List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office

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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.

Contents

Rank by time in office

Parties

   Liberal    Labor    Country (National)    United Australia    Nationalist    National Labor    Commonwealth Liberal    Free Trade    Protectionist

RankNo.Prime MinisterPortraitPartyAssumed
office		Left
office		Time in office
(term)		Time in office
(total)		Election
wins		Ref
 1.12th Sir Robert Menzies
(1894–1978)		 Portrait Menzies 1950s.jpg United Australia 26 April 193929 August 19412 years, 125 days18 years, 163 days 1940, 1949, 1951,
1954, 1955, 1958,
1961, 1963 		[1]
  Liberal 19 December 194926 January 196616 years, 38 days
 2.25th John Howard
(born 1939)		 Howard John BANNER.jpg Liberal 11 March 19963 December 200711 years, 267 days 1996, 1998, 2001,
2004 		[2]
 3.23rd Bob Hawke
(1929–2019)		 Hawke Bob BANNER.jpg Labor 11 March 198320 December 19918 years, 284 days 1983, 1984, 1987,
1990 		[3]
 4.22nd Malcolm Fraser
(1930–2015)		 Malcolm Fraser 1977 (cropped).jpg Liberal 11 November 197511 March 19837 years, 120 days 1975, 1977, 1980 [4]
 5.7th Billy Hughes
(1862–1952)		 Billy Hughes 1919.jpg Labor 27 October 19159 February 19237 years, 105 days 1917, 1919, 1922 [5]
  National Labor
  Nationalist
 6.10th Joseph Lyons
(1879–1939)		 Joseph Lyons.jpg United Australia 6 January 19327 April 19397 years, 91 days 1931, 1934, 1937 [6]
 7.8th Stanley Bruce
(1883–1967)		 Stanley Bruce 1930.jpg Nationalist 9 February 192322 October 19296 years, 255 days 1925, 1928 [7]
 8.2nd Alfred Deakin
(1856–1919)		 Alfred Deakin crop.jpg Protectionist 24 September 190327 April 1904216 days4 years, 313 days 1903, 1906 [8]
5 July 190513 November 19083 years, 131 days
  Commonwealth Liberal 2 June 190929 April 1910331 days
 9.5th Andrew Fisher
(1862–1928)		 Andrewfisher2bw.JPG Labor 13 November 19082 June 1909201 days4 years, 297 days 1910, 1914 [9]
29 April 191024 June 19133 years, 56 days
17 September 191427 October 19151 year, 40 days
 10.16th Ben Chifley
(1885–1951)		 Benchifley.jpg Labor 13 July 194519 December 19494 years, 159 days 1946 [10]
 11.24th Paul Keating
(born 1944)		 Keating Paul BANNER.jpg Labor 20 December 199111 March 19964 years, 82 days 1993 [11]
 12.30th Scott Morrison
(born 1968)		 Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison.jpg Liberal 24 August 201823 May 20223 years, 272 days 2019 [12]
 13.14th John Curtin
(1885–1945)		 JohnCurtin.jpg Labor 7 October 19415 July 19453 years, 271 days 1943 [13]
 14.19th John Gorton
(1911–2002)		 JohnGorton1968.jpg Liberal 10 January 196810 March 19713 years, 59 days 1969 [14]
 15.27th Julia Gillard
(born 1961)		 Julia Gillard 2010.jpg Labor 24 June 201027 June 20133 years, 3 days 2010 [15]
 16.29th Malcolm Turnbull
(born 1954)		 Malcolm Turnbull PEO (cropped).jpg Liberal 15 September 201524 August 20182 years, 343 days 2016 [16]
 17.21st Gough Whitlam
(1916–2014)		 Gough Whitlam 1972 (cropped).jpg Labor 5 December 197211 November 19752 years, 341 days 1972, 1974 [17]
 18.26th Kevin Rudd
(born 1957)		 Kevin Rudd official portrait.jpg Labor 3 December 200724 June 20102 years, 203 days2 years, 286 days 2007 [18]
27 June 201318 September 201383 days
 19.1st Sir Edmund Barton
(1849–1920)		 Edmund Barton crop.PNG Protectionist 1 January 190124 September 19032 years, 266 days 1901 [19]
 20.31st Anthony Albanese
(born 1963)		 Anthony Albanese portrait (cropped).jpg Labor 23 May 2022Incumbent2 years, 206 days [a] 2022 [20]
 21.9th James Scullin
(1876–1953)		 Portrait of the Right Hon. J. H. Scullin.png Labor 22 October 19296 January 19322 years, 76 days 1929 [21]
 22.28th Tony Abbott
(born 1957)		 Tony Abbott - 2010.jpg Liberal 18 September 201315 September 20151 year, 362 days 2013 [22]
 23.17th Harold Holt
(1908–1967)		 Harold Holt 1965 01.jpg Liberal 26 January 196619 December 19671 year, 327 days 1966 [23]
 24.20th William McMahon
(1908–1988)		 William McMahon 1973.jpg Liberal 10 March 19715 December 19721 year, 270 days— [24]
 25.6th Joseph Cook
(1860–1947)		 Joseph Cook - Crown Studios 03.jpg Commonwealth Liberal 24 June 191317 September 19141 year, 85 days 1913 [25]
 26.4th George Reid
(1845–1918)		 George Reid crop.jpg Free Trade 18 August 19045 July 1905321 days— [26]
 27.3rd Chris Watson
(1867–1941)		 ChrisWatsonBW crop.jpg Labor 27 April 190418 August 1904113 days— [27]
 28.13th Arthur Fadden
(1894–1973)		 FaddenPEO.jpg Country 29 August 19417 October 194139 days— [28]
 29.18th John McEwen
(1900–1980)		 Sir John McEwen.jpg Country 19 December 196710 January 196822 days— [29]
 30.11th Sir Earle Page
(1880–1961)		 Earle Page.jpg Country 7 April 193926 April 193919 days— [30]
 31.15th Frank Forde
(1890–1983)		 Frank Forde 1945.jpg Labor 6 July 194513 July 19457 days— [31]

Political parties by time as prime minister

RankPartyTime in office
(Days)		#Prime Minister(s)
1. Liberal Party of Australia 185049 Tony Abbott, John Gorton, Malcolm Fraser, Harold Holt, John Howard, William McMahon, Robert Menzies (1949–1966), Scott Morrison, and Malcolm Turnbull
2. Australian Labor Party 14558 [a] 13 Anthony Albanese (incumbent), Ben Chifley, John Curtin, Andrew Fisher, Frank Forde, Julia Gillard, Bob Hawke, Billy Hughes (1915–1916), Paul Keating, Kevin Rudd, James Scullin, Chris Watson, and Gough Whitlam
3. Nationalist Party 51422 Stanley Bruce, and Billy Hughes (1917–1923)
4. United Australia Party 35052 Joseph Lyons, and Robert Menzies (1939–1941)
5. Protectionist Party 24422 Edmund Barton, and Alfred Deakin (1903–1904 and 1905–1908)
6. Fusion Liberal Party 7832 Joseph Cook, and Alfred Deakin (1909–1910)
7. Free Trade Party 3221 George Reid
8. Country Party 843 Arthur Fadden, John McEwen, and Earle Page

Notes

  1. 1 2 As of 15 December 2024

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  2. ↑ "John Howard". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bob Hawke". Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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