Scullin ministry

19th ministry of the Government of Australia

Scullin ministry
19th Ministry of Australia
Group photo of the Scullin ministry
Date formed	22 October 1929
Date dissolved	6 January 1932
People and organisations
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	The Baron Stonehaven Sir Isaac Isaacs
Prime Minister	James Scullin
No. of ministers	19
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Nationalist United Australia
Opposition leader	John Latham Joseph Lyons
History
Election(s)	12 October 1929
Outgoing election	19 December 1931
Legislature term(s)	12th
Predecessor	Third Bruce ministry
Successor	First Lyons ministry

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James Scullin

Member for Corangamite (1910–1913)

Member for Yarra (1922–1949)

Prime Minister of Australia

Term of government (1929–1932)

Ministries

Scullin Ministry

Elections

The Scullin ministry (Labor) was the 19th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 9th Prime Minister, James Scullin. The Scullin ministry succeeded the Third Bruce ministry, which dissolved on 22 October 1929 following the federal election that took place on 12 October which saw Labor defeat Stanley Bruce's Nationalist–Country Coalition. The ministry was replaced by the First Lyons ministry on 6 January 1932 following the federal election that took place in December which saw the United Australia Party defeat Labor. As of 2022^[update], it remains the most recent government to have lost an election after a single term in office.^[1]

Frank Forde, who died in 1983, was the last surviving member of the Scullin ministry; Forde was also the last surviving minister of the Curtin government, the Forde government, and the First Chifley ministry.

Ministry

	Minister	Portfolio
Labor	(Rt) Hon James Scullin (1876–1953) MP for Yarra (1922–1949)	Prime Minister Leader of the Labor Party Minister for External Affairs Minister for Industry Treasurer (from 9 June 1930 to 29 January 1931)
	Hon Ted Theodore (1884–1950) MP for Dalley (1927–1931)	Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Treasurer (to 9 June 1930; from 29 January 1931)
	Hon Frank Brennan (1873–1950) MP for Batman (1911–1931)	Attorney-General
	Hon Arthur Blakeley (1886–1972) MP for Darling (1917–1934)	Minister for Home Affairs
	Hon Albert Green (1869–1940) MP for Kalgoorlie (1922–1940)	Minister for Defence (to 4 February 1931) Minister for Works and Railways (from 4 February 1931) Postmaster-General (from 4 February 1931)
	Hon James Fenton (1864–1950) MP for Maribyrnong (1910–1934)	Minister for Trade and Customs (to 4 February 1931)
	Hon Frank Anstey (1865–1940) MP for Bourke (1910–1934)	Minister for Health (to 3 March 1931) Minister for Repatriation (to 3 March 1931)
	Hon Joseph Lyons (1879–1939) MP for Wilmot (1929–1939)	Minister for Works and Railways (to 4 February 1931) Postmaster-General (to 4 February 1931)
	Hon Parker Moloney (1879–1961) MP for Hume (1919–1931)	Minister for Markets and Transport (to 21 April 1930) Minister for Markets (from 21 April 1930) Minister for Transport (from 21 April 1930)
	Hon John Daly (1891–1942) Senator for South Australia (1928–1935)	Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 3 March 1931) Leader of the Government in the Senate (to 3 March 1931) Minister for Defence (from 4 February 1931 to 3 March 1931) Assistant Minister (from 26 June 1931)
	Hon Frank Forde (1890–1983) MP for Capricornia (1922–1946) (in Ministry from 4 February 1931)	Assistant Minister assisting the Minister for Customs (to 4 February 1931) Minister for Trade and Customs (from 4 February 1931)
	Hon Ben Chifley (1885–1951) MP for Macquarie (1928–1931) (in Ministry from 3 March 1931)	Minister for Defence (from 3 March 1931)
	Hon John Barnes (1868–1938) Senator for Victoria (1923–1935) (in Ministry from 3 March 1931)	Assistant Minister assisting the Minister for Works and Railways (to 3 March 1931) Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 3 March 1931) Leader of the Government in the Senate (from 3 March 1931)
	Hon John McNeill (1868–1943) MP for Wannon (1929–1931) (in Ministry from 3 March 1931)	Minister for Health (from 3 March 1931) Minister for Repatriation (from 3 March 1931)

Assistant ministers

	Minister	Portfolio
Labor	Hon Jack Beasley (1895–1949) MP for West Sydney (1928–1946)	Assistant Minister assisting the Minister for Industry (to 3 March 1931)
	Hon Jack Holloway (1875–1967) MP for Flinders (1929–1931)	Assistant to the Treasurer (from 3 March 1931 to 12 June 1931) Assistant Minister for Minister for Industry, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (from 3 March 1931 to 12 June 1931)
	Hon John Dooley (1883–1961) Senator for New South Wales (1928–1935)	Assistant Minister assisting the Minister for Works and Railways (from 3 March 1931)
	Hon Charles Culley (1877–1949) MP for Denison (1928–1931)	Assistant Minister for Transport and War Service Homes (from 3 March 1931 to 24 June 1931)
	Hon Lou Cunningham (1889–1948) MP for Gwydir (1929–1931)	Assistant Minister (from 26 June 1931)

Notes

^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

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