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The 31st and current prime minister is Anthony Albanese, who assumed office on 23 May 2022. There are currently seven living former prime ministers. The most recent former prime minister to die was Hawke, on 16 May 2019.
This is a chronologically ordered list of the prime ministers, from the earliest to the most recent. Each prime minister is listed only once; multiple terms are noted in parentheses.
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The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet and thus heads the federal executive government. Under the principles of responsible government, the prime minister is both a member and responsible to Parliament.
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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.
Australian Prime Ministers Since 1901 – Chronological List. This table shows all of Australia’s 31 prime ministers in order of their terms in office. Some interesting facts: There have been 31 prime ministers and 47 elections up to 2022. The 31 prime ministers have served 37 separate terms of office. Just 9 prime ministers assumed the ...
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. The prime minister of Australia is the leader of the Australian Government and the Cabinet of Australia, with the support of the majority of the House of Representatives. Thirty-one people (thirty men and one woman) have served in the position since the office was created in 1901.
The birthplaces of seven prime ministers are decisively within sovereign states that are separate from Australia, including six in Great Britain, and one in Chile. The number of prime ministers born per state are: One: South Australia and Tasmania. Three: Queensland. Nine: Victoria. Ten: New South Wales; States and territories that have not ...
