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White Hat's 200 Significant Australians

Australian Prime Ministers

The White Hat Guide to

Australian Prime Ministers

Name	Political Party	Incumbency	Other
Edmund Barton	Protectionist	1/1/1901 - 24/9/1903	(from 1902 Sir Edmund Barton)
Alfred Deakin	Protectionist/Fusion	24/9/1903 - 27/4/1904
		5/7/1905 - 13/11/1908
	Liberal/Conservative	2/6/1909 - 29/4/1910
John Watson	Labor	27/4/1904 - 17/8/1904
George Reid	Free Trade	18/8/1904 - 5/7/1905	(from 1909 Sir George Reid)
Andrew Fisher	Labor	13/11/1908 - 2/6/1909
		29/4/1910 - 24/6/1913
		17/9/1914 - 27/10/1915
Joseph Cook	Liberal	24/6/1913 - 17/9/1914
William Hughes	Labor	27/10/1915 - 9/2/1923	(better known as Billy Hughes)
Stanley Bruce	Nationalist/Country	9/2/1923 - 22/10/1929	(from 1947 First Viscount Bruce of Melbourne)
James Scullin	Labor	22/10/1929 - 6/1/1932
Joseph Lyons	United Australia	6/1/1932 - 7/4/1939
Earle Page	Country/United Australia	7/4/1939 - 26/4/1939
Robert Menzies	United Australia/Country	26/4/1939 - 29/8/1941	(from 1963 Sir Robert Menzies)
Robert Menzies	Liberal/Country	19/12/1949 - 26/1/1966	(from 1963 Sir Robert Menzies)
Arthur Fadden	Country/United Australia	29/8/1941 - 7/10/1941
John Curtin	Labor	7/10/1941 - 5/7/1945
Francis Forde	Labor	6/7/1945 - 13/7/1945
Ben Chifley	Labor	13/7/1945 - 19/12/1949	(Joseph Benedict Chifley)
Harold Holt	Liberal/Country	26/1/1966 - 19/12/1967
John McEwen	Liberal/Country	19/12/1967 - 10/1/1968	(from 1971 Sir John McEwen)
John Gorton	Liberal/Country	10/1/1968 - 10/3/1971	(from 1977 Sir John Gorton)
William McMahon	Liberal/Country	10/3/1971 - 5/12/1972	(from 1977 Sir William McMahon)
Gough Whitlam	Labor	5/12/1972 - 11/11/1975
Malcolm Fraser	Liberal/National Country	11/11/1975 - 11/3/1983
Robert Hawke	Labor	11/3/1983 - 20/12/1991	(better known as Bob Hawke)
Paul Keating	Labor	20/12/1991 - 11/3/1996
John Howard	Liberal/National	11/3/1996 - 3/12/07
Kevin Rudd	Labor	3/12/07 - 24/6/2010
Kevin Rudd	Labor	27/6/2013 - 18/9/2013
Julia Gillard	Labor	24/6/2010 - 27/6/2013
Tony Abbott	Liberal/National	18/9/2013 - 15/9/2015
Malcolm Turnbull	Liberal/National	15/9/2015 -

Some forthcoming events related to Australian Prime Ministers:

Alfred Deakin: Creating a Nation Exhibition

Frederick McCubbin, The Hon Alfred Deakin (detail), 1914

This exhibition celebrates the life and achievements of Alfred Deakin, the first Attorney General and the second Prime Minister of Australia, and one of the founding fathers of Australian nationhood. It features significant documents and objects that explore Deakin’s life and his pivotal role in establishing the Commonwealth of Australia and in the drafting of a national constitution.

Alfred Deakin was chosen as one of White Hat's 200 Significant Australians.

7th October 2019 to 2nd February 2020
Exhibition Area, level 1, Parliament House, Canberra

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