Alfred Deakin

Alfred Deakin
Date of birth	3 August 1856
Date of death	7 October 1919
Wife	Pattie Deakin
Party	Protectionist Party Edmond Barton

Alfred Deakin was Australia's second Prime Minister, and one of two Australian Prime Ministers to hold the office three times.

Like his predecessor, Deakin held political office prior to Federation, although in this case in Victoria. He also travelled with Barton to London to oversee the passage of the Commonwealth Constitution Bill through the British parliament.

During Barton's term as Prime Minister, Deakin held the office of Attorney General.

Source

• National Museum of Australia, Alfred Deakin

Australian Prime Ministers
Edmund Barton (1901) Alfred Deakin (1903, 1905, and 1909) John Watson (1904) George Reid (1904) Andrew Fisher (1908, 1910, and 1914) Joseph Cook (1913) William Hughes (1915)	Stanley Bruce (1923) James Scullin (1929) Joseph Lyons (1932) Earle Page (1939) Robert Menzies (1939 and 1949) Arthur Fadden (1941) John Curtin (1941)	Francis Forde (1945) Joseph Chifley (1945) Harold Holt (1966) John McEwen (1967) John Gorton (1968) William McMahon (1971) Gough Whitlam (1972)	Malcolm Fraser (1975) Robert Hawke (1983) Paul Keating (1991) John Howard (1996) Kevin Rudd (2007)