List of Prime Ministers of Australia with facial hair

The majority of men who have held the office of Prime Ministers of Australia have been clean shaven. Between 1903 and 1923, however, all wore either beards or mustaches during their tenure in office.

Alfred Deakin (1903–04) (1905–08) (1909–10) was the first Prime Minister of Australia to have notable facial hair. The most recent Prime Minister to have facial hair was Billy Hughes (1915–1923), who wore a mustache.

In 2016 there was reporting on incumbent Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's fondness of beards,[1] he has not been seen to wear facial hair, and neither has any other Prime Minister since 1923.

List

Colour key
(for political parties)
No. Name
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Party Term of office Electorate Served Elections Won Ministry Ref
2 Alfred Deakin
(1856–1919)		 Protectionist 24 September
1903		 27 April
1904		 Ballaarat, Vic,[Note 1]
1901–1913 (retired)		 1903 1st Deakin [2]
3 Chris Watson
(1867–1941)		 Labour 27 April
1904		 18 August
1904		 Bland, NSW,
1901–1906
South Sydney, NSW,
1906–1910 (retired)		 — Watson [3]
4 George Reid
(1845–1918)		 Free Trade 18 August
1904		 5 July
1905		 East Sydney, NSW,
1901–1909 (resigned)		 — Reid [4]
(2) Alfred Deakin
(1856–1919)		 Protectionist 5 July
1905		 13 November
1908		 Ballaarat, Vic,[Note 1]
1901–1913 (retired)		 — 2nd Deakin
1906 3rd Deakin
5 Andrew Fisher
(1862–1928)		 Labour 13 November
1908		 2 June
1909		 Wide Bay, Qld,
1901–1915 (resigned)		 — 1st Fisher [5]
(2) Alfred Deakin
(1856–1919)		 Commonwealth Liberal 2 June
1909		 29 April
1910		 Ballaarat, Vic,[Note 1]
1901–1913 (retired)		 — 4th Deakin
(5) Andrew Fisher
(1862–1928)		 Labor 29 April
1910		 24 June
1913		 Wide Bay, Qld,
1901–1915 (resigned)		 1910 2nd Fisher
6 Joseph Cook
(1860–1947)		 Commonwealth Liberal 24 June
1913		 17 September
1914		 Parramatta, NSW,
1901–1921 (resigned)		 1913 Cook [6]
(5) Andrew Fisher
(1862–1928)		 Labor 17 September
1914		 27 October
1915		 Wide Bay, Qld,
1901–1915 (resigned)		 1914 3rd Fisher
Billy Hughes
(1862–1952)		 Labor 27 October
1915 		14 November
1916 		West Sydney, NSW,
1901–1917
Bendigo, Vic,
1917–1922
North Sydney, NSW,
1922–1949
Bradfield, NSW,
1949–1952 (died)		 — 1st Hughes [7]
7 National Labor 14 November
1916 		17 February
1917 		— 2nd Hughes
Nationalist 17 February
1917 		9 February
1923 		— 3rd Hughes
1917 4th Hughes
1919 5th Hughes

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The Electoral Division of Ballaarat was spelled with a double a until 1977.

References

  1. ↑ Conifer, Dan. "Malcolm Turnbull: Is the Prime Minister fond of beards?". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  2. ↑ Norris, R. (1981). "Deakin, Alfred (1856–1919)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  3. ↑ Nairn, Bede (1990). "Watson, John Christian (1867–1941)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  4. ↑ McMinn, W. G. "Reid, Sir George Houstoun (9–1918)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  5. ↑ Murphy, D. J. "Fisher, Andrew (1862–1928)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  6. ↑ Crowley, F. K. "Cook, Sir Joseph (1860–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  7. ↑ Fitzhardinge, L. F. "Hughes, William Morris (Billy) (1862–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

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