Barton government

Barton government
In office
1 January 1901 – 24 September 1903
Monarch	Victoria Edward VII
Prime Minister	Sir Edmund Barton
Party	Protectionist
Status	Caretaker (to 30 March 1901) Minority (from 30 March 1901)
Origin	Chosen by Lord Hopetoun
Demise	Barton's retirement
Predecessor	N/A
Successor	Deakin government (I)

This article is part of a series about Edmund Barton
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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]