David Jobling
Prime Ministers of Australia
May 2nd 2006 13:27
I thought it was important that we all have a refrence of who the Prime Ministers of Australia are. I'll also try to provide a brief biography on every one through the blog. The list was taken from the site: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/parl/hist/primmins.htm
Sir Edmund Barton, (Protectionist Party)
1 January 1901 - 24 September 1903(2 years, 8 months, 24 days)
Alfred Deakin(Protectionist Party)
24 September 1903 - 27 April 1904(7 months, 4 days)
John Christian Watson(Australian Labor Party)
27 April 1904 - 17 August 1904(3 months, 21 days)
George Houstoun Reid (later Sir George), (Free Trade)
18 August 1904 - 5 July 1905(10 months, 18 days)
Alfred Deakin(Protectionist Party)
5 July 1905 - 13 November 1908(3 years, 4 months, 9 days)
Andrew Fisher(Australian Labor Party)
13 November 1908 - 2 June 1909(6 months, 21 days)
Alfred Deakin(Protectionist Party)
2 June 1909 - 29 April 1910(10 months, 28 days)
Andrew Fisher(Australian Labor Party)
29 April 1910 - 24 June 1913(3 years, 1 month, 26 days)
Joseph Cook (later Sir Joseph)(Liberal Party of Australia)
24 June 1913 - 17 September 1914(1 year, 2 months, 25 days)
Andrew Fisher(Australian Labor Party)
17 September 1914 - 27 October 1915(1 year, 1 month, 11 days)
William Morris Hughes(Australian Labor Party; Nationalist Party from 1917)
27 October 1915 - 9 February 1923(7 years, 3 months, 14 days)
Stanley Melbourne Bruce,(Nationalist Party)
9 February 1923 - 22 October 1929(6 years, 8 months, 14 days)
James Henry Scullin,(Australian Labor Party)
22 October 1929 - 6 January 1932(2 years, 2 months, 16 days)
Joseph Aloysius Lyons, (United Australia Party)
6 January 1932 - 7 April 1939(7 years, 3 months, 2 days)
Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page, (Australian Country Party)
7 April 1939 - 26 April 1939(20 days)
Robert Gordon Menzies, (United Australia Party)
26 April 1939 - 29 August 1941(2 years, 4 months, 4 days)
Arthur William Fadden (later Sir Arthur)(Country Party)
29 August 1941 - 7 October 1941(1 month, 9 days)
John Curtin, PC(Australian Labor Party)
7 October 1941 - 5 July 1945(3 years, 8 months, 29 days)
Francis Michael Forde, PC(Australian Labor Party)
6 July 1945 - 13 July 1945(8 days)
Joseph Benedict Chifley, PC(Australian Labor Party)
13 July 1945 - 19 December 1949(4 years, 5 months, 7 days)
Robert Gordon Menzies (later Sir Robert), (Liberal Party of Australia)
19 December 1949 - 26 January 1966(16 years, 1 month, 8 days)
Harold Edward Holt, (Liberal Party of Australia)
26 January 1966 - 19 December 1967(1 year, 10 months, 23 days)
John McEwen (later Sir John), PC(Country Party)
19 December 1967 - 10 January 1968(23 days)
John Grey Gorton, PC(Liberal Party of Australia)
10 January 1968 - 10 March 1971(3 years, 2 months)
William McMahon (later Sir William), (Liberal Party of Australia)10 March 1971 - 5 December 1972(1 year, 8 months, 25 days)
Edward Gough Whitlam, QC(Australian Labor Party)
5 December 1972 - 11 November 1975(2 years, 11 months, 7 days)
John Malcolm Fraser, PC, CH(Liberal Party of Australia)
11 November 1975 - 11 March 1983(7 years, 4 months)
Robert James Lee Hawke, AC(Australian Labor Party)
11 March 1983 - 20 December 1991(8 years, 9 months, 10 days)
Paul John Keating(Australian Labor Party)
20 December 1991 - 11 March 1996(4 years, 2 months, 20 days)
John Winston Howard(Liberal Party of Australia)
11 March 1996 -
Sir Edmund Barton, (Protectionist Party)
1 January 1901 - 24 September 1903(2 years, 8 months, 24 days)
Alfred Deakin(Protectionist Party)
24 September 1903 - 27 April 1904(7 months, 4 days)
John Christian Watson(Australian Labor Party)
27 April 1904 - 17 August 1904(3 months, 21 days)
George Houstoun Reid (later Sir George), (Free Trade)
18 August 1904 - 5 July 1905(10 months, 18 days)
Alfred Deakin(Protectionist Party)
5 July 1905 - 13 November 1908(3 years, 4 months, 9 days)
Andrew Fisher(Australian Labor Party)
13 November 1908 - 2 June 1909(6 months, 21 days)
Alfred Deakin(Protectionist Party)
2 June 1909 - 29 April 1910(10 months, 28 days)
Andrew Fisher(Australian Labor Party)
29 April 1910 - 24 June 1913(3 years, 1 month, 26 days)
Joseph Cook (later Sir Joseph)(Liberal Party of Australia)
24 June 1913 - 17 September 1914(1 year, 2 months, 25 days)
Andrew Fisher(Australian Labor Party)
17 September 1914 - 27 October 1915(1 year, 1 month, 11 days)
William Morris Hughes(Australian Labor Party; Nationalist Party from 1917)
27 October 1915 - 9 February 1923(7 years, 3 months, 14 days)
Stanley Melbourne Bruce,(Nationalist Party)
9 February 1923 - 22 October 1929(6 years, 8 months, 14 days)
James Henry Scullin,(Australian Labor Party)
Joseph Aloysius Lyons, (United Australia Party)
6 January 1932 - 7 April 1939(7 years, 3 months, 2 days)
Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page, (Australian Country Party)
7 April 1939 - 26 April 1939(20 days)
Robert Gordon Menzies, (United Australia Party)
26 April 1939 - 29 August 1941(2 years, 4 months, 4 days)
Arthur William Fadden (later Sir Arthur)(Country Party)
29 August 1941 - 7 October 1941(1 month, 9 days)
John Curtin, PC(Australian Labor Party)
7 October 1941 - 5 July 1945(3 years, 8 months, 29 days)
Francis Michael Forde, PC(Australian Labor Party)
6 July 1945 - 13 July 1945(8 days)
Joseph Benedict Chifley, PC(Australian Labor Party)
13 July 1945 - 19 December 1949(4 years, 5 months, 7 days)
Robert Gordon Menzies (later Sir Robert), (Liberal Party of Australia)
19 December 1949 - 26 January 1966(16 years, 1 month, 8 days)
Harold Edward Holt, (Liberal Party of Australia)
26 January 1966 - 19 December 1967(1 year, 10 months, 23 days)
John McEwen (later Sir John), PC(Country Party)
19 December 1967 - 10 January 1968(23 days)
John Grey Gorton, PC(Liberal Party of Australia)
10 January 1968 - 10 March 1971(3 years, 2 months)
William McMahon (later Sir William), (Liberal Party of Australia)10 March 1971 - 5 December 1972(1 year, 8 months, 25 days)
Edward Gough Whitlam, QC(Australian Labor Party)
5 December 1972 - 11 November 1975(2 years, 11 months, 7 days)
John Malcolm Fraser, PC, CH(Liberal Party of Australia)
11 November 1975 - 11 March 1983(7 years, 4 months)
Robert James Lee Hawke, AC(Australian Labor Party)
11 March 1983 - 20 December 1991(8 years, 9 months, 10 days)
Paul John Keating(Australian Labor Party)
20 December 1991 - 11 March 1996(4 years, 2 months, 20 days)
John Winston Howard(Liberal Party of Australia)
11 March 1996 -
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