Appendix 4—Leaders of the Opposition

Name Party Dates

REID, Rt Hon. George Houstoun, KC

Free Trade

May 1901 to 18.8.19041

WATSON, Hon. John Christian

ALP

18.8.1904 to 5.7.1905

REID, Rt Hon. George Houstoun, KC

Free Trade, Anti-Socialist from 1906

7.7.1905 to 16.11.1908

COOK, Hon. Joseph

Anti-Socialist

17.11.1908 to 26.5.1909

DEAKIN, Hon. Alfred

Fusion

26.5.1909 to 2.6.19091

FISHER, Hon. Andrew

ALP

2.6.1909 to 29.4.19101

DEAKIN, Hon. Alfred

Liberal

1.7.1910 to 20.1.1913

COOK, Hon. Joseph

Liberal

20.1.1913 to 24.6.19131

FISHER, Rt Hon. Andrew

ALP

8.7.1913 to 17.9.19141

COOK, Rt Hon. Joseph

Liberal

8.10.1914 to 17.2.1917

TUDOR, Hon. Frank Gwynne

ALP

17.2.1917 to 10.1.19222

CHARLTON, Matthew

ALP

16.5.1922 to 29.3.1928

SCULLIN, James Henry

ALP

26.4.1928 to 22.10.19291

LATHAM, Hon. John Greig, CMG, KC

Nationalist

20.11.1929 to 7.5.1931

LYONS, Hon. Joseph Aloysius

UAP

7.5.1931 to 6.1.19321

SCULLIN, Rt Hon. James Henry

ALP

7.1.1932 to 1.10.1935

CURTIN, John

ALP

1.10.1935 to 7.10.19411

FADDEN, Rt Hon. Arthur William

CP

8.10.1941 to 23.9.1943

MENZIES, Rt Hon. Robert Gordon, KC

UAP
Liberal from 1945

23.9.1943 to 19.12.19491

CHIFLEY, Rt Hon. Joseph Benedict

ALP

21.2.1950 to 13.6.19512

EVATT, Rt Hon. Herbert Vere, QC

ALP

20.6.1951 to 9.2.1960

CALWELL, Hon. Arthur Augustus

ALP

7.3.1960 to 8.2.1967

WHITLAM, Edward Gough, QC

ALP

8.2.1967 to 5.12.19721

SNEDDEN, Rt Hon. Billy Mackie, QC

Liberal

20.12.1972 to 21.3.1975

FRASER, Hon. John Malcolm

Liberal

21.3.1975 to 11.11.19751

WHITLAM, Hon. Edward Gough, QC

ALP

27.1.1976 to 22.12.1977

HAYDEN, Hon. William George

ALP

22.12.1977 to 3.2.1983

HAWKE, Robert James Lee, AC

ALP

8.2.1983 to 11.3.19831

PEACOCK, Hon. Andrew Sharp

Liberal

11.3.1983 to 5.9.1985

HOWARD, Hon. John Winston

Liberal

5.9.1985 to 9.5.1989

PEACOCK, Hon. Andrew Sharp

Liberal

9.5.1989 to 3.4.1990

HEWSON, John Robert

Liberal

3.4.1990 to 23.5.1994

DOWNER, Alexander John Gosse

Liberal

23.5.1994 to 30.1.1995

HOWARD, Hon. John Winston

Liberal

30.1.1995 to 11.3.19961

BEAZLEY, Hon. Kim Christian

ALP

19.3.1996 to 22.11.2001

CREAN, Hon. Simon Findlay

ALP

22.11.2001 to 2.12.2003

LATHAM, Mark William

ALP

2.12.2003 to 18.1.2005

BEAZLEY, Hon. Kim Christian

ALP

28.1.2005 to 4.12.2006

RUDD, Kevin Michael

ALP

4.12.2006 to 3.12.20071

NELSON, Hon. Brendan John

Liberal

3.12.2007 to 16.9.2008

TURNBULL, Hon. Malcolm Bligh

Liberal

16.9.2008 to 1.12.2009

ABBOTT, Hon. Anthony John

Liberal

1.12.2009 to 18.9.20131

BOWEN, Hon. Christopher Eyles

ALP

18.9.2013 to 13.10.20133

SHORTEN, Hon. William Richard

ALP

13.10.2013 –

  1. Date of appointment as Prime Minister.
  2. Date of death.
  3. Interim Leader pending Australian Labor Party leadership election.