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The Prime Minister is the head of the Australian Government. The leader of the coalition or party which has the most seats in the Federal House of Representatives is appointed by the Governor-General to be the Prime Minister.

Listed on this and the next two pages is information about the Prime Ministers of Australia. You'll find some links at the bottom of this page to other websites with additional information on this topic.

Labor or Labour?
The spelling ‘labor’ and ‘labour’ were both used by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) until 1912. From that point on the word Labor is the preferred choice.

First Australian Prime Minister Sir Edmond Barton
Sir Edmund Barton became Australia’s first Prime Minister on 1 Jan 1901. He resigned in 1903 to become one of the three judges who founded Australia’s High Court.

Present - 1949 1949 - 1915 1915 - 1901 More Information

29th	John Winston Howard 26 July 1939 -	period in office term of office political party age in office	11 Mar 1996 - present Liberal 56
28th	Paul John Keating 18 Jan 1944 -	period in office term of office political party age in office	20 Dec 1991 - 11 Mar 1996 5 years, 3 months, 22 days Labor 47
27th	Robert James Lee Hawke AC 9 Dec 1929 -	period in office term of office political party age in office	11 Mar 1983 - 20 Dec 1991 8 years, 9 months, 10 days Labor 53
26th	John Malcolm Fraser PC, CH (later AC) 21 May 1930 -	period in office term of office political party age in office	11 Nov 1975 - 11 Mar 1983 7 years, 4 months Liberal 44
25th	Edward Gough Whitlam QC 11 July 1916 -	period in office Length of Term political party age in office	5 Dec 1972 - 11 Nov 1975 2 years, 11 months, 7 days Labor 55
24th	William McMahon PC, CH (later Sir William) 23 Feb 1908 - 31 Mar 1988	period in office term of office political party age in office	10 Mar 1971 - 5 Dec 1972 1 year, 8 months, 25 days Liberal 62
23rd	John Grey Gorton PC (later Sir John, PC, AC) 9 of Sept 1911 -	period in office term of office political party age in office	10 Jan 1968 - 10 Mar 1971 3 years, 2 months Liberal 56
22nd	John McEwen PC (later Sir John) 2 Mar 1900 - 20 Nov 1980	period in office term of office political party age in office	19 Dec 1967 - 10 Jan 1968 23 days Country 66
21st	Harold Edward Holt PC, CH 5 Aug 1908 - 19 Dec 1967	period in office term of office political party age in office	26 Jan 1966 - 19 Dec 1967 1 year, 10 months, 23 days Liberal 56
20th	Robert Gordon Menzies PC, KC (later Sir Robert, PC, KT, CH, QC) 20 Dec 1894 - 15 May 1978	period in office term of office political party age in office	19 Dec 1949 - 26 Jan 1966 16 years, 1 month, 8 days Liberal 55

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Prime Minister of Australia
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
National Archive Australia's Prime Ministers
an excellent site to learn about our Prime Ministers
Parliament of Australia
Parliamentary websites in other countries
Political parties in Australia and other countries

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Nationalist Party. In 1931 the National Party joined with other groups and formed the United Australia Party.

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