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There was just one Australian Prime Minister through the 1950s, and that was Robert Gordon Menzies. He held office from 10 December 1949 until 20 January 1966.

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How many Prime Ministers does Australia have?

If your question means how many prime ministers does Australia have at one time, then the answer is only one.If it refers to how many Prime Ministers Australia has had since Federation, then the answer is 32 as of 2012. 31 men and one woman have held the office of Prime Minister at some stage, but several of them have held office more than once, serving after a break. Therefore, there have been 27 different people who served as Prime Minister.Julia Gillard is the 32nd Prime Minister, but the 27th different Prime Minister.


How many prime ministers has Australia had and who was the third prime minister?

Australia has had 34 prime ministers as of 2013. 33 men and one woman have held the office of Prime Minister at some stage, but several of them have held office more than once, serving after a break. Therefore, there have been 28 different people who served as Prime Minister. Tony Abbott is the 34th Prime Minister, but the 28th different Prime Minister.The third prime minister of Australia was John Christian Watson, known simply as just Chris Watson.


How many medical prime ministers have there been in Australia?

So far, as at 2009, the only Prime Minister of Australia to have a degree in medicine wasDr. Earle Page who was a surgeon before entering politics.


What Australian city has the suburb of Curtin?

Curtin is a suburb of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.Canberra has suburbs named after all of the earlier Prime Ministers of Australia.


Who were the first 6 prime ministers of Australia?

The first six Prime Ministers of Australia were:Barton, Sir Edmund: 1901-03 (First Prime Minister of Australia)Deakin, Alfred: 1903-04Watson, John Christian: 1904Reid, Sir George Houstoun: 1904-05Deakin, Alfred: 1905-08Fisher, Andrew: 1908-09Note that Alfred Deakin was Prime Minister more than once, and then again from 1909-10. He was followed by Andrew Fisher serving a second term from 1910 to 1913.The sixth different Prime Minister was Sir Joseph Cook, who served from 1913 to 1914.

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