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AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
Prime Ministers of Australia
Prime Ministers of Australia ... Present - 1972 1972 - 1945
1945 - 1915 1915 - 1901
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See also What the letters after their names mean (postnominals)
Prime Ministers — 1915 to 1901
| * | Andrew Fisher 29 Aug 1862 - 22 Oct 1928 |
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period in office term of office political party age first in office |
17 Sep 1914 - 27 Oct 1915 1 year, 1 month, 11 days Commonwealth Labor 52 |
| 6th | Joseph Cook (later Sir Joseph) 7 Dec 1860 - 30 July 1947 |
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period in office term of office political party age first in office |
24 June 1913 - 17 Sept 1914 1 year, 2 months, 25 days Liberal 52 |
| * | Andrew Fisher 29 Aug 1862 - 22 Oct 1928 |
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period in office term of office political party age first in office |
29 April 1910 - 24 June 1913 3 years, 1 month, 26 days Commonwealth Labor 48 |
| * | Alfred Deakin 3 Aug 1856 - 7 Oct 1919 |
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period in office term of office political party age first in office |
2 June 1909 - 29 April 1910 10 months, 28 days Protectionist 52 |
| 5th | Andrew Fisher 29 Aug 1862 - 22 Oct 1928 |
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period in office term of office political party age first in office |
13 Nov 1908 - 2 June 1909 6 months, 21 days Commonwealth Labor 47 |
| * | Alfred Deakin 3 Aug 1856 - 7 Oct 1919 |
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period in office term of office political party age first in office |
5 July 1905 - 13 Nov 1908 3 years, 4 months, 9 days Protectionist 48 |
| 4th | George Houstoun Reid PC, KC (later Sir George) 25 Feb 1845 - 12 Sept 1918 |
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period in office term of office political party age first in office |
18 Aug 1904 - 5 July 1905 10 months, 18 days Free Trade 59 |
| 3rd | John Christian Watson 9 Apr 1867 - 18 Nov 1941 |
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period in office term of office political party age first in office |
27 April - 17 Aug 1904 3 months, 21 days Commonwealth Labor 37 |
| 2nd | Alfred Deakin 3 Aug 1856 - 7 of Oct 1919 |
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period in office term of office political party age first in office |
24 Sept 1903 - 27 April 1904 7 months, 4 days Protectionist 47 |
| 1st | Sir Edmund Barton PC, GCMG, KC 19 Jan 1849 - 7 Jan 1920 |
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period in office term of office political party age first in office |
1 Jan 1901 - 24 Sept 1903 2 years, 8 months, 24 days Protectionist 51 |
* NOTE about numbering
Alfred Deakin is listed as the 2nd Prime Minister although he actually served as Prime Minister 3 different times. Likewise, Andrew Fisher is
listed as the 5th Prime Minister even though he also served 3 different times. As a result, Kevin Rudd is listed as the 26th Prime Minister
although there were actually 30 different terms served since the office was created.
In contrast, under the American system, if Deakin had been the President, he would be listed as the 2nd, 5th and 7th President of the United States. (Yes, we know in the USA a person can only be the President twice.)
NOTES about the Nationalist Party
In 1931 the National Party joined with other groups and formed the United Australia Party.
