List of Australian ministries

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

Ministries

Name of Ministry Constituted Concluded
Barton Ministry 1 January 1901 24 September 1903
First Deakin Ministry 24 September 1903 27 April 1904
Watson Ministry 27 April 1904 17 August 1904
Reid Ministry 18 August 1904 5 July 1905
Second Deakin Ministry 5 July 1905 12 December 1906
Third Deakin Ministry 12 December 1906 13 November 1908
First Fisher Ministry 13 November 1908 2 June 1909
Fourth Deakin Ministry 2 June 1909 29 April 1910
Second Fisher Ministry 29 April 1910 24 June 1913
Cook Ministry 24 June 1913 17 September 1914
Third Fisher Ministry 17 September 1914 27 October 1915
First Hughes Ministry 27 October 1915 14 November 1916
Second Hughes Ministry 14 November 1916 17 February 1917
Third Hughes Ministry 17 February 1917 5 May 1917
Fourth Hughes Ministry 5 May 1917 3 February 1920
Fifth Hughes Ministry 4 February 1920 9 February 1923
First Bruce Ministry 9 February 1923 14 November 1925
Second Bruce Ministry 14 November 1925 29 November 1928
Third Bruce Ministry 29 November 1928 22 October 1929
Scullin Ministry 22 October 1929 6 January 1932
First Lyons Ministry 6 January 1932 12 October 1934
Second Lyons Ministry 12 October 1934 9 November 1934
Third Lyons Ministry 9 November 1934 29 November 1937
Fourth Lyons Ministry 29 November 1937 7 April 1939
Page Ministry 7 April 1939 26 April 1939
First Menzies Ministry 26 April 1939 14 March 1940
Second Menzies Ministry 14 March 1940 28 October 1940
Third Menzies Ministry 28 October 1940 28 August 1941
Fadden Ministry 28 August 1941 7 October 1941
First Curtin Ministry 7 October 1941 21 September 1943
Second Curtin Ministry 21 September 1943 6 July 1945
Forde Ministry 6 July 1945 13 July 1945
First Chifley Ministry 13 July 1945 1 November 1946
Second Chifley Ministry 1 November 1946 19 December 1949
Fourth Menzies Ministry 19 December 1949 11 May 1951
Fifth Menzies Ministry 11 May 1951 9 July 1954
Sixth Menzies Ministry 9 July 1954 11 January 1956
Seventh Menzies Ministry 11 January 1956 10 December 1958
Eighth Menzies Ministry 10 December 1958 22 December 1961
Ninth Menzies Ministry 22 December 1961 18 December 1963
Tenth Menzies Ministry 18 December 1963 26 January 1966
First Holt Ministry 26 January 1966 14 December 1966
Second Holt Ministry 14 December 1966 19 December 1967
McEwen Ministry 19 December 1967 10 January 1968
First Gorton Ministry 10 January 1968 12 November 1969
Second Gorton Ministry 12 November 1969 10 March 1971
McMahon Ministry 10 March 1971 5 December 1972
First Whitlam Ministry 5 December 1972 19 December 1972
Second Whitlam Ministry 19 December 1972 12 June 1974
Third Whitlam Ministry 12 June 1974 11 November 1975
First Fraser Ministry 11 November 1975 22 December 1975
Second Fraser Ministry 22 December 1975 20 December 1977
Third Fraser Ministry 20 December 1977 3 November 1980
Fourth Fraser Ministry 3 November 1980 11 March 1983
First Hawke Ministry 11 March 1983 13 December 1984
Second Hawke Ministry 13 December 1984 24 July 1987
Third Hawke Ministry 24 July 1987 4 April 1990
Fourth Hawke Ministry 4 April 1990 20 December 1991
First Keating Ministry 20 December 1991 24 March 1993
Second Keating Ministry 24 March 1993 11 March 1996
First Howard Ministry 11 March 1996 21 October 1998
Second Howard Ministry 21 October 1998 26 November 2001
Third Howard Ministry 26 November 2001 22 October 2004
Fourth Howard Ministry 22 October 2004 3 December 2007
Rudd Ministry 3 December 2007 24 June 2010
First Gillard Ministry 24 June 2010 14 September 2010
Second Gillard Ministry 14 September 2010 Present
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