1. Peter Lalor (1827)

Australian Politician

Famous for his leadership of Australia's Eureka Rebellion of 1854, this activist went on to pursue a political career, eventually serving on both the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly...

2. John Curtin (1885)

Australian Politician

Labor politician who was the 14th Prime Minister of Australia during the bulk of World War II from 1941 to 1945.

3. Abe Landa (1902)

Australian Politician

Australian politician who was the Australian Minister for Housing and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1930 to 1965.

4. Malcolm Turnbull (1954)

Australian Politician

After serving in the Australian Parliament as both Leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition, as well as the Australian Minister for Communications, he became the country's...

5. Harold Holt (1908)

Australian Politician

Australian politician who served in Parliament from 1949 to 1967 and was the 17th Prime Minister of Australia from 1966 to 1967.

6. Penny Wong (1968)

Australian Politician

Australian politician who became a Senator for South Australia in 2002. She went on to become the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate becoming the first woman in the country's history...

7. Don Dunstan (1926)

Australian Politician

Prominent South Australian official who served as Premier from June 1967 until April 1968 and then again from June 1970 until February 1979.

8. Tony Abbott (1957)

Australian Politician

London-born politician who became the 28th Prime Minister of Australia in 2013. He started leading the Liberal Party in 2009 and also became a Member of Parliament in 1994. He...

9. Marie Bashir (1930)

Australian Politician

Prior to becoming the thirty-seventh and first female Governor of New South Wales, this Australian politician and medical professional worked for the Central Sydney Area Health Service as the Clinical...

10. Tanya Plibersek (1969)

Australian Politician

Australian politician who is best known for being the Shadow Minister for Education and Training, representing the city of Sydney. She has been a staunch proponent of the Sex Discrimination Act.

11. Paul Braddy (1939)

Australian Politician

Australian Labor Party politician who was the 28th Deputy Premier of Queensland in 2000. He also served as Minister of Education, Police and Emergency Services, and Employment.

12. Sarah Mitchell (1982)

Australian Politician

Australian National Party politician who was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 2011.

13. Bronwyn Bishop (1942)

Australian Politician

Australian politician who has been a Member of the Australian House of Representatives in which she represented the Division of Mackellar, New South Wales for the Liberal Party starting in...

14. Peter Dutton (1970)

Australian Politician

Australian politician known for being a part of the Liberal Party and for working as Home Affairs Minister, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, Minister of Health and Sport, and...

15. Gary Humphries (1958)

Australian Politician

Australian politician who served as a Senator for the Australian Capital Territory from 2003 to 2013. Prior to that, he was Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory.

16. Anthony Albanese (1963)

Australian Politician

Australian politician who is best known for having been the Leader of the Australian Labor Party. He has also served as the popular and successful MP for Grayndler. 

17. Joe Hockey (1965)

Australian Politician

Australian politician who was both the Minister for Human Services and the Minister for Employment during the Howard Government. He became the Treasurer of Australia in 2013.

18. Sarah Hanson-Young (1981)

Australian Politician

Politician who has risen to fame as an Australian Senator representing the Australian Greens party. She assumed her post in 2008 after becoming the then-youngest woman ever elected to federal...

19. Kate Ellis (1977)

Australian Politician

Australian Labor Party politician. In 2004, she began representing Adelaide in the Australian Parliament.

20. Jenny Gardiner (1950)

Australian Politician

Australian National Party politician who began serving on the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1991. She became Deputy Leader of the National Party in 2003.

21. Alexander Downer (1951)

Australian Politician

Australian politician from the Liberal Party who served as the Foreign Minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007.

22. Shayne Murphy (1994)

Australian Politician

Daughter of comedic legend Eddie Murphy and model Nicole Murphy.

23. Rob Hudson (1955)

Australian Politician

Known for his time in Australia's Victorian Legislative Assembly as a member of the Labor Party. He held the position between 2002 and 2010, and served in varying capacities during...

24. Nick Xenophon (1959)

Australian Politician

Independent politician who served on the South Australian Legislative Council from 1997-2007. In 2007, he was elected to the Australian Senate.

25. Julie Bishop (1956)

Australian Politician

Liberal Party politician who began serving in the Australian House of Representatives in 1998. She also served as Australia's thirty-eighth Minister of Foreign Affairs.

26. Kate Jones (1979)

Australian Politician

Australian Labor Party politician who served in the Queensland Parliament from 2007 to 2012. When elected, she was the youngest person to have held a government position in Queensland.

27. Julia Gillard (1961)

Australian Politician

Australian politician who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. She was the first woman to be Prime Minister of Australia as well as the...

28. Chris Watson (1867)

Australian Politician

Australian politician who was elected the third Prime Minister of Australia in 1904. He was the first Prime Minister from the Australian Labour Party.

29. Bryan Green (1957)

Australian Politician

Australian Labor Party politician who served on the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He became the Deputy Premier of Tasmania for a second time in 2011.

30. Chris Bowen (1973)

Australian Politician

Australian politician who has gained fame as the Shadow Minister for Health beginning in June 2019. He previously served as the Shadow Treasurer of Australia between 2013-2019. 

31. Jamie Briggs (1977)

Australian Politician

Liberal politician who took office as a Member of Australian parliament in 2008. She became the Assistant Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development in 2013.

32. Pauline Hanson (1954)

Australian Politician

Known for her shifting political allegiances, this one-time Independent and former member of the Australian Liberal and One Nation parties formed her own political party, Pauline's United Australia Party, in...

33. Mehmet Tillem (1974)

Australian Politician

Mehmet Tillem is an Australian politician a Labor Party member of the Senate since August 2013. On 21 August Tillem was appointed to David Feeney's former Senate seat by a...

34. Alistair Harkness (1974)

Australian Politician

Alistair Ross Harkness is an Australian politician and was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Australian Labor Party.

35. Janine Haines (1945)

Australian Politician

Janine Haines AM Australian politician was the first female federal parliamentary leader of an Australian political party. An Australian Democrat she was also the first member of that party to...

36. Steven Ciobo (1974)

Australian Politician

Steven Michele Ciobo Australian politician has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001 representing the Division of Moncrieff Queensland. He was sworn in...

37. Tony Robinson (politician) (1962)

Australian Politician

Anthony Gerard Peter Tony Robinson is a former Australian politician who served as the member for Mitcham in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He represented the Australian Labor Party. Robinson was...

38. Rachel Nolan (1974)

Australian Politician

Rachel Genevieve Nolan is an Australian politician. She was elected as the state member for Ipswich on 17 February 2001. At the time she was Queensland's youngest ever female MP....

39. Allison Ritchie (1974)

Australian Politician

Allison Maree Ritchie was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Pembroke from 2001 to 2009.

40. Henry Dobson (1841)

Australian Politician

Henry Dobson was an Australian politician who served as a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and later of the Australian Senate. He was the 17th Premier of Tasmania...

41. Jan Norberger (1975)

Australian Politician

Jan Henrik Norberger is an Australian politician. He is the member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Joondalup.

42. Brad Battin (1975)

Australian Politician

Bradley William Battin is an Australian politician and has been the member for Gembrook in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010. He was formerly a police officer. Battin obtained a...

43. Kathryn Hay (1975)

Australian Politician

Kathryn Isobel Hay is a Tasmanian Labor politician and former member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the electorate of Bass. She was first elected in the 2002 election....

44. Verity Barton (1985)

Australian Politician

Verity Mary Barton is an Australian politician who is the Liberal National member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Broadwater having defeated Peta-Kaye Croft at the 2012 state election....

45. Donna Faragher (1975)

Australian Politician

Donna Evelyn Mary Faragher is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2005 representing the region of East Metropolitan. Faragher...

46. Robert Cavallucci (1975)

Australian Politician

Roberto Anthony Robert Cavallucci is an Australian Liberal National politician who is the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Brisbane Central having defeated Grace Grace at the 2012...

47. Andrew Broad (1975)

Australian Politician

Andrew John Broad is an Australian politician who was elected as the federal member for Mallee in 2013 for the National party. Broad is a former President of the Victorian...

48. Ben Carroll (1975)

Australian Politician

Benjamin Alan Ben Carroll is an Australian politician. Formerly a political staffer for the Australian Labor Party Carroll was elected to the seat of Niddrie in the Victorian Legislative Assembly...

49. Lee Tarlamis (1975)

Australian Politician

Lee Reginald Tarlamis is an Australian politician representing the South Eastern Metropolitan Region for the Australian Labor Party in the Victorian Legislative Council.

50. Lynda Heaven (1902)

Australian Politician

Lynda Agnes Victoria Heaven MBE was an Australian politician.