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The Lodge, the official residence of the prime minister. The prime minister of Australia is the leader of the Australian Government and the Cabinet of Australia, with the support of the majority of the House of Representatives. [1] [2] Thirty-one people (thirty men and one woman) have served in the position since the office was created in 1901. [3]
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 ...
Rank Party Time in office (Days) # Prime Minister(s) 1. Liberal Party of Australia: 18504 9 Tony Abbott, John Gorton, Malcolm Fraser, Harold Holt, John Howard, William McMahon, Robert Menzies (1949–1966), Scott Morrison, and Malcolm Turnbull
Sir Edmund "Toby" Barton (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920) was an Australian politician, barrister and jurist who served as the first prime minister of Australia from 1901 to 1903. He held office as the leader of the Protectionist Party , before resigning in 1903 to become a founding justice of the High Court of Australia , on which he ...
The birthplaces of seven prime ministers are decisively within sovereign states that are separate from Australia, including six in Great Britain, and one in Chile. [2] [3] The number of prime ministers born per state are: One: South Australia and Tasmania. Three: Queensland. Nine: Victoria. Ten: New South Wales; States and territories that have ...
Sir Robert Menzies was the longest serving prime minister of Australia, serving for 18 years and 163 days total. His first tenure (1939–1941) lasted 2 years and 125 days and his second tenure (1949–1966) 16 years and 38 days.
The Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed by the Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun on 1 January 1901, and Edmund Barton was sworn in as Australia's first prime minister. [1] The new Commonwealth was a federation of the six former British colonies of Australia, which now became states.
Menzies was the first Australian prime minister to have two Australian-born parents: his father was born in Ballarat and his mother in Creswick. His grandparents on both sides had been drawn to Australia by the Victorian gold rush. His maternal grandparents were born in Penzance, Cornwall. [2]