thumbnail

Australian Leaders of the Government in the Senate

Enter the names of all 35 people who have held the position of Leader of the Government in the Australian Senate since Federation in 1901.
Quiz by Aerodynamic
Rate:
Last updated: August 2, 2023
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
First submittedAugust 2, 2023
Times taken5
Average score14.3%
Report this quizReport
7:00
Enter answer here
0
 / 35 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Leader
Party
Dates in Office
Prime Minister
Richard O'Connor
Protectionist
1901-1903
Edmund Barton
Tom Playford
Protectionist
1903-1904,
1905-1906
Alfred Deakin
Gregor McGregor
Labor
1904,
1908-1909,
1910-1913
Chris Watson,
Andrew Fisher
Josiah Symon
Free Trade
1904-1905
George Reid
Robert Best
Protectionist
1907-1908
Alfred Deakin
Edward Millen
Liberal/Nationalist
1909-1910,
1913-1914,
1917-1923
Alfred Deakin,
Joseph Cook,
Billy Hughes
George Pearce
Labor/Nationalist/
United Australia
1914-1917,
1932-1937
Andrew Fisher,
Billy Hughes,
Joseph Lyons
John Daly
Labor
1929-1931
James Scullin
John Barnes
Labor
1931-1932
James Scullin
Alexander McLachlan
United Australia
1937-1938
Joseph Lyons
George McLeay
United Australia
1938-1941
Earle Page,
Robert Menzies,
Arthur Fadden
Joe Collings
Labor
1941-1943
John Curtin
Richard Keane
Labor
1943-1946
Francis Forde,
Joseph Chifley
Bill Ashley
Labor
1946-1949
Joseph Chifley
Neil O'Sullivan
Liberal
1950-1958
Robert Menzies
Bill Spooner
Liberal
1958-1964
Robert Menzies
Shane Paltridge
Liberal
1964-1966
Robert Menzies
Denham Henty
Liberal
1966-1967
Harold Holt
John Gorton
Liberal
1967-1968
John McEwen,
John Gorton
Ken Anderson
Liberal
1968-1972
John Gorton,
William McMahon
Lionel Murphey
Labor
1972-1975
Gough Whitlam
Ken Wriedt
Labor
1975
Gough Whitlam
Reg Withers
Liberal
1975-1978
Malcolm Fraser
John Carrick
Liberal
1978-1983
Malcolm Fraser
John Button
Labor
1983-1993
Bob Hawke,
Paul Keating
Gareth Evans
Labor
1993-1996
Paul Keating
Robert Hill
Liberal
1996-2006
John Howard
Nick Minchin
Liberal
2006-2007
John Howard
Chris Evans
Labor
2007-2013
Kevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
Stephen Conroy
Labor
2013
Julia Gillard
Penny Wong
Labor
2013,
2022-
Kevin Rudd,
Anthony Albanese
Eric Abetz
Liberal
2013-2015
Tony Abbott
George Brandis
Liberal
2015-2017
Malcolm Turnbull
Mathias Cormann
Liberal
2017-2020
Malcolm Turnbull,
Scott Morrison
Simon Birmingham
Liberal
2020-2022
Scott Morrison
1 Comments
+1
Level 61
Aug 5, 2023
Nice quiz! You can share the same answer for multiple rows by going to Design grid --> design mode --> manual, then click on cell --> manual cell options --> answer, then pick an answer for the cell. You can reuse answers, and the answer will only count once.