Australian Prime Ministers

John Howard, Australia's Prime Minister from 1996 to 2007, is not a Catholic. He is a Christian, however, and was raised as a Methodist. He has also been known to attend the Anglican church.

the current leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, is a devout Catholic.

1968-71 John Gorton--------Liberal

1971-72 William McMahon--Liberal

1972-75 Gough Whitlam----Labour

1975-83 Malcolm Fraser-----Liberal

1983-91 Robert Hawke------Labour

1991-96 Paul Keating--------Labour

1996-08 John Howard--------Liberal

2008-10 Kevin Rudd----------Labour

2010-13 Julia Gillard----------Labour

2013 ---- Tony Abbott--------Liberal

Because Australia is a democracy, his party (the Liberal Party of Australia) held the greatest number of federal seats in the House of Representatives. Because the party had elected him as their leader, he then became the Prime Minister.

Although Howard lost the 2007 election, before that he was seen as a shrewd, safe pair of hands with many years of experience both in power and in opposition. He reflected a large section of Australian public opinion.

By being voted into a parliamentary seat and then getting the backing of enough lower house reps to make you their leader. the actual desicion of who is to be Prime Minister is Normaly made by the party that controls the lower house.

Kevin Rudd belongs to the Australian Labour Party. He was prime minister from 2006-2010 and leader of the Labour party during that period of time.

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Julia Gillard was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and migrated with her family to Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved to Melbourne, Australia. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees in 1986.

Abdyrakhman Mamataliev is the Deputy Prime Minister for Kyrgyzstan.

Anders Fogh Rasmusen, from the party "Venstre", and we are terribly sorry.

Joseph Lyons died in office in 1939 John Curtin died in office in 1945 Harold Holt disappeared presumed drowned in office in 1967.

Yes. The Prime Minister of Australia is the head of government in Australia.

The current prime minister in 2015 is Tony Abbott.

Howard grew up in the suburb Earlwood in Sydney, and attended the public funded state schools Earlwood Primary School and Canterbury Boys' High School.

Abd-Al-Salam Muhammad Al-Mahdi Al-Qadi is the Deputy Prime Minister for Libya.

None - the role of Prime Minister (PM) is as a representative of the elected Government. While the PM does have voting rights (as would any MP in parliament) - the position doesn't yield any actual power.

Ahmad bin Abdallah Al-Mahmud is the Deputy Prime Minister for Qatar.

Gaspar Vega is the Deputy Prime Minister for Belize.

Since Her Majesty's ascension to the throne in 1952, there have been 12 prime Ministers including the present one - David Cameron.

Albania is a parliamentary democracy Same system as many other western European countries.

Julia Gillard is the Prime Minister of Australia, and therefore holds the highest political position in the country. In essence, she runs the country.

Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory, was originally called Palmerston. Named in 1855, it was only renamed "Darwin" in 1911.

The Queen is the Head of State, meaning she is the figurehead of the country. The Queen can receive foreign guests, assist in diplomacy and make speeches on behalf of the nation, although the Prime Minister also has these jobs. The Prime Minister is the Head of Government and is in charge of the legislative and executive branches of government. He leads the ruling party and oversees the proposing, passing and implementing of new laws.