Australian Prime Ministers

Australian Prime Ministers The Prime Minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. They are the highest-paid Member of Parliament. There is no fixed role that each person occupying the office must perform. Instead there is a range of potential capacities, and within limitations they have an opportunity to enhance the position depending on their vision and other qualities.

Julia Gillard is the current Prime Minister and the first female Prime Minister of Australia. She is the leader of the Australian Labor Party, which holds a majority in the House of Representatives since the 2010 federal election. PRIME MINISTER FROM UNTIL Edmund Barton 1/01/1901 24/09/1903 Alfred Deakin 24/09/1903 27/04/1904 John Watson 27/04/1904 17/08/1904 George Reid 18/08/1904 5/07/1905 Alfred Deakin 5/07/1905 13/11/1908 Andrew Fisher 13/11/1908 2/06/1909 Alfred Deakin 2/06/1909 29/04/1910 Andrew Fisher 29/04/1910 24/06/1913 Joseph Cook 24/06/1913 17/09/1914 Andrew Fisher 17/09/1914 27/10/1915 William Hughes 27/10/1915 9/02/1923 Stanley Bruce 9/02/1923 22/10/1929 James Scullin 22/10/1929 6/01/1932 Joseph Lyons 6/01/1932 7/04/1939 Earle Page 7/04/1939 26/04/1939 Robert Menzies 26/04/1939 29/08/1941 Arthur Fadden 29/08/1941 7/10/1941 John Curtin 7/10/1941 6/07/1945 Francis Forde 6/07/1945 13/07/1945 Ben Chifley 13/07/1945 19/12/1949 Robert Menzies 19/12/1949 26/01/1966 Harold Holt 26/01/1966 17/12/1967 John McEwan 17/12/1967 10/01/1968 John Gorton 10/01/1968 10/03/1971 William McMahon 10/03/1971 5/12/1972 Gough Whitlam 5/12/1972 11/11/1975 Malcolm Fraser 11/11/1975 11/03/1983 Bob Hawke 11/03/1983 20/12/1991 Paul Keating 20/12/1991 2/03/1996 John Howard 2/03/1996 3/12/2007 Kevin Rudd 3/12/2007 24/06/2010 Julia Gillard 24/06/2010 -- / -- / ----