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This timeline shows most of the early life, the political career and death of each prime minister from 1901. The first prime minister was Edmund Barton in the early 20th century. Key. Each dark coloured bar denotes the time spent as prime minister; A light colour denotes time spent in Parliament before or after serving as prime minister
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. The current prime minister is Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party, who assumed the office on 23 May 2022.
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List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office. 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)Tony Abbott – 47% (November 2013) Paul Keating – 40% (November 1994) William McMahon – 34% (November 1972) William McMahon ended 1971 with an approval rating of 36.4%. [clarification needed] By the end of 1972, his popularity had sunk to 34%, and he was defeated by Gough Whitlam in the 1972 election.
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. Edmund Barton (1901–03) Alfred Deakin (1903–04; 1905–08; 1909–10) John Christian Watson (1904) George Houston Reid (1904–05) Andrew Fisher (1908–09 ...
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