National
Prime Minister
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor-General
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Governor-General (Constitution s 64); by convention the person who commands the confidence of the House of Representatives, normally the leader of the majority party or coalition.
- Chosen by
- Governor-General
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Anthony Albanese ALP since May 2025
Report Source: pm.gov.au,
checked
Sources
- pm.gov.au · checked Prime Minister of Australia website, Your Ministry, read 2026-10-12: portfolio title of each Minister of State (cabinet and outer ministry; assistant ministers not loaded). For: Prime Minister
- legislation.gov.au · checked Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, cited 2026-10-12 (legislation.gov.au was unreachable from the loader so the section references are from the standard text, not re-read this run; the Constitution text is at aph.gov.au/constitution): office, size and method of selection (ss 7, 24, 35, 17, 61-64, 72). For: Prime Minister
- pm.gov.au · checked Prime Minister of Australia website, Your Ministry, read 2026-10-12: holder of each portfolio. Start date 2025-05-13: the Second Albanese ministry was sworn in that day (Wikipedia, Second Albanese ministry, fallback). For: Anthony Albanese, current term