 | Leaders of Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) |
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Note: the British Monarch is the head of the State and is represented by a Governor-General
Parties: ALP: Australian Labour Party; Lib: Liberal Party of Australia; CP: Australian Country Party (then NCP); NPC: National Country Party of Australia (then NPA); NPA: National Party of Australia (formerly NCP)
 Prime Ministers
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John Joseph Curtin 7 Oct 1941 - 6 Jul 1945 (1945) ALP Francis Michael (Frank) Forde 6 Jul 1945 - 13 Jul 1945 (1983) ALP Joseph Benedict (Ben) Chifley 13 Jul 1945 - 19 Dec 1949 (1951) ALP Robert Gordon Menzies 19 Dec 1949 - 26 Jan 1966 (1978) Lib Harold Edward Holt 26 Jan 1966 - 17 Dec 1967 (1967) Lib John (Jack) McEwen 19 Dec 1967 - 10 Jan 1968 (1980) CP (acting) John Grey Gorton 10 Jan 1968 - 10 Mar 1971 (2002) Lib William (Bill) McMahon 10 Mar 1971 - 5 Dec 1972 (1988) Lib (Edward) Gough Whitlam 5 Dec 1972 - 11 Nov 1975 (2014) ALP (John) Malcolm Fraser 11 Nov 1975 - 11 Mar 1983 (2015) Lib Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke 11 Mar 1983 - 20 Dec 1991 (2019) ALP Paul John Keating 20 Dec 1991 - 11 Mar 1996 ALP John Winston Howard 11 Mar 1996 - 3 Dec 2007 Lib Kevin Michael Rudd 3 Dec 2007 - 24 Jun 2010 ALP Julia Eileen Gillard 24 Jun 2010 - 27 Jun 2013 ALP Kevin Michael Rudd 27 Jun 2013 - 18 Sep 2013 ALP Anthony John (Tony) Abbott 18 Sep 2013 - 15 Sep 2015 Lib Malcolm Bligh Turnbull 15 Sep 2015 - 24 Aug 2018 Lib Scott John Morrison 24 Aug 2018 - 23 May 2022 Lib Anthony Norman Albanese 23 May 2022 - ALP |
 Governors-General
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Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester 30 Jan 1945 - 11 Mar 1947 (1974) William John McKell 11 Mar 1947 - 8 May 1953 (1985) William Joseph Slim 8 May 1953 - 2 Feb 1960 (1970) William Shepherd Morrison, Viscount Dunrossil 2 Feb 1960 - 3 Feb 1961 (1961) Reginald A. Dallas Brooks 4 Feb 1961 - 3 Aug 1961 (1966) (acting) William Philip Sidney, Viscount De L'Isle 3 Aug 1961 - 22 Sep 1965 (1991) Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey of Berwick 22 Sep 1965 - 30 Apr 1969 (1976) Paul Meernaa Hasluck 30 Apr 1969 - 11 Jul 1974 (1993) John Robert Kerr 11 Jul 1974 - 8 Dec 1977 (1991) Zelman Cowen 8 Dec 1977 - 29 Jul 1982 (2011) Ninian Martin Stephen 29 Jul 1982 - 16 Feb 1989 (2017) William George (Bill) Hayden 16 Feb 1989 - 16 Feb 1996 (2023) William Patrick Deane 16 Feb 1996 - 29 Jun 2001 Peter John Hollingworth 29 Jun 2001 - 11 May 2003 Guy Stephen Montague Green 11 May 2003 - 11 Aug 2003 (acting to 28 May 2003) Philip Michael Jeffery 11 Aug 2003 - 5 Sep 2008 (2020) Quentin Alice Louise Bryce 5 Sep 2008 - 28 Mar 2014 Peter John Cosgrove 28 Mar 2014 - 1 Jul 2019 David John Hurley 1 Jul 2019 - |
| Deputy Prime Ministers
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John (Jack) McEwen 10 Jan 1968 - 5 Feb 1971 (1980) CP John Douglas (Doug) Anthony 5 Feb 1971 - 19 Dec 1972 (2020) CP Lance Herbert Barnard 5 Dec 1972 - 12 Jun 1974 (1997) ALP James Ford (Jim) Cairns 12 Jun 1974 - 2 Jul 1975 (2003) ALP Frank Crean 2 Jul 1975 - 11 Nov 1975 (2008) ALP John Douglas (Doug) Anthony 11 Nov 1975 - 11 Mar 1983 (2020) NCP Lionel Frost Bowen 11 Mar 1983 - 4 Apr 1990 (2012) ALP Paul John Keating 4 Apr 1990 - 3 Jun 1991 ALP Brian Leslie Howe 3 Jun 1991 - 20 Jun 1995 ALP Kim Christian Beazley 20 Jun 1995 - 11 Mar 1996 ALP Timothy Andrew (Tim) Fischer 11 Mar 1996 - 20 Jul 1999 (2019) NPA John Duncan Anderson 20 Jul 1999 - 6 Jul 2005 NPA Mark Anthony James Vaile 6 Jul 2005 - 3 Dec 2007 NPA Julia Eileen Gillard 3 Dec 2007 - 24 Jun 2010 ALP Wayne Maxwell Swan 24 Jun 2010 - 27 Jun 2013 ALP Anthony Norman Albanese 27 Jun 2013 - 18 Sep 2013 ALP Warren Errol Truss 18 Sep 2013 - 18 Feb 2016 NPA Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce 18 Feb 2016 - 26 Feb 2018 NPA Michael Francis McCormack 26 Feb 2018 - 22 Jun 2021 NPA Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce 22 Jun 2021 - 23 May 2022 NPA Richard Donald Marles 23 May 2022 - ALP |
| Ministers of Foreign Affairs
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Herbert Vere Evatt 7 Oct 1941 - 19 Dec 1949 (1965) ALP Percy Claude Spender 19 Dec 1949 - 11 May 1951 (1985) Lib Richard Gardiner Casey 11 May 1951 - 4 Feb 1960 (1976) Lib Robert Gordon Menzies 4 Feb 1960 - 22 Dec 1961 (1978) Lib Garfield Edward Barwick 22 Dec 1961 - 24 Apr 1964 (1997) Lib Paul Meernaa Hasluck 24 Apr 1964 - 11 Feb 1969 (1993) Lib Gordon Freeth 11 Feb 1969 - 12 Nov 1969 (2001) Lib William (Bill) McMahon 12 Nov 1969 - 22 Mar 1971 (1988) Lib Leslie Harry Ernest Bury 22 Mar 1971 - 2 Aug 1971 (1986) Lib Nigel Hubert Bowen 2 Aug 1971 - 5 Dec 1972 (1994) Lib (Edward) Gough Whitlam 5 Dec 1972 - 6 Nov 1973 (2014) ALP Donald Robert Willesee 6 Nov 1973 - 11 Nov 1975 (2003) ALP Andrew Sharp Peacock 11 Nov 1975 - 3 Nov 1980 (2021) Lib Anthony Austin (Tony) Street 3 Nov 1980 - 11 Mar 1983 Lib William George (Bill) Hayden 11 Mar 1983 - 2 Sep 1988 (2023) ALP Gareth John Evans 2 Sep 1988 - 11 Mar 1996 ALP Alexander J. G. Downer 11 Mar 1996 - 3 Dec 2007 Lib Stephen Francis Smith 3 Dec 2007 - 14 Sep 2010 ALP Kevin Michael Rudd 14 Sep 2010 - 22 Feb 2012 ALP Craig Anthony Emerson 22 Feb 2012 - 13 Mar 2012 ALP (acting) Robert John (Bob) Carr 13 Mar 2012 - 18 Sep 2013 ALP Julie Isabel Bishop 18 Sep 2013 - 26 Aug 2018 Lib Marise Ann Payne 28 Aug 2018 - 23 May 2022 Lib Penelope Ying-Yen (Penny) Wong 23 May 2022 - ALP |
 Leaders of the Australian Labour Party
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Joseph Benedict (Ben) Chifley 1945-1951 (1951) Herbert Vere Evatt 1951-1960 (1965) Arthur Calwell 1960-1967 (1973) (Edward) Gough Whitlam 1967-1977 (2014) William George (Bill) Hayden 1977-1983 (2023) Robert James Lee (Bob) Hawke 1983-1991 (2019) Paul John Keating 1991-1996 Kim Christian Beazley 1996-2001 Simon Findlay Crean 2001-2003 (2023) Mark William Latham 2003-2005 Kim Christian Beazley 2005-2006 Kevin Michael Rudd 2006-2010 Julia Eileen Gillard 2010-2013 Kevin Michael Rudd 2013 Christopher Eyles Bowen 2013 (acting) William (Bill) Richard Shorten2013-2019 Anthony Norman Albanese 2019- |
 Leaders of the Liberal Party of Australia
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Robert Gordon Menzies 1944-1966 (1978) Harold Edward Holt 1966-1967 (1967) John Grey Gorton 1968-1971 (2002) William (Bill) McMahon 1971-1972 (1988) William Mackie (Bill) Snedden 1972-1975 (1987) (John) Malcolm Fraser 1975-1983 (2015) Andrew Sharp Peacock 1983-1985 (2021) John Winston Howard 1985-1989 Andrew Sharp Peacock 1989-1990 (2021) John Robert Hewson 1990-1994 Alexander J. G. Downer 1994-1995 John Winston Howard 1995-2007 Brendan John Nelson 2007-2008 Malcolm Bligh Turnbull 2008-2009 Anthony John (Tony) Abbott 2009-2015 Malcolm Bligh Turnbull 2015-2018 Scott John Morrison 2018-2022 Peter Craig Dutton 2022- |
 Federal Leaders of CP, NCP and NPA
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Arthur William Fadden 1940-1958 (1973) John (Jack) McEwen 1958-1971 (1980) John Douglas (Doug) Anthony 1971-1984 (2020) Ian McCahon Sinclair 1984-1989 Charles William Blunt 1989-1990 Timothy Andrew (Tim) Fischer 1990-1999 (2019) John Duncan Anderson 1999-2005 Mark Anthony James Vaile 2005-2007 Warren Errol Truss 2007-2016 Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce 2016-2018 Michael Francis McCormack 2018-2021 Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce 2021-2022 David Kelly Littleproud 2022- |
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