List of Australian Prime Ministers by age
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This is a list of Prime Ministers of Australia by age, including when they were born, what age they were when they were appointed Prime Minister, what age were they when they left the office and the age at which they died, or there current age as of 8/12/07 if they are still alive. The table can be sorted by each different category.
The date of appointment as Prime Minister is the date on which they were sworn in by the Governor-General for their first term. The day on which they departed office is the final day of their final term. This is either the day a new Prime Minister was appointed or their date of death if they died whilst in office.
| # |
Prime Minister |
Date of birth |
Age appointed PM | Age departed office | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmund Barton | 18/1/1849 | 51 years (18 975 days) | 54 years (19 971 days) | 70 years (25 920 days) |
| 2 | Alfred Deakin[1] | 3/10/1856 | 47 years (17 217 days) | 53 years (19 626 days) | 63 years (23 074 days) |
| 3 | Chris Watson | 9/4/1867 | 37 years (13 532 days) | 37 years (13 645 days) | 74 years (27 251 days) |
| 4 | George Reid | 25/2/1845 | 59 years (21 723 days) | 60 years (22 044 days) | 73 years (26 862 days) |
| 5 | Andrew Fisher[1] | 29/8/1862 | 46 years (16 877 days) | 53 years (19 416 days) | 66 years (24 160 days) |
| 6 | Joseph Cook | 7/12/1860 | 52 years (19 191 days) | 53 years (19 641 days) | 86 years (31 645 days) |
| 7 | Billy Hughes[1] | 25/9/1862 | 53 years (19 389 days) | 60 years (22 051 days) | 90 years (22 051 days) |
| 8 | Stanley Bruce | 15/4/1883 | 39 years (14 544 days) | 46 years (16 991 days) | 84 years (30, 812 days) |
| 9 | James Scullin | 18/9/1876 | 53 years (19 391 days) | 55 years (20 197 days) | 76 years (27 890 days) |
| 10 | Joseph Lyons | 15/9/1859 | 52 years (19 105 days) | 59 years (21 753 days)[2] | 59 years (21 753 days) |
| 11 | Earle Page | 8/8/1880 | 58 years (21 425 days) | 58 years (21 444 days) | 81 years (29 718 days) |
| 12 | Robert Menzies[1] | 20/12/1894 | 44 years (16 197 days) | 71 years (25 969 days) | 83 years (30 461 days) |
| 13 | Arthur Fadden | 13/4/1895 | 46 years (16 938 days) | 46 years (16 978 days) | 78 years (28 497 days) |
| 14 | John Curtin | 8/1/1885 | 56 years (20 725 days) | 60 years (22 092 days)[2] | 60 years (22 092 days) |
| 15 | Frank Forde | 18/7/1890 | 54 years (20 076 days) | 54 years (20 083 days) | 92 years (33 796 days) |
| 16 | Ben Chifley | 22/9/1885 | 59 years (21 843 days) | 64 years (23 463 days) | 65 years (24 004 days) |
| 17 | Harold Holt | 5/8/1908 | 57 years (20 993 days) | 59 years (21 685 days)[2] | 59 years (21 685 days)[3] |
| 18 | John McEwen | 29/3/1900 | 67 years (24 736 days) | 67 years (24 758 days) | 80 years (29 456 days) |
| 19 | John Gorton | 9/9/1911 | 56 years (20 577 days) | 59 years (21 732 days) | 90 years (33 125 days) |
| 20 | William McMahon | 23/2/1908 | 63 years (23 026 days) | 64 years (23 662 days) | 80 years (29 257 days) |
| 21 | Gough Whitlam | 11/7/1916 | 56 years (20 601 days) | 59 years (21 672 days) | 91 years (33 387 days) [4] |
| 22 | Malcolm Fraser | 21/5/1930 | 45 years (16 610 days) | 53 years (19 532 days) | 77 years (28 325 days) [4] |
| 23 | Bob Hawke | 9/12/1929 | 53 years (19 450 days) | 62 years (22 656 days) | 78 years (28 488 days) [4] |
| 24 | Paul Keating | 18/1/1944 | 47 years (17 503 days) | 52 years (19 046 days) | 64 years (23 335 days) [4] |
| 25 | John Howard | 26/7/1939 | 56 years (20 683 days) | 68 years (24 967 days) | 68 years (24 972 days) [4] |
| 26 | Kevin Rudd | 21/9/1957 | 50 years (18 335 days) | Still in office | 50 years (18 340 days) [4] |
| # |
Prime Minister |
Date of birth |
Age appointed PM | Age departed office | Lifespan |
[edit] Gallery
 At 37 years and 18 days, Chris Watson is the youngest man to be appointed Prime Minister. |
 During his brief 31 day premiership in 1967 and 1968 John McEwen became both the oldest man to be appointed Prime Minister, as well as the oldest man to hold the position. |
 Frank Forde has the longest lifespan of any Prime Minister at 92 years, 6 months and 10 days. He will be surpassed by Gough Whitlam on January 22, 2009. |
 Incumbent Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has the shortest lifespan of any Prime Minister at 50 years, 2 months and 17 days. |
 Gough Whitlam is currently the oldest living Prime Minister at 91 years, 4 months and 27 days. |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b c d Served multiple separate terms. Dates are taken from the start of first term and the end of the final term.
- ^ a b c Died in office
- ^ Harold Holt went missing whilst swimming on December 17, 1967. He was presumed to be dead on December 19, 1967, this is used as his date of death.
- ^ a b c d e f Still living. Lifespan is correct as of December 8 2007
[edit] See also
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