Australia's Prime Ministers from 1945-2019 By PepsiMax Period: 1945 to 1945 Francis Forde Period: 1945 to 1949 Joseph Chifley Period: 1949 to 1966 Robert Menzies Period: 1966 to 1967 Harold Holt Period: 1967 to 1968 John McEwen Period: 1968 to 1971 John Gorton Period: 1971 to 1972 William McMahon Period: 1972 to 1975 Gough Whitlam Period: 1975 to 1983 Malcolm Fraser Period: 1983 to 1991 Robert Hawke Period: 1991 to 1996 Paul Keating Period: 1996 to 2007 John Howard Period: 2007 to 2010 Kevin Rudd Period: 2010 to 2013 Julia Gillard Period: 2013 to 2013 Kevin Rudd Period: 2013 to 2015 Tony Abbott Period: 2015 to 2018 Malcolm Turnball Period: 2018 to 2019 Scott Morrison