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.

 References 

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


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Category:Lists of Australian politicians