List of Australian Opposition Leaders

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A name written in bold type indicates an Opposition Leader who later became Prime Minister.
An asterisk (*) indicates an Opposition Leader who had previously been Prime Minister.

Number Name Party Term in Office
1. George Reid Free Trade Party 1901 - 1904
2. Chris Watson Australian Labor Party 1904 - 1905
- George Reid* Free Trade Party/Anti-Socialist Party 1905 - 1908
3. Joseph Cook Anti-Socialist Party 1908 - 1909
4. Alfred Deakin Commonwealth Liberal Party 1909
5. Andrew Fisher* Australian Labor Party 1909-1910
- Alfred Deakin* Commonwealth Liberal Party 1910-1913
- Joseph Cook Commonwealth Liberal Party 1913
- Andrew Fisher* Australian Labor Party 1913-1914
- Joseph Cook* Commonwealth Liberal Party/Nationalist Party of Australia 1914-1916
6. Frank Tudor Australian Labor Party 1916-1922
7. Mathew Charlton Australian Labor Party 1922-1928
8. James Scullin Australian Labor Party 1928-1929
9. John Latham Nationalist Party of Australia 1929-1931
10. Joseph Lyons United Australia Party 1931-1932
- James Scullin* Australian Labor Party 1932-1935
11. John Curtin Australian Labor Party 1935-1941
12. Arthur Fadden* Country Party 1941-1943
13. Robert Menzies* United Australia Party/Liberal Party of Australia 1943-1949
14. Ben Chifley* Australian Labor Party 1949-1951
15. Dr H.V. Evatt Australian Labor Party 1951-1960
16. Arthur Calwell Australian Labor Party 1960-1967
17. Gough Whitlam Australian Labor Party 1967-1972
18. Billy Snedden Liberal Party of Australia 1972-1975
19. Malcolm Fraser Liberal Party of Australia 1975
- Gough Whitlam*[1] Australian Labor Party 1976-1977
20. Bill Hayden Australian Labor Party 1977-1983
21. Bob Hawke Australian Labor Party 1983
22. Andrew Peacock Liberal Party of Australia 1983-1985
23. John Howard Liberal Party of Australia 1985-1989
- Andrew Peacock Liberal Party of Australia 1989-1990
24. John Hewson Liberal Party of Australia 1990-1994
25. Alexander Downer Liberal Party of Australia 1994-1995
- John Howard Liberal Party of Australia 1995-1996
26. Kim Beazley Australian Labor Party 1996-2001
27. Simon Crean Australian Labor Party 2001-2003
28. Mark Latham Australian Labor Party 2003-2005
- Kim Beazley Australian Labor Party 2005-2006
29. Kevin Rudd Australian Labor Party 2006-present
  1. ^ Note that Gough Whitlam refused to use the title Leader of the Opposition between the dismissal of his government in November 1975 and the first meeting of the new parliament in February 1976. During the December 1975 election campaign he styled himself "Leader of the Majority in the House of Representatives."
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