John 'Chris' Watson was Prime Minister of Australia from 27 April 1904 to 17 August 1904.
No. Third Prime Minister of Australia, John 'Chris' Watson, was actually born in Chile.
John 'Chris' Watson was Prime Minister of Australia from 27 April 1904 to 17 August 1904.
John 'Chris' Watson was Prime Minister of Australia from 27 April 1904 to 17 August 1904.
One does not need to be born in Australia to become Prime Minister, but one does need to be an Australian citizen. Australia's first foreign-born Prime Minister was John 'Chris' Watson, who was born in Chile. George Reid was a Scotsman. Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia from 2010-2013, was born in Wales but became a naturalised Australian citizen in 1974.
John Watson (also known as Chris) was born on the 9th of April 1867.
Unlike several of Australia's early Prime Ministers, Chris Watson was PM just once, serving from 27 April 1904 until 17 August 1904.
Alfred Deakin served as Prime Minister on three occasions. After his first term, he was succeeded by Chris Watson. After his second and third terms, he was succeeded by Andrew Fisher.
In 1919, the Australian Prime Minister was William 'Billy' Hughes.
There is no set minimum age at which a person can be elected Prime Minister of Australia, as long as that person is old enough to be enrolled as a voter. Australia's youngest Prime Minister was Chris Watson, who was just 37 years and 18 days old when elected to office in 1904.
As of 2011, no. No Australian Prime Minister has been threatened in such a manner.
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.