List of Australian Governments
The list of Australian Governments leads all governments ( English Ministries ) of the Commonwealth of Australia since 1901.
ALP = Australian Labor Party , CLP = Commonwealth Liberal Party , CP = Country Party , FTP = Free Trade Party , LP = Liberal Party of Australia , Nat = The Nationals , NCP = National Country Party , NLP = National Labor Party , NP = Nationalist Party of Australia , NPA = National Party of Australia , Prot = Protectionist Party , TRP = Tariff Reform Party
| No. | government | Taking office | End of office | prime minister | Parties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barton Government | January 1, 1901 | September 24, 1903 | Edmund Barton (Prot) | Prot |
| 2 | Deakin I government | September 24, 1903 | April 27, 1904 | Alfred Deakin (Prot) | Prot |
| 3 | Watson government | April 27, 1904 | 17th August 1904 | Chris Watson (ALP) | ALP |
| 4th | Reid-McLean government | August 18, 1904 | July 5, 1905 | George Reid (FTP) | FTP , prot |
| 5 | Deakin II government | July 5, 1905 | November 13, 1908 | Alfred Deakin (Prot) | Prot |
| 6th | Fisher I Government | November 13, 1908 | June 2, 1909 | Andrew Fisher (ALP) | ALP |
| 7th | Deakin III government | June 2, 1909 | April 29, 1910 | Alfred Deakin (Prot) | Prot , FTP , TRP |
| 8th | Fisher II government | April 29, 1910 | June 24, 1913 | Andrew Fisher (ALP) | ALP |
| 9 | Government of Cook | June 24, 1913 | September 17, 1914 | Joseph Cook (CLP) | CLP |
| 10 | Fisher III government | September 17, 1914 | October 27, 1915 | Andrew Fisher (ALP) | ALP |
| 11 | Hughes I Government | October 27, 1915 | November 14, 1916 | Billy Hughes (ALP) | ALP |
| 12 | Hughes II government | November 14, 1916 | February 17, 1917 | Billy Hughes (NLP) | NLP |
| 13 | Hughes III government | February 17, 1917 | January 10, 1918 | Billy Hughes (NP) | NP |
| 14th | Hughes IV government | January 10, 1918 | February 9, 1923 | Billy Hughes (NP) | NP |
| 15th | Bruce Page Government | February 9, 1923 | October 22, 1929 | Stanley Bruce (NP) | NP , CP |
| 16 | Government of Scullin | October 22, 1929 | January 6, 1932 | James Scullin (ALP) | ALP |
| 17th | Government of Lyon I | January 6, 1932 | November 9, 1934 | Joseph Lyons (UAP) | UAP |
| November 9, 1934 | November 7, 1938 | UAP , CP | |||
| 18th | Government of Lyon II | November 7, 1938 | April 7, 1939 | Joseph Lyons (UAP) | UAP , CP |
| 19th | Government Page | April 7, 1939 | April 26, 1939 | Earle Page (CP) | UAP , CP |
| 20th | Menzies I government | April 26, 1939 | March 14, 1940 | Robert Menzies (UAP) | UAP |
| 21st | Menzies II government | March 14, 1940 | October 28, 1940 | Robert Menzies (UAP) | UAP , CP |
| 22nd | Government of Menzies III | October 28, 1940 | August 29, 1941 | Robert Menzies (UAP) | UAP , CP |
| 23 | Government of Fadden | August 29, 1941 | October 7, 1941 | Arthur Fadden (CP) | UAP , CP |
| 24 | Curtin I government | October 7, 1941 | September 21, 1943 | John Curtin (ALP) | ALP |
| 25th | Curtin II government | September 21, 1943 | July 6, 1945 | John Curtin (ALP) | ALP |
| 26th | Forde government | July 6, 1945 | July 13, 1945 | Frank Forde (ALP) | ALP |
| 27 | Government of Chifley I | July 13, 1945 | November 1, 1946 | Ben Chifley (ALP) | ALP |
| 28 | Chifley II government | November 1, 1946 | December 19, 1949 | Ben Chifley (ALP) | ALP |
| 29 | Government of Menzies IV | December 19, 1949 | May 11, 1951 | Robert Menzies (LP) | LP , CP |
| 30th | Menzies V government | May 11, 1951 | January 11, 1956 | Robert Menzies (LP) | LP , CP |
| 31 | Government of Menzies VI | January 11, 1956 | December 10, 1958 | Robert Menzies (LP) | LP , CP |
| 32 | Government of Menzies VII | December 10, 1958 | 18th December 1963 | Robert Menzies (LP) | LP , CP |
| 33 | Government of Menzies VIII | 18th December 1963 | January 26, 1966 | Robert Menzies (LP) | LP , CP |
| 34 | Government of Holt I | January 26, 1966 | December 14, 1966 | Harold Holt (LP) | LP , CP |
| 35 | Government of Holt II | December 14, 1966 | December 19, 1967 | Harold Holt (LP) | LP , CP |
| 36 | McEwen government | December 19, 1967 | January 10, 1968 | John McEwen (CP) | LP , CP |
| 37 | Gorton I government | January 10, 1968 | February 28, 1968 | John Gorton (LP) | LP , CP |
| 38 | Gorton II government | February 28, 1968 | November 12, 1969 | John Gorton (LP) | LP , CP |
| 39 | Gorton III government | November 12, 1969 | March 10, 1971 | John Gorton (LP) | LP , CP |
| 40 | McMahon government | March 10, 1971 | 5th December 1972 | William McMahon (LP) | LP , CP |
| 41 | Whitlam I government | 5th December 1972 | December 19, 1972 | Gough Whitlam (ALP) | ALP |
| 42 | Whitlam II government | December 19, 1972 | June 12, 1974 | Gough Whitlam (ALP) | ALP |
| 43 | Whitlam III government | June 12, 1974 | November 11, 1975 | Gough Whitlam (ALP) | ALP |
| 44 | Government of Fraser I | November 11, 1975 | 22nd December 1975 | Malcolm Fraser (LP) | LP , NCP |
| 45 | Government of Fraser II | 22nd December 1975 | 20th December 1977 | Malcolm Fraser (LP) | LP , NCP |
| 46 | Government of Fraser III | 20th December 1977 | 3rd November 1980 | Malcolm Fraser (LP) | LP , NCP |
| 47 | Government of Fraser IV | 3rd November 1980 | March 11, 1983 | Malcolm Fraser (LP) | LP , NCP |
| 48 | Hawke I government | March 11, 1983 | December 13, 1984 | Bob Hawke (ALP) | ALP |
| 49 | Hawke II government | December 13, 1984 | July 24, 1987 | Bob Hawke (ALP) | ALP |
| 50 | Hawke III government | July 24, 1987 | April 4, 1990 | Bob Hawke (ALP) | ALP |
| 51 | Hawke IV Government | April 4, 1990 | December 20, 1991 | Bob Hawke (ALP) | ALP |
| 52 | Government of Keating I. | December 20, 1991 | March 24, 1993 | Paul Keating (ALP) | ALP |
| 53 | Keating II government | March 24, 1993 | March 11, 1996 | Paul Keating (ALP) | ALP |
| 54 | Howard I government | March 11, 1996 | October 21, 1998 | John Howard (LP) | LP , NPA |
| 55 | Howard II government | October 21, 1998 | November 26, 2001 | John Howard (LP) | LP , NPA |
| 56 | Howard III government | November 26, 2001 | October 26, 2004 | John Howard (LP) | LP , NPA |
| 57 | Howard IV Government | October 26, 2004 | December 3, 2007 | John Howard (LP) | LP , NPA |
| 58 | Government of Rudd I | December 3, 2007 | July 24, 2010 | Kevin Rudd (ALP) | ALP |
| 59 | Gillard I government | July 24, 2010 | September 14, 2010 | Julia Gillard (ALP) | ALP |
| 60 | Gillard II government | September 14, 2010 | June 27, 2013 | Julia Gillard (ALP) | ALP |
| 61 | Rudd II government | June 27, 2013 | 18th September 2013 | Kevin Rudd (ALP) | ALP |
| 62 | Abbott Government | 18th September 2013 | 15th September 2015 | Tony Abbott (LP) | LP , Nat |
| 63 | Turnbull I government | 15th September 2015 | 19th July 2016 | Malcolm Turnbull (LP) | LP , Nat |
| 64 | Turnbull II government | 19th July 2016 | August 24, 2018 | Malcolm Turnbull (LP) | LP , Nat |
| 65 | Morrison I Government | August 24, 2018 | Scott Morrison (LP) | LP , Nat |
Web links
- Parliamentary Handbook for the 45th Parliament. Part 6: Historical information on the Australian Parliament - Ministries and Cabinets. Parliament of Australia, accessed April 6, 2019 .
- The Morrison Ministry. (PDF; 26 kB) Australian Government. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, accessed April 6, 2019 .