# List of Australian ministries

This is a list of ministries of the Government of Australia since Federation in 1901.

## Ministries

| Order | Ministry | Prime Minister | Governing party | Governing party | Dates | Dates |
| Order | Ministry | Prime Minister | Governing party | Governing party | Constituted | Concluded |
| 1 | Barton ministry | Edmund Barton | | Protectionist | 1 January 1901 (1901-01-01) | 24 September 1903 (1903-09-24) |
| 2 | First Deakin ministry | Alfred Deakin | | Protectionist | 24 September 1903 (1903-09-24) | 27 April 1904 (1904-04-27) |
| 3 | Watson ministry | Chris Watson | | Labor / Protectionist | 27 April 1904 (1904-04-27) | 17 August 1904 (1904-08-17) |
| 4 | Reid ministry | George Reid | | Free Trade / Protectionist | 18 August 1904 (1904-08-18) | 5 July 1905 (1905-07-05) |
| 5 | Second Deakin ministry | Alfred Deakin | | Protectionist | 5 July 1905 (1905-07-05) | 13 November 1908 (1908-11-13) |
| 6 | First Fisher ministry | Andrew Fisher | | Labor | 13 November 1908 (1908-11-13) | 2 June 1909 (1909-06-02) |
| 7 | Third Deakin ministry | Alfred Deakin | | Liberal | 2 June 1909 (1909-06-02) | 29 April 1910 (1910-04-29) |
| 8 | Second Fisher ministry | Andrew Fisher | | Labour | 29 April 1910 (1910-04-29) | 24 June 1913 (1913-06-24) |
| 9 | Cook ministry | Joseph Cook | | Liberal | 24 June 1913 (1913-06-24) | 17 September 1914 (1914-09-17) |
| 10 | Third Fisher ministry | Andrew Fisher | | Labor | 17 September 1914 (1914-09-17) | 27 October 1915 (1915-10-27) |
| 11 | First Hughes ministry | Billy Hughes | | Labor | 27 October 1915 (1915-10-27) | 14 November 1916 (1916-11-14) |
| 12 | Second Hughes ministry | Billy Hughes | | National Labor | 14 November 1916 (1916-11-14) | 17 February 1917 (1917-02-17) |
| 13 | Third Hughes ministry | Billy Hughes | | Nationalist | 17 February 1917 (1917-02-17) | 8 January 1918 (1918-01-08) |
| 14 | Fourth Hughes ministry | Billy Hughes | | Nationalist | 8 January 1918 (1918-01-08) | 4 February 1920 (1920-02-04) |
| 15 | Fifth Hughes ministry | Billy Hughes | | Nationalist | 4 February 1920 (1920-02-04) | 9 February 1923 (1923-02-09) |
| 16 | First Bruce ministry | Stanley Bruce | | Nationalist / Country | 9 February 1923 (1923-02-09) | 18 December 1925 (1925-12-18) |
| 17 | Second Bruce ministry | Stanley Bruce | | Nationalist / Country | 18 December 1925 (1925-12-18) | 29 November 1928 (1928-11-29) |
| 18 | Third Bruce ministry | Stanley Bruce | | Nationalist / Country | 29 November 1928 (1928-11-29) | 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) |
| 19 | Scullin ministry | James Scullin | | Labor | 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) | 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) |
| 20 | First Lyons ministry | Joseph Lyons | | United Australia | 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) | 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12) |
| 21 | Second Lyons ministry | Joseph Lyons | | United Australia | 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12) | 9 November 1934 (1934-11-09) |
| 22 | Third Lyons ministry | Joseph Lyons | | United Australia / Country | 9 November 1934 (1934-11-09) | 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) |
| 23 | Fourth Lyons ministry | Joseph Lyons | | United Australia / Country | 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) | 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) |
| 24 | Page ministry (Caretaker) | Earle Page | | Country / United Australia | 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) | 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) |
| 25 | First Menzies ministry | Robert Menzies | | United Australia | 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) | 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) |
| 26 | Second Menzies ministry | Robert Menzies | | United Australia / Country | 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) | 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) |
| 27 | Third Menzies ministry | Robert Menzies | | United Australia / Country | 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) | 28 August 1941 (1941-08-28) |
| 28 | Fadden ministry | Arthur Fadden | | Country / United Australia | 28 August 1941 (1941-08-28) | 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) |
| 29 | First Curtin ministry | John Curtin | | Labor | 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) | 21 September 1943 (1943-09-21) |
| 30 | Second Curtin ministry | John Curtin | | Labor | 21 September 1943 (1943-09-21) | 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) |
| 31 | Forde ministry (Caretaker) | Frank Forde | | Labor | 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) | 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) |
| 32 | First Chifley ministry | Ben Chifley | | Labor | 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) | 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) |
| 33 | Second Chifley ministry | Ben Chifley | | Labor | 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) | 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) |
| 34 | Fourth Menzies ministry | Robert Menzies | | Liberal / Country | 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) | 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) |
| 35 | Fifth Menzies ministry | Robert Menzies | | Liberal / Country | 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) | 9 July 1954 (1954-07-09) |
| 36 | Sixth Menzies ministry | Robert Menzies | | Liberal / Country | 9 July 1954 (1954-07-09) | 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) |
| 37 | Seventh Menzies ministry | Robert Menzies | | Liberal / Country | 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) | 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) |
| 38 | Eighth Menzies ministry | Robert Menzies | | Liberal / Country | 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) | 22 December 1961 (1961-12-22) |
| 39 | Ninth Menzies ministry | Robert Menzies | | Liberal / Country | 22 December 1961 (1961-12-22) | 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) |
| 40 | Tenth Menzies ministry | Robert Menzies | | Liberal / Country | 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) |
| 41 | First Holt ministry | Harold Holt | | Liberal / Country | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | 14 December 1966 (1966-12-14) |
| 42 | Second Holt ministry | Harold Holt | | Liberal / Country | 14 December 1966 (1966-12-14) | 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) |
| 43 | McEwen ministry (Caretaker) | John McEwen | | Liberal / Country | 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) | 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) |
| 44 | First Gorton ministry | John Gorton | | Liberal / Country | 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) | 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) |
| 45 | Second Gorton ministry | John Gorton | | Liberal / Country | 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) | 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) |
| 46 | McMahon ministry | William McMahon | | Liberal / Country | 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) |
| 47 | First Whitlam ministry | Gough Whitlam | | Labor | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) |
| 48 | Second Whitlam ministry | Gough Whitlam | | Labor | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) |
| 49 | Third Whitlam ministry | Gough Whitlam | | Labor | 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) |
| 50 | First Fraser ministry | Malcolm Fraser | | Liberal / National Country | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) |
| 51 | Second Fraser ministry | Malcolm Fraser | | Liberal / National Country | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) |
| 52 | Third Fraser ministry | Malcolm Fraser | | Liberal / National Country | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) |
| 53 | Fourth Fraser ministry | Malcolm Fraser | | Liberal / National Country | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) |
| 54 | First Hawke ministry | Bob Hawke | | Labor | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) |
| 55 | Second Hawke ministry | Bob Hawke | | Labor | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) |
| 56 | Third Hawke ministry | Bob Hawke | | Labor | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) |
| 57 | Fourth Hawke ministry | Bob Hawke | | Labor | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) |
| 58 | First Keating ministry | Paul Keating | | Labor | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) |
| 59 | Second Keating ministry | Paul Keating | | Labor | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) |
| 60 | First Howard ministry | John Howard | | Liberal / National | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) |
| 61 | Second Howard ministry | John Howard | | Liberal / National | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) |
| 62 | Third Howard ministry | John Howard | | Liberal / National | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) |
| 63 | Fourth Howard ministry | John Howard | | Liberal / National | 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) |
| 64 | First Rudd ministry | Kevin Rudd | | Labor | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) |
| 65 | First Gillard ministry | Julia Gillard | | Labor | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) |
| 66 | Second Gillard ministry | Julia Gillard | | Labor | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) |
| 67 | Second Rudd ministry | Kevin Rudd | | Labor | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) |
| 68 | Abbott ministry | Tony Abbott | | Liberal / National | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) |
| 69 | First Turnbull ministry | Malcolm Turnbull | | Liberal / National | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) |
| 70 | Second Turnbull ministry | Malcolm Turnbull | | Liberal / National | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) |
| 71 | First Morrison ministry | Scott Morrison | | Liberal / National | 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) |
| 72 | Second Morrison ministry | Scott Morrison | | Liberal / National | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) |
| 73 | Albanese ministry | Anthony Albanese | | Labor | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | Present |