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| | == Prime Ministers of Australia <small><small><small><ref>[http://www.aph.gov.au/library/parl/hist/primmins.htm Prime Ministers of Australia]</ref></small></small></small> == | | == Prime Ministers of Australia <small><small><small><ref>[http://www.aph.gov.au/library/parl/hist/primmins.htm Prime Ministers of Australia]</ref></small></small></small> == |
| | + | {|border=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=2 width=90% |
| | + | !<big>Prime Minister</big>||<big>Dates</big> |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''Sir [[Edmund Barton]], PC, GCMG, KC'''<br/>(Protectionist Party) |
| | + | |[[1 January]] [[1901]]—[[24 September]] [[1903]]<br/>(2 years, 8 months, 24 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Alfred Deakin]]'''<br>(Protectionist Party) |
| | + | |[[24 September]] [[1903]]—[[27 April 1904]]<br/>(7 months, 4 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[John Christian Watson]]'''<br/>(Australian Labor Party) |
| | + | |[[27 April]] [[1904]]—[[17 August]] [[1904]]<br/>(3 months, 21 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[George Houstoun Reid]] (later Sir George), PC, KC'''<br/>(Free Trade) |
| | + | |[[18 August]] [[1904]]—[[5 July]] [[1905]]<br/>(10 months, 18 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''Alfred Deakin'''<br/>(Protectionist Party) |
| | + | |[[5 July]] [[1905]]—[[13 November]] [[1908]]<br/>(3 years, 4 months, 9 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Andrew Fisher]]'''<br/>(Australian Labor Party) |
| | + | |[[13 November]] [[1908]]—[[2 June]] [[1909]]<br/>(6 months, 21 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Alfred Deakin]]'''<br/>(Protectionist Party) |
| | + | |[[2 June]] [[1909]]—[[29 April]] [[1910]]<br/>(10 months, 28 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''Andrew Fisher'''<br/>(Australian Labor Party) |
| | + | |[[29 April]] [[1910]]—[[24 June]] [[1913]]<br/>(3 years, 1 month, 26 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Joseph Cook]] (later Sir Joseph)'''<br/>(Liberal Party of Australia) |
| | + | |[[24 June]] [[1913]]—[[17 September]] [[1914]]<br/>(1 year, 2 months, 25 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''Andrew Fisher'''<br/>(Australian Labor Party) |
| | + | |[[17 September]] [[1914]]—[[27 October]] [[1915]]<br/>(1 year, 1 month, 11 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[William Morris Hughes]]'''<br/>(Australian Labor Party; Nationalist Party from 1917) |
| | + | |[[27 October]] [[1915]]—[[9 February]] [[1923]]<br/>(7 years, 3 months, 14 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Stanley Melbourne Bruce]], PC, CH, MC'''<br/>(Nationalist Party) |
| | + | |[[9 February]] [[1923]]—[[22 October]] [[1929]]<br/>(6 years, 8 months, 14 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[James Henry Scullin]], PC'''<br/>(Australian Labor Party) |
| | + | |[[22 October]] [[1929]]—[[6 January]] [[1932]]<br/>(2 years, 2 months, 16 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Joseph Aloysius Lyons]], PC, CH'''<br/>(United Australia Party) |
| | + | |[[6 January]] [[1932]]—[[7 April]] [[1939]]<br/>(7 years, 3 months, 2 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''Sir [[Earle Christmas Grafton Page]], PC, GCMG'''<br/>(Australian Country Party) |
| | + | |[[7 April]] [[1939]]—[[26 April]] [[1939]]<br/>(20 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Robert Gordon Menzies]], PC, KC'''<br/>(United Australia Party) |
| | + | |[[26 April]] [[1939]]—[[29 August]] [[1941]]<br/>(2 years, 4 months, 4 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Arthur William Fadden]] (later Sir Arthur)'''<br/>(Country Party) |
| | + | |[[29 August]] [[1941]]—[[7 October]] [[1941]]<br/>(1 month, 9 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[John Curtin]], PC'''<br/>(Australian Labor Party) |
| | + | |[[7 October]] [[1941]]—[[5 July]] [[1945]]<br/>(3 years, 8 months, 29 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Francis Michael Forde]], PC'''<br/>(Australian Labor Party) |
| | + | |[[6 July]] [[1945]]—[[13 July]] [[1945]]<br/>(8 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Joseph Benedict Chifley]], PC'''<br/>(Australian Labor Party) |
| | + | |[[13 July]] [[1945]]—[[19 December]] [[1949]]<br/>(4 years, 5 months, 7 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Robert Gordon Menzies]] (later Sir Robert), PC, KC'''<br/>(Liberal Party of Australia) |
| | + | |[[19 December]] [[1949]]—[[26 January]] [[1966]]<br/>(16 years, 1 month, 8 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Harold Edward Holt]], PC, CH'''<br/>(Liberal Party of Australia) |
| | + | |[[26 January]] [[1966]]—[[19 December]] [[1967]]<br/>(1 year, 10 months, 23 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[John McEwen]] (later Sir John), PC'''<br/>(Country Party) |
| | + | |[[19 December]] [[1967]]—[[10 January]] [[1968]]<br/>(23 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[John Grey Gorton]], PC'''<br/>(Liberal Party of Australia) |
| | + | |[[10 January]] [[1968]]—[[10 March]] [[1971]]<br/>(3 years, 2 months) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[William McMahon]] (later Sir William), PC, CH'''<br/>(Liberal Party of Australia) |
| | + | |[[10 March]] [[1971]]—[[5 December]] [[1972]]<br/>(1 year, 8 months, 25 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Edward Gough Whitlam]], QC'''<br/>(Australian Labor Party) |
| | + | |[[5 December]] [[1972]]—[[11 November]] [[1975]]<br/>(2 years, 11 months, 7 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[John Malcolm Fraser]], PC, CH'''<br/>(Liberal Party of Australia) |
| | + | |[[11 November]] [[1975]]—[[11 March]] [[1983]]<br/>(7 years, 4 months) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Robert James Lee Hawke]], AC'''<br/>(Australian Labor Party) |
| | + | |[[11 March]] [[1983]]—[[20 December]] [[1991]]<br/>(8 years, 9 months, 10 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[Paul John Keating]]'''<br/>(Australian Labor Party) |
| | + | |[[20 December]] [[1991]]—[[11 March]] [[1996]]<br/>(4 years, 2 months, 20 days) |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |'''[[John Winston Howard]]'''<br/>(Liberal Party of Australia) |
| | + | |[[11 March]] [[1996]]—<br/>(11 years so far) |
| | + | |} |
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| − | <h3>Prime Minister</h3>
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| − | <th>
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| − | <h3>Dates</h3>
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| − | <p><b>Sir Edmund Barton, PC, GCMG, KC</b><br>
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| − | (Protectionist Party)</p>
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| − | </td>
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| − | <p>1 January 1901 - 24 September 1903<br>
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| − | (2 years, 8 months, 24 days)</p>
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| − | </tr>
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| − | <p><b>Alfred Deakin</b><br>
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| − | (Protectionist Party)</p>
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| − | </td>
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| − | <p>24 September 1903 - 27 April 1904<br>
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| − | (7 months, 4 days)</p>
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| − | </td>
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| − | <p><b>John Christian Watson</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Labor Party)</p>
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| − | </td>
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| − | <p>27 April 1904 - 17 August 1904<br>
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| − | (3 months, 21 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>George Houstoun Reid (later Sir George), PC,
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| − | KC</b><br>
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| − | (Free Trade)</p>
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| − | </td>
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| − | <p>18 August 1904 - 5 July 1905<br>
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| − | (10 months, 18 days)</p>
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| − | </td>
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| − | <tr valign="top">
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| − | <td>
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| − | <p><b>Alfred Deakin</b><br>
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| − | (Protectionist Party)</p>
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| − | <p>5 July 1905 - 13 November 1908<br>
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| − | (3 years, 4 months, 9 days)</p>
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| − | </td>
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| − | <p><b>Andrew Fisher</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Labor Party)</p>
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| − | </td>
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| − | <td>
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| − | <p>13 November 1908 - 2 June 1909<br>
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| − | (6 months, 21 days)</p>
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| − | </td>
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| − | <td>
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| − | <p><b>Alfred Deakin</b><br>
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| − | (Protectionist Party)</p>
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| − | </td>
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| − | <td>
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| − | <p>2 June 1909 - 29 April 1910<br>
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| − | (10 months, 28 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Andrew Fisher</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Labor Party)</p>
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| − | <p>29 April 1910 - 24 June 1913<br>
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| − | (3 years, 1 month, 26 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Joseph Cook (later Sir Joseph)</b><br>
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| − | (Liberal Party of Australia)</p>
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| − | <p>24 June 1913 - 17 September 1914<br>
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| − | (1 year, 2 months, 25 days)</p>
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| − | </td>
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| − | <td>
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| − | <p><b>Andrew Fisher</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Labor Party)</p>
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| − | <p>17 September 1914 - 27 October 1915<br>
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| − | (1 year, 1 month, 11 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>William Morris Hughes</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Labor Party; Nationalist Party from 1917)</p>
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| − | <p>27 October 1915 - 9 February 1923<br>
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| − | (7 years, 3 months, 14 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Stanley Melbourne Bruce, PC, CH, MC</b><br>
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| − | (Nationalist Party)</p>
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| − | <p>9 February 1923 - 22 October 1929<br>
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| − | (6 years, 8 months, 14 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>James Henry Scullin, PC</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Labor Party)</p>
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| − | <p>22 October 1929 - 6 January 1932<br>
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| − | (2 years, 2 months, 16 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Joseph Aloysius Lyons, PC, CH</b><br>
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| − | (United Australia Party)</p>
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| − | <p>6 January 1932 - 7 April 1939<br>
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| − | (7 years, 3 months, 2 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page, PC, GCMG</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Country Party)</p>
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| − | <p>7 April 1939 - 26 April 1939<br>
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| − | (20 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Robert Gordon Menzies, PC, KC</b><br>
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| − | (United Australia Party)</p>
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| − | <p>26 April 1939 - 29 August 1941<br>
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| − | (2 years, 4 months, 4 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Arthur William Fadden (later Sir Arthur)</b><br>
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| − | (Country Party)</p>
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| − | </td>
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| − | <p>29 August 1941 - 7 October 1941<br>
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| − | (1 month, 9 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>John Curtin, PC</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Labor Party)</p>
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| − | <p>7 October 1941 - 5 July 1945<br>
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| − | (3 years, 8 months, 29 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Francis Michael Forde, PC</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Labor Party)</p>
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| − | <p>6 July 1945 - 13 July 1945<br>
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| − | (8 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Joseph Benedict Chifley, PC</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Labor Party)</p>
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| − | <p>13 July 1945 - 19 December 1949<br>
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| − | (4 years, 5 months, 7 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Robert Gordon Menzies (later Sir Robert), PC,
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| − | KC</b><br>
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| − | (Liberal Party of Australia)</p>
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| − | <p>19 December 1949 - 26 January 1966<br>
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| − | (16 years, 1 month, 8 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Harold Edward Holt, PC, CH</b><br>
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| − | (Liberal Party of Australia)</p>
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| − | <p>26 January 1966 - 19 December 1967<br>
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| − | (1 year, 10 months, 23 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>John McEwen (later Sir John), PC</b><br>
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| − | (Country Party)</p>
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| − | <p>19 December 1967 - 10 January 1968<br>
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| − | (23 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>John Grey Gorton, PC</b><br>
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| − | (Liberal Party of Australia)</p>
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| − | <p>10 January 1968 - 10 March 1971<br>
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| − | (3 years, 2 months)</p>
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| − | <p><b>William McMahon (later Sir William), PC, CH</b><br>
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| − | (Liberal Party of Australia)</p>
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| − | <p>10 March 1971 - 5 December 1972<br>
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| − | (1 year, 8 months, 25 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Edward Gough Whitlam, QC</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Labor Party)</p>
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| − | <p>5 December 1972 - 11 November 1975<br>
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| − | (2 years, 11 months, 7 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>John Malcolm Fraser, PC, CH</b><br>
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| − | (Liberal Party of Australia)</p>
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| − | <p>11 November 1975 - 11 March 1983<br>
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| − | (7 years, 4 months)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Robert James Lee Hawke, AC</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Labor Party)</p>
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| − | <p>11 March 1983 - 20 December 1991<br>
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| − | (8 years, 9 months, 10 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>Paul John Keating</b><br>
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| − | (Australian Labor Party)</p>
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| − | <p>20 December 1991 - 11 March 1996<br>
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| − | (4 years, 2 months, 20 days)</p>
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| − | <p><b>John Winston Howard</b><br>
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| − | (Liberal Party of Australia)</p>
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| − | <p>11 March 1996 - </p>
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| | == Geography == | | == Geography == |
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