 | Parts of this article (those related to state and territory leadership) need to be updated. (March 2023) |
| Leader of the Australian Labor Party | |
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| Term length | No fixed term |
| Inaugural holder | Chris Watson |
| Formation | 20 May 1901 |
| Deputy | Richard Marles |
| Website | Anthony Albanese, Leader of the Australian Labor Party |
The leader of the Australian Labor Party is the highest political office within the federal Australian Labor Party (ALP). Leaders of the party are chosen from among the sitting members of the parliamentary caucus either by members alone or with a vote of the party’s rank-and-file membership. The current leader of the Labor Party, since 2019, is Anthony Albanese, who has served as the prime minister of Australia since 2022.[1] There have been 21 leaders since 1901 when Chris Watson was elected as the inaugural leader following the first federal election.
Every Australian state and territory has its own branch of the Australian Labor Party, which has its own leader elected from the party members of that jurisdiction.
- ^ Wu, David (22 May 2022). "Five Labor MPs to be immediately sworn in ahead of key Quad trip". Sky News Australia. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.