List of Prime Ministers of Australia by age

This is a list of Prime Ministers of Australia by age, including when they were born, what age they were when they were appointed prime minister, what age were they when they left the office and the age at which they died, or their current age as of if they are still alive. The table can be sorted by each different category.

The date of appointment as prime minister is the date on which they were sworn in by the Governor-General for their first term. The day on which they departed office is the final day of their final term. This is either the day a new prime minister was appointed or their date of death if they died whilst in office.

Overview

The median age of a Prime Minister on the first day of their first term is 53 years, 33 days, which falls between James Scullin and Billy Hughes. The youngest person to assume the office was Chris Watson (age 37 years, 18 days). The oldest person to assume office was John McEwen (age 67 years, 265 days).

The oldest living former Prime Minister is Bob Hawke, born 9 December 1929 (age ). The youngest living former Prime Minister is Julia Gillard, born 29 September 1961 (age ).

The longest-lived Prime Minister was Gough Whitlam who died on 21 October 2014 at the age of 98. Frank Forde was the second longest-lived Prime Minister, at the age of 92 years, 194 days. Whitlam surpassed Forde's lifespan on 21 January 2009. The oldest living Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, will tie Whitlam if he lives to 21 March 2028. The shortest-lived Prime Minister was Harold Holt, at the age of 59 years, 134 days (See footnote below explaining his disappearance).

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Australia by time in office

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