Historical country records

Australia historical timeline

Australia

Date or termOfficeholder or eventCategoryAffiliation / detail
1 Jan 1901British colonies in Australia united as a dominionLeaders
11 Dec 1931Statute of Westminster (ratified by Australia 9 Oct 1942) grants full sovereignty to the British dominionsLeaders
1 Jan 1901 - 9 Jan 1903John Adrian Louis Hope, Earl of Hopetoun (b. 1860 - d. 1908)Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
9 Jan 1903 - 21 Jan 1904Hallam Tennyson, Baron TennysonGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
21 Jan 1904 - 9 Sep 1908Henry Stafford Northcote, Baron Northcote (b. 1846 - d. 1911)Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
9 Sep 1908 - 31 Jul 1911William Humble Ward, Earl of Dudley (b. 1867 - d. 1932)Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
31 Jul 1911 - 18 May 1914Thomas Denman, Baron DenmanGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
18 May 1914 - 6 Oct 1920Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro-FergusonGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
6 Oct 1920 - 8 Oct 1925Henry William Forster, Baron Forster of Lepe (b. 1866 - d. 1936)Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
8 Oct 1925 - 22 Jan 1931John Lawrence Baird, Baron Stonehaven (b. 1874 - d. 1941)Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
22 Jan 1931 - 23 Jan 1936Sir Isaac IsaacsGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
23 Jan 1936 - 30 Jan 1945Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, Baron Gowrie (from 8 Jan 1945, Earl of Gowrie) (b. 1872 - d. 1955)Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
30 Jan 1945 - 11 Mar 1947Henry William Frederick Albert, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1900 - d. 1974)Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
11 Mar 1947 - 8 May 1953William John McKell (from 9 Nov 1951, Sir William John McKell) (b. 1891 - d. 1985)Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
8 May 1953 - 2 Feb 1960Sir William SlimGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
2 Feb 1960 - 3 Feb 1961William Shepherd Morrison, Viscount Dunrossil (b. 1893 - d. 1961)Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
4 Feb 1961 - 3 Aug 1961Sir Reginald Alexander Dallas Brooks (acting) (b. 1896 - d. 1966)Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
3 Aug 1961 - 22 Sep 1965William Philip Sidney, Viscount De L'Isle (b. 1909 - d. 1991)Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
22 Sep 1965 - 30 Apr 1969Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey (b. 1890 - d. 1976)Governors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
30 Apr 1969 - 11 Jul 1974Sir Paul HasluckGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
11 Jul 1974 - 8 Dec 1977Sir John Robert KerrGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
8 Dec 1977 - 29 Jul 1982Sir Zelman CowenGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
29 Jul 1982 - 16 Feb 1989Sir Ninian Martin StephenGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
16 Feb 1989 - 16 Feb 1996Bill HaydenGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
16 Feb 1996 - 29 Jun 2001Sir William DeaneGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
29 Jun 2001 - 28 May 2003Peter HollingworthGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
15 May 2003 - 11 Aug 2003Sir Guy GreenGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
11 Aug 2003 -Michael JefferyGovernors-general (representing the British monarch as head of state)
1 Jan 1901 - 24 Sep 1903Edmund Barton (from 1902, Sir Edmund Barton) Pro (b. 1849 - d. 1920)Prime ministers
24 Sep 1903 - 26 Apr 1904Alfred Deakin (1st time)Prime ministersPro
26 Apr 1904 - 18 Aug 1904John Christian WatsonPrime ministersALP
18 Aug 1904 - 5 Jul 1905George ReidPrime ministersFT
5 Jul 1905 - 13 Nov 1908Alfred Deakin (2nd time)Prime ministersPro
13 Nov 1908 - 2 Jun 1909Andrew Fisher (1st time)Prime ministersALP
2 Jun 1909 - 29 Apr 1910Alfred Deakin (3rd time)Prime ministersPro
29 Apr 1910 - 24 Apr 1913Andrew Fisher (2nd time)Prime ministersALP
24 Apr 1913 - 17 Sep 1914Joseph CookPrime ministersLib
17 Sep 1914 - 27 Oct 1915Andrew Fisher (3rd time)Prime ministersALP
27 Oct 1915 - 9 Feb 1923William Morris HughesPrime ministersALP;
9 Feb 1923 - 22 Oct 1929Stanley Melbourne BrucePrime ministersNat
22 Oct 1929 - 6 Jan 1932James Henry ScullinPrime ministersALP
6 Jan 1932 - 7 Apr 1939Joseph Aloysius LyonsPrime ministersUAP
7 Apr 1939 - 26 Apr 1939Sir Earle Page (acting)Prime ministersCnt
26 Apr 1939 - 29 Aug 1941Robert Gordon MenziesPrime ministers
29 Aug 1941 - 7 Oct 1941Arthur William FaddenPrime ministersCnt
7 Oct 1941 - 5 Jul 1945John CurtinPrime ministersALP
6 Jul 1945 - 13 Jul 1945Francis Michael FordePrime ministersALP
13 Jul 1945 - 19 Dec 1949Joseph Benedict ChifleyPrime ministersALP
19 Dec 1949 - 22 Jan 1966Robert Gordon Menzies (from 1963, Sir Robert Gordon Menzies) (2nd time) Lib (s.a.)Prime ministers
22 Jan 1966 - 17 Dec 1967Harold HoltPrime ministersLib
18 Dec 1967 - 10 Jan 1968John McEwenPrime ministersCnt
10 Jan 1968 - 10 Mar 1971John Grey GortonPrime ministersLib
10 Mar 1971 - 5 Dec 1972William McMahonPrime ministersLib
5 Dec 1972 - 11 Nov 1975Gough WhitlamPrime ministersALP
11 Nov 1975 - 11 Mar 1983Malcolm FraserPrime ministersLib
11 Mar 1983 - 20 Dec 1991Bob HawkePrime ministersALP
20 Dec 1991 - 11 Mar 1996Paul KeatingPrime ministersALP
11 Mar 1996 - 3 Dec 2007John HowardPrime ministersLib
3 Dec 2007 -Kevin RuddPrime ministersALP