List of Prime Ministers of Australia by age
Overview

List of Prime Ministers of Australia by age

Section Title: Overview
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#	Prime Minister	Born	Took office	Age	Left office	Age	Died	Length of retirement	Lifespan

1	Edmund Barton	18 Jan 1849	1 Jan 1901	51 years, 348 days	24 Sep 1903	54 years, 249 days	7 Jan 1920	16 years, 105 days	70 years, 354 days

2	Alfred Deakin	3 Aug 1856	24 Sep 1903	47 years, 52 days	29 Apr 1910	53 years, 269 days	7 Oct 1919	9 years, 161 days	63 years, 65 days

3	Chris Watson	9 Apr 1867	27 Apr 1904	37 years, 18 days	18 Aug 1904	37 years, 131 days	18 Nov 1941	37 years, 92 days	74 years, 223 days

4	George Reid	25 Feb 1845	18 Aug 1904	59 years, 175 days	5 Jul 1905	60 years, 130 days	12 Sep 1918	13 years, 69 days	73 years, 199 days

5	Andrew Fisher	29 Aug 1862	13 Nov 1908	46 years, 76 days	27 Oct 1915	53 years, 59 days	22 Oct 1928	12 years, 361 days	66 years, 54 days

6	Joseph Cook	7 Dec 1860	24 Jun 1913	52 years, 199 days	17 Sep 1914	53 years, 284 days	30 Jul 1947	32 years, 316 days	86 years, 235 days

7	Billy Hughes	25 Sep 1862	28 Oct 1915	53 years, 33 days	9 Feb 1923	60 years, 137 days	28 Oct 1952	29 years, 262 days	90 years, 33 days

8	Stanley Bruce	15 Apr 1883	9 Feb 1923	39 years, 300 days	22 Oct 1929	46 years, 190 days	25 Aug 1967	37 years, 307 days	84 years, 132 days

9	James Scullin	18 Sep 1876	22 Oct 1929	53 years, 34 days	6 Jan 1932	55 years, 110 days	28 Jan 1953	21 years, 22 days	76 years, 132 days

10	Joseph Lyons	15 Sep 1879	6 Jan 1932	52 years, 113 days	7 Apr 1939	59 years, 204 days	7 Apr 1939	N/A	59 years, 204 days

11	Earle Page	8 Aug 1880	7 Apr 1939	58 years, 242 days	26 Apr 1939	58 years, 261 days	20 Dec 1961	22 years, 238 days	81 years, 134 days

12	Robert Menzies	20 Dec 1894	26 Apr 1939	44 years, 127 days	26 Jan 1966	71 years, 37 days	15 May 1978	12 years, 109 days	83 years, 146 days

13	Arthur Fadden	13 Apr 1894	29 Aug 1941	47 years, 138 days	7 Oct 1941	47 years, 177 days	21 Apr 1973	31 years, 196 days	79 years, 8 days

14	John Curtin	8 Jan 1885	7 Oct 1941	56 years, 272 days	5 Jul 1945	60 years, 178 days	5 Jul 1945	N/A	60 years, 178 days

15	Frank Forde	18 Jul 1890	6 Jul 1945	54 years, 353 days	13 Jul 1945	54 years, 360 days	28 Jan 1983	37 years, 199 days	92 years, 194 days

16	Ben Chifley	22 Sep 1885	13 Jul 1945	59 years, 294 days	19 Dec 1949	64 years, 88 days	13 Jun 1951	1 year, 176 days	65 years, 264 days

17	Harold Holt	5 Aug 1908	26 Jan 1966	57 years, 174 days	17 Dec 1967	59 years, 134 days	17 Dec 1967	N/A	59 years, 134 days

18	John McEwen	29 Mar 1900	19 Dec 1967	67 years, 265 days	10 Jan 1968	67 years, 287 days	20 Nov 1980	12 years, 315 days	80 years, 236 days

19	John Gorton	9 Sep 1911	10 Jan 1968	56 years, 123 days	10 Mar 1971	59 years, 182 days	19 May 2002	31 years, 70 days	90 years, 252 days

20	William McMahon	23 Feb 1908	10 Mar 1971	63 years, 15 days	5 Dec 1972	64 years, 286 days	31 Mar 1988	15 years, 117 days	80 years, 37 days

21	Gough Whitlam	11 Jul 1916	5 Dec 1972	56 years, 147 days	11 Nov 1975	59 years, 123 days	21 Oct 2014	38 years, 344 days	98 years, 102 days

22	Malcolm Fraser	21 May 1930	11 Nov 1975	45 years, 174 days	11 Mar 1983	52 years, 294 days	20 Mar 2015	32 years, 9 days	84 years, 303 days

23	Bob Hawke	9 Dec 1929	11 Mar 1983	53 years, 92 days	20 Dec 1991	62 years, 11 days	27 years, 39 days	89 years, 50 days

24	Paul Keating	18 Jan 1944	20 Dec 1991	47 years, 336 days	11 Mar 1996	52 years, 53 days	22 years, 323 days	75 years, 10 days

25	John Howard	26 Jul 1939	11 Mar 1996	56 years, 229 days	3 Dec 2007	68 years, 130 days	11 years, 56 days	79 years, 186 days

26	Kevin Rudd	21 Sep 1957	3 Dec 2007	50 years, 73 days	18 Sep 2013	55 years, 362 days	5 years, 132 days	61 years, 129 days

27	Julia Gillard	29 Sep 1961	24 Jun 2010	48 years, 268 days	27 Jun 2013	51 years, 271 days	5 years, 215 days	57 years, 121 days

28	Tony Abbott	4 Nov 1957	18 Sep 2013	55 years, 318 days	15 Sep 2015	57 years, 315 days	3 years, 135 days	61 years, 85 days

29	Malcolm Turnbull	24 Oct 1954	15 Sep 2015	60 years, 326 days	24 Aug 2018	63 years, 304 days	157 days	64 years, 96 days

30	Scott Morrison	13 May 1968	24 Aug 2018	50 years, 103 days	Incumbent	Incumbent	Incumbent	50 years, 260 days

Sentence(s)

Frank Forde was the second longest-lived prime minister, at the age of 92 years of 194 days.

final_sentence: Frank Forde was the second longest-lived prime minister, at the age of 92 years of 194 days.