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.

Anthony Albanese is the current Prime Minister

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
1Edmund Barton Protectionist 1 January 190124 September 1903
2Alfred Deakin Protectionist 24 September 190327 April 1904
3Chris WatsonLabor 27 April 190418 August 1904
4Sir George Reid Free Trade 18 August 19045 July 1905
-Alfred Deakin (2nd time) Comwlth. Liberal 5 July 190513 November 1908
5Andrew FisherLabor 13 November 19082 June 1909
-Alfred Deakin (3rd time) Comwlth. Liberal 2 June 190929 April 1910
-Andrew Fisher (2nd time) Labor 29 April 191024 June 1913
6Joseph Cook Comwlth. Liberal 24 June 191317 September 1914
-Andrew Fisher (3rd time) Labor 17 September 191427 October 1915
7Billy HughesLabor 27 October 191514 November 1916
-Billy Hughes (2nd time) National Labor 14 November 191617 February 1917
-Billy Hughes (3rd time) Nationalist 17 February 19179 February 1923
8Stanley Bruce Nationalist 9 February 192322 October 1929
9James ScullinLabor 22 October 19296 January 1932
10Joseph Lyons United Australia 6 January 19327 April 1939
11Sir Earle Page Country 7 April 193926 April 1939
12Robert Menzies United Australia 26 April 193928 August 1941
13Arthur Fadden Country 28 August 19417 October 1941
14John CurtinLabor 7 October 19415 July 1945
15Frank FordeLabor 6 July 194513 July 1945
16Ben ChifleyLabor 13 July 194519 December 1949
- Sir Robert Menzies (2nd time) Liberal 19 December 194926 January 1966
17Harold Holt Liberal 26 January 196619 December 1967
18John McEwen Country 19 December 196710 January 1968
19John Gorton Liberal 10 January 196810 March 1971
20William McMahon Liberal 10 March 19715 December 1972
21Gough WhitlamLabor 5 December 197211 November 1975
22Malcolm Fraser Liberal 11 November 197511 March 1983
23Bob HawkeLabor 11 March 198320 December 1991
24Paul KeatingLabor 20 December 199111 March 1996
25John Howard Liberal 11 March 19963 December 2007
26Kevin RuddLabor 3 December 200724 June 2010
27Julia GillardLabor 24 June 201027 June 2013
-Kevin Rudd (2nd time) Labor 27 June 201318 September 2013
28Tony Abbott Liberal (coalition) 18 September 201315 September 2015
29Malcolm Turnbull Liberal (coalition) 15 September 201524 August 2018
30Scott Morrison Liberal (coalition) 24 August 201823 May 2022
31Anthony Albanese Labor 23 May 2022current

Former prime ministers

As of May 2024, there are seven living former Australian prime ministers.[1]

References
  1. Cox, Lisa (5 November 2014). "The 'special moment' seven surviving Prime Ministers were photographed together".

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