list of prime ministers of australia by time in office 

Statements about this table:
the assumed office date for 22nd prime minister be 18 august 1904
the prime minister who leave office march 11 1983 be apart of the liberal party
18 august 1940 be the assumed office date of the prime minister rank 22
1year , 327days be the total time in office of the prime minister from the liberal party and left office in 19 december 1972
bob hawke (born 1929) be in the liberal party and left office on the 11th of march 1983
rank :
prime minister :
party :
assumed office :
left office :
total time in office :
1
sir robert menzies (1894 - 1978)
united australia
26 april 1939
29 august 1941
18 years , 160 days
1
sir robert menzies (1894 - 1978)
liberal
19 december 1949
26 january 1966
18 years , 160 days
2
john howard (born 1939)
liberal
11 march 1996
3 december 2007
11years , 267days
3
bob hawke (born 1929)
labor
11 march 1983
20 december 1991
8years , 284days
4
malcolm fraser (born 1930)
liberal
11 november 1975
11 march 1983
7years , 120days
5
billy hughes (1862 - 1952)
labor
27 october 1915
9 february 1923
7years , 105days
5
billy hughes (1862 - 1952)
national labor
27 october 1915
9 february 1923
7years , 105days
5
billy hughes (1862 - 1952)
nationalist
27 october 1915
9 february 1923
7years , 105days
6
joseph lyons (1879 - 1939)
united australia
6 january 1932
7 april 1939
7years , 91days
7
stanley bruce (1883 - 1967)
nationalist
9 february 1923
22 october 1929
6years , 255days
8
alfred deakin (1856 - 1919)
protectionist
24 september 1903
27 april 1904
4 years , 313 days
8
alfred deakin (1856 - 1919)
protectionist
5 july 1905
13 november 1908
4 years , 313 days
rank :
prime minister :
party :
assumed office :
left office :
total time in office :
8
alfred deakin (1856 - 1919)
commonwealth liberal
2 june 1909
29 april 1910
4 years , 313 days
9
andrew fisher (1862 - 1928)
labor
13 november 1908
2 june 1909
4 years , 297 days
9
andrew fisher (1862 - 1928)
labor
29 april 1910
24 june 1913
4 years , 297 days
9
andrew fisher (1862 - 1928)
labor
17 september 1914
27 october 1915
4 years , 297 days
10
ben chifley (1885 - 1951)
labor
13 july 1945
19 december 1949
4years , 159days
11
paul keating (born 1944)
labor
20 december 1991
11 march 1996
4years , 82days
12
john curtin (1885 - 1945)
labor
7 october 1941
5 july 1945
3years , 271days
13
john gorton (1911 - 2002)
liberal
10 january 1968
10 march 1971
3years , 59days
14
julia gillard (born 1961)
labor
24 june 2010
27 june 2013
3years , 3days
15
gough whitlam (born 1916)
labor
5 december 1972
11 november 1975
2years , 341days
16
kevin rudd (born 1957)
labor
3 december 2007
24 june 2010
2 years , 286 days
16
kevin rudd (born 1957)
labor
27 june 2013
18 september 2013
2 years , 286 days
rank :
prime minister :
party :
assumed office :
left office :
total time in office :
17
sir edmund barton (1849 - 1920)
protectionist
1 january 1901
24 september 1903
2years , 266days
18
james scullin (1876 - 1953)
labor
22 october 1929
6 january 1932
2years , 76days
19
harold holt (1908 - 1967)
liberal
26 january 1966
19 december 1967
1year , 327days
20
william mcmahon (1908 - 1988)
liberal
10 march 1971
5 december 1972
1year , 270days
21
joseph cook (1860 - 1947)
commonwealth liberal
24 june 1913
17 september 1914
1year , 85days
22
george reid (1845 - 1918)
free trade
18 august 1904
5 july 1905
0years , 321days
23
chris watson (1867 - 1941)
labor
27 april 1904
18 august 1904
0years , 113days
25
tony abbott (born 1957)
liberal
18 september 2013
incumbent
0years , 136days
24
arthur fadden (1894 - 1973)
country
29 august 1941
7 october 1941
0years , 39days
26
john mcewen (1900 - 1980)
country
19 december 1967
10 january 1968
0years , 22days
27
sir earle page (1880 - 1961)
country
7 april 1939
26 april 1939
0years , 19days
28
frank forde (1890 - 1983)
labor
6 july 1945
13 july 1945
0years , 7days