Barton government

Barton government
In office
1 January 1901 – 24 September 1903
MonarchVictoria
Edward VII
Prime MinisterSir Edmund Barton
PartyProtectionist
StatusCaretaker (to 30 March 1901)
Minority (from 30 March 1901)
OriginChosen by Lord Hopetoun
DemiseBarton's retirement
PredecessorN/A
SuccessorDeakin government (I)

The Barton government was the first federal executive government of the Commonwealth of Australia. It was led by Prime Minister Sir Edmund Barton, from 1 January 1901 until 24 September 1903, when Barton resigned to become one of the three founding judges of the High Court of Australia.[1]

  1. ^ "Barton, Sir Edmund (Toby) (1849–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.