Australia's second longest serving Prime Minister was John Howard, of the Liberal Party. Mr Howard served from 11 March 1996 until 3 December 2007.
Bob Hawke
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The Deputy Prime Minister of Australia in 2011 is Wayne Swan of the Australian Labor Party.
The current Prime Minister of Australia is Julia Gillard. Her Labor party currently forms government.
Australia's Prime Minister in 1992 was Paul Keating of the ALP. He was Australia's 24th Prime Minister and held office from 20 December 1991 to 11 March 1996.
Julia Gillard is from the Australian Labor Party
The current Prime Minister of Australia is Julia Gillard. Her Labor party currently forms government.
Australia's Prime Minister in 1911 was Andrew Fisher, of the Commonwealth labor Party. He held office from 13 April 1910 until 24 June 1913.Fisher had also been Australia's Prime minister on one previous occasion, and became prime minister for a third time after a short absence.
Australia's last Prime Minister was Julia Gillard.As of 26 June 2013, the Prime Minister of Australia in 2013 is Kevin Rudd of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). A leadership challenge resulted in the removal of Australia's first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, who herself had been the victor in a leadership challenge which toppled Kevin Rudd from his position as former Prime Minister on 24 June 2010.
Australia had three Prime Ministers during the period of time in question. Malcolm Fraser was Prime Minister from 11 November 1975 - 11 March 1983. Bob Hawkes was Prime Minister from 11 March 1983 - 20 December 1991. Paul Keating was Prime Minister from 20 December 1991 - 11 March 1996.
Julia Eileen Gillard is the Prime Minister of Australia in 2011.Gillard is part of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She became the Prime Minister of Australia on 24 June when then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was forced to resign. In a Federal election held on 21 August 2010, Julia Gillard became Australia's first officially elected female prime minister, heading a minority government.
Robert Walpole is considered the first Prime Minister, serving from 1721 to 1742. It took many years before the position was officially recognised, or even named, as it was often called "First Minister" or something similar. In 1906, Henry Campbell-Bannerman became the first Prime Minister to use it as a title.
Paul Keating, of the Australian Labor Party, was Australia's 24th Prime Minister. He held office from 20 December 1991 to 11 March 1996.