LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION
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01. Rt Hon George Reid (FT, East Sydney NSW):
    May 1901 to 18 August 1904
02. Hon Chris Watson (Lab, Bland NSW):
    18 August 1904 to 5 July 1905
    Rt Hon George Reid (FT/AS, East Sydney NSW):
    7 July 1905 to 16 November 1908
03. Hon Joseph Cook (AS, Parramatta NSW):
    17 November 1908 to 26 May 1909
04. Hon Alfred Deakin (Lib, Ballaarat Vic):
    26 May 1909 to 2 June 1909
05. Hon Andrew Fisher (ALP, Wide Bay Qld):
    2 June 1909 to 29 April 1910
    Hon Alfred Deakin (Lib, Ballaarat Vic):
    1 July 1910 to 20 January 1913
    Hon Joseph Cook (Lib, Parramatta NSW):
    20 January 1913 to 24 June 1913
    Rt Hon Andrew Fisher (ALP, Wide Bay Qld):
    8 July 1913 to 17 September 1914
    Rt Hon Joseph Cook (Lib, Parramatta NSW):
    8 October 1914 to 17 February 1917
06. Hon Frank Tudor (ALP, Yarra Vic):
    17 February 1917 to 10 January 1922
07. Matthew Charlton (ALP, Hunter NSW):
    16 May 1922 to 29 March 1928
08. James Scullin (ALP, Yarra Vic):
    26 April 1928 to 22 October 1929
09. Hon John Latham (Nat, Kooyong Vic):
    20 November 1929 to 7 May 1931
10. Hon Joseph Lyons (UAP, Wilmot Tas):
    7 May 1931 to 6 January 1932
    Rt Hon James Scullin (ALP, Yarra Vic):
    7 January 1932 to 1 October 1935
11. John Curtin (ALP, Fremantle WA):
    1 October 1935 to 7 October 1941
12. Rt Hon Arthur Fadden (CP, Darling Downs, Qld):
    8 October 1941 to 23 September 1943
13. Rt Hon Robert Menzies (UAP/Lib, Kooyong Vic):
    23 September 1943 to 19 December 1949
14. Rt Hon Ben Chifley (ALP, Macquarie NSW):
    21 February 1950 to 13 June 1951
15. Rt Hon Dr Herbert Evatt (ALP, Barton NSW/Hunter NSW):
    20 June 1951 to 9 February 1960
16. Hon Arthur Calwell (ALP, Melbourne Vic):
    7 March 1960 to 8 February 1967
17. Gough Whitlam (ALP, Werriwa NSW):
    8 February 1967 to 5 December 1972
18. Rt Hon Billy Snedden (Lib, Bruce Vic):
    20 December 1972 to 21 March 1975
19. Hon Malcolm Fraser (Lib, Wannon Vic):
    21 March 1975 to 11 November 1975
    Hon Gough Whitlam (ALP, Werriwa NSW):
    27 January 1976 to 22 December 19771
20. Hon Bill Hayden (ALP, Oxley Qld):
    22 December 1977 to 3 February 1983
21. Bob Hawke (ALP, Wills Vic):
    3 February 1983 to 11 March 1983
22. Hon Andrew Peacock (Lib, Kooyong Vic):
    11 March 1983 to 5 September 1985
23. Hon John Howard (Lib, Bennelong NSW):
    5 September 1985 to 9 May 1989
    Hon Andrew Peacock (Lib, Kooyong Vic):
    9 May 1989 to 3 April 1990
24. Dr John Hewson (Lib, Wentworth NSW):
    3 April 1990 to 23 May 1994
25. Alexander Downer (Lib, Mayo SA):
    23 May 1994 to 30 January 1995
    Hon John Howard (Lib, Bennelong NSW):
    30 January 1995 to 11 March 1996
26. Hon Kim Beazley (ALP, Brand WA):
    19 March 1996 to 23 November 2001
27. Hon Simon Crean (ALP, Hotham Vic):
    23 November 2001 to 2 December 2003
28. Mark Latham (Werriwa NSW):
    2 December 2003 to 18 January 2005
    Hon Kim Beazley (Brand, WA):
    from 28 January 2005


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* Whitlam did not use the title Leader of the Opposition between 
the dismissal of his government on 11 November 1975 and the 
elections of 13 December.