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Leaders of the Australian Labor Party

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Leaders of the Australian Labor Party

The leader of the Australian Labor Party is the highest political office within the federal Australian Labor Party (ALP). Leaders of the party are chosen from among the sitting members of the parliamentary caucus either by members alone or with a vote of the party's rank-and-file membership. The current leader of the Labor Party, since 2019, is Anthony Albanese, who has served as the prime minister of Australia since 2022. There have been 21 leaders since 1901 when Chris Watson was elected as the inaugural leader following the first federal election. Every Australian state and territory has its own branch of the Australian Labor Party, which has its own leader elected from the party members of that jurisdiction.

Infobox

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Term length
No fixed term
Inaugural holder
Chris Watson
Formation
20 May 1901; 124 years ago (1901-05-20)
Deputy
Richard Marles
Website
Anthony Albanese, Leader of the Australian Labor Party

Tables

· Federal leadership › Leader
1
1901
1901–1907
1
#
1
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Chris Watson(1867–1941)
Electorate
Bland(1901–1906);South Sydney(1906–1910)
Term start
20 May 1901
Term end
30 October 1907
Time in office
6 years, 163 days
Elections contested
1903, 1906
Prime Minister (term)
Barton 1901–1903
2
1907
1907–1915
2
#
2
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Andrew Fisher(1862–1928)
Electorate
Wide Bay
Term start
30 October 1907
Term end
27 October 1915
Time in office
7 years, 362 days
Elections contested
1910, 1913, 1914
3
1915
1915–1916
3
#
3
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Billy Hughes(1862–1952)
Electorate
West Sydney
Term start
27 October 1915
Term end
14 November 1916
Time in office
1 year, 18 days
Elections contested
None
4
1916
1916–1922
4
#
4
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Frank Tudor(1866–1922)
Electorate
Yarra
Term start
14 November 1916
Term end
10 January 1922†
Time in office
5 years, 57 days
Elections contested
1917, 1919
Prime Minister (term)
Hughes 1916–1917
5
1922
1922–1922
5
#
5
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Matthew Charlton(1866–1948)
Electorate
Hunter
Term start
16 January 1922
Term end
16 May 1922
Time in office
111 days
Elections contested
1922, 1925
16 May 1922
16 May 1922
#
16 May 1922
Leader(birth–death)
29 March 1928
Leader(birth–death)
5 years, 318 days
6
1928
1928–1935
6
#
6
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
James Scullin(1876–1953)
Electorate
Yarra
Term start
26 April 1928
Term end
1 October 1935
Time in office
7 years, 128 days
Elections contested
1928, 1929, 1931, 1934
7
1935
1935–1945
7
#
7
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
John Curtin(1885–1945)
Electorate
Fremantle
Term start
1 October 1935
Term end
5 July 1945†
Time in office
9 years, 277 days
Elections contested
1937, 1940, 1943
–
1945
1945–1945
–
#
–
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Frank Forde(1890–1983)
Electorate
Capricornia
Term start
6 July 1945
Term end
13 July 1945
Time in office
7 days
Elections contested
None
Prime Minister (term)
Himself 1945
8
1945
1945–1951
8
#
8
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Ben Chifley(1885–1951)
Electorate
Macquarie
Term start
13 July 1945
Term end
13 June 1951†
Time in office
5 years, 335 days
Elections contested
1946, 1949, 1951
Prime Minister (term)
Himself 1945–1949
9
1951
1951–1960
9
#
9
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
H. V. Evatt(1894–1965)
Electorate
Barton(1940–1958);Hunter(1958–1960)
Term start
20 June 1951
Term end
9 February 1960
Time in office
8 years, 241 days
Elections contested
1954, 1955, 1958
10
1960
1960–1967
10
#
10
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Arthur Calwell(1896–1973)
Electorate
Melbourne
Term start
7 March 1960
Term end
8 February 1967
Time in office
6 years, 338 days
Elections contested
1961, 1963, 1966
11
1967
1967–1977
11
#
11
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Gough Whitlam(1916–2014)
Electorate
Werriwa
Term start
8 February 1967
Term end
22 December 1977
Time in office
10 years, 317 days
Elections contested
1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977
12
1977
1977–1983
12
#
12
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Bill Hayden(1933-2023)
Electorate
Oxley
Term start
22 December 1977
Term end
8 February 1983
Time in office
5 years, 48 days
Elections contested
1980
13
1983
1983–1991
13
#
13
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Bob Hawke(1929–2019)
Electorate
Wills
Term start
8 February 1983
Term end
19 December 1991
Time in office
8 years, 314 days
Elections contested
1983, 1984, 1987, 1990
14
1991
1991–1996
14
#
14
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Paul Keating(b. 1944)
Electorate
Blaxland
Term start
19 December 1991
Term end
19 March 1996
Time in office
4 years, 91 days
Elections contested
1993, 1996
Prime Minister (term)
Himself 1991–1996
15
1996
1996–2001
15
#
15
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Kim Beazley(b. 1948)
Electorate
Brand
Term start
19 March 1996
Term end
22 November 2001
Time in office
5 years, 248 days
Elections contested
1998, 2001
Prime Minister (term)
Howard 1996–2007
16
2001
2001–2003
16
#
16
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Simon Crean(1949–2023)
Electorate
Hotham
Term start
22 November 2001
Term end
2 December 2003
Time in office
2 years, 10 days
Elections contested
None
17
2003
2003–2005
17
#
17
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Mark Latham(b. 1961)
Electorate
Werriwa
Term start
2 December 2003
Term end
18 January 2005
Time in office
1 year, 47 days
Elections contested
2004,
(15)
2005
2005–2006
(15)
#
(15)
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Kim Beazley(b. 1948)
Electorate
Brand
Term start
28 January 2005
Term end
4 December 2006
Time in office
1 year, 320 days
Elections contested
None
18
2006
2006–2010
18
#
18
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Kevin Rudd(b. 1957)
Electorate
Griffith
Term start
4 December 2006
Term end
24 June 2010
Time in office
3 years, 202 days
Elections contested
2007
19
2010
2010–2013
19
#
19
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Julia Gillard(b. 1961)
Electorate
Lalor
Term start
24 June 2010
Term end
26 June 2013
Time in office
3 years, 2 days
Elections contested
2010
Prime Minister (term)
Herself 2010–2013
(18)
2013
2013–2013
(18)
#
(18)
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Kevin Rudd(b. 1957)
Electorate
Griffith
Term start
26 June 2013
Term end
13 September 2013
Time in office
79 days
Elections contested
2013
Prime Minister (term)
Himself 2013
–
2013
2013–2013
–
#
–
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Chris Bowen(b. 1973)
Electorate
McMahon
Term start
18 September 2013
Term end
13 October 2013
Time in office
25 days
Elections contested
None
Prime Minister (term)
Abbott 2013–2015
20
2013
2013–2019
20
#
20
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Bill Shorten(b. 1967)
Electorate
Maribyrnong
Term start
13 October 2013
Term end
30 May 2019
Time in office
5 years, 229 days
Elections contested
2016, 2019
21
21
#
21
Leader(birth–death)
Leader(birth–death)
Anthony Albanese(b. 1963)
Electorate
Grayndler
Term start
30 May 2019
Term end
Incumbent
Time in office
6 years, 200 days
Elections contested
2022, 2025
#
Leader(birth–death)
Electorate
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Elections contested
Prime Minister (term)
1
Chris Watson(1867–1941)
Bland(1901–1906);South Sydney(1906–1910)
20 May 1901
30 October 1907
6 years, 163 days
1903, 1906
Barton 1901–1903
Deakin 1903–1904
Himself 1904
Reid 1904–1905
Deakin 1905–1908
2
Andrew Fisher(1862–1928)
Wide Bay
30 October 1907
27 October 1915
7 years, 362 days
1910, 1913, 1914
Himself 1908–1909
Deakin 1909–1910
Himself 1910–1913
Cook 1913–1914
Himself 1914–1915
3
Billy Hughes(1862–1952)
West Sydney
27 October 1915
14 November 1916
1 year, 18 days
None
4
Frank Tudor(1866–1922)
Yarra
14 November 1916
10 January 1922†
5 years, 57 days
1917, 1919
Hughes 1916–1917
Hughes 1917–1923
5
Matthew Charlton(1866–1948)
Hunter
16 January 1922
16 May 1922
111 days
1922, 1925
16 May 1922
29 March 1928
5 years, 318 days
Bruce 1923–1929
6
James Scullin(1876–1953)
Yarra
26 April 1928
1 October 1935
7 years, 128 days
1928, 1929, 1931, 1934
Himself 1929–1932
Lyons 1932–1939
7
John Curtin(1885–1945)
Fremantle
1 October 1935
5 July 1945†
9 years, 277 days
1937, 1940, 1943
Page 1939
Menzies 1939–1941
Fadden 1941
Himself 1941–1945
–
Frank Forde(1890–1983)
Capricornia
6 July 1945
13 July 1945
7 days
None
Himself 1945
8
Ben Chifley(1885–1951)
Macquarie
13 July 1945
13 June 1951†
5 years, 335 days
1946, 1949, 1951
Himself 1945–1949
Menzies 1949–1966
9
H. V. Evatt(1894–1965)
Barton(1940–1958);Hunter(1958–1960)
20 June 1951
9 February 1960
8 years, 241 days
1954, 1955, 1958
10
Arthur Calwell(1896–1973)
Melbourne
7 March 1960
8 February 1967
6 years, 338 days
1961, 1963, 1966
Holt 1966–1967
11
Gough Whitlam(1916–2014)
Werriwa
8 February 1967
22 December 1977
10 years, 317 days
1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977
McEwen 1967–1968
Gorton 1968–1971
McMahon 1971–1972
Himself 1972–1975
Fraser 1975–1983
12
Bill Hayden(1933-2023)
Oxley
22 December 1977
8 February 1983
5 years, 48 days
1980
13
Bob Hawke(1929–2019)
Wills
8 February 1983
19 December 1991
8 years, 314 days
1983, 1984, 1987, 1990
Himself 1983–1991
14
Paul Keating(b. 1944)
Blaxland
19 December 1991
19 March 1996
4 years, 91 days
1993, 1996
Himself 1991–1996
15
Kim Beazley(b. 1948)
Brand
19 March 1996
22 November 2001
5 years, 248 days
1998, 2001
Howard 1996–2007
16
Simon Crean(1949–2023)
Hotham
22 November 2001
2 December 2003
2 years, 10 days
None
17
Mark Latham(b. 1961)
Werriwa
2 December 2003
18 January 2005
1 year, 47 days
2004,
(15)
Kim Beazley(b. 1948)
Brand
28 January 2005
4 December 2006
1 year, 320 days
None
18
Kevin Rudd(b. 1957)
Griffith
4 December 2006
24 June 2010
3 years, 202 days
2007
Himself 2007–2010
19
Julia Gillard(b. 1961)
Lalor
24 June 2010
26 June 2013
3 years, 2 days
2010
Herself 2010–2013
(18)
Kevin Rudd(b. 1957)
Griffith
26 June 2013
13 September 2013
79 days
2013
Himself 2013
· Federal leadership › Deputy Leader
1
1901
1901–1914
1
#
1
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Gregor McGregor
Term start
20 May 1901
Term end
30 July 1914
Time in office
13 years, 71 days
Leader
Chris Watson
Andrew Fisher
Andrew Fisher
#
Andrew Fisher
2
1914
1914–1915
2
#
2
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Billy Hughes
Term start
18 September 1914
Term end
27 October 1915
Time in office
1 year, 39 days
3
1915
1915–1916
3
#
3
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
George Pearce
Term start
27 October 1915
Term end
14 November 1916
Time in office
1 year, 18 days
Leader
Billy Hughes
4
1916
1916–1926
4
#
4
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Albert Gardiner
Term start
14 November 1916
Term end
30 June 1926
Time in office
9 years, 228 days
Leader
Frank Tudor
Matthew Charlton
Matthew Charlton
#
Matthew Charlton
5
1927
1927–1928
5
#
5
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
James Scullin
Term start
17 March 1927
Term end
29 March 1928
Time in office
1 year, 12 days
6
1928
1928–1929
6
#
6
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Arthur Blakeley
Term start
26 April 1928
Term end
5 February 1929
Time in office
285 days
Leader
James Scullin
7
1929
1929–1931
7
#
7
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Ted Theodore
Term start
5 February 1929
Term end
19 December 1931
Time in office
2 years, 317 days
8
1932
1932–1946
8
#
8
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Frank Forde
Term start
16 February 1932
Term end
28 September 1946
Time in office
14 years, 224 days
John Curtin
John Curtin
#
John Curtin
Ben Chifley
Ben Chifley
#
Ben Chifley
9
1946
1946–1951
9
#
9
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
H. V. Evatt
Term start
31 October 1946
Term end
20 June 1951
Time in office
4 years, 232 days
10
1951
1951–1960
10
#
10
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Arthur Calwell
Term start
20 June 1951
Term end
7 March 1960
Time in office
8 years, 261 days
Leader
H. V. Evatt
11
1960
1960–1967
11
#
11
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Gough Whitlam
Term start
7 March 1960
Term end
8 February 1967
Time in office
6 years, 339 days
Leader
Arthur Calwell
12
1967
1967–1974
12
#
12
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Lance Barnard
Term start
8 February 1967
Term end
12 June 1974
Time in office
7 years, 123 days
Leader
Gough Whitlam
13
1974
1974–1975
13
#
13
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Jim Cairns
Term start
12 June 1974
Term end
2 July 1975
Time in office
1 year, 20 days
14
1975
1975–1976
14
#
14
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Frank Crean
Term start
2 July 1975
Term end
27 January 1976
Time in office
209 days
15
1976
1976–1977
15
#
15
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Tom Uren
Term start
27 January 1976
Term end
22 December 1977
Time in office
1 year, 329 days
16
1977
1977–1990
16
#
16
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Lionel Bowen
Term start
22 December 1977
Term end
4 April 1990
Time in office
12 years, 103 days
Leader
Bill Hayden
Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
#
Bob Hawke
17
1990
1990–1991
17
#
17
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Paul Keating
Term start
4 April 1990
Term end
3 Jun 1991
Time in office
1 year, 60 days
18
1991
1991–1995
18
#
18
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Brian Howe
Term start
3 June 1991
Term end
20 June 1995
Time in office
4 years, 17 days
Paul Keating
Paul Keating
#
Paul Keating
19
1995
1995–1996
19
#
19
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Kim Beazley
Term start
20 June 1995
Term end
19 March 1996
Time in office
273 days
20
1996
1996–1998
20
#
20
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Gareth Evans
Term start
19 March 1996
Term end
19 October 1998
Time in office
2 years, 214 days
Leader
Kim Beazley
21
1998
1998–2001
21
#
21
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Simon Crean
Term start
19 October 1998
Term end
22 November 2001
Time in office
3 years, 34 days
22
2001
2001–2006
22
#
22
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Jenny Macklin
Term start
22 November 2001
Term end
4 December 2006
Time in office
5 years, 12 days
Leader
Simon Crean
Mark Latham
Mark Latham
#
Mark Latham
Kim Beazley
Kim Beazley
#
Kim Beazley
23
2006
2006–2010
23
#
23
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Julia Gillard
Term start
4 December 2006
Term end
24 June 2010
Time in office
3 years, 202 days
Leader
Kevin Rudd
24
2010
2010–2013
24
#
24
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Wayne Swan
Term start
24 June 2010
Term end
27 June 2013
Time in office
3 years, 3 days
Leader
Julia Gillard
25
2013
2013–2013
25
#
25
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Anthony Albanese
Term start
27 June 2013
Term end
14 October 2013
Time in office
109 days
Leader
Kevin Rudd
26
2013
2013–2019
26
#
26
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Tanya Plibersek
Term start
14 October 2013
Term end
30 May 2019
Time in office
5 years, 228 days
Leader
Bill Shorten
27
27
#
27
Deputy Leader
Deputy Leader
Richard Marles
Term start
30 May 2019
Term end
Incumbent
Time in office
6 years, 200 days
Leader
Anthony Albanese
#
Deputy Leader
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Leader
1
Gregor McGregor
20 May 1901
30 July 1914
13 years, 71 days
Chris Watson
Andrew Fisher
2
Billy Hughes
18 September 1914
27 October 1915
1 year, 39 days
3
George Pearce
27 October 1915
14 November 1916
1 year, 18 days
Billy Hughes
4
Albert Gardiner
14 November 1916
30 June 1926
9 years, 228 days
Frank Tudor
Matthew Charlton
5
James Scullin
17 March 1927
29 March 1928
1 year, 12 days
6
Arthur Blakeley
26 April 1928
5 February 1929
285 days
James Scullin
7
Ted Theodore
5 February 1929
19 December 1931
2 years, 317 days
8
Frank Forde
16 February 1932
28 September 1946
14 years, 224 days
John Curtin
Ben Chifley
9
H. V. Evatt
31 October 1946
20 June 1951
4 years, 232 days
10
Arthur Calwell
20 June 1951
7 March 1960
8 years, 261 days
H. V. Evatt
11
Gough Whitlam
7 March 1960
8 February 1967
6 years, 339 days
Arthur Calwell
12
Lance Barnard
8 February 1967
12 June 1974
7 years, 123 days
Gough Whitlam
13
Jim Cairns
12 June 1974
2 July 1975
1 year, 20 days
14
Frank Crean
2 July 1975
27 January 1976
209 days
15
Tom Uren
27 January 1976
22 December 1977
1 year, 329 days
16
Lionel Bowen
22 December 1977
4 April 1990
12 years, 103 days
Bill Hayden
Bob Hawke
17
Paul Keating
4 April 1990
3 Jun 1991
1 year, 60 days
18
Brian Howe
3 June 1991
20 June 1995
4 years, 17 days
Paul Keating
19
Kim Beazley
20 June 1995
19 March 1996
273 days
20
Gareth Evans
19 March 1996
19 October 1998
2 years, 214 days
Kim Beazley
21
Simon Crean
19 October 1998
22 November 2001
3 years, 34 days
22
Jenny Macklin
22 November 2001
4 December 2006
5 years, 12 days
Simon Crean
Mark Latham
Kim Beazley
23
Julia Gillard
4 December 2006
24 June 2010
3 years, 202 days
Kevin Rudd
24
Wayne Swan
24 June 2010
27 June 2013
3 years, 3 days
Julia Gillard
25
Anthony Albanese
27 June 2013
14 October 2013
109 days
Kevin Rudd
26
Tanya Plibersek
14 October 2013
30 May 2019
5 years, 228 days
Bill Shorten
27
Richard Marles
30 May 2019
Incumbent
6 years, 200 days
Anthony Albanese
· Federal leadership › Senate Leader
1
1901
1901–1914
1
#
1
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Gregor McGregor
Term start
20 May 1901
Term end
13 August 1914
Time in office
13 years, 85 days
Leader(s)
WatsonFisher
2
1914
1914–1916
2
#
2
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
George Pearce
Term start
17 September 1914
Term end
14 November 1916
Time in office
2 years, 58 days
Leader(s)
FisherHughes
3
1916
1916–1926
3
#
3
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Albert Gardiner
Term start
14 November 1916
Term end
30 June 1926
Time in office
9 years, 228 days
Leader(s)
TudorCharlton
4
1926
1926–1929
4
#
4
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Ted Needham
Term start
9 July 1926
Term end
25 June 1929
Time in office
2 years, 351 days
Leader(s)
CharltonScullin
5
1929
1929–1931
5
#
5
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
John Daly
Term start
25 June 1929
Term end
3 March 1931
Time in office
1 year, 251 days
Leader(s)
Scullin
6
1929
1929–1935
6
#
6
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
John Barnes
Term start
25 June 1929
Term end
30 June 1935
Time in office
6 years, 5 days
Leader(s)
Scullin
7
1935
1935–1943
7
#
7
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Joe Collings
Term start
30 June 1935
Term end
20 September 1943
Time in office
8 years, 82 days
Leader(s)
ScullinCurtin
8
1943
1943–1946
8
#
8
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Richard Keane
Term start
20 September 1943
Term end
26 April 1946
Time in office
2 years, 218 days
Leader(s)
CurtinChifley
9
1946
1946–1951
9
#
9
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Bill Ashley
Term start
17 June 1946
Term end
11 June 1951
Time in office
4 years, 359 days
Leader(s)
Chifley
10
1951
1951–1966
10
#
10
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Nick McKenna
Term start
11 June 1951
Term end
17 Aug 1966
Time in office
15 years, 67 days
Leader(s)
ChifleyEvattCalwell
11
1966
1966–1967
11
#
11
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Don Willesee
Term start
17 August 1966
Term end
8 February 1967
Time in office
175 days
Leader(s)
Calwell
12
1967
1967–1975
12
#
12
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Lionel Murphy
Term start
8 February 1967
Term end
9 February 1975
Time in office
8 years, 1 day
Leader(s)
Whitlam
13
1975
1975–1980
13
#
13
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Ken Wriedt
Term start
10 February 1975
Term end
25 September 1980
Time in office
5 years, 228 days
Leader(s)
WhitlamHayden
14
1980
1980–1993
14
#
14
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
John Button
Term start
7 November 1980
Term end
24 March 1993
Time in office
12 years, 137 days
Leader(s)
HaydenHawkeKeating
15
1993
1993–1996
15
#
15
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Gareth Evans
Term start
24 March 1993
Term end
6 February 1996
Time in office
2 years, 319 days
Leader(s)
Keating
16
1996
1996–2004
16
#
16
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
John Faulkner
Term start
19 March 1996
Term end
22 October 2004
Time in office
8 years, 217 days
Leader(s)
BeazleyCreanLatham
17
2004
2004–2013
17
#
17
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Chris Evans
Term start
22 October 2004
Term end
4 February 2013
Time in office
8 years, 103 days
Leader(s)
LathamBeazleyRuddGillard
18
2013
2013–2013
18
#
18
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Stephen Conroy
Term start
4 February 2013
Term end
26 June 2013
Time in office
142 days
Leader(s)
Gillard
19
19
#
19
Senate Leader
Senate Leader
Penny Wong
Term start
26 June 2013
Term end
Incumbent
Time in office
12 years, 173 days
Leader(s)
RuddShortenAlbanese
#
Senate Leader
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Leader(s)
1
Gregor McGregor
20 May 1901
13 August 1914
13 years, 85 days
WatsonFisher
2
George Pearce
17 September 1914
14 November 1916
2 years, 58 days
FisherHughes
3
Albert Gardiner
14 November 1916
30 June 1926
9 years, 228 days
TudorCharlton
4
Ted Needham
9 July 1926
25 June 1929
2 years, 351 days
CharltonScullin
5
John Daly
25 June 1929
3 March 1931
1 year, 251 days
Scullin
6
John Barnes
25 June 1929
30 June 1935
6 years, 5 days
Scullin
7
Joe Collings
30 June 1935
20 September 1943
8 years, 82 days
ScullinCurtin
8
Richard Keane
20 September 1943
26 April 1946
2 years, 218 days
CurtinChifley
9
Bill Ashley
17 June 1946
11 June 1951
4 years, 359 days
Chifley
10
Nick McKenna
11 June 1951
17 Aug 1966
15 years, 67 days
ChifleyEvattCalwell
11
Don Willesee
17 August 1966
8 February 1967
175 days
Calwell
12
Lionel Murphy
8 February 1967
9 February 1975
8 years, 1 day
Whitlam
13
Ken Wriedt
10 February 1975
25 September 1980
5 years, 228 days
WhitlamHayden
14
John Button
7 November 1980
24 March 1993
12 years, 137 days
HaydenHawkeKeating
15
Gareth Evans
24 March 1993
6 February 1996
2 years, 319 days
Keating
16
John Faulkner
19 March 1996
22 October 2004
8 years, 217 days
BeazleyCreanLatham
17
Chris Evans
22 October 2004
4 February 2013
8 years, 103 days
LathamBeazleyRuddGillard
18
Stephen Conroy
4 February 2013
26 June 2013
142 days
Gillard
19
Penny Wong
26 June 2013
Incumbent
12 years, 173 days
RuddShortenAlbanese
· Federal Leaders by time in office
1
1
Rank
1
No.
11th
Leader
Gough Whitlam
Time in office
10 years, 317 days
2
2
Rank
2
No.
7th
Leader
John Curtin
Time in office
9 years, 277 days
3
3
Rank
3
No.
13th
Leader
Bob Hawke
Time in office
8 years, 314 days
4
4
Rank
4
No.
9th
Leader
H. V. Evatt
Time in office
8 years, 241 days
5
5
Rank
5
No.
2nd
Leader
Andrew Fisher
Time in office
7 years, 362 days
6
6
Rank
6
No.
15th
Leader
Kim Beazley
Time in office
7 years, 203 days
7
7
Rank
7
No.
6th
Leader
James Scullin
Time in office
7 years, 128 days
8
8
Rank
8
No.
10th
Leader
Arthur Calwell
Time in office
6 years, 338 days
9
9
Rank
9
No.
21st
Leader
Anthony Albanese
Time in office
6 years, 200 days
10
10
Rank
10
No.
1st
Leader
Chris Watson
Time in office
6 years, 163 days
11
11
Rank
11
No.
5th
Leader
Matthew Charlton
Time in office
6 years, 64 days
12
12
Rank
12
No.
8th
Leader
Ben Chifley
Time in office
5 years, 335 days
13
13
Rank
13
No.
20th
Leader
Bill Shorten
Time in office
5 years, 229 days
14
14
Rank
14
No.
4th
Leader
Frank Tudor
Time in office
5 years, 57 days
15
15
Rank
15
No.
12th
Leader
Bill Hayden
Time in office
5 years, 48 days
16
16
Rank
16
No.
14th
Leader
Paul Keating
Time in office
4 years, 91 days
17
17
Rank
17
No.
18th
Leader
Kevin Rudd
Time in office
3 years, 281 days
18
18
Rank
18
No.
19th
Leader
Julia Gillard
Time in office
3 years, 2 days
19
19
Rank
19
No.
16th
Leader
Simon Crean
Time in office
2 years, 10 days
20
20
Rank
20
No.
17th
Leader
Mark Latham
Time in office
1 year, 47 days
21
21
Rank
21
No.
3rd
Leader
Billy Hughes
Time in office
1 year, 18 days
Rank
No.
Leader
Time in office
1
11th
Gough Whitlam
10 years, 317 days
2
7th
John Curtin
9 years, 277 days
3
13th
Bob Hawke
8 years, 314 days
4
9th
H. V. Evatt
8 years, 241 days
5
2nd
Andrew Fisher
7 years, 362 days
6
15th
Kim Beazley
7 years, 203 days
7
6th
James Scullin
7 years, 128 days
8
10th
Arthur Calwell
6 years, 338 days
9
21st
Anthony Albanese
6 years, 200 days
10
1st
Chris Watson
6 years, 163 days
11
5th
Matthew Charlton
6 years, 64 days
12
8th
Ben Chifley
5 years, 335 days
13
20th
Bill Shorten
5 years, 229 days
14
4th
Frank Tudor
5 years, 57 days
15
12th
Bill Hayden
5 years, 48 days
16
14th
Paul Keating
4 years, 91 days
17
18th
Kevin Rudd
3 years, 281 days
18
19th
Julia Gillard
3 years, 2 days
19
16th
Simon Crean
2 years, 10 days
20
17th
Mark Latham
1 year, 47 days
21
3rd
Billy Hughes
1 year, 18 days

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  2. As of 16 December 2025
  3. Sky News Australia
    https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/anthony-albanese-penny-wong-richard-marles-jim-chalmers-katy-gallagher-to-be-sworn-in-first-ahead-of-quad-meeting/news-story/002bf7e9acc07ede11353d4202c0081a
  4. ABC News
    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-08/kevin-rudd-reveals-plan-for-labor-party-leadership-voting-reform/4806820
  5. Kevin Rudd wins over party-p leadership-p rules
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/kevin-rudd-wins-over-party-leadership-rules-20130722-2qdly.html
  6. The Sydney Morning Herald
    http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/bill-shorten-elected-labor-leader-20131013-2vfzy.html
  7. ABC News
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-20/tanya-plibersek-rules-out-running-for-labor-leadership/11130940
  8. Prime Ministers of Australia: Frank Forde Archived 26 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. National Museum of Australia. R
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    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15906241
  10. The Age
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206714975
  11. The Sydney Morning Herald
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/15976896
  12. Geelong Advertiser
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/165975905
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