Current Political Parties
Liberal Party of Australia
Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia
Billy Mackie Snedden
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1926; d. June 27 1987.
1972 – 1975
John Malcolm Fraser
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1930; March 20 2015.
1975 – 1983
Andrew Sharp Peacock
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1939; April 16 2021.
1983 – 1985
John Winston Howard
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1939.
1985 – 1989
John Winston Howard
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1939.
1989 – 1990
John Winston Howard
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1939.
1995 – 2007
Brendan John Nelson
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1958.
2007 – 2008
Malcolm Bligh Turnbull
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1954.
2008 – 2009
Anthony John “Tony” Abbott
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1957.
2009 – 2015
Malcolm Bligh Turnbull
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1954.
2015 – 2018
Scott John Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1968.
2018 – 2022
Peter Craig Dutton
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1970.
2022 – 2025
Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia
Billy Mackie Snedden
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1926; d. June 27 1987.
1971 – 1972
John Winston Howard
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1939.
1982 – 1985
John Winston Howard
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1939.
1987 – 1989
Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia in the Senate
Sir John Leslie Carrick
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1918; d. May 18 2018.
1978 – 1983
Australian Labor Party
Leader of the Australian Labor Party
Arthur Augustus Calwell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1896; d. July 8 1973.
1960 – 1967
Edward Gough Whitlam
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1916; d. October 21 2014.
1967 – 1977
William George “Bill” Hayden
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1933; d. October 21 2023.
1977 – 1983
Robert James Lee “Bob” Hawke
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1929; d. May 16 2019.
1983 – 1991
Paul John Keating
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1944.
1991 – 1996
Simon Findlay Crean
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1949; d. June 25 2023.
2001 – 2003
Kevin Michael Rudd
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1957.
2006 – 2010
Julia Eileen Gillard
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1961.
2010 – 2013
Kevin Michael Rudd
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1957.
2013
Christopher Eyles Guy “Chris” Bowen (*interim)
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1973.
2013
William Richard “Bill” Shorten
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1967.
2013 – 2019
Anthony Norman Albanese
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1963.
2019 – present
Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party
Arthur Augustus Calwell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1896; d. July 8 1973.
1951 – 1960
Edward Gough Whitlam
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1916; d. October 21 2014.
1960 – 1967
Paul John Keating
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1944.
1990 – 1991
Gareth John Evans
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1944.
1996 – 1998
Simon Findlay Crean
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 26 1949; d. June 25 2023.
1998 – 2001
Julia Eileen Gillard
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1961.
2006 – 2010
Wayne Maxwell Swan
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1954.
2010 – 2013
Anthony Norman Albanese
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1963.
2013
Tanya Joan Plibersek
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1969.
2013 – 2019
Richard Donald Marles
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1967.
2019 – present
President of the Australian Labor Party
Robert James Lee “Bob” Hawke
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1929; d. May 16 2019.
1973 – 1978
John Philip Faulkner
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1954.
2007 – 2008
Wayne Maxwell Swan
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 30 1954.
2018 – present
Leader of the Australian Labor Party in the Senate
Gareth John Evans
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1944.
1993 – 1996
John Philip Faulkner
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1954.
1996 – 2004
Stephen Michael Conroy
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1963.
2013
Penelope Ying-yen “Penny” Wong
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1968.
2013 – present
National Party of Australia
Leader of the National Party of Australia
Mark Anthony James Vaile
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1956.
2005 – 2007
Warren Errol Truss
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1948.
2007 – 2016
Deputy Leader of the National Party of Australia
Mark Anthony James Vaile
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1956.
1999 – 2005
Warren Errol Truss
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1948.
2005 – 2007
Nationalist Party of Australia
Leader of the Nationalist Party of Australia
Stanley Melbourne Bruce
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947
1922 – 1929
United Australia Party
Leader of the United Australia Party
Joseph Aloysius Lyons
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1879; d. April 7 1939
1931 – 1939