Australia's Prime Ministers Since Federation - James M.

Federation Established And Edward Barton Elected 1st Prime Minister

Jan 1, 1901

As federation is established Edmund Barton is elected prime minister.

Alfred Deakin

Sep 24, 1903

Alfred Deakin elected 2nd Prime Minister.
Party: Protectionist Party

John Watson

Apr 27, 1904

John Watson elected Prime Minister.
Party: Australian Labor Party.

George Reid

Aug 18, 1904

George Reid elected Prime Minister.
Party: Free Trade Party

Alfred Deakin

Jul 5, 1905

Alfred Deakin re-elected Prime Minister.
Party: Protectionist

Andrew Fisher

Nov 13, 1908

Andrew Fisher elected Prime Minister.
Party: Australian Labor Party

Alfred Deakin (again)

Jun 2, 1909

Alfred Deakin re-re-elected Prime Minister.
Party: Commonwealth Liberal.

Andrew Fisher

Apr 29, 1910

Andrew Fisher re-elected Prime minister
Party: Australian Labor Party.

Joseph Cook

Jun 24, 1913

Joseph Cook elected as Prime Minister.
Party: Commonwealth Liberal.

Andrew Fisher (again)

Sep 17, 1914

Andrew Fisher re-re-elected as Prime Minister
Party: Australian Labor Party

William Hughes

Oct 27, 1915

William Hughes elected as Prime Minister.
Parties: Nationalist, Labor, National Labor.

Stanley Bruce

Mar 9, 1923

Stanley Bruce elected prime minister.
Party: Nationalist

James Scullin

Oct 22, 1929

James Scullin elected prime minister
Party: Australian Labor Party

Joseph Lyons

Jan 6, 1932

Joseph Lyons elected as prime minister
Party: United Australia

Earle Page

Apr 7, 1939

elected as prime minister.
Party: Country

Robert Menzies

Apr 26, 1939

elected prime minister.
Party: United Australia

Arthur Fadden

Aug 29, 1941

elected as prime minister.
Party: Country

John Curtin

Oct 7, 1941

elected as prime minister
Party: Australian Labor Party

Francis Forde

Jul 6, 1945

elected as prime minister.
Party: Australian Labor Party

Joseph Chifley

Jul 13, 1945

elected as prime minister.
Party: Australian Labor Party

Robert Menzies

Dec 19, 1949

re-elected as prime minister.
Party: Liberal

Harold Holt

Jan 26, 1966

elected as PM.
Party: Liberal

John McEwan

Dec 19, 1967

elected as PM.
Party: Country.

John Gorton

Jan 10, 1968

elected as PM.
Party: Liberal

William McMahon

Mar 10, 1971

elected as PM.
Party: Liberal

Gough Whitlam

Dec 5, 1972

elected as PM.
Party: Labor

Malcolm Fraser

Nov 11, 1975

elected as PM.
Party: Liberal

Robert Hawke

Mar 11, 1983

elected as PM.
Party: Labor

Paul Keating

Dec 20, 1991

elected as PM.
Party: Labor

John Howard

Mar 11, 1996

elected as PM.
Party: Liberal

Kevin Rudd

Dec 3, 2007

elected as PM.
Party: Labor

Julia Gillard

Jun 24, 2010

elected as PM.
Party: Labor

Kevin Rudd

Jun 27, 2013

re-elected as PM.
Party: Labor

Tony Abbot

Sep 18, 2013

elected as PM.
Party: Liberal

Malcolm Turnbull

Sep 15, 2015

elected as PM.
Party: Liberal