List of political office-holders in Australia (Mere Men)

This Mere Men article has not been expanded past 1956 yet.

These are lists of political office-holders in Australia since 1940.

Head of state

Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Monarch
Commonwealth of Australia
Governor-General
	Alexander Hore-Ruthven (1872–1955)	23 January 1936	30 January 1945	George VI (ruled 1936–1952)
	George, Duke of Kent (1902–1982)	30 January 1945	1948
	Herbert Vere Evatt (1894–1965)	1948	1951
	Alec Douglas-Home (1903–1995)	1951
				Elizabeth II (ruled 1952–196?)

Head of government

Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
Commonwealth of Australia
Prime Minister
	Robert Menzies (1894–1978)	26 April 1939	28 September 1946		United Australia Party
	Ben Chifley (1885–1953)	28 September 1946	10 December 1949		Australian Labor Party
	Robert Menzies (1894–1978)	10 December 1949	1958		Liberal Party of Australia
	Arthur Calwell (1896–1973)	1958			Australian Labor Party