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This is a list of ministries of the Government of Australia since Federation in 1901.[1]

Ministries

The Barton ministry; the 1st Australian federal ministry, 1901.
The Second Fisher ministry; the 8th Australian federal ministry, 1910.
The First Bruce ministry; the 16th Australian federal ministry, 1923.
The First Curtin ministry; the 29th Australian federal ministry, 1941.
The Fifth Menzies ministry; the 35th Australian federal ministry, 1951.
The First Gorton ministry; the 44th Australian federal ministry, 1968.
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Order Ministry Prime Minister Governing party Dates
Constituted Concluded
1 Barton ministry Edmund Barton Protectionist1 January 1901 (1901-01-01)24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)
2 First Deakin ministry Alfred Deakin24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)
3 Watson ministry Chris WatsonLabor / Protectionist27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)
4 Reid ministry George ReidFree Trade / Protectionist18 August 1904 (1904-08-18)5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)
5 Second Deakin ministry Alfred DeakinProtectionist5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)
6 First Fisher ministry Andrew FisherLabor13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)
7 Third Deakin ministry Alfred DeakinLiberal2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)
8 Second Fisher ministry Andrew FisherLabour29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)
9 Cook ministry Joseph CookLiberal24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)
10 Third Fisher ministry Andrew FisherLabor17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)
11 First Hughes ministry Billy Hughes27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)
12 Second Hughes ministry National Labor14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)
13 Third Hughes ministry Nationalist17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)8 January 1918 (1918-01-08)
14 Fourth Hughes ministry 8 January 1918 (1918-01-08)4 February 1920 (1920-02-04)
15 Fifth Hughes ministry 4 February 1920 (1920-02-04)9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)
16 First Bruce ministry Stanley BruceNationalist / Country9 February 1923 (1923-02-09)18 December 1925 (1925-12-18)
17 Second Bruce ministry 18 December 1925 (1925-12-18)29 November 1928 (1928-11-29)
18 Third Bruce ministry 29 November 1928 (1928-11-29)22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)
19 Scullin ministry James ScullinLabor22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)
20 First Lyons ministry Joseph LyonsUnited Australia6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
21 Second Lyons ministry 12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)9 November 1934 (1934-11-09)
22 Third Lyons ministry United Australia / Country9 November 1934 (1934-11-09)29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)
23 Fourth Lyons ministry 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29)7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)
24 Page ministry
(Caretaker)
Earle PageCountry / United Australia7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
25 First Menzies ministry Robert MenziesUnited Australia26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)
26 Second Menzies ministry United Australia / Country14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)
27 Third Menzies ministry 28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)28 August 1941 (1941-08-28)
28 Fadden ministry Arthur FaddenCountry / United Australia28 August 1941 (1941-08-28)7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
29 First Curtin ministry John CurtinLabor7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)21 September 1943 (1943-09-21)
30 Second Curtin ministry 21 September 1943 (1943-09-21)6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
31 Forde ministry
(Caretaker)
Frank Forde6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
32 First Chifley ministry Ben Chifley13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)1 November 1946 (1946-11-01)
33 Second Chifley ministry 1 November 1946 (1946-11-01)19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
34 Fourth Menzies ministry Robert MenziesLiberal / Country19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)11 May 1951 (1951-05-11)
35 Fifth Menzies ministry 11 May 1951 (1951-05-11)9 July 1954 (1954-07-09)
36 Sixth Menzies ministry 9 July 1954 (1954-07-09)11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)
37 Seventh Menzies ministry 11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)10 December 1958 (1958-12-10)
38 Eighth Menzies ministry 10 December 1958 (1958-12-10)22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)
39 Ninth Menzies ministry 22 December 1961 (1961-12-22)18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)
40 Tenth Menzies ministry 18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
41 First Holt ministry Harold Holt26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)14 December 1966 (1966-12-14)
42 Second Holt ministry 14 December 1966 (1966-12-14)19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
43 McEwen ministry
(Caretaker)
John McEwen19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
44 First Gorton ministry John Gorton10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)
45 Second Gorton ministry 12 November 1969 (1969-11-12)10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
46 McMahon ministry William McMahon10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
47 First Whitlam ministry Gough WhitlamLabor5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)
48 Second Whitlam ministry 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)12 June 1974 (1974-06-12)
49 Third Whitlam ministry 12 June 1974 (1974-06-12)11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)
50 First Fraser ministry Malcolm FraserLiberal / National Country11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)
51 Second Fraser ministry 22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)
52 Third Fraser ministry 20 December 1977 (1977-12-20)3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)
53 Fourth Fraser ministry 3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)
54 First Hawke ministry Bob HawkeLabor11 March 1983 (1983-03-11)13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)
55 Second Hawke ministry 13 December 1984 (1984-12-13)24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)
56 Third Hawke ministry 24 July 1987 (1987-07-24)4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)
57 Fourth Hawke ministry 4 April 1990 (1990-04-04)20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)
58 First Keating ministry Paul Keating20 December 1991 (1991-12-20)24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
59 Second Keating ministry 24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
60 First Howard ministry John HowardLiberal / National11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)
61 Second Howard ministry 21 October 1998 (1998-10-21)26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)
62 Third Howard ministry 26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)
63 Fourth Howard ministry 26 October 2004 (2004-10-26)3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)
64 First Rudd ministry Kevin RuddLabor3 December 2007 (2007-12-03)24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)
65 First Gillard ministry Julia Gillard24 June 2010 (2010-06-24)14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)
66 Second Gillard ministry 14 September 2010 (2010-09-14)27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)
67 Second Rudd ministry Kevin Rudd27 June 2013 (2013-06-27)18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
68 Abbott ministry Tony AbbottLiberal / National18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)
69 First Turnbull ministry Malcolm Turnbull15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)
70 Second Turnbull ministry 19 July 2016 (2016-07-19)24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
71 First Morrison ministry Scott Morrison24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)
72 Second Morrison ministry 29 May 2019 (2019-05-29)23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)
73 Albanese ministry Anthony AlbaneseLabor23 May 2022 (2022-05-23)Present
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Notes

1..^ Date of swearing in of Interium ministry.[2] Full ministry to be sworn in 1st July 2022.
2..^ Election to occur in mid 2025


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