Fast facts on Australia's prime ministers
A quick reference to the personal and political facts of Australia's prime ministers.
Time in office
- Edmund Barton (1901-03): 2 years 8 months 24 days
- Alfred Deakin (1903-04, 1905-08, 1909-10): 4 years 316 days
- Chris Watson (1904): 3 months 21 days
- George Reid (1904-05): 10 months 18 days
- Andrew Fisher (1908-09, 1910-13, 1914-15): 4 years 300 days
- Joseph Cook (1913-14): 1 year 2 months 25 days
- William Hughes (1915-23): 7 years 3 months 14 days
- Stanley Bruce (1923-29): 6 years 8 months 14 days
- James Scullin (1929-32): 2 years 2 months 16 days
- Joseph Lyons (1932-39): 7 years 3 months 2 days
- Earle Page (1939): 20 days
- Robert Menzies (1939-41, 1949-66): 18 years 164 days
- Arthur Fadden (1941): 1 month 9 days
- John Curtin (1941-45): 3 years 8 months 29 days
- Francis Forde (1945): 8 days
- Ben Chifley (1945-49): 4 years 5 months 7 days
- Harold Holt (1966-67): 1 year 10 months 23 days
- John McEwen (1967-68): 23 days
- John Gorton (1968-71): 3 years 2 months
- William McMahon (1971-72): 1 year 8 months 25 days
- Gough Whitlam (1972-75): 2 years 11 months 7 days
- Malcolm Fraser (1975-83): 7 years 4 months
- Robert Hawke (1983-91): 8 years 9 months 10 days
- Paul Keating (1991-96): 4 years 2 months 20 days
- John Howard (1996-2007): 11 years 8 months 24 days
- Kevin Rudd (2007-10, 2013): 2 years 289 days
- Julia Gillard (2010-13): 3 years 4 days
- Tony Abbott (2013-15): 1 year 11 months 28 days
- Malcolm Turnbull (2015-18): 2 years 11 months 9 days
- Scott Morrison (2018- )
Partner while in office
- Edmund Barton (1901-03): Jane Mason (Jeanie) Barton
- Alfred Deakin (1903-04, 1905-08, 1909-10): Elizabeth Martha Anne (Pattie) Deakin
- Chris Watson (1904): Ada Jane Watson
- George Reid (1904-05): Florence (Flora) Ann Reid
- Andrew Fisher (1908-09, 1910-13, 1914-15): Margaret Jane Fisher
- Joseph Cook (1913-14): Mary Cook
- William Hughes (1915-23): Mary Ethel Hughes
- Stanley Bruce (1923-29): Ethel Dunlop Bruce
- James Scullin (1929-32): Sarah Maria Scullin
- Joseph Lyons (1932-39): Enid Muriel Lyons
- Earle Page (1939): Ethel Esther Page
- Robert Menzies (1939-41, 1949-66): Pattie Maie Menzies
- Arthur Fadden (1941): Ilma Nita Fadden
- John Curtin (1941-45): Elsie Curtin
- Francis Forde (1945): Veronica (Vera) Catherine Forde
- Ben Chifley (1945-49): Elizabeth Gibson Chifley
- Harold Holt (1966-67): Zara Kate Holt
- John McEwen (1967-68): Ann Mills McEwen
- John Gorton (1968-71): Bettina Edith Gorton
- William McMahon (1971-72): Sonia Rachel McMahon
- Gough Whitlam (1972-75): Margaret Elaine Whitlam
- Malcolm Fraser (1975-83): Tamara Margaret Fraser
- Robert Hawke (1983-91): Hazel Hawke
- Paul Keating (1991-96): Anna Johanna Maria (Annita) Keating
- John Howard (1996-2007): Janette Howard
- Kevin Rudd (2007-10, 2013): Thérèse Rein
- Julia Gillard (2010-13): Tim Mathieson
- Tony Abbott (2013-15): Margaret Abbott
- Malcolm Turnbull (2015-18): Lucy Mary Turnbull
- Scott Morrison (2018- ): Jenny Morrison
Political party during office
- Edmund Barton (1901-03): Protectionist Party
- Alfred Deakin (1903-04, 1905-08, 1909-10): Protectionist Party, Commonwealth Liberal Party
- Chris Watson (1904): Australian Labor Party
- George Reid (1904-05): Free Trade Party
- Andrew Fisher (1908-09, 1910-13, 1914-15): Australian Labor Party
- Joseph Cook (1913-14): Commonwealth Liberal Party
- William Hughes (1915-23): Australian Labor Party, Nationalist Party
- Stanley Bruce (1923-29): Nationalist Party
- James Scullin (1929-32): Australian Labor Party
- Joseph Lyons (1932-39): United Australia Party
- Earle Page (1939): Australian Country Party
- Robert Menzies (1939-41, 1949-66): United Australia Party, Liberal Party of Australia
- Arthur Fadden (1941): Australian Country Party
- John Curtin (1941-45): Australian Labor Party
- Francis Forde (1945): Australian Labor Party
- Ben Chifley (1945-49): Australian Labor Party
- Harold Holt (1966-67): Liberal Party of Australia
- John McEwen (1967-68): Australian Country Party
- John Gorton (1968-71): Liberal Party of Australia
- William McMahon (1971-72): Liberal Party of Australia
- Gough Whitlam (1972-75): Australian Labor Party
- Malcolm Fraser (1975-83): Liberal Party of Australia
- Robert Hawke (1983-91): Australian Labor Party
- Paul Keating (1991-96): Australian Labor Party
- John Howard (1996-2007): Liberal Party of Australia
- Kevin Rudd (2007-10, 2013): Australian Labor Party
- Julia Gillard (2010-13): Australian Labor Party
- Tony Abbott (2013-15): Liberal Party of Australia
- Malcolm Turnbull (2015-18): Liberal Party of Australia
- Scott Morrison (2018- ): Liberal Party of Australia
Significant firsts
- Edmund Barton (1901-03): first Prime Minister of Australia and first Australian-born prime minister
- Chris Watson (1904): first Labor prime minister and first national Labor government leader in the world
- Joseph Lyons (1932-39): first prime minister to die in office
- Earle Page (1939): first Country Party prime minister
- Robert Menzies (1939-41, 1949-66): first Liberal Party prime minister and longest-serving prime minister
- Francis Forde (1945): shortest term as prime minister
- Gough Whitlam (1972-75): first prime minister to visit China
- Julia Gillard (2010-13): first female prime minister