Prime Minister of Australia

The **prime minister of Australia** is the head of the executive branch of the government of Australia. The prime minister leads the cabinet of Australia and is the highest ranking minister of the Crown in the federal parliament. The prime minister is appointed by the monarch, who is advised by the governor-general.

The current prime minister of Australia, since May 2022, is Anthony Albanese.

## Prime ministerial power and roles

- The prime minister can choose his or her own ministers;
- Can choose election dates;
- Represents the country;
- Spokesperson for the government, both domestically and internationally;
- Advisor to the Governor-General;
- Create bills in parliament

## List of prime ministers

|No.|Name|Party|Assumed office|Left office|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|Edmund Barton|Protectionist|1 January 1901|24 September 1903|
|2|Alfred Deakin|Protectionist|24 September 1903|27 April 1904|
|3|Chris Watson|Labor|27 April 1904|18 August 1904|
|4|Sir George Reid|Free Trade|18 August 1904|5 July 1905|
|-|Alfred Deakin _(2nd time)_|Comwlth. Liberal|5 July 1905|13 November 1908|
|5|Andrew Fisher|Labor|13 November 1908|2 June 1909|
|-|Alfred Deakin _(3rd time)_|Comwlth. Liberal|2 June 1909|29 April 1910|
|-|Andrew Fisher _(2nd time)_|Labor|29 April 1910|24 June 1913|
|6|Joseph Cook|Comwlth. Liberal|24 June 1913|17 September 1914|
|-|Andrew Fisher _(3rd time)_|Labor|17 September 1914|27 October 1915|
|7|Billy Hughes|Labor|27 October 1915|14 November 1916|
|-|Billy Hughes _(2nd time)_|National Labor|14 November 1916|17 February 1917|
|-|Billy Hughes _(3rd time)_|Nationalist|17 February 1917|9 February 1923|
|8|Stanley Bruce|Nationalist|9 February 1923|22 October 1929|
|9|James Scullin|Labor|22 October 1929|6 January 1932|
|10|Joseph Lyons|United Australia|6 January 1932|7 April 1939|
|11|Sir Earle Page|Country|7 April 1939|26 April 1939|
|12|Robert Menzies|United Australia|26 April 1939|28 August 1941|
|13|Arthur Fadden|Country|28 August 1941|7 October 1941|
|14|John Curtin|Labor|7 October 1941|5 July 1945|
|15|Frank Forde|Labor|6 July 1945|13 July 1945|
|16|Ben Chifley|Labor|13 July 1945|19 December 1949|
|-|Sir Robert Menzies _(2nd time)_|Liberal|19 December 1949|26 January 1966|
|17|Harold Holt|Liberal|26 January 1966|19 December 1967|
|18|John McEwen|Country|19 December 1967|10 January 1968|
|19|John Gorton|Liberal|10 January 1968|10 March 1971|
|20|William McMahon|Liberal|10 March 1971|5 December 1972|
|21|Gough Whitlam|Labor|5 December 1972|11 November 1975|
|22|Malcolm Fraser|Liberal|11 November 1975|11 March 1983|
|23|Bob Hawke|Labor|11 March 1983|20 December 1991|
|24|Paul Keating|Labor|20 December 1991|11 March 1996|
|25|John Howard|Liberal|11 March 1996|3 December 2007|
|26|Kevin Rudd|Labor|3 December 2007|24 June 2010|
|27|Julia Gillard|Labor|24 June 2010|27 June 2013|
|-|Kevin Rudd _(2nd time)_|Labor|27 June 2013|18 September 2013|
|28|Tony Abbott|Liberal (coalition)|18 September 2013|15 September 2015|
|29|Malcolm Turnbull|Liberal (coalition)|15 September 2015|24 August 2018|
|30|Scott Morrison|Liberal (coalition)|24 August 2018|23 May 2022|
|31|Anthony Albanese|Labor|23 May 2022|current|

## Former prime ministers

As of , there are seven living former Australian prime ministers.

## Other websites

- Australia's Prime Ministers  / National Archive of Australia
- Biographies of Australia's Prime Ministers  / National Museum of Australia
- Official website of the Prime Minister of Australia