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The prime ministership of Frank Forde, who was prime minister for seven days in 1945, was the shortest in Australian history. Menzies served the longest, with eighteen years over two non-consecutive periods. The 31st and current prime minister is Anthony Albanese, who assumed office on 23 May 2022.
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.
RankRankNo.Prime Minister1.12thSir Robert Menzies (1894–1978)1.12thSir Robert Menzies (1894–1978)2.25thJohn Howard (born 1939)3.23rdBob Hawke (1929–2019)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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sir Robert Menzies was the longest serving prime minister of Australia, serving for 18 years and 163 days total. His first tenure (1939–1941) lasted 2 years and 125 days and his second tenure (1949–1966) 16 years and 38 days.
2022 federal election. v. t. e. Anthony Norman Albanese ( / ˌælbəˈniːzi / AL-bə-NEEZ-ee or / ˈælbəniːz / AL-bə-neez; [nb 1] born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022. [3] He has been leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2019 and the member of ...
The 23rd and current prime minister is Justin Trudeau, who assumed office on 4 November 2015. There are currently five living former prime ministers. The most recent former prime minister to die was Brian Mulroney, on 29 February 2024.
