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List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office

January 31, 2023

This is a list of prime ministers of Australia by time in office. The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days from being sworn in until leaving office, if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater.

Rank by time in office

Parties

  Liberal   Labor   Country (National)   United Australia   Nationalist   National Labor   Commonwealth Liberal   Free Trade   Protectionist

Rank No. Prime Minister Portrait Party Assumed
office 		Left
office 		Time in office
(term) 		Time in office
(total) 		Election
wins 		Ref
  1. 12th Sir Robert Menzies
(1894–1978) 		  United Australia 26 April 1939 29 August 1941 2 years, 125 days 18 years, 163 days 1940, 1949, 1951,
1954, 1955, 1958,
1961, 1963 		[1]
  Liberal 19 December 1949 26 January 1966 16 years, 38 days
  2. 25th John Howard
(born 1939) 		  Liberal 11 March 1996 3 December 2007 11 years, 267 days 1996, 1998, 2001,
2004 		[2]
  3. 23rd Bob Hawke
(1929–2019) 		  Labor 11 March 1983 20 December 1991 8 years, 284 days 1983, 1984, 1987,
1990 		[3]
  4. 22nd Malcolm Fraser
(1930–2015) 		  Liberal 11 November 1975 11 March 1983 7 years, 120 days 1975, 1977, 1980 [4]
  5. 7th Billy Hughes
(1862–1952) 		  Labor 27 October 1915 9 February 1923 7 years, 105 days 1917, 1919, 1922 [5]
  National Labor
  Nationalist
  6. 10th Joseph Lyons
(1879–1939) 		  United Australia 6 January 1932 7 April 1939 7 years, 91 days 1931, 1934, 1937 [6]
  7. 8th Stanley Bruce
(1883–1967) 		  Nationalist 9 February 1923 22 October 1929 6 years, 255 days 1925, 1928 [7]
  8. 2nd Alfred Deakin
(1856–1919) 		  Protectionist 24 September 1903 27 April 1904 216 days 4 years, 313 days 1903, 1906 [8]
5 July 1905 13 November 1908 3 years, 131 days
  Commonwealth Liberal 2 June 1909 29 April 1910 331 days
  9. 5th Andrew Fisher
(1862–1928) 		  Labor 13 November 1908 2 June 1909 201 days 4 years, 297 days 1910, 1914 [9]
29 April 1910 24 June 1913 3 years, 56 days
17 September 1914 27 October 1915 1 year, 40 days
  10. 16th Ben Chifley
(1885–1951) 		  Labor 13 July 1945 19 December 1949 4 years, 159 days 1946 [10]
  11. 24th Paul Keating
(born 1944) 		  Labor 20 December 1991 11 March 1996 4 years, 82 days 1993 [11]
  12. 30th Scott Morrison
(born 1968) 		  Liberal 24 August 2018 23 May 2022 3 years, 272 days 2019 [12]
  13. 14th John Curtin
(1885–1945) 		  Labor 7 October 1941 5 July 1945 3 years, 271 days 1943 [13]
  14. 19th John Gorton
(1911–2002) 		  Liberal 10 January 1968 10 March 1971 3 years, 59 days 1969 [14]
  15. 27th Julia Gillard
(born 1961) 		  Labor 24 June 2010 27 June 2013 3 years, 3 days 2010 [15]
  16. 29th Malcolm Turnbull
(born 1954) 		  Liberal 15 September 2015 24 August 2018 2 years, 343 days 2016 [16]
  17. 21st Gough Whitlam
(1916–2014) 		  Labor 5 December 1972 11 November 1975 2 years, 341 days 1972, 1974 [17]
  18. 26th Kevin Rudd
(born 1957) 		  Labor 3 December 2007 24 June 2010 2 years, 203 days 2 years, 286 days 2007 [18]
27 June 2013 18 September 2013 83 days
  19. 1st Sir Edmund Barton
(1849–1920) 		  Protectionist 1 January 1901 24 September 1903 2 years, 266 days 1901 [19]
  20. 9th James Scullin
(1876–1953) 		  Labor 22 October 1929 6 January 1932 2 years, 76 days 1929 [20]
  21. 28th Tony Abbott
(born 1957) 		  Liberal 18 September 2013 15 September 2015 1 year, 362 days 2013 [21]
  22. 17th Harold Holt
(1908–1967) 		  Liberal 26 January 1966 19 December 1967 1 year, 327 days 1966 [22]
  23. 20th William McMahon
(1908–1988) 		  Liberal 10 March 1971 5 December 1972 1 year, 270 days [23]
  24. 6th Joseph Cook
(1860–1947) 		  Commonwealth Liberal 24 June 1913 17 September 1914 1 year, 85 days 1913 [24]
  25. 4th George Reid
(1845–1918) 		  Free Trade 18 August 1904 5 July 1905 321 days [25]
  26. 31st Anthony Albanese
(born 1963) 		  Labor 23 May 2022 Incumbent 253 days[a] 2022 [26]
  27. 3rd Chris Watson
(1867–1941) 		  Labor 27 April 1904 18 August 1904 113 days [27]
  28. 13th Arthur Fadden
(1894–1973) 		  Country 29 August 1941 7 October 1941 39 days [28]
  29. 18th John McEwen
(1900–1980) 		  Country 19 December 1967 10 January 1968 22 days [29]
  30. 11th Sir Earle Page
(1880–1961) 		  Country 7 April 1939 26 April 1939 19 days [30]
  31. 15th Frank Forde
(1890–1983) 		  Labor 6 July 1945 13 July 1945 7 days [31]

Political parties by time in office

Rank Party Time in office
1. Liberal Party of Australia 18504 days
2. Australian Labor Party 13874 days[a]
3. Nationalist Party 5142 days
4. United Australia Party 3505 days
5. Protectionist Party 2442 days
6. Commonwealth Liberal Party 783 days
7. Free Trade Party 322 days
8. Country Party 84 days

Notes

  1. ^ a b As of 31 January 2023

See also

References

  1. ^ "Robert Menzies". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ "John Howard". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Bob Hawke". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Malcolm Fraser". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Billy Hughes". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Joseph Lyons". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Stanley Bruce". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Alfred Deakin". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Andrew Fisher". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Ben Chifley". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Paul Keating". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Scott Morrison". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  13. ^ "John Curtain". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  14. ^ "John Gorton". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Julia Gillard". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Malcolm Turnbull". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Gough Whitlam". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Kevin Rudd". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Edmund Barton". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  20. ^ "James Scullin". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Tony Abbott". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Harold Holt". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  23. ^ "William McMahon". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  24. ^ "Joseph Cook". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  25. ^ "George Reid". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Anthony Albanese". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Chris Watson". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  28. ^ "Arthur Fadden". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  29. ^ "John McEwen". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  30. ^ "Earle Page". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  31. ^ "Frank Forde". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

External links

  • From Menzies to Malcolm: the careers of Australia's prime ministers visualised
  • Terms of Australian Prime Ministers Since 1901

January 31, 2023
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This is a list of prime ministers of Australia by time in office The basis of the list is the inclusive number of days from being sworn in until leaving office if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater Contents 1 Rank by time in office 2 Political parties by time in office 3 Notes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRank by time in office EditParties Liberal Labor Country National United Australia Nationalist National Labor Commonwealth Liberal Free Trade Protectionist Rank No Prime Minister Portrait Party Assumedoffice Leftoffice Time in office term Time in office total Electionwins Ref 1 12th Sir Robert Menzies 1894 1978 United Australia 26 April 1939 29 August 1941 2 years 125 days 18 years 163 days 1940 1949 1951 1954 1955 1958 1961 1963 1 Liberal 19 December 1949 26 January 1966 16 years 38 days 2 25th John Howard born 1939 Liberal 11 March 1996 3 December 2007 11 years 267 days 1996 1998 2001 2004 2 3 23rd Bob Hawke 1929 2019 Labor 11 March 1983 20 December 1991 8 years 284 days 1983 1984 1987 1990 3 4 22nd Malcolm Fraser 1930 2015 Liberal 11 November 1975 11 March 1983 7 years 120 days 1975 1977 1980 4 5 7th Billy Hughes 1862 1952 Labor 27 October 1915 9 February 1923 7 years 105 days 1917 1919 1922 5 National Labor Nationalist 6 10th Joseph Lyons 1879 1939 United Australia 6 January 1932 7 April 1939 7 years 91 days 1931 1934 1937 6 7 8th Stanley Bruce 1883 1967 Nationalist 9 February 1923 22 October 1929 6 years 255 days 1925 1928 7 8 2nd Alfred Deakin 1856 1919 Protectionist 24 September 1903 27 April 1904 216 days 4 years 313 days 1903 1906 8 5 July 1905 13 November 1908 3 years 131 days Commonwealth Liberal 2 June 1909 29 April 1910 331 days 9 5th Andrew Fisher 1862 1928 Labor 13 November 1908 2 June 1909 201 days 4 years 297 days 1910 1914 9 29 April 1910 24 June 1913 3 years 56 days17 September 1914 27 October 1915 1 year 40 days 10 16th Ben Chifley 1885 1951 Labor 13 July 1945 19 December 1949 4 years 159 days 1946 10 11 24th Paul Keating born 1944 Labor 20 December 1991 11 March 1996 4 years 82 days 1993 11 12 30th Scott Morrison born 1968 Liberal 24 August 2018 23 May 2022 3 years 272 days 2019 12 13 14th John Curtin 1885 1945 Labor 7 October 1941 5 July 1945 3 years 271 days 1943 13 14 19th John Gorton 1911 2002 Liberal 10 January 1968 10 March 1971 3 years 59 days 1969 14 15 27th Julia Gillard born 1961 Labor 24 June 2010 27 June 2013 3 years 3 days 2010 15 16 29th Malcolm Turnbull born 1954 Liberal 15 September 2015 24 August 2018 2 years 343 days 2016 16 17 21st Gough Whitlam 1916 2014 Labor 5 December 1972 11 November 1975 2 years 341 days 1972 1974 17 18 26th Kevin Rudd born 1957 Labor 3 December 2007 24 June 2010 2 years 203 days 2 years 286 days 2007 18 27 June 2013 18 September 2013 83 days 19 1st Sir Edmund Barton 1849 1920 Protectionist 1 January 1901 24 September 1903 2 years 266 days 1901 19 20 9th James Scullin 1876 1953 Labor 22 October 1929 6 January 1932 2 years 76 days 1929 20 21 28th Tony Abbott born 1957 Liberal 18 September 2013 15 September 2015 1 year 362 days 2013 21 22 17th Harold Holt 1908 1967 Liberal 26 January 1966 19 December 1967 1 year 327 days 1966 22 23 20th William McMahon 1908 1988 Liberal 10 March 1971 5 December 1972 1 year 270 days 23 24 6th Joseph Cook 1860 1947 Commonwealth Liberal 24 June 1913 17 September 1914 1 year 85 days 1913 24 25 4th George Reid 1845 1918 Free Trade 18 August 1904 5 July 1905 321 days 25 26 31st Anthony Albanese born 1963 Labor 23 May 2022 Incumbent 253 days a 2022 26 27 3rd Chris Watson 1867 1941 Labor 27 April 1904 18 August 1904 113 days 27 28 13th Arthur Fadden 1894 1973 Country 29 August 1941 7 October 1941 39 days 28 29 18th John McEwen 1900 1980 Country 19 December 1967 10 January 1968 22 days 29 30 11th Sir Earle Page 1880 1961 Country 7 April 1939 26 April 1939 19 days 30 31 15th Frank Forde 1890 1983 Labor 6 July 1945 13 July 1945 7 days 31 Political parties by time in office EditRank Party Time in office1 Liberal Party of Australia 18504 days2 Australian Labor Party 13874 days a 3 Nationalist Party 5142 days4 United Australia Party 3505 days5 Protectionist Party 2442 days6 Commonwealth Liberal Party 783 days7 Free Trade Party 322 days8 Country Party 84 daysNotes Edit a b As of 31 January 2023See also EditPrime Minister of Australia List of prime ministers of Australia List of prime ministers of Australia graphical List of Australian heads of government by time in office List of premiers of New South Wales by time in office List of premiers of Queensland by time in office List of premiers of South Australia by time in office List of premiers of Tasmania by time in office List of premiers of Victoria by time in office List of premiers of Western Australia by time in office List of chief ministers of the Northern Territory by time in office List of chief ministers of the Australian Capital Territory by time in office List of prime ministers of Canada by time in office List of prime ministers of New Zealand by time in office List of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by length of tenureReferences Edit Robert Menzies Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 John Howard Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Bob Hawke Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Malcolm Fraser Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Billy Hughes Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Joseph Lyons Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Stanley Bruce Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Alfred Deakin Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Andrew Fisher Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Ben Chifley Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Paul Keating Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Scott Morrison Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 John Curtain Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 John Gorton Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Julia Gillard Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Malcolm Turnbull Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Gough Whitlam Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Kevin Rudd Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Edmund Barton Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 James Scullin Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Tony Abbott Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Harold Holt Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 William McMahon Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Joseph Cook Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 George Reid Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Anthony Albanese Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 1 June 2022 Chris Watson Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Arthur Fadden Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 John McEwen Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Earle Page Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 Frank Forde Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House Retrieved 2 November 2021 External links EditFrom Menzies to Malcolm the careers of Australia s prime ministers visualised Terms of Australian Prime Ministers Since 1901 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office amp oldid 1136372803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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