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 (2018–22): 3 years 9 months
- Anthony Albanese (2022– )
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 (2018–22): 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 (2018–2022): Liberal Party of Australia
- Anthony Albanese (2022– ): Australian Labor Party
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