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This is a list of the characters from the American comedy-drama television series The Game.
Contents
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1 Characters
1.1 Main
1.2 Recurring
2 Main characters
2.1 Melanie Barnett-Davis
2.2 Derwin Davis
2.3 LaTasha Mack
2.4 Malik Wright
2.5 Jason Pitts
2.6 Kelly Pitts
3 References
Characters[edit]
Main[edit]
Actor
Character
Seasons
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Hosea Chanchez Malik Wright Main
Coby Bell Jason Pitts Main Recurring Main
Wendy Raquel Robinson LaTasha Mack Main
Brittany Daniel Kelly Pitts Main Recurring Recurring
Tia Mowry-Hardrict Melanie Barnett-Davis Main Guest
Pooch Hall Derwin Davis Main Guest Guest
Brandy Norwood Chardonnay Pitts Recurring Main
Lauren London Keira Whitaker Main
Jay Ellis Bryce "Blueprint" Westbrook Main
Recurring[edit]
Actor
Character
Seasons
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Barry Floyd Terrence "Tee-Tee" Carter Recurring
Erica Gluck / Katlynn Simone Smith Brittany Pitts Recurring Recurring
Bumper Robinson Juvon Glenn Recurring TBA Recurring
Tae Heckard Jazz Recurring
Rick Fox Rick Fox Recurring Recurring TBA Recurring
Rockmond Dunbar Pookie Recurring Recurring
Jigga Bibs Recurring
Michael Beach Roger Keith Recurring Recurring
Ciara Ciara Recurring TBA
Candice Patton Tori Recurring TBA
LaMonica Garrett Luke Rogers Recurring TBA
Miranda Rae Mayo Patreece Sheibani Recurring TBA
Danielle Nicolet Yana Recurring
Aaron Edwards Tommy Pitts Recurring TBA
Carissa Capobianco Nina Recurring TBA
Shanti Lowry Dionne Marie Taylor Recurring Recurring
P.J. Byrne Irv Smiff Recurring TBA Recurring TBA Guest
Gregory Alan Williams James Barnett Recurring Recurring TBA
Claudette Roche Grace Barnett Recurring Recurring TBA
Tahj Mowry Cameron Barnett Recurring Recurring TBA
Drew Sidora Drew Sidora Recurring TBA
Rocky Carroll Kenny Taylor Recurring TBA
Caryn Ward Erica Harrison Recurring Recurring
Kendra C. Johnson Renee Royce Recurring TBA
Chaz Lamar Shepherd Trey Wiggs Recurring Recurring TBA
Robin Givens Robin Givens Recurring TBA
Gabrielle Dennis Janay Brice Recurring TBA
Lee Majors Coach Ross Recurring TBA
Mehcad Brooks Jerome Recurring TBA
Jason Olive McHottie Recurring Recurring TBA
Michael Boatman Lawrence Chauncey Wright Recurring TBA
Lisa Tucker Pucci Wright Recurring TBA
Stacey Dash Camille Rose Recurring TBA
Terrence Jenkins Donté Recurring TBA
Chris Webber Chris Webber Recurring TBA
Meagan Good Parker Keith Recurring TBA
Tika Sumpter Jenna Rice Recurring TBA
Isley Anderson D.J. Recurring TBA Guest
Charles Michael Davis Kwan Kirkland Recurring TBA
Janet Varney Summer Grayson Recurring TBA
Main characters[edit]
Melanie Barnett-Davis[edit]
Main article: Melanie Barnett
Dr. Melanie Barnett Davis
First appearance
The Game (Backdoor Pilot) ("Girlfriends" - episode 6.18)
Last appearance
Pow Pow Pow (The Game)
Portrayed by
Tia Mowry
Information
Nickname(s)
"Mel" by Derwin Davis, "Med School" by Tasha Mack,
"Girl Melanie" by Malik Wright
Occupation
Doctor
Spouse(s)
Derwin Davis (m. 2009)
Significant other(s)
Jerome Rice (ex-boyfriend)
Children
Derwin Davis Jr (step-son, with Derwin)
twin son and daughter (with Derwin)
Relatives
Dr. James Barnett (father)
Grace Barnett (mother)
Cameron Barnett (brother)
Joan Clayton (cousin)
Dr. Melanie Barnett Davis, M.D., played by Tia Mowry,[1] is a third-year medical school student from Connecticut who has given up an offer of admission to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore to follow her boyfriend, Sabers rising star receiver Derwin Davis, to San Diego against the advice of her parents and her cousin Joan Clayton, the lead character from the UPN/CW sitcom Girlfriends.
She is the daughter of a high-powered surgeon. Her brother is Cameron, who is portrayed by Tahj Mowry (Tia Mowry's younger brother). Melanie becomes friends with Kelly Pitts, the wife of veteran wide receiver Jason Pitts, and Tasha Mack, mother and manager of the Sabers star quarterback Malik Wright. Though their relations are rocky, Melanie, Kelly, and Tasha still maintain a close bond. Melanie also becomes friends with her former rival, Dionne, who was once Derwin's image consultant and Melanie's eventual roommate.
Melanie began her relationship with Derwin in college. At the end of Season 1, Derwin cheats on Melanie with Drew Sidora, and Melanie finds out. At the start of Season 2, Melanie leaves Derwin. After she breaks up with Derwin, she confides in her old friend Trey Wiggs. She eventually has a one-night stand with Trey. In the middle of Season 3, Derwin is seeing Janay and Melanie begins dating Jerome Rice. At the end of Season 2, Derwin reveals his love for Melanie and forces her to choose. Melanie turns Derwin down but then realizes that she is still in love with him. She returns to Derwin's apartment only to find out that Janay is pregnant with Derwin's child. After they break up once more in the middle of season 3, this time due to her infidelity with Dr. Buriss/Dr. McHottie, Derwin and Janay try to work things out while Melanie has a fling with her boss, Dr. Buriss. Melanie and Derwin eventually get back together, even though Janay is pregnant, and they have a wedding planned; but just as the ceremony is about to start, Derwin receives word that Janay has gone into labor. Derwin and Melanie eventually get married, after the baby is born, in the hospital chapel.
Two years later in Season 4, Melanie has decided to put her residency on hold and is focusing more on being the wife of a now famous and wealthy athlete Derwin and a stepmother to his son Derwin Junior (DJ), as the couple has now moved into a brand-new mansion and has even done a photo shoot for Essence magazine. Having insecurities about whether Derwin is the father of DJ, Melanie swabs a DNA sample of DJ while babysitting him, with the initial test revealing Derwin is not DJ's father. However, a later test reveals that Derwin indeed is the father, leaving Melanie with the task of telling Derwin about the test. Melanie and Derwin go see a fertility doctor about why they're having problems conceiving, and Melanie is asked if she has ever had an abortion. She says no; Derwin, recognizing that she lied, questions Melanie about the abortion and asks if it was his or not. In the premiere episode of Season 5, Melanie admits that she had an abortion. Derwin originally believes that it was when he and Melanie were in college; however, she tells him that it was actually from her affair with Trey Wiggs. She confesses that the reason she had the abortion was to spare Derwin from living with a reminder of her affair, which is the way she feels about DJ. Even though she makes it seem as though the abortion has not affected her, she seems to show feelings of guilt when she is alone. Feeling a void in her life, Melanie opts to continue trying to have a child, and later finds a surrogate in Tasha. Tasha eventually reneges on their arrangement to be with Pookie. Melanie later realizes that having a baby is not what she wants and leaves to attend Johns Hopkins on the day of the Championship Game, much to Derwin's dismay. At the end of the episode, however, he surprises her at the airport, telling her that he is flying there, with her.
Derwin Davis[edit]
Derwin Davis
First appearance
"The Game"
Girlfriends, (Season 6, Episode 18)
Last appearance
Pow Pow Pow (Season 9, Episode 10)
Portrayed by
Aldis Hodge (2006)
Pooch Hall (2006-2015)
Information
Nickname(s)
Rookie,
Ding Dong (Franchise Player), Son (as in from the Holy Trinity, Jason is the Father and Malik is the Holy Ghost)
Occupation
Football player
Spouse(s)
Melanie (wife, 2009-present)
Children
Derwin Davis Jr. (D.J.) with ex-girlfriend Janay
twin son and daughter (with wife Melanie)
Derwin Davis
No. 81 – San Diego Sabers
Position:
Wide Receiver
Personal information
Born:
(1984-09-20) September 20, 1984 (age 33)
Virginia
Height:
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:
185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College:
Pennsylvania
NFL Draft:
2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 61
Career history
San Diego Sabers
Career highlights and awards
Champion (2008) *Best Rookie (2006)
Championship Playoffs (2012)
MVP
Derwin ("Ding Dong") Davis is a star wide receiver with the San Diego Sabers and the husband of Melanie Barnett . Aldis Hodge portrayed the original Derwin in the Girlfriends pilot. Hodge was replaced by Pooch Hall for the TV series.[2]
In the first season Derwin goes through the hazing from Sabers captain Jason Pitts, and starting quarterback Malik Wright, whom he ultimately becomes friends with. Towards the end of the season, Malik and Jason "adopt" Derwin. In "To Baby...Or Not to Baby" Derwin proposes to Melanie at half-time of one of the Saber games because he thinks that Melanie might be pregnant. Melanie accepts at first feeling pressured on national television. However, later on Melanie tells Derwin that it is not the right time. Derwin meets singer Drew Sidora at a party he attends with Malik, and Drew asks Derwin to be in her new video, which he accepts not knowing he will play her love interest. Derwin and Drew get close and end up having sex. Dionne tells Derwin she knows he slept with Drew, and Melanie over-hears and calls off the engagement, and their relationship.
Derwin tries to reuniting with Melanie but Melanie shows up with football player and Derwin's rival Trey Wiggs to move her stuff from Derwin's apartment. Derwin's standout performance in training camp (and Jason's poor performance) earned Derwin a starting spot with the Sabers. In season 2, Derwin starts becoming more of a playboy jock rather than his humble church ways. After a few "hookups" Derwin starts dating Janay. Although Melanie begins dating Jerome, she is jealous of Derwin and Janay. Janay finds "Dr. Grizzly", the stuffed bear Derwin bought Melanie, and Derwin throws the bear into a waste basket, but later recovers it and hides it in a drawer. Derwin hurts his knee in a Sabers' playoff game and can not play in the Super Bowl, so he decides not to go to Miami with the team. Melanie misses Derwin and decides to pay him a visit, and they share a passionate kiss, but Melanie goes to L.A. with her boyfriend, Jerome. An intoxicated Derwin goes with Malik to L.A. to seek out Melanie. Derwin tells her, "You look me in my eyes and you tell me you don't love me?" Jerome and Derwin fight and Melanie confesses to Jerome that she loves Derwin. Melanie goes to Derwin's apartment, but Derwin finds out that Janay is pregnant with his baby.
In season 3, Derwin and Melanie get back together, but Melanie is jealous when Derwin goes with Janay to her first pregnancy appointment. After Melanie and Derwin break up again, Derwin decides to get back together with Janay since he is the father of her baby. Janay discovers that Derwin is still in love with Melanie after she finds the bear she thought had been thrown away. Melanie and Derwin get back together and Derwin proposes again, and Melanie accepts, and decides she wants to marry Derwin before the baby arrives. The baby comes when Derwin and Melanie are at the altar. Derwin rushes to the hospital, leaving Melanie at the altar. Later that night Derwin and Melanie get married in a private ceremony. In the fourth season premiere, there are some questions regarding the true paternity of Derwin's son. Derwin also emerges as a superstar player in season 4, getting numerous endorsement deals, including Nike, and becomes the new face of the Sabers organization. In season 5 premiere he asks Melanie if she had an abortion and she eventually admits that she did. He does not like the fact but thinks it was while the couple were in college. When she tells him it was Trey Wiggs' he is mad that she aborted a child even if not his. Since firing Tasha as his manager Derwin has been in the need of a new representation and hires his old agent Irv Smith to manage him prompting Tasha to take legal action as a way to get her money back for a Verizon sponsorship she had recently set up for him. Later Derwin attempts to build a friendship with Kwan off the field with the hope that it will build more chemistry on the field, but Kwan is non receptive and he soon learns that his friendship with Malik has been destroyed because of the Kwan situation. After fixing his relationship with Malik, Derwin attempts to get Malik back on the field with a campaign called "WMD" (What Malik DOing), Derwin admits that he has ulterior motives but he believes this is the only way him and Malik can get back to real friendship. After the owner tells Derwin that Kwan is the starter this adds further contentiousness to their relationship. Derwin finds out that Melanie is unable to have children because of a medical condition and takes it hard, handling it by having a party with Malik and Jason and getting drunk. In the episode "Derwin about to go ham", Kwan and Derwin's animosity reaches the critical level after Kwan refuses to throw Derwin the ball in the first half of a crucial game. In the locker room they engage in a small altercation. Back on the field Kwan is told to call a pass play but at the last minute audibles out for a run, Derwin going into motion "misses" a block and Kwan's knee is brutally hurt and he is lost for the game and possibly the season. Malik comes in to fill in for Kwan and the dream team of Malik + Derwin is back together and they lead a comeback victory. At the press conference Derwin is bombarded with questions about the play that Kwan got hurt with members of the media insinuating that Derwin missed it on purpose, Derwin leaves the press conferences without answering further questions. Back at home Derwin becomes a shell of himself isolating himself off from everyone else because of the pain knowing that everyone is blaming him for what happened. Melanie soon convinces him to leave the house and while at the gas station a fan approaches him, blaming him for the injury and spitting on his car. Later Derwin visits Malik and gets advice about how to get through this and how to not stress so much about his image and focus more on football and his career. After returning home Derwin and Melanie have a truth moment and he reveals that he missed it on purpose because of Kwan's attempt to threaten the legacy. He tells her that there are two Derwins: regular Derwin, and Der win at any means necessary (If it means protecting, his family, and the legacy). In the final episode of Season 5, he leaves with Melanie for Baltimore so she can pursue her dream of being a doctor after he lived his of being a champion football player. In Season 6 Derwin is traded to Baltimore in exchange for Bryce "The Blueprint" Westbrook (or just 'Blue'), much to his chagrin.
LaTasha Mack[edit]
LaTasha Mack
First appearance
"The Game" (Backdoor Pilot)
(Girlfriends - episode 6.18)
Last appearance
Pow Pow Pow (Season 9, Episode 10)
Information
Full name
LaTasha Mack
Nickname(s)
Ma (by Malik)
Tasha
Ms. Mack (by Tee-Tee)
Occupation
Sports agent
C.E.O. of Tasha Mack Management
Agent at ISM (Irv Smiff Management)
Spouse(s)
Chauncey Wright (ex-boyfriend)
Kenny (Coach T) (ex-boyfriend)
Rick Fox (ex-boyfriend)
Dante (ex-boyfriend)
Pookie (ex-fiance)
Children
Malik Wright (son, with Chauncey Wright)
Kai Mack (daughter, with Pookie)
La'Tasha (Tasha) Mack is portrayed by Wendy Raquel Robinson.[3] Tasha is a wise-cracking, outspoken crazy mom. She is the mother/manager of the show's star quarterback Malik Wright. She grew up in Richmond, California and had a baby in high school with her longtime boyfriend Chauncey Wright. As the show progresses, Malik fires Tasha. She then signs a contract with ISM (Irv Smiff Management). In season 3 Tasha is fired from ISM due to the company's job cuts.
Tasha is best friends with Melanie Barnett and Kelly Pitts. In season 3, Tasha and Kelly go through a rift in their relationship. At Melanie and Derwin's first wedding, Tasha reveals that she introduced Jason to Camille, his new girlfriend. Kelly responds by punching Tasha in the face.
Tasha's first known relationship is with Malik's old head coach, Kenny (Coach T). Malik finds out and disapproves, and due to Tasha's temper, Tasha and Kenny soon break up. Her next relationship was with famous former Laker Rick Fox. Rick becomes a manager at ISM, and after Tasha becomes vulnerable she falls in love with Rick. When Tasha gets fired from ISM and Rick gets promoted, Tasha believes Rick tricked her and they break up. In the season 3 finale, Rick comes back for Tasha and the fate of their relationship is unknown.
After high school her boyfriend Chauncey went to college and left Tasha to be a single mother. When Malik finally meets his father it is revealed that he has a younger sister, Pucci, played by Lisa Tucker. Chauncey married a woman who is strikingly similar to Tasha named Sheila, played by Tasha Smith. Tasha & Chauncey resolve their past issues and make up.
Two years later, Tasha is now Derwin’s agent and appears to be a very successful sports agent, making Derwin a superstar & "the face of Nike", while dating a much younger man named Danté. Dante is obviously in love with Tasha but she is leery of letting their romance be witnessed in public so she tells Dante she can do her thing, he can do his thing and they can do their thing together. Meanwhile, she tries to keep Melanie from ruining her marriage to Derwin, as she advised Melanie to let her doubts about DJ go, continue living the happy life and not to answer the phone getting the test results of which Melanie ignored. Tasha resolved her issues with Kelly and threatened to shoot her if the incident (see above) happened again. Tasha and Melanie having a very heated argument about Tasha representing both Malik and Derwin and Tasha is fired by Melanie. She eventually questions if she should have stayed with Derwin after Malik starts to do wrongdoing. Tasha becomes the main antagonist for the first half of season five, determined to one-up Melanie at every turn; their feud intensifies after Melanie takes over a fashion show that she (Tasha) had planned. At the Sunbeam Fashion Show, Tasha ends up being locked in the bathroom with Melanie, and they ultimately mend their friendship. In season six, she changed the Sunbeam image and she appointed herself Sunbeam president and put Chardonnay as 2nd in command. However, she also becomes entangled in a love triangle with Rick and Pookie (she becomes engaged to the latter), and drags Chardonnay into the mix. The love triangle is ultimately exposed by Jason (who discovered this from Chardonnay), damaging her relationship with Pookie. After Pookie breaks up with her, she gets back together with Rick.
After dating Rick for a while, Tasha is still not happy and thus breaks up with him, leaving herself alone once more. She later undergoes a full-day therapy session to figure out the root of her relationship problems, boiling down to her codependent relationship with her son. Since Malik was born, Tasha has been treating him as she would to a husband, and Malik, who later joins her in therapy, grows tired of this due to his own tendency of dating needy women to feel needed. Tasha realizes that all her life since Malik of proving herself has resulted in pushing people away, including boyfriends.
In season seven, Tasha discovers that she is pregnant with a girl and unsure if the child's father is Pookie or Rick Fox. In the season finale, Tasha gives birth to her daughter, Kai. Pookie arrives shortly after the birth and a DNA test confirms that he is Kai's father.
Malik Wright[edit]
Malik El DeBarge Wright-Mack
The Game character
First appearance
Girlfriends
Last appearance
Pow Pow Pow (Season 9, Episode 10)
Portrayed by
Hosea Chanchez
Information
Nickname(s)
40 Mill, Lik-Lik, Holy Ghost
Gender
Male
Occupation
Football Player
Family
Tasha Mack (mother)
Chauncey Wright (father)
Shelia Wright (stepmother)
Pucci Wright (half-sister)
Kai Mack (half-sister)
Mark (half-brother)
Matthew (half-brother)
Spouse(s)
Robin Givens (divorced)
Significant other(s)
Renee (ex-girlfriend)
Eva Marcelle (ex-girlfriend)
Parker (ex-sexual partner)
Jenna (ex-girlfriend)
Yana (ex-girlfriend)
Relatives
Walter Mack (grandfather)
Tasha's Mother (grandmother)
Malik Wright
No. 3 – San Diego Sabers
Position:
Quarterback
Personal information
Born:
(1982-10-23) October 23, 1982 (age 35)
Richmond, California
Height:
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:
195 lb (88 kg)
Career history
San Diego Sabers (2004–present)
Career highlights and awards
/ Round: 1 / Pick: 1
All Star Game (2007) (2008) (2009)
Championship Game MVP (2008)
Championship Playoffs (2012)
Malik El Debarge Wright-Mack is played by Hosea Chanchez.[4] Malik is a high-profile athlete and the starting quarterback the Sabers. He has the reputation of being an arrogant rich pro athlete who gets lots of women. He now lives in his own mansion in San Diego and once lived with his mother who was his manager.
Malik was born to Tasha Mack when she was in high school in Richmond, California. As a child, he did not know his father. His best friend since childhood is Terrance "Tee Tee" Carter. Malik attended Richmond High School, Richmond, California and led the football team to a Conference Championship state title. With the San Diego Sabers, he won his first Championship and was named MVP in 2008. In season 2, after an embarrassing scandal where he punches a public figure who uses a wheelchair, he fires Tasha as his manager. He falls in love with actress Robin Givens and convinces her to marry him as a publicity stunt. In the third season, he finally meets his father and his half sister, Pucci, whom he tries to help with her singing career.
Two years later, Malik is still a cocky, spoiled playboy who is sleeping with the wife of the Sabers' new owner, Roger Keith. It is discovered that Malik’s back was injured during the last season; he blames his injury on Keith, who decided to get a better defense to help win games versus getting a good offensive line to protect Malik. As revenge, he is having an affair with the owner's wife. Tee-Tee, his childhood friend and former assistant, is now his own boss and Malik has yet to replace him. However, Malik still treats Tee-Tee as if he is his personal assistant. Tee-Tee puts his foot down telling Malik he needs to get a new assistant and stop calling on him to fix his problems. Malik gets arrested after looking for Tee-Tee one night for assaulting a cop after being pulled over for drunk driving. After advisement from several people (including his mother) and some resistance, Malik decides to go to rehab for his drug problems. He later admits that he was just there for a good Public Relations (PR). Malik figures out how to get rid of Parker, but his plan backfires when she tells her husband that she was sleeping with him. The result is an end to their marriage. He goes to rehab after issues. He then tries to help his girlfriend who into drugs and alcohol. In season 5, Malik attempts to rekindle his relationship with Jenna but is unable to because of relapse. He also is getting used to his role as the backup quarterback. Malik also has to deal with the different lifestyle that he is forced to live now that he is no longer the superstar quarterback. Malik's financial woes force him to sell his mansion, get rid of most his cars, and move back in with Tasha as a way to get his life on track. His friendship with Derwin has also been damaged because of Derwin's push to get Malik benched. Later, Malik and Derwin rekindle their friendship and campaign to have Malik replace Kwan because of his inability to get Derwin the ball. In the episode "Derwin about to go H.A.M.", after Kwan is injured, Malik steps in to replace him and leads the Sabers on a historical comeback win. In the final episode of Season 5, he appears to have gone back to his old habits by breaking up with Jenna. While talking to his new sex interest, he purchases expensive things.
Malik reaches a breakthrough in a therapy session with his mother. He has never had a chance to express himself due to Tasha's domineering behavior and their codependency on one another. The therapist also forces him to stand up to his mother and "grow up". Before he leaves, Malik reassures his love to his mother. He winds up in a rivalry with rapper Franko (William Allen Young) after the latter discovers that he has been sexting Tori, and ultimately winds up being brutally beaten and injured by Franko and a group of men who presumably had their women stolen by Malik. Some time later, Malik is depressed and intent on revenge against Franko, but after a conversation with his mother in which she reveals that he is about to become a big brother, he seems to have given this up.
Jason Pitts[edit]
Jason Pitts
First appearance
"The Game"
Last appearance
"Pow Pow Pow"
Portrayed by
Coby Bell
Information
Nickname(s)
Pittsy, JP, Cap, Jay
Occupation
Football player
Title
Captain of the San Diego Sabers
Spouse(s)
Kelly Pitts (wife)
Chardonnay Pitts (divorced)
Significant other(s)
Camille (ex-girlfriend)
Children
Brittany Pitts
Relatives
Thomas Pitts (father)
Maria Pitts (mother)
Jason Pitts is portrayed by Coby Bell. Jason is the husband of Kelly Pitts, father of Brittany Pitts, and retired captain of the Sabers. He starts off as a franchise player and perennial pro-bowler along with QB Malik Wright in season 1. In season 2 when Kelly admitted to marrying him for the money, he eventually admits that he married Kelly because she was easy to impress and that he knew Kelly would worship him. Jason also begins using steroids because of his declining performance on the field. The steroids eventually make his performance better, but he quits when Kelly takes Brittany and leaves. After he and Kelly cannot reconcile their marriage, Jason and Kelly agree to a divorce in season 3. In the season three finale, Jason goes to court for hitting Kelly's ex-boyfriend, and after being released, leaves with his girlfriend Camille in the court room, rather than Kelly. He is single at the beginning of season 4. Jason is also holding out at the start of training camp in season 4, demanding that he gets a better contract, while filling in as a guest sports announcer. He would later get cut by the Sabers & become a reporter on a sports talk show with former NBA star Chris Webber. In Season 5, Jason married African-American bartender Chardonnay Brooks Pitts (portrayed by Brandy Norwood) during a drunken Mexican weekend, and remained married to her to pursue a romantic relationship. Additionally, by season 5 Jason had moved on from his show with Chris Webber and headlined his own sports talk show called The Pitts Stop. In season six, Jason rejoins the Sabers after impressing them at training camp. However, he and Chardonnay begin to have relationship problems when Chardonnay becomes involved in Tasha's love triangle, which he eventually discovers. He then confronts Tasha and basically tells her off. Their problems worsen after Jason gets a concussion and is still intent on playing football, which causes Chardonnay to move out. However, he eventually decides to retire for good, and he and Chardonnay reconcile. At his retirement ceremony, his past with steroids comes back to haunt him when he is approached by a reporter. When Kelly returns, Jason discovers that he is still in love with her and ultimately reveals this during his vow renewal ceremony, much to the shock of all the guests, including Chardonnay and even Kelly herself. Chardonnay then slaps him and leaves him at the altar, possibly ending their marriage. In the season 8 premiere, Jason tries to explain the situation to Kelly, who calls him disgusting. At the end of the episode, Chardonnay decides to divorce Jason and sue him for emotional cruelty, but ultimately drops the lawsuit and leaves town. However, in the season finale, she swears revenge on Jason and vows to return to San Diego, meaning she will become the main antagonist in the ninth and final season. On the plus side, Jason becomes interim head coach for the Sabers. He also remarries Kelly in the second episode of the ninth season. Jason was born to a pro football player, Thomas Pitts and his wife, Maria Pitts. As a child, he moved around a lot because his father blew all of his money and was traded frequently. Because of that Jason became very frugal, which was one of the problems that eventually led to his marriage's demise. He was selected by the Sabers as a first round Draft Pick, was a 7-time Pro Bowler, and helped the Sabers win the Championship Game in 2008.
Kelly Pitts[edit]
Kelly Pitts
First appearance
"The Game" (Backdoor Pilot)
(Girlfriends - episode 6.18)
Last appearance
"Pow Pow Pow"
Portrayed by
Jennifer Baxter(2006)
Brittany Daniel (2006-2015)
Information
Nickname(s)
Kel, K-Styles, Drunky
Occupation
Sports Agent Assistant For Tasha Mack Management; Later For ISM (Irv Smiff Management)
Spouse(s)
Jason Pitts (husband)
Significant other(s)
Roman (ex-boyfriend)
Joe (ex-boyfriend)
Children
Brittany Pitts (daughter)
Relatives
Mother
Stepfather
Brandon (brother)
Kelly Pitts (née Platski) was initially played by Jennifer Baxter, who was replaced by Brittany Daniel.[5] Kelly is the wife of Sabers captain and star wide receiver Jason Pitts, mother of Brittany Pitts, and ex-President of the Sunbeams. In season 1, Kelly revealed that she had a trailer park upbringing. She was originally a cheerleader for the San Diego Sabers, where she met and eventually married Jason Pitts.
In season 2, Jason begins using steroids. Jason at first tries to hide his secret from Kelly, but after a couple of ugly situations, he can no longer do it and confesses. Kelly forces Jason to promise he will stop using in two months, or she will take Brittany and leave. After Jason refuses to stop 2 months later, Kelly follows through on her promise and leaves. After Jason quits, they later go to therapy where Kelly tells Jason she married him for his money. In the second season finale, Kelly leaves Jason after he tries to use her to get a contract, and in season 3 they eventually agree to a divorce. When Jason's lawyers advise him to take full custody of their only child Brittany, Kelly blackmails Jason by threatening to reveal his secret of steroid use. During season three, she dates a couple of guys (bartender Joe and gym owner Roman). In the end, she hoped that her and Jason would get back together. Jason instead leaves with his girlfriend Camille (played by Stacey Dash), which leaves Kelly heartbroken.
At the start of season 4, it is revealed that Kelly is now a reality TV star, with her own show centered around the ex-wives of professional athletes. Sporting a new look & attitude, Kelly declares to Jason that she "won" in the divorce because she is spending the money he is earning and she believes she got more out of the divorce material wise. She starts to turn off her friends with the reality show (the cameras constantly following her), and her life starts to spiral out of control. She leaves Jason to take Brittany back and to remind her that he is the reason for her show in the first place. With her life unraveling, Kelly decides to quit her show and leave town to redefine her identity outside the football world.
Kelly returned in season 7. Upon her return, she reconnects with Jason, Brittany and Tasha, but Chardonnay is not so keen on this (at first). She and Jason share a kiss, which then brings back old feelings for Jason. Kelly and Chardonnay eventually bond. In season 9, she and Jason remarry.
References[edit]
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Jump up ^ Pooch Hall as Derwin Davis
Jump up ^ Wendy Raquel Robinson as Tasha Mack
Jump up ^ Hosea Chanchez as Malik Wright
Jump up ^ Brittany Daniel as Kelly Pitts
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This article is about the office of the Prime Minister of Australia. For a list of Australian Prime Ministers, see List of Prime Ministers of Australia.
Prime Minister of Australia
Commonwealth Coat of Arms
Incumbent
Malcolm Turnbull
since 15 September 2015
Government of Australia
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Style
The Honourable
(formal)
Prime Minister
(spoken)
His/Her Excellency
(in international correspondence)[1]
Member of
Cabinet
National Security Committee
Federal Executive Council
Reports to
Parliament, Governor-General
Residence
The Lodge
Kirribilli House
Seat
Canberra
Appointer
Governor-General of Australia
by convention, based on appointee's ability to command confidence in the House of Representatives[2]
Term length
At the Governor-General's pleasure
contingent on the Prime Minister's ability to command confidence in the lower house of Parliament[3]
Inaugural holder
Edmund Barton
Formation
1 January 1901
Deputy
Michael McCormack
Salary
$527,852 (AUD)
Website
pm.gov.au
The Prime Minister of Australia (sometimes informally abbreviated to PM) is the head of government of Australia. The individual who holds the office is the most senior Minister of the Crown, the leader of the Cabinet and the chairperson of the National Security Committee. The Prime Minister also has the responsibility of administering the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. The office is not mentioned in the Constitution of Australia and exists only through longstanding political convention and tradition. The individual who holds the office is commissioned by the Governor-General of Australia and at the Governor-General's pleasure subject to the Constitution of Australia.
Almost always and according to convention, the Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party or largest party in a coalition of parties in the House of Representatives and continues to be so as long as they command the confidence of this House. Some commentators argue that the Governor General may also dismiss a Prime Minister who is unable to pass the government's supply bill through both houses of parliament, including the Australian Senate, where the government doesn't normally command the majority, as happened in the 1975 constitutional crisis. Other commentators argue that the Governor General acted improperly in 1975 as Whitlam still retained the confidence of the House of Representatives, and there are no generally accepted conventions to guide the use of the Governor General's reserve powers in this circumstance.[4] . However, there is no constitutional requirement that the Prime Minister sit in the House of Representatives, or even be a member of the federal parliament (subject to a constitutionally prescribed limit of three months), though by convention this is always the case. The only case where a member of the Senate was appointed Prime Minister was John Gorton, who subsequently resigned his Senate position and was elected as a member of the House of Representatives (Senator George Pearce was acting Prime Minister for seven months in 1916 while Billy Hughes was overseas; and Senator Mathias Cormann acted for a few days in February 2018 while Malcolm Turnbull was overseas).[5][6]
Malcolm Turnbull has held the office of Prime Minister since 15 September 2015. He received his commission after replacing Tony Abbott as the leader of the Liberal Party, the dominant party in the Coalition government, following the outcome of the September 2015 Liberal leadership ballot.[7]
Contents
[hide]
1 Constitutional basis and appointment
2 Powers and role
3 Privileges of office
3.1 Salary
3.2 Allowances
3.3 After office
4 Acting and interim Prime Ministers
5 Former Prime Ministers
6 Ages
7 List and timeline
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
11 Further reading
12 External links
Constitutional basis and appointment[edit]
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Australia's first Prime Minister, Edmund Barton at the central table in the House of Representatives in 1901.
The Prime Minister of Australia is appointed by the Governor-General of Australia under Section 64 of the Australian Constitution, which empowers the Governor-General, as the official representative of the monarch, to appoint government ministers of state and requires them to be members of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or become members within three months of the appointment. The Prime Minister and Treasurer are traditionally members of the House, but the Constitution does not have such a requirement.[8] Before being sworn in as a Minister of the Crown, a person must first be sworn in as a member of the Federal Executive Council if they are not already a member. Membership of the Federal Executive Council entitles the member to the style of The Honourable (usually abbreviated to The Hon) for life, barring exceptional circumstances. The senior members of the Executive Council constitute the Cabinet of Australia.
The Prime Minister is, like other ministers, normally sworn in by the Governor-General and then presented with the commission (Letters patent) of office. When defeated in an election, or on resigning, the Prime Minister is said to "hand in the commission" and actually does so by returning it to the Governor-General. In the event of a Prime Minister dying in office, or becoming incapacitated, or for other reasons, the Governor-General can terminate the commission. Ministers hold office "during the pleasure of the Governor-General" (s. 64 of the Constitution of Australia), so theoretically, the Governor-General can dismiss a minister at any time, by notifying them in writing of the termination of their commission; however, their power to do so except on the advice of the Prime Minister is heavily circumscribed by convention.
Despite the importance of the office of Prime Minister, the Constitution does not mention the office by name. The conventions of the Westminster system were thought to be sufficiently entrenched in Australia by the authors of the Constitution that it was deemed unnecessary to detail them. The formal title of the portfolio has always been simply "Prime Minister", except for the period of the Fourth Deakin Ministry (June 1909 to April 1910), when it was known as "Prime Minister (without portfolio)".[9]
If a government cannot get its appropriation (budget) legislation passed by the House of Representatives, or the House passes a vote of "no confidence" in the government, the Prime Minister is bound by convention to immediately advise the Governor-General to dissolve the House of Representatives and hold a fresh election.
Following a resignation in other circumstances, or the death of a Prime Minister, the governor-general will generally appoint as Prime Minister the person elected as leader by the governing party or, in the case of a coalition, the senior party in the coalition. There have been four notable exceptions to this:
When Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister and leader of the United Australia Party (UAP), died suddenly in April 1939, the governor-general, Lord Gowrie, called on Sir Earle Page to become caretaker Prime Minister. Page was the leader of the smaller party in the governing coalition, the Country Party. He held the office for three weeks until the UAP elected a new leader, Robert Menzies.
In August 1941 Menzies resigned as Prime Minister. The UAP was so bereft of leadership at this time that the Country Party leader Arthur Fadden was invited to become Prime Minister, although the Country Party was the smaller of the two coalition parties. The government depended on support from two independents, who two months later voted against Fadden's budget and brought the government down, paving the way for John Curtin to be appointed as Labor Prime Minister.
In July 1945 John Curtin died suddenly. His deputy, Frank Forde, was sworn in the next day as Prime Minister, although the Labor Party had not had an opportunity to meet and elect a new leader. Forde served for eight days until Ben Chifley was elected leader. Chifley was then sworn in, replacing Forde, who became Australia's shortest-serving Prime Minister.
Harold Holt disappeared while swimming on 17 December 1967 and was declared presumed dead on 19 December. The governor-general, Lord Casey, commissioned the Leader of the Country Party, John McEwen, to form a government until the Liberal Party elected a new leader. McEwen was Prime Minister for 23 days, until the election of (then Senator) John Gorton.
Excluding the brief transition periods during changes of government or leadership elections, there have only been a handful of cases where someone other than the leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives was Prime Minister:
Federation occurred on 1 January 1901, but elections for the first parliament were not scheduled until late March. In the interim, an unelected caretaker government was necessary. In what is now known as the Hopetoun Blunder, the governor-general, Lord Hopetoun, invited Sir William Lyne, the premier of the most populous state, New South Wales, to form a government. Lyne was unable to do so and returned his commission in favour of Edmund Barton, who became the first Prime Minister and led the inaugural government into and beyond the election.
During the second parliament, three parties (Free Trade, Protectionist and Labor) had roughly equal representation in the House of Representatives. The leaders of the three parties, Alfred Deakin, George Reid and Chris Watson each served as Prime Minister before losing a vote of confidence.
As a result of the Labor Party's split over conscription, Billy Hughes and his supporters were expelled from the Labor Party in November 1916. He subsequently continued on as prime minister at the head of the new National Labor Party, which had only 14 members out of a total of 75 in the House of Representatives. The Commonwealth Liberal Party – despite still forming the Official Opposition – provided confidence and supply until February 1917, when the two parties agree to merge and form the Nationalist Party.
During the 1975 constitutional crisis, on 11 November 1975, the governor-general, Sir John Kerr, dismissed the Labor Party's Gough Whitlam as Prime Minister. Despite Labor holding a majority in the House of Representatives, Kerr appointed the Leader of the Opposition, Liberal leader Malcolm Fraser as caretaker Prime Minister, conditional on the passage of the Whitlam government's Supply bills through the Senate and the calling of an election for both houses of parliament. Fraser accepted these terms and immediately advised a double dissolution. An election was called for 13 December, which the Liberal Party won in its own right (although the Liberals governed in a coalition with the Country Party).
Powers and role[edit]
The first Prime Minister of Australia, Edmund Barton (sitting second from left), with his Cabinet, 1901.
Most of the Prime Minister's powers derive from being head of Government. In practice, the Federal Executive Council will act to ratify all decisions made by the cabinet and decisions of the cabinet will always require the support of the Prime Minister. The powers of the governor-general to grant Royal Assent to legislation, to dissolve and prorogue parliament, to call elections and to make appointments are exercised on the advice of the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister is also the responsible minister for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, which is tasked with supporting the policy agendas of the Prime Minister and Cabinet through policy advice and the coordination of the implementation of key government programs, to manage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy and programs and to promote reconciliation, to provide leadership for the Australian Public Service alongside the Australian Public Service Commission, to oversee the honours and symbols of the Commonwealth, to provide support to ceremonies and official visits, to set whole of government service delivery policy, and to coordinate national security, cyber, counterterrorism, regulatory reform, cities, population, data, and women's policy.[10]
The formal power to appoint the Governor-General lies with the Queen of Australia, but this appointment is done on the formal advice of the Prime Minister. By convention, this advice is provided by the Prime Minister alone, and thus the appointment is effectively the Prime Minister's personal choice. The Prime Minister may also advise the monarch to dismiss the Governor-General, though it remains unclear how quickly the monarch would act on such advice in a constitutional crisis. This uncertainty, and the possibility of a "race" between the Governor-General and Prime Minister to sack the other, was a key question in the 1975 constitutional crisis.
The power of the Prime Minister is subject to a number of limitations. Prime Ministers removed as leader of their party, or whose government loses a vote of no-confidence in the House of Representatives, are expected to advise an election of the lower house or resign the office. If they fail to do this they will be dismissed by the Governor-General.[11]
The Prime Minister's party will normally have a majority in the House of Representatives and party discipline is exceptionally strong in Australian politics, so passage of the government's legislation through the House of Representatives is mostly a formality. Attaining the support of the Senate can be more difficult as government usually lacks an absolute majority because the Senate's representation is based on overall proportion of votes and often includes minor parties.
Privileges of office[edit]
Salary[edit]
Prime Ministerial salary history
Effective date
Salary
2 June 1999 $289,270
6 September 2006 $309,270
1 July 2007 $330,356
1 October 2009 $340,704[12]
1 August 2010 $354,671[13]
1 July 2011 $366,366
1 December 2011 $440,000
15 March 2012 $481,000[14]
1 July 2012 $495,430[15]
1 July 2013 $507,338[16]
1 January 2016 $517,504[17]
1 July 2017 $527,852[18]
On 1 July 2017, the Australian Government's Remuneration Tribunal adjusted the Prime Ministerial salary, raising it to its current amount of $527,852.[18]
Allowances[edit]
Prime Ministers Curtin, Fadden, Hughes, Menzies and Governor-General The Duke of Gloucester 2nd from left, in 1945.
Whilst in office, the Prime Minister has two official residences. The primary official residence is The Lodge in Canberra. Most Prime Ministers have chosen The Lodge as their primary residence because of its security facilities and close proximity to Parliament House. There have been some exceptions, however. James Scullin preferred to live at the Hotel Canberra (now the Hyatt Hotel) and Ben Chifley lived in the Hotel Kurrajong. More recently, John Howard used the Sydney Prime Ministerial residence, Kirribilli House, as his primary accommodation. On her appointment on 24 June 2010, Julia Gillard said she would not be living in The Lodge until such time as she was returned to office by popular vote at the next general election. (She became Prime Minister mid-term after replacing the incumbent, Kevin Rudd, who resigned in the face of an unwinnable party-room ballot.) During his first term, Rudd had a staff at The Lodge consisting of a senior chef and an assistant chef, a child carer, one senior house attendant, and two junior house attendants. At Kirribilli House in Sydney, there is one full-time chef and one full-time house attendant.[19] The official residences are fully staffed and catered for both the Prime Minister and their family. In addition, both have extensive security facilities. These residences are regularly used for official entertaining, such as receptions for Australian of the Year finalists.
The Prime Minister receives a number of transport amenities for official business. The Royal Australian Air Force's No. 34 Squadron transports the Prime Minister within Australia and overseas by specially converted Boeing Business Jets and smaller Challenger aircraft. The aircraft contain secure communications equipment as well as an office, conference room and sleeping compartments. The call-sign for the aircraft is "Envoy". For ground travel, the Prime Minister is transported in an armoured BMW 7 Series model. It is referred to as "C-1", or Commonwealth One, because of its licence plate. It is escorted by police vehicles from state and federal authorities.[20]
After office[edit]
Prime Ministers are usually granted certain privileges after leaving office, such as office accommodation, staff assistance, and a Life Gold Pass, which entitles the holder to travel within Australia for "non-commercial" purposes at government expense.
Only one Prime Minister who had left the Federal Parliament ever returned. Stanley Bruce was defeated in his own seat in 1929 while Prime Minister, but was re-elected to parliament in 1931. Other Prime Ministers were elected to parliaments other than the Australian federal parliament: Sir George Reid was elected to the UK House of Commons (after his term as High Commissioner to the UK); and Frank Forde was re-elected to the Queensland Parliament (after his term as High Commissioner to Canada, and a failed attempt to re-enter the Federal Parliament).
Privileges of office
The Lodge
Kirribilli House
Prime Ministerial car
Official aircraft
Acting and interim Prime Ministers[edit]
From time to time Prime Ministers are required to leave the country on government business and a deputy acts in their place during that time. In the days before jet aircraft, such absences could be for extended periods. For example, William Watt was acting prime Minister for 16 months, from April 1918 until August 1919, when Prime Minister Billy Hughes was away at the Paris Peace Conference,[21] and Senator George Pearce was acting Prime Minister for more than seven months in 1916.[22] An acting Prime Minister is also appointed when the prime minister takes leave. The Deputy Prime Minister most commonly becomes acting Prime Minister in those circumstances.
Three Prime Ministers have died in office – Joseph Lyons (1939), John Curtin (1945) and Harold Holt (1967) – and Robert Menzies resigned as Prime Minister in 1941. In each of these cases the Deputy Prime Minister (an unofficial office at the time) became an interim Prime Minister, pending an election of a new leader of the government party. In none of these cases was the interim Prime Minister successful at the subsequent election.
Former Prime Ministers[edit]
As of March 2018, there are six living former Australian Prime Ministers.[23]
Bob Hawke
In office: 1983–1991
Age: 88
Paul Keating
In office: 1991–1996
Age: 74
John Howard
In office: 1996–2007
Age: 78
Kevin Rudd
In office: 2007–2010; 13
Age: 60
Julia Gillard
In office: 2010–2013
Age: 56
Tony Abbott,
In office: 2013–2015
Age: 60
The greatest number of living former Prime Ministers at any one time was eight. This has occurred twice:
Between 7 October 1941 (when John Curtin succeeded Arthur Fadden) and 18 November 1941 (when Chris Watson died), the eight living former Prime Ministers were Bruce, Cook, Fadden, Hughes, Menzies, Page, Scullin and Watson.
Between 13 July 1945 (when Ben Chifley succeeded Frank Forde) and 30 July 1947 (when Sir Joseph Cook died), the eight living former Prime Ministers were Bruce, Cook, Fadden, Forde, Hughes, Menzies, Page and Scullin.
Of the other Prime Ministers, Ben Chifley died only one year and six months after leaving the Prime Ministership and Alfred Deakin lived another nine years and five months.[24]
All the others who have left office have lived at least another 10 years. Nine of them (Bruce, Cook, Fadden, Forde, Fraser, Gorton, Hughes, Watson, and Whitlam) lived more than 25 years after leaving the office, and all but one of them have survived longer than 30 years (Hughes lived for 29 years and 8 months following service). Bob Hawke, who is, as of 2017[update], still alive, has also lived 25 years beyond the end of his prime ministership.
The longest-surviving was Gough Whitlam, who lived 38 years and 11 months after office, surpassing Stanley Bruce's previous record of 37 years and 10 months after leaving the office.[25]
Ages[edit]
Four Australian prime ministers – Forde, Curtin, Menzies, and Hughes – at a meeting of the Advisory War Council in 1940.
The three youngest people when they first became Prime Minister were:
Chris Watson – 37[26]
Stanley Bruce – 39[27]
Robert Menzies – 44[28]
The three oldest people when they first became Prime Minister were:
John McEwen – 67[29]
William McMahon – 63[30]
Malcolm Turnbull – 60
The three youngest people to last leave the office of Prime Minister were:
Chris Watson – 37
Arthur Fadden – 46 years 5 months 22 days[31]
Stanley Bruce – 46 years 6 months 7 days
The three oldest people to last leave the office of Prime Minister were:
Robert Menzies – 71
John Howard – 68
John McEwen – 67
List and timeline[edit]
Main article: List of Prime Ministers of Australia
The longest-serving Prime Minister was Sir Robert Menzies, who served in office twice: from 26 April 1939 to 28 August 1941, and again from 19 December 1949 to 26 January 1966. In total Robert Menzies spent 18 years, 5 months and 12 days in office. He served under the United Australia Party and the Liberal Party respectively.
The shortest-serving Prime Minister was Frank Forde, who was appointed to the position on 6 July 1945 after the death of John Curtin, and served until 13 July 1945 when Ben Chifley was elected leader of the Australian Labor Party.
Parties
Australian Labor Party Liberal Party of Australia Australian Country Party Nationalist Party of Australia United Australia Party Commonwealth Liberal Party National Labor Party Free Trade Party Protectionist Party
No.
Name
(birth–death)
Portrait
Party
Term of office
Electorate served
Elections won
Ministry
Ref
1
Sir Edmund Barton
(1849–1920) Protectionist 1 January
1901 24 September
1903 Hunter, NSW,
1901–1903 (resigned) 1901 Barton [32]
2
Alfred Deakin
(1856–1919) Protectionist 24 September
1903 27 April
1904 Ballaarat, Vic,[Note 1]
1901–1913 (retired) 1903 1st Deakin [33]
3
Chris Watson
(1867–1941) Labour 27 April
1904 18 August
1904 Bland, NSW,
1901–1906
South Sydney, NSW,
1906–1910 (retired) — Watson [26]
4
George Reid
(1845–1918) Free Trade 18 August
1904 5 July
1905 East Sydney, NSW,
1901–1909 (resigned) — Reid [34]
(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 [35]
(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 [36]
(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 [37]
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
8
Stanley Bruce
(1883–1967) Nationalist
(Coalition) 9 February
1923 22 October
1929 Flinders, Vic,
1918–1929 (defeated) ;
1931–1933 (resigned) 1922 1st Bruce [27]
1925 2nd Bruce
1928 3rd Bruce
9
James Scullin
(1876–1953) Labor 22 October
1929 6 January
1932 Corangamite, Vic,
1910–1913 (defeated)
Yarra, Vic,
1922–1949 (retired) 1929 Scullin [38]
10
Joseph Lyons
(1879–1939) United Australia
(Coalition) 6 January
1932 7 April
1939† Wilmot, Tas,
1929–1939 (died) 1931 1st Lyons [39]
1934 2nd Lyons
— 3rd Lyons
1937 4th Lyons
11
Sir Earle Page
(1880–1961) Country
(Coalition) 7 April
1939 26 April
1939 Cowper, NSW
1919–1961 (defeated) — Page [40]
12
Robert Menzies
(1894–1978) United Australia
(Coalition) 26 April
1939 28 August
1941 Kooyong, Vic,
1934–1966 (resigned) — 1st Menzies [28]
2nd Menzies
1940 3rd Menzies
13
Arthur Fadden
(1894–1973) Country
(Coalition) 28 August
1941 7 October
1941 Darling Downs, Qld
1936–1949
McPherson, Qld
1949–1958 (retired) — Fadden [31]
14
John Curtin
(1885–1945) Labor 7 October
1941 5 July
1945† Fremantle, WA,
1928–1931 (defeated) ;
1934–1945 (died) — 1st Curtin
1943 2nd Curtin
15
Frank Forde
(1890–1983) Labor 6 July
1945 13 July
1945 Capricornia, Qld,
1922–1946 (defeated) — Forde
16
Ben Chifley
(1885–1951) Labor 13 July
1945 19 December
1949 Macquarie, NSW,
1928–1931 (defeated) ;
1940–1951 (died) — 1st Chifley
1946 2nd Chifley
(12)
Sir Robert Menzies
(1894–1978) Liberal
(Coalition) 19 December
1949 26 January
1966 Kooyong, Vic,
1934–1966 (resigned) 1949 4th Menzies
1951 5th Menzies
1954 6th Menzies
1955 7th Menzies
1958 8th Menzies
1961 9th Menzies
1963 10th Menzies
17
Harold Holt
(1908–1967) Liberal
(Coalition) 26 January
1966 19 December
1967† Fawkner, Vic,
1935–1949
Higgins, Vic,
1949–1967 (disappeared) — 1st Holt
1966 2nd Holt
18
John McEwen
(1900–1980) Country
(Coalition) 19 December
1967 10 January
1968 Echuca, Vic,
1934–1937
Indi, Vic,
1937–1949
Murray, Vic,
1949–1971 (resigned) — McEwen
19
John Gorton
(1911–2002) Liberal
(Coalition) 10 January
1968 10 March
1971 Senator 1950–1968 (resigned)[Note 2]
MP for Higgins, Vic,
1968–1975 (retired)[Note 3]
— 1st Gorton
1969 2nd Gorton
20
William McMahon
(1908–1988) Liberal
(Coalition) 10 March
1971 5 December
1972 Lowe, NSW,
1949–1982 (resigned) — McMahon
21
Gough Whitlam
(1916–2014) Labor 5 December
1972 11 November
1975 Werriwa, NSW,
1952–1978 (resigned) 1972 1st Whitlam
— 2nd Whitlam
1974 3rd Whitlam
22
Malcolm Fraser
(1930–2015) Liberal
(Coalition) 11 November
1975 11 March
1983 Wannon, Vic,
1955–1983 (resigned) — 1st Fraser
1975 2nd Fraser
1977 3rd Fraser
1980 4th Fraser
23
Bob Hawke
(1929–) Labor 11 March
1983 20 December
1991 Wills, Vic,
1980–1992 (resigned) 1983 1st Hawke
1984 2nd Hawke
1987 3rd Hawke
1990 4th Hawke
24
Paul Keating
(1944–) Labor 20 December
1991 11 March
1996 Blaxland, NSW,
1969–1996 (resigned) — 1st Keating
1993 2nd Keating
25
John Howard
(1939–) Liberal
(Coalition) 11 March
1996 3 December
2007 Bennelong, NSW,
1974–2007 (defeated) 1996 1st Howard
1998 2nd Howard
2001 3rd Howard
2004 4th Howard
26
Kevin Rudd
(1957–) Labor 3 December
2007 24 June
2010 Griffith, Qld,
1998–2013 (resigned) 2007 1st Rudd
27
Julia Gillard
(1961–) Labor 24 June
2010 27 June
2013 Lalor, Vic,
1998–2013 (retired) — 1st Gillard
2010 2nd Gillard
(26)
Kevin Rudd
(1957–) Labor 27 June
2013 18 September
2013 Griffith, Qld,
1998–2013 (resigned) — 2nd Rudd
28
Tony Abbott
(1957–) Liberal
(Coalition) 18 September
2013 15 September
2015 Warringah, NSW,
since 1994 2013 Abbott
29
Malcolm Turnbull
(1954–) Liberal
(Coalition) 15 September
2015 Incumbent Wentworth, NSW,
since 2004 — 1st Turnbull
2016 2nd Turnbull
See also[edit]
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
List of Prime Ministers of Australia
List of Prime Ministers of Australia by time in office
List of Prime Ministers of Australia (graphical)
Historical rankings of Prime Ministers of Australia
Prime Ministers Avenue in Horse Chestnut Avenue in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens contains a collection of bronze busts of former Australian Prime Ministers.
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Australia
Transportation of the Prime Minister of Australia
List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition
Prime Ministers of Queen Elizabeth II
List of Commonwealth Heads of Government
List of Privy Counsellors (1952–present)
Prime Minister's XI
Notes[edit]
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Jump up ^ Gorton was elected to the Senate at the general election of 10 December 1949, but his term did not commence until 22 February 1950. He was appointed Prime Minister on 10 January 1968; resigned from the Senate on 1 February; and was elected to the House of Representatives at a by-election on 24 February.
Jump up ^ Gorton retired from the House of Representatives at the double dissolution of 11 November 1975, and stood for an Australian Capital Territory Senate seat as an independent at the general election of 13 December 1975, but was unsuccessful.
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Jump up ^ "9 - Motions". House of Representatives Practice, 6th Ed – HTML version. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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Jump up ^ "Pearce, Sir George Foster (1870–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. 2006. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
Jump up ^ Farr, Malcolm (20 February 2018). "Senator Mathias Cormann named Acting PM as top ranks head out of the country". news.com.au.
Jump up ^ "Malcolm Turnbull sworn in as Australia's 29th Prime Minister". ABC News. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
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Jump up ^ "McEwen, Sir John (1900–1980)". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
Jump up ^ "McMahon, Sir William (Billy) (1908–1988)". Australian Dictionary of Biography.
^ Jump up to: a b Cribb, Margaret Bridson. "Fadden, Sir Arthur William (1894–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
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Further reading[edit]
Strangio, Paul; t'Hart, Paul & Walter, James (2016). Settling the Office: The Australian Prime Ministership from Federation to Reconstruction. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 9780522868722.
Strangio, Paul; t'Hart, Paul & Walter, James (2017). The Pivot of Power: Australian Prime Ministers and Political Leadership, 1949-2016. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 9780522868746.
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