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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 November 2024. Head of government of Australia For a list of officeholders, see List of prime ministers of Australia. Prime Minister of Australia Coat of arms of Australia Flag of Australia Incumbent Anthony Albanese since 23 May 2022 Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ...
Anthony Norman Albanese (/ ˌ æ l b ə ˈ n iː z i / AL-bə-NEE-zee or / ˈ æ l b ə n iː z / AL-bə-neez; [nb 1] born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician who is the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022. [3]
The prime ministership of Frank Forde, who was prime minister for seven days in 1945, was the shortest in Australian history. [10] Menzies served the longest, with eighteen years over two non-consecutive periods. [11] The current prime minister is Anthony Albanese, who assumed office on 23 May 2022. [9]
The Australian heads of government include the prime minister of Australia, the premiers of the six states of Australia, and the chief ministers of the two self-governing territories of Australia. Current heads of government
All current and formers ministers are members of the council, although only current ministers are summoned to meetings. The governor-general usually presides at council meetings, but in his or her absence another minister nominated as the vice-president of the Executive Council presides at the meeting of the council. [ 63 ]
This is a list of current heads of state and heads of government.In some cases, mainly in presidential systems, one leader is head of state and head of government.In other cases, mainly in semi-presidential and parliamentary systems, the head of state and the head of government are different people.
The 47th Parliament of Australia is the current meeting of the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Australia, composed of the Australian Senate and the Australian House of Representatives. The May 2022 federal election gave the Australian Labor Party control of the House, with 77 seats, enough for a two-seat majority government .
Prime Minister Portrait Party Assumed office Left office Time in office (term) Time in office (total) Election wins Ref 1. 12th Sir Robert Menzies (1894–1978) United Australia: 26 April 1939 29 August 1941 2 years, 125 days: 18 years, 163 days 1940, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963 [1] Liberal: 19 December 1949 26 January 1966 16 ...