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Prime Minister
Date of birth
Start date
of (first) term
Age at beginning
of (first) term
End date
of (final) term
Total time in
office
Date of death
Lifespan
1 Barton, EdmundEdmund Barton 18 January 1849 1 January 1901 (1901-01-01) 51 years, 348 days 24 September 1903 (1903-09-24) 00,996996 days 7 January 1920 25,920 days (70 years, 354 days)
2 Deakin, AlfredAlfred Deakin 3 August 1856 24 September 1903 (1903-09-24) 47 years, 52 days 29 April 1910 (1910-04-29) 01,7581,774 days 7 October 1919 23,074 days (63 years, 65 days)
3 Watson, ChrisChris Watson 9 April 1867 27 April 1904 (1904-04-27) 37 years, 18 days 18 August 1904 (1904-08-18) 00,113113 days 18 November 1941 27,251 days (74 years, 223 days)
4 Reid, GeorgeGeorge Reid 25 February 1845 18 August 1904 (1904-08-18) 59 years, 175 days 5 July 1905 (1905-07-05) 00,321321 days 12 September 1918 26,861 days (73 years, 199 days)
5 Fisher, AndrewAndrew Fisher 29 August 1862 13 November 1908 (1908-11-13) 46 years, 76 days 27 October 1915 (1915-10-27) 01,7581,758 days 22 October 1928 24,160 days (66 years, 54 days)
6 Cook, JosephJoseph Cook 7 December 1860 24 June 1913 (1913-06-24) 52 years, 199 days 17 September 1914 (1914-09-17) 00,450450 days 30 July 1947 31,645 days (86 years, 235 days)
7 Hughes, BillyBilly Hughes 25 September 1862 27 October 1915 (1915-10-27) 53 years, 32 days 9 February 1923 (1923-02-09) 02,6622,662 days 28 October 1952 32,905 days (90 years, 33 days)
8 Bruce, StanleyStanley Bruce 15 April 1883 9 February 1923 (1923-02-09) 39 years, 300 days 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) 02,4472,447 days 25 August 1967 30,812 days (84 years, 132 days)
9 Scullin, JamesJames Scullin 18 September 1876 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) 53 years, 34 days 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) 00,806806 days 28 January 1953 27,890 days (76 years, 132 days)
10 Lyons, JosephJoseph Lyons 15 September 1879 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) 52 years, 113 days 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)[1] 02,6482,648 days 7 April 1939 21,753 days (59 years, 204 days)
11 Page, EarleEarle Page 8 August 1880 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) 58 years, 242 days 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) 00,01919 days 20 December 1961 29,718 days (81 years, 134 days)
12 Menzies, RobertRobert Menzies 20 December 1894 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) 44 years, 127 days 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) 06,7356,735 days 15 May 1978 30,461 days (83 years, 146 days)
13 Fadden, ArthurArthur Fadden 13 April 1894 29 August 1941 (1941-08-29) 47 years, 138 days 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) 00,03939 days 21 April 1973 28,862 days (79 years, 8 days)
14 Curtin, JohnJohn Curtin 8 January 1885 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) 56 years, 272 days 5 July 1945 (1945-07-05)[1] 01,3671,367 days 5 July 1945 22,092 days (60 years, 178 days)
15 Forde, FrankFrank Forde 18 July 1890 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) 54 years, 353 days 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) 00,0077 days 28 January 1983 33,796 days (92 years, 194 days)
16 Chifley, BenBen Chifley 22 September 1885 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) 59 years, 294 days 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) 01,6201,620 days 13 June 1951 24,004 days (65 years, 264 days)
17 Holt, HaroldHarold Holt 5 August 1908 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) 57 years, 174 days 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)[2] 00,690690 days 17 December 1967[3] 21,683 days (59 years, 134 days)
18 McEwen, JohnJohn McEwen 29 March 1900 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) 67 years, 265 days 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) 00,02222 days 20 November 1980 29,456 days (80 years, 236 days)
19 Gorton, JohnJohn Gorton 9 September 1911 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) 56 years, 123 days 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) 01,1551,155 days 19 May 2002 33,125 days (90 years, 252 days)
20 McMahon, WilliamWilliam McMahon 23 February 1908 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) 63 years, 15 days 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) 00,636636 days 31 March 1988 29,257 days (80 years, 37 days)
21 Whitlam, GoughGough Whitlam 11 July 1916 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) 56 years, 147 days 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 01,0711,071 days 2014-06-18 35,771 days (97 years, 342 days)
22 Fraser, MalcolmMalcolm Fraser 21 May 1930 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) 45 years, 174 days 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) 02,6772,677 days 2014-06-18 30,709 days (84 years, 28 days)
23 Hawke, BobBob Hawke 9 December 1929 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) 53 years, 92 days 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 03,2063,206 days 2014-06-18 30,872 days (84 years, 191 days)
24 Keating, PaulPaul Keating 18 January 1944 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) 47 years, 336 days 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 01,5431,543 days 2014-06-18 25,719 days (70 years, 151 days)
25 Howard, JohnJohn Howard 26 July 1939 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) 56 years, 229 days 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 04,2844,284 days 2014-06-18 27,356 days (74 years, 327 days)
26 Rudd, KevinKevin Rudd 21 September 1957 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) 50 years, 73 days 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 01,0171,017 days 2014-06-18 20,724 days (56 years, 270 days)
27 Gillard, JuliaJulia Gillard 29 September 1961 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) 48 years, 268 days 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) 01,0991,099 days 2014-06-18 19,255 days (52 years, 262 days)
28 Abbott, TonyTony Abbott 4 November 1957 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) 55 years, 318 days Incumbent 00,273273 days 2014-06-18 20,680 days (56 years, 226 days)
# Prime Minister Date of birth Start date
of (first) term
Age at beginning
of (first) term
End date
of (final) term
Total time
in office
Date of death Lifespan