List of Australian Prime Ministers by age at succession
This is the list of the Prime Ministers of Australia by their age at succession from youngest to oldest. In cases where Prime Ministers such as Alfred Deakin served multiple unconnected terms, the age at which they became Prime Minister in their first term is listed.
Rank |
Prime Minister |
Date of Birth |
Took Office |
Age at (first) succession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Chris Watson |
9 April 1867 |
27 April 1904 |
37 years, 0 months, 18 days |
2 |
Stanley Bruce |
15 April 1883 |
9 February 1923 |
39 years, 9 months, 24 days |
3 |
Robert Menzies |
20 December 1894 |
26 April 1939 |
44 years, 4 months, 6 days |
4 |
Malcolm Fraser |
21 May 1930 |
11 November 1975 |
45 years, 5 months, 21 days |
5 |
Andrew Fisher |
29 August 1862 |
13 November 1908 |
46 years, 2 months, 15 days |
6 |
Arthur Fadden |
13 April 1895 |
29 August 1941 |
46 years, 4 months, 16 days |
7 |
Alfred Deakin |
3 August 1856 |
24 September 1903 |
47 years, 1 month, 21 days |
8 |
Paul Keating |
18 January 1944 |
20 December 1991 |
47 years, 11 months, 2 days |
9 |
Kevin Rudd |
21 September 1957 |
3 December 2007 |
50 years, 2 months, 12 days |
10 |
Edmund Barton |
18 January 1849 |
1 January 1901 |
51 years, 11 months, 14 days |
11 |
Joseph Lyons |
15 September 1879 |
6 January 1932 |
52 years, 3 months, 21 days |
12 |
Joseph Cook |
7 December 1860 |
24 June 1913 |
52 years, 6 months, 17 days |
13 |
Billy Hughes |
25 September 1862 |
27 October 1915 |
53 years, 1 month, 2 days |
14 |
James Scullin |
18 September 1876 |
22 October 1929 |
53 years, 1 month, 4 days |
15 |
Bob Hawke |
9 December 1929 |
11 March 1983 |
53 years, 3 months, 2 days |
16 |
Frank Forde |
18 July 1890 |
6 July 1945 |
54 years, 11 months, 18 days |
17 |
John Gorton |
9 September 1911 |
10 January 1968 |
56 years, 4 months, 1 day |
18 |
Gough Whitlam |
11 July 1916 |
5 December 1972 |
56 years, 4 months, 25 days |
19 |
John Howard |
26 July 1939 |
11 March 1996 |
56 years, 7 months, 14 days |
20 |
John Curtin |
8 January 1885 |
7 October 1941 |
56 years, 8 months, 29 days |
21 |
Harold Holt |
5 August 1908 |
26 January 1966 |
57 years, 5 months, 21 days |
22 |
Sir Earle Page |
8 August 1880 |
7 April 1939 |
58 years, 7 months, 30 days |
23 |
George Reid |
25 February 1845 |
18 August 1904 |
59 years, 5 months, 24 days |
24 |
Ben Chifley |
22 September 1885 |
13 July 1945 |
59 years, 9 months, 21 days |
25 |
William McMahon |
23 February 1908 |
10 March 1971 |
63 years, 0 months, 15 days |
26 |
John McEwen |
29 March 1900 |
19 December 1967 |
67 years, 8 months, 20 days |