 24th June 1913 and left 17th September 1914 -
William Hughes
Began: 27th October 1915
Left: 9th February 1923 -
Stanley Bruce
Began: 9th February 1923
Left: 22nd October 1929 -
James Scullin
Began: 22nd October 1929
Left: 6th January 1932 -
Joseph Lyons
Began: 6th January 1932
Left: 7th April 1939 -
Earle Page
Began 7th April 1939
Left 26th April 1939 -
Robert Menzies
Began 26th April 1939
Left 29th August 1941 -
Arthur Fadden
Began 29th August 1941
Left 7th October 1941 -
John Curtin
Began 7th October 1941
Left 5th July 1945 -
Francis Forde
Began 6th July 1945
Left 13th July 1945 -
Joseph Benedict
Began 13th July 1945
Left 19th December 1949 -
Harold Holt
Began 26th January 1966
Left 19th December 1967 -
John McEwen
Began 19th December 1967
Left 10th March 1968 -
William McMahon
Began 10th March 1971
Left 5th December 1972 -
John Gorton
Began 10th June 1971
Left 10th March 1972 -
Edward Whitlam
Began 5th December 1972
Left 11th November 1975 -
John Fraser
Began 11th November 1975
Left 11th March 1983 -
Bob Hawke
Began 11th March 1983
Left 20th December 1991 -
John Howard
Began 11th March 1996
Left 3rd December 2007 -
Paul Keating
Began 20th December 1991
Left 11th March 1996 -
Kevin Rudd
Was PM twice
Began 3rd December 2007
Left 24th June 2010 -
Julia Gillard - Australia's first female prime minister
Began 24th June 2010
Left 27th June 2013 -
Tony Abbot
Began 18th September 2013
Left 15th September 2015 -
Malcolm Turnbull
Began 15th September 2015
Is still our current PM
