Australia has had 30 Prime Ministers, 23 of whom have died.
George Reid was the first PM to die, in 1918. The most recent deaths were John Gorton in 2002, Gough Whitlam in 2014, Malcolm Fraser in 2015, and Bob Hawke in 2019.
Currently, all 7 prime ministers (3 Labor, 4 Liberal) since December 20, 1991 are still living: Keating, Howard, Rudd, Gillard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison.
The table below lists the 23 deceased prime ministers in chronological order by their date of death. It also shows their age and the number of years they lived after leaving the prime ministership.
- Chronological List of Australian Prime Ministers Since 1901
- Terms of Prime Ministers Since 1901
- Prime Ministers by age upon taking office
- Prime Ministers and Living Ex-Prime Ministers
- Complete lists of all living former PMs, Premiers and Chief Ministers
- Number of Elections Won by Australian Prime Ministers
- 2013 and the Years of Three Prime Ministers
| Deaths of Australian Prime Ministers Since 1901 | ||||||||
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| No. | Name | Party | Period in Office | Born | Died | Age at Death |
Age Became PM |
Years Lived After PM |
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1.
|
Reid, George Houston |
FT
|
18.08.04 – 05.07.05
(10 mths, 18 days) |
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2.
|
Deakin, Alfred |
Prot
Lib |
24.09.03 – 27.04.04
05.07.05 – 13.11.08 02.06.09 – 29.04.10 (4 yrs, 10 mths, 10 days) |
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3.
|
Barton, Edmund |
Prot
|
01.01.01 – 24.09.03
(2 yrs, 8 mths, 24 days) |
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4.
|
Fisher, Andrew |
ALP
|
13.11.08 – 02.06.09
29.04.10 – 24.06.13 17.09.14 – 27.10.15 (4 yrs, 9 mths, 28 days) |
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5.
|
Lyons, Joseph Aloysius |
UAP
|
06.01.32 – 07.04.39
(7 yrs, 3 mths, 2 days) |
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6.
|
Watson, John Christian |
ALP
|
27.04.04 – 17.08.04
(3 mths, 21 days) |
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7.
|
Curtin, John |
ALP
|
07.10.41 – 05.07.45
(3 yrs, 8 mths, 29 days) |
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8.
|
Cook, Joseph |
Lib
|
24.06.13 – 17.09.14
(1 yr, 2 mths, 25 days) |
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9.
|
Chifley, Joseph Benedict |
ALP
|
13.07.45 – 19.12.49
(4 yrs, 5 mths, 7 days) |
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10.
|
Hughes, William Morris |
ALP
Nat |
27.10.15 – 09.02.23
(7 yrs, 3 mths, 14 days) |
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11.
|
Scullin, James Henry |
ALP
|
22.10.29 – 06.01.32
(2 yrs, 2 mths, 16 days) |
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12.
|
Page, Earle Christmas Grafton |
CP
|
07.04.39 – 26.04.39
(20 days) |
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13.
|
Bruce, Stanley Melbourne |
Nat
|
09.02.23 – 22.10.29
(6 yrs, 8 mths, 14 days) |
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14.
|
Holt, Harold Edward |
Lib
|
26.01.66 – 19.12.67
(1 yr, 10 mths, 23 days) |
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15.
|
Fadden, Arthur William |
CP
|
29.08.41 – 07.10.41
(1 mth, 9 days) |
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16.
|
Menzies, Robert Gordon |
Lib
|
26.04.39 – 29.08.41
19.12.49 – 26.01.66 (18 yrs, 5 mths, 12 days) |
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17.
|
McEwen, John |
CP
|
19.12.67 – 10.01.68
(23 days) |
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18.
|
Forde, Francis Michael |
ALP
|
06.07.45 – 13.07.45
(8 days) |
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19.
|
McMahon, William |
Lib
|
10.03.71 – 05.12.72
(1 yr, 8 mths, 25 days) |
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20.
|
Gorton, John Grey |
Lib
|
10.01.68 – 10.03.71
(3 yrs, 2 mths) |
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21.
|
Whitlam, Edward Gough |
ALP
|
05.12.72 – 11.11.75
(2 yrs, 11 mths, 6 days) |
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22.
|
Fraser, John Malcolm |
Lib
|
11.11.75 – 11.03.83
(7 yrs, 4 mths) |
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23.
|
Hawke, Robert James Lee |
ALP
|
11.03.1983 – 20.12.1991
(8 yrs, 9 mths, 9 days) |
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Legend:
ALP = Australian Labor Party
CP = Country Party
FT = Free Trade (fused with Protectionists to form Liberal Party in 1909)
LP = Liberal Party (first formed in 1909 from Free Traders & Protectionists; reformed in 1944 to replace UAP)
NAT = Nationalist (formed out of Liberal Party and ALP defectors in 1916)
PROT = Protectionist (fused with Free Traders to form Liberal Party in 1909)
UAP = United Australia Party (formed out of Nationalists and ALP defectors in 1931)
