| Order
|
Portrait
|
Minister
|
Party
|
Prime Minister
|
Term start
|
Term end
|
Term in office
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| 1
|
|
John Forrest
|
|
Protectionist
|
Barton
|
1 January 1901 (1901-01-01)
|
17 January 1901 (1901-01-17)
|
16 days
|
| 2
|
|
James Drake
|
|
5 February 1901 (1901-02-05)
|
10 August 1903 (1903-08-10)
|
2 years, 186 days
|
| 3
|
|
Philip Fysh
|
|
10 August 1903 (1903-08-10)
|
24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)
|
261 days
|
|
|
Deakin
|
24 September 1903 (1903-09-24)
|
27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)
|
| 4
|
|
Hugh Mahon
|
|
Labor
|
Watson
|
27 April 1904 (1904-04-27)
|
17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)
|
112 days
|
| 5
|
|
Sydney Smith
|
|
Free Trade
|
Reid
|
17 August 1904 (1904-08-17)
|
5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)
|
322 days
|
| 6
|
|
Austin Chapman
|
|
Protectionist
|
Deakin
|
5 July 1905 (1905-07-05)
|
30 July 1907 (1907-07-30)
|
2 years, 25 days
|
| 7
|
|
Samuel Mauger
|
|
30 July 1907 (1907-07-30)
|
13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)
|
1 year, 106 days
|
| 8
|
|
Josiah Thomas
|
|
Labor
|
Fisher
|
13 November 1908 (1908-11-13)
|
2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)
|
201 days
|
| 9
|
|
John Quick
|
|
Liberal
|
Deakin
|
2 June 1909 (1909-06-02)
|
29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)
|
331 days
|
| 10
|
|
Josiah Thomas
|
|
Labor
|
Fisher
|
29 April 1910 (1910-04-29)
|
14 October 1911 (1911-10-14)
|
1 year, 168 days
|
| 11
|
|
Charlie Frazer
|
|
14 October 1911 (1911-10-14)
|
24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)
|
1 year, 253 days
|
| 12
|
|
Agar Wynne
|
|
Liberal
|
Cook
|
24 June 1913 (1913-06-24)
|
17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)
|
1 year, 85 days
|
| 13
|
|
William Spence
|
|
Labor
|
Fisher
|
17 September 1914 (1914-09-17)
|
27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)
|
1 year, 40 days
|
| 14
|
|
William Webster
|
|
Hughes
|
27 October 1915 (1915-10-27)
|
14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)
|
4 years, 99 days
|
|
|
National Labor
|
14 November 1916 (1916-11-14)
|
17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)
|
|
|
Nationalist
|
17 February 1917 (1917-02-17)
|
3 February 1920 (1920-02-03)
|
| 15
|
|
George Wise
|
|
3 February 1920 (1920-02-03)
|
21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)
|
1 year, 321 days
|
| 16
|
|
Alexander Poynton
|
|
21 December 1921 (1921-12-21)
|
5 February 1923 (1923-02-05)
|
1 year, 46 days
|
| 17
|
|
William Gibson
|
|
Country
|
Bruce
|
5 February 1923 (1923-02-05)
|
22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)
|
6 years, 259 days
|
| 18
|
|
Joseph Lyons
|
|
Labor
|
Scullin
|
22 October 1929 (1929-10-22)
|
4 February 1931 (1931-02-04)
|
1 year, 105 days
|
| 19
|
|
Albert Green
|
|
4 February 1931 (1931-02-04)
|
6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)
|
336 days
|
| 20
|
|
James Fenton
|
|
United Australia
|
Lyons
|
6 January 1932 (1932-01-06)
|
13 October 1932 (1932-10-13)
|
281 days
|
| 21
|
|
Archdale Parkhill
|
|
13 October 1932 (1932-10-13)
|
12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
|
1 year, 364 days
|
| 22
|
|
Alexander McLachlan
|
|
12 October 1934 (1934-10-12)
|
7 November 1938 (1938-11-07)
|
6 years, 25 days
|
| 23
|
|
Archie Cameron
|
|
Country
|
7 November 1938 (1938-11-07)
|
7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)
|
170 days
|
|
|
Page
|
7 April 1939 (1939-04-07)
|
26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
|
| 24
|
|
Eric Harrison
|
|
United Australia
|
Menzies
|
26 April 1939 (1939-04-26)
|
14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)
|
323 days
|
| 25
|
|
Harold Thorby
|
|
Country
|
14 March 1940 (1940-03-14)
|
28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)
|
228 days
|
| 26
|
|
George McLeay
|
|
United Australia
|
28 October 1940 (1940-10-28)
|
26 June 1941 (1941-06-26)
|
241 days
|
| 27
|
|
Thomas Collins
|
|
Country
|
26 June 1941 (1941-06-26)
|
29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)
|
103 days
|
|
|
Fadden
|
29 August 1941 (1941-08-29)
|
7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
|
| 28
|
|
Bill Ashley
|
|
Labor
|
Curtin
|
7 October 1941 (1941-10-07)
|
2 February 1945 (1945-02-02)
|
3 years, 118 days
|
| 29
|
|
Don Cameron
|
|
2 February 1945 (1945-02-02)
|
6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
|
4 years, 320 days
|
|
|
Forde
|
6 July 1945 (1945-07-06)
|
13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
|
|
|
Chifley
|
13 July 1945 (1945-07-13)
|
19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
|
| 30
|
|
Larry Anthony
|
|
Country
|
Menzies
|
19 December 1949 (1949-12-19)
|
11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)
|
6 years, 23 days
|
| 31
|
|
Charles Davidson
|
|
11 January 1956 (1956-01-11)
|
18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)
|
7 years, 341 days
|
| 32
|
|
Alan Hulme
|
|
Liberal
|
18 December 1963 (1963-12-18)
|
26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
|
8 years, 353 days
|
|
|
Holt
|
26 January 1966 (1966-01-26)
|
19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
|
|
|
McEwen
|
19 December 1967 (1967-12-19)
|
10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
|
|
|
Gorton
|
10 January 1968 (1968-01-10)
|
10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
|
|
|
McMahon
|
10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
|
5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
|
| 33
|
|
Lance Barnard1 |
|
Labor
|
Whitlam
|
5 December 1972 (1972-12-05)
|
19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)
|
14 days
|
| 34
|
|
Lionel Bowen
|
|
19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)
|
12 June 1974 (1974-06-12)
|
1 year, 175 days
|
| 35
|
|
Reg Bishop
|
|
12 June 1974 (1974-06-12)
|
11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)
|
1 year, 152 days
|
| 36
|
|
Peter Nixon
|
|
National Country
|
Fraser
|
11 November 1975 (1975-11-11)
|
22 December 1975 (1975-12-22)
|
41 days
|
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