List of Australian ministries
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This is a list of ministries of the Government of Australia since Federation in 1901.[1]
Ministries
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Order | Ministry | Prime Minister | Governing party | Dates | ||
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1 | Barton ministry | Edmund Barton | Protectionist | 1 January 1901 (1901-01-01) | 24 September 1903 (1903-09-24) | |
2 | First Deakin ministry | Alfred Deakin | 24 September 1903 (1903-09-24) | 27 April 1904 (1904-04-27) | ||
3 | Watson ministry | Chris Watson | Labor / Protectionist | 27 April 1904 (1904-04-27) | 17 August 1904 (1904-08-17) | |
4 | Reid ministry | George Reid | Free Trade / Protectionist | 18 August 1904 (1904-08-18) | 5 July 1905 (1905-07-05) | |
5 | Second Deakin ministry | Alfred Deakin | Protectionist | 5 July 1905 (1905-07-05) | 13 November 1908 (1908-11-13) | |
6 | First Fisher ministry | Andrew Fisher | Labor | 13 November 1908 (1908-11-13) | 2 June 1909 (1909-06-02) | |
7 | Third Deakin ministry | Alfred Deakin | Liberal | 2 June 1909 (1909-06-02) | 29 April 1910 (1910-04-29) | |
8 | Second Fisher ministry | Andrew Fisher | Labour | 29 April 1910 (1910-04-29) | 24 June 1913 (1913-06-24) | |
9 | Cook ministry | Joseph Cook | Liberal | 24 June 1913 (1913-06-24) | 17 September 1914 (1914-09-17) | |
10 | Third Fisher ministry | Andrew Fisher | Labor | 17 September 1914 (1914-09-17) | 27 October 1915 (1915-10-27) | |
11 | First Hughes ministry | Billy Hughes | 27 October 1915 (1915-10-27) | 14 November 1916 (1916-11-14) | ||
12 | Second Hughes ministry | National Labor | 14 November 1916 (1916-11-14) | 17 February 1917 (1917-02-17) | ||
13 | Third Hughes ministry | Nationalist | 17 February 1917 (1917-02-17) | 8 January 1918 (1918-01-08) | ||
14 | Fourth Hughes ministry | 8 January 1918 (1918-01-08) | 4 February 1920 (1920-02-04) | |||
15 | Fifth Hughes ministry | 4 February 1920 (1920-02-04) | 9 February 1923 (1923-02-09) | |||
16 | First Bruce ministry | Stanley Bruce | Nationalist / Country | 9 February 1923 (1923-02-09) | 18 December 1925 (1925-12-18) | |
17 | Second Bruce ministry | 18 December 1925 (1925-12-18) | 29 November 1928 (1928-11-29) | |||
18 | Third Bruce ministry | 29 November 1928 (1928-11-29) | 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) | |||
19 | Scullin ministry | James Scullin | Labor | 22 October 1929 (1929-10-22) | 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) | |
20 | First Lyons ministry | Joseph Lyons | United Australia | 6 January 1932 (1932-01-06) | 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12) | |
21 | Second Lyons ministry | 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12) | 9 November 1934 (1934-11-09) | |||
22 | Third Lyons ministry | United Australia / Country | 9 November 1934 (1934-11-09) | 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) | ||
23 | Fourth Lyons ministry | 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) | 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) | |||
24 | Page ministry (Caretaker) | Earle Page | Country / United Australia | 7 April 1939 (1939-04-07) | 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) | |
25 | First Menzies ministry | Robert Menzies | United Australia | 26 April 1939 (1939-04-26) | 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) | |
26 | Second Menzies ministry | United Australia / Country | 14 March 1940 (1940-03-14) | 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) | ||
27 | Third Menzies ministry | 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28) | 28 August 1941 (1941-08-28) | |||
28 | Fadden ministry | Arthur Fadden | Country / United Australia | 28 August 1941 (1941-08-28) | 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) | |
29 | First Curtin ministry | John Curtin | Labor | 7 October 1941 (1941-10-07) | 21 September 1943 (1943-09-21) | |
30 | Second Curtin ministry | 21 September 1943 (1943-09-21) | 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) | |||
31 | Forde ministry (Caretaker) | Frank Forde | 6 July 1945 (1945-07-06) | 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) | ||
32 | First Chifley ministry | Ben Chifley | 13 July 1945 (1945-07-13) | 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) | ||
33 | Second Chifley ministry | 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01) | 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) | |||
34 | Fourth Menzies ministry | Robert Menzies | Liberal / Country | 19 December 1949 (1949-12-19) | 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) | |
35 | Fifth Menzies ministry | 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11) | 9 July 1954 (1954-07-09) | |||
36 | Sixth Menzies ministry | 9 July 1954 (1954-07-09) | 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) | |||
37 | Seventh Menzies ministry | 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11) | 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) | |||
38 | Eighth Menzies ministry | 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10) | 22 December 1961 (1961-12-22) | |||
39 | Ninth Menzies ministry | 22 December 1961 (1961-12-22) | 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) | |||
40 | Tenth Menzies ministry | 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18) | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | |||
41 | First Holt ministry | Harold Holt | 26 January 1966 (1966-01-26) | 14 December 1966 (1966-12-14) | ||
42 | Second Holt ministry | 14 December 1966 (1966-12-14) | 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) | |||
43 | McEwen ministry (Caretaker) | John McEwen | 19 December 1967 (1967-12-19) | 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) | ||
44 | First Gorton ministry | John Gorton | 10 January 1968 (1968-01-10) | 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) | ||
45 | Second Gorton ministry | 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12) | 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) | |||
46 | McMahon ministry | William McMahon | 10 March 1971 (1971-03-10) | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | ||
47 | First Whitlam ministry | Gough Whitlam | Labor | 5 December 1972 (1972-12-05) | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | |
48 | Second Whitlam ministry | 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19) | 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) | |||
49 | Third Whitlam ministry | 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12) | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | |||
50 | First Fraser ministry | Malcolm Fraser | Liberal / National Country | 11 November 1975 (1975-11-11) | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | |
51 | Second Fraser ministry | 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22) | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) | |||
52 | Third Fraser ministry | 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20) | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | |||
53 | Fourth Fraser ministry | 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03) | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | |||
54 | First Hawke ministry | Bob Hawke | Labor | 11 March 1983 (1983-03-11) | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | |
55 | Second Hawke ministry | 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13) | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | |||
56 | Third Hawke ministry | 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24) | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | |||
57 | Fourth Hawke ministry | 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04) | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | |||
58 | First Keating ministry | Paul Keating | 20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | ||
59 | Second Keating ministry | 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24) | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | |||
60 | First Howard ministry | John Howard | Liberal / National | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | |
61 | Second Howard ministry | 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21) | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | |||
62 | Third Howard ministry | 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26) | 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) | |||
63 | Fourth Howard ministry | 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26) | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | |||
64 | First Rudd ministry | Kevin Rudd | Labor | 3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | |
65 | First Gillard ministry | Julia Gillard | 24 June 2010 (2010-06-24) | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | ||
66 | Second Gillard ministry | 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14) | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | |||
67 | Second Rudd ministry | Kevin Rudd | 27 June 2013 (2013-06-27) | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | ||
68 | Abbott ministry | Tony Abbott | Liberal / National | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | |
69 | First Turnbull ministry | Malcolm Turnbull | 15 September 2015 (2015-09-15) | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | ||
70 | Second Turnbull ministry | 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) | 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) | |||
71 | First Morrison ministry | Scott Morrison | 24 August 2018 (2018-08-24) | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | ||
72 | Second Morrison ministry | 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23) | |||
73 | Albanese ministry | Anthony Albanese | Labor | 23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)[1] | Present |
Notes
- 1..^ Date of swearing in of Interium ministry.[2] Full ministry to be sworn in 1st July 2022.
- 2..^ Election to occur in mid 2025
References
- ^ "Ministries - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Who are the other four Labor ministers sworn in on Monday?". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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