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Edmund Barton
Edmund Barton the first ever Prime Minister of Australia. Edmund played a massive part in the federation movement. He served from the first of January 1901 up until 1903 when he resigned to become one of three judges who founded Australia’s High Court. -
Alfred Deakin
Alfred Deakin was the second Prime Minister of Australia. Alfred served as Prime Minister 3 times in the first ten years of federation. Alfred was perhaps one of the finest speakers in the Australian parliament’s first century.
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Chris Watson
Chris was Australia’s first Labor Prime Minister for the Australian Labor Party and was in office for only four months. Chris Watson was a founder and one of the principal shapers of the Australian Labor Party. Chris was the third Prime Minister of Australia. -
George Reid
Sir George Reid was the opposition leader for 6 of the first 7 years of federation. The Right Honourable Sir George Reid was the fourth Prime Minister of Australia. He was Premier of New South Wales from 1894 to 1899. -
Andrew Fisher
Andrew served from the 29th of August 1908 until the 2nd of June 1909. Like Alfred Deakin, Andrew Fisher served three times is his political career.
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Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook served from the 24th of June 1913 up until the 17th of September 1914.Joseph was a founding member of the Australian Labor Party. Joseph Cook was the sixth Prime Minister of Australia. -
William Morris Hughes
William Morris Hughes was the longest serving Prime Minister until 1957 when Robert Menzies overtook Hughes.
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Stanley Bruce
Stanley Bruce was the second youngest Prime Minister of Australia. He was PM from the 9th of February 1923 until the 22nd of October 1929. Stanley was one of only two Prime Ministers to lose their seats while in office. -
James Scullin
James Scullin was the ninth prime Minister of Australia. After two days of serving as Prime Minister the 'Wall Street Crash' occurred and James had to deal with the Great Depression. After two years of serving as Prime Minister James left and said that his time as Prime Minister was a total nightmare. -
Joseph Lyons
Joseph Lyons served for 7 years as Prime Minister and was only 7 days short of William Morris Hughes record. Joseph was the first Australian PM to die in office. Joseph was Australia’s 10th Prime Minister. -
Earle Page
Earle Page was Prime Minister for only 20 days. He started his job as PM on the 7th of April 1939 and finished on the 26th of April 1939. Page was also deputy Prime Minister to Stanley Bruce in 1923–1929, and to Joseph Lyons in 1934–1939. -
Robert Menzies
Robert Menzies was and still is Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister. He held the office twice, from the 26th of April 1939-26th of August 1941 and from the 19th of December 1949-26th of January 1966. Altogether he was Prime Minister for over 18 years – still the record term for an Australian Prime Minister. He was Australia’s 12th Prime Minister.
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Arthur Fadden
Arthur Fadden was Prime Minister from 29th of August 1941-7th of October 1941. Fadden spent 40 days and 40 nights in office. He was acting Prime Minister for periods for a total of nearly two years during his partnership with Prime Minister Robert Menzies. Fadden was a member of the House of Representatives for 22 years. -
John Curtin
John Curtin was Australia’s 14th Prime Minister. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest. John Curtin’s was known for his leadership of the nation during much of World War II. -
Frank Forde
Frank Forde was Prime Minister for only eight days, 6th of July 1945–13th of July 1945. Forde was a federal parliamentarian for 24 years. For 14 years he was deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party. -
Ben Chifley
Ben Chifley was Australia’s 16th Prime Minister. A railway engine driver in his home town of Bathurst, New South Wales, Ben Chifley became one of the most highly regarded of Australia’s Prime Ministers. Ben was elected leader of the Australian Labor Party after the death of John Curtin. -
Harold Holt
Harold Holt was Australia's 17th Prime Minister. Harold was in office from the 26th of January 1966- the 19th of December 1967. After 32 years as a parliamentarian, Harold Holt reached the prime ministerial position. The third Prime Minister to die in office, Harold Holt is widely remembered for the unusual circumstances of his death while swimming off the Victorian coast in December 1967. -
John McEwen
John McEwen was Prime Minister from 19 December 1967 to 10 January 1968 following the death of Harold Holt. He served for 22 days. He was acting Prime Minister many times in the years from 1958 to 1971. -
John Gorton
On 10 January 1968, John Gorton became the 19th Prime Minister. He was elected in an unusual circumstance. He was elected Liberal Party leader to replace Harold Holt. Gorton also left the job in an unusual circumstance – he declared himself out of office after a tied party vote of confidence in his leadership on 10 March 1971. -
William McMahon
William McMahon was Prime Minister from 1971 to 1972. He was also a Treasurer (1966–69) in the governments of Harold Holt, John McEwen and John Gorton. William was an Australian Liberal politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Australia. -
Gough Whitlam
Gough Whitlam became Australia’s 21st Prime Minister on the 5th of December 1972. Gough was a member of the Australian Labor Party. Gough Whitlam was the only Prime Minister to grow up in the national capital (Canberra). -
Malcolm Fraser
Malcolm Fraser was Australia’s 22nd Prime Minister. Before becoming Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser had spent ten years as a backbencher in the government of Robert Menzies. Malcolm Frazer is a former Australian Liberal Party member. -
Robert Hawke
With eight years in office, Bob Hawke was Australia’s longest-serving Labor Prime Minister. He became Prime Minister after only two years in parliament. He was Prime Minister from the 11th of March 1983 until the 20th of December 1991. -
Paul Keating
Paul Keating was Australia’s 24th Prime Minister and was in office from the 20th of December 1991 to the 11th of March 1996. The Right Honourable Paul Keating was a treasurer for 8 years before being Prime Minister. -
John Howard
Australia’s 25th Prime Minister was John Howard who served from the 11th of March 1996 until the 3rd of December 2007, the second-longest prime ministerial term after Robert Menzies. John Howard became the second Australian Prime Minister to lose his seat, the first being Stanley Bruce in 1929. -
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd, Australia's 26th Prime Minister, held office for two and a half years. His election win in November 2007 brought the Australian Labor Party back into power after 11 years in opposition. Kevin was the first Australian prime minister with a woman deputy, Julia Gillard. -
Julia Gillard
On 24 June 2010 Julia Gillard was elected and became Australia’s 27th Prime Minister and the first woman to hold the position as Prime Minister. Before she was Prime Minister she was Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister for Education and Minister for Social Inclusion.
Julia is still the Prime Minister.
