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The 31st and current prime minister is Anthony Albanese, who assumed office on 23 May 2022. [9] There are currently seven living former prime ministers. The most recent former prime minister to die was Hawke, on 16 May 2019.
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There have been 12 prime ministers defeated at a general election: Deakin (1910), Fisher (1913), Cook (1914), Bruce (1929), Scullin (1931), Chifley (1949), McMahon (1972), Fraser (1983), Keating (1996), Howard (2007), Rudd (2013) and Morrison (2022).
No.NamePartyBegan7.Hughes, William MorrisALP Nat27-10-158.Bruce, Stanley MelbourneNat09-02-239.Scullin, James HenryALP22-10-2910.Lyons, Joseph AloysiusUAP06-01-32This 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 most recent prime minister to serve out a full government term in the office was Scott Morrison, who won the 2019 election and led his party to the 2022 election, but was defeated and lost his title as prime minister.
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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.
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.