AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

Prime Ministers of Australia

Prime Ministers of Australia  ...  Present - 1972      1972 - 1945      1945 - 1915      1915 - 1901       More Information
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Prime Ministers — 1945 to 1915

14th	John Curtin 8 Jan 1885 - 5 July 1945		period in office term of office political party age first in office	7 Oct 1941 - 5 July 1945 3 years, 8 months, 29 days Australian Labor 56
13th	Arthur William Fadden later Sir Arthur, PC, GCMG 13 Apr 1895 - 1973		period in office term of office political party age first in office	29 Aug 1941 - 7 Oct 1941 1 month, 9 days Country 46
12th	Robert Gordon Menzies PC, KC  20 Dec 1894 - 15 May 1978		period in office term of office political party age first in office	26 April 1939 - 29 Aug 1941 2 years, 4 months, 4 days United Australia 39
11th	Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page PC, GCMG  8 Aug 1880 - 20 Dec 1961		period in office term of office political party age first in office	7 April 1939 - 26 April 1939 20 days Country 58
10th	Joseph Aloysius Lyons PC, CH 15 Sept 1879 - 7 April 1939		period in office term of office political party age first in office	6 Jan 1932 - 7 April 1939 7 years, 3 months, 2 days United Australia 53
9th	James Henry Scullin PC  18 Sept 1876 - 28 Jan 1953		period in office term of office political party age first in office	22 Oct 1929 - 6 Jan 1932 2 years, 2 months, 16 days Australian Labor 53
8th	Stanley Melbourne Bruce PC, CH, MC  15 Apr 1883 - 25 Aug 1967		period in office term of office political party age first in office	9 Feb 23 - 22 Oct 29 1929 6 years, 8 months, 14 days Nationalist 39
7th	William Morris Hughes 25 Sep 1862 - 28 Oct 1952		period in office term of office political party   age first in office	27 Oct 1915 - 9 Feb 1923 7 years, 3 months, 14 days Australian Labour and     from 1917 Nationalist 53

NOTES about the Nationalist Party
In 1931 the National Party joined with other groups and formed the United Australia Party.