First Deakin ministry

2nd ministry of the government of Australia

photograph of Deakin
Alfred Deakin
photograph of Lyne
William Lyne
Date formed24 September 1903Date dissolved27 April 1904People and organisationsMonarchEdward VIIGovernor-GeneralLord Hopetoun
Lord NorthcotePrime MinisterAlfred DeakinNo. of ministers8Member partyProtectionistStatus in legislatureMinority government (Labour support)Opposition partyFree TradeOpposition leaderGeorge ReidHistoryElection(s)16 December 1903Legislature term(s)1st
2ndPredecessorBarton ministrySuccessorWatson ministry
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The First Deakin ministry (Protectionist) was the 2nd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 2nd Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin. The First Deakin ministry succeeded the Barton ministry, which dissolved on 24 September 1903 following Sir Edmund Barton's retirement from Parliament to enter the inaugural High Court. The ministry was replaced by the Watson ministry on 27 April 1904 after the Labour Party withdrew their support over the Conciliation and Arbitration Bill.[1]

James Drake, who died in 1941, was the last surviving member of the First Deakin ministry; Drake was also the last surviving minister of the Barton government and the Reid government.

Ministry

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
  Protectionist Hon Alfred Deakin
(1856–1919)

MP for Ballaarat
(1901–1913)

  Hon Sir William Lyne KCMG
(1844–1913)

MP for Hume
(1901–1913)

  Rt Hon Sir George Turner KCMG
(1851–1916)

MP for Balaclava
(1901–1906)

  Rt Hon Sir John Forrest GCMG
(1847–1918)

MP for Swan
(1901–1918)

  • Minister for Home Affairs
  Hon James Drake
(1850–1941)

Senator for Queensland
(1901–1906)

  Hon Sir Philip Fysh KCMG
(1835–1919)

MP for Denison
(1903–1910)

  • Postmaster-General
  Hon Austin Chapman
(1864–1926)

MP for Eden-Monaro
(1901–1926)

  • Minister for Defence
  Hon Thomas Playford II
(1837–1915)

Senator for South Australia
(1901–1906)

References

  1. ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
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