List of Australian ministries

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This is a list of ministries of the Government of Australia since Federation in 1901. [1]

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Ministries

The Barton ministry; the 1st Australian federal ministry, 1901. Barton Ministry (cropped).jpg
The Barton ministry; the 1st Australian federal ministry, 1901.
The Second Fisher ministry; the 8th Australian federal ministry, 1910. Secondminfish.jpg
The Second Fisher ministry; the 8th Australian federal ministry, 1910.
The First Bruce ministry; the 16th Australian federal ministry, 1923. Nla1ndBruceMinistry.jpg
The First Bruce ministry; the 16th Australian federal ministry, 1923.
The First Curtin ministry; the 29th Australian federal ministry, 1941. Curtin Ministry 1941.jpg
The First Curtin ministry; the 29th Australian federal ministry, 1941.
The Fifth Menzies ministry; the 35th Australian federal ministry, 1951. Menzies1951Ministry.jpg
The Fifth Menzies ministry; the 35th Australian federal ministry, 1951.
The First Gorton ministry; the 44th Australian federal ministry, 1968. First Gorton Ministry.jpg
The First Gorton ministry; the 44th Australian federal ministry, 1968.
Order Ministry Prime Minister Governing partyDates
ConstitutedConcluded
1 Barton ministry Edmund Barton   Protectionist / Labour 1 January 190124 September 1903
2 First Deakin ministry Alfred Deakin 24 September 190327 April 1904
3 Watson ministry Chris Watson Labour / Protectionist 27 April 190417 August 1904
4 Reid ministry George Reid Free Trade / Protectionist 18 August 19045 July 1905
5 Second Deakin ministry Alfred Deakin Protectionist / Labour 5 July 190513 November 1908
6 First Fisher ministry Andrew Fisher Labour 13 November 19082 June 1909
7 Third Deakin ministry Alfred Deakin Liberal 2 June 190929 April 1910
8 Second Fisher ministry Andrew Fisher Labour 29 April 191024 June 1913
9 Cook ministry Joseph Cook Liberal 24 June 191317 September 1914
10 Third Fisher ministry Andrew Fisher Labor 17 September 191427 October 1915
11 First Hughes ministry Billy Hughes 27 October 191514 November 1916
12 Second Hughes ministry National Labor 14 November 191617 February 1917
13 Third Hughes ministry Nationalist 17 February 19178 January 1918
14 Fourth Hughes ministry 8 January 19184 February 1920
15 Fifth Hughes ministry 4 February 19209 February 1923
16 First Bruce ministry Stanley Bruce Nationalist / Country 9 February 192318 December 1925
17 Second Bruce ministry 18 December 192529 November 1928
18 Third Bruce ministry 29 November 192822 October 1929
19 Scullin ministry James Scullin Labor 22 October 19296 January 1932
20 First Lyons ministry Joseph Lyons United Australia 6 January 193212 October 1934
21 Second Lyons ministry 12 October 19349 November 1934
22 Third Lyons ministry United Australia / Country 9 November 193429 November 1937
23 Fourth Lyons ministry 29 November 19377 April 1939
24 Page ministry
(Caretaker)		 Earle Page Country / United Australia 7 April 193926 April 1939
25 First Menzies ministry Robert Menzies United Australia 26 April 193914 March 1940
26 Second Menzies ministry United Australia / Country 14 March 194028 October 1940
27 Third Menzies ministry 28 October 194028 August 1941
28 Fadden ministry Arthur Fadden Country / United Australia 28 August 19417 October 1941
29 First Curtin ministry John Curtin Labor 7 October 194121 September 1943
30 Second Curtin ministry 21 September 19436 July 1945
31 Forde ministry
(Caretaker)		 Frank Forde 6 July 194513 July 1945
32 First Chifley ministry Ben Chifley 13 July 19451 November 1946
33 Second Chifley ministry 1 November 194619 December 1949
34 Fourth Menzies ministry Robert Menzies Liberal / Country 19 December 194911 May 1951
35 Fifth Menzies ministry 11 May 19519 July 1954
36 Sixth Menzies ministry 9 July 195411 January 1956
37 Seventh Menzies ministry 11 January 195610 December 1958
38 Eighth Menzies ministry 10 December 195822 December 1961
39 Ninth Menzies ministry 22 December 196118 December 1963
40 Tenth Menzies ministry 18 December 196326 January 1966
41 First Holt ministry Harold Holt 26 January 196614 December 1966
42 Second Holt ministry 14 December 196619 December 1967
43 McEwen ministry
(Caretaker)		 John McEwen 19 December 196710 January 1968
44 First Gorton ministry John Gorton 10 January 196812 November 1969
45 Second Gorton ministry 12 November 196910 March 1971
46 McMahon ministry William McMahon 10 March 19715 December 1972
47 First Whitlam ministry Gough Whitlam Labor 5 December 197219 December 1972
48 Second Whitlam ministry 19 December 197212 June 1974
49 Third Whitlam ministry 12 June 197411 November 1975
50 First Fraser ministry Malcolm Fraser Liberal / National Country 11 November 197522 December 1975
51 Second Fraser ministry 22 December 197520 December 1977
52 Third Fraser ministry 20 December 19773 November 1980
53 Fourth Fraser ministry 3 November 198011 March 1983
54 First Hawke ministry Bob Hawke Labor 11 March 198313 December 1984
55 Second Hawke ministry 13 December 198424 July 1987
56 Third Hawke ministry 24 July 19874 April 1990
57 Fourth Hawke ministry 4 April 199020 December 1991
58 First Keating ministry Paul Keating 20 December 199124 March 1993
59 Second Keating ministry 24 March 199311 March 1996
60 First Howard ministry John Howard Liberal / National 11 March 199621 October 1998
61 Second Howard ministry 21 October 199826 November 2001
62 Third Howard ministry 26 November 200126 October 2004
63 Fourth Howard ministry 26 October 20043 December 2007
64 First Rudd ministry Kevin Rudd Labor 3 December 200724 June 2010
65 First Gillard ministry Julia Gillard 24 June 201014 September 2010
66 Second Gillard ministry 14 September 201027 June 2013
67 Second Rudd ministry Kevin Rudd 27 June 201318 September 2013
68 Abbott ministry Tony Abbott Liberal / National 18 September 201315 September 2015
69 First Turnbull ministry Malcolm Turnbull 15 September 201519 July 2016
70 Second Turnbull ministry 19 July 201624 August 2018
71 First Morrison ministry Scott Morrison 24 August 201829 May 2019
72 Second Morrison ministry 29 May 201923 May 2022
73 Albanese ministry Anthony Albanese Labor 23 May 2022 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


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References

  1. ↑ "Ministries - Online Parliamentary Handbook". Parliament of Australia . Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Who are the other four Labor ministers sworn in on Monday?". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
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