Second Curtin ministry

30th ministry of government of Australia

Second Curtin ministry

30th Ministry of Australia
Group photo of members of the Second Curtin ministry
Date formed21 September 1943
Date dissolved6 July 1945
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge VI
Governor-GeneralLord Gowrie
The Duke of Gloucester
Prime MinisterJohn Curtin
No. of ministers19
Member partyLabor
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyUnited Australia/Liberal–Country coalition
Opposition leaderArthur Fadden
Robert Menzies
History
Election(s)21 August 1943
Legislature term(s)17th
PredecessorFirst Curtin ministry
SuccessorForde ministry
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The Second Curtin ministry (Labor) was the 30th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 14th Prime Minister, John Curtin. The Second Curtin ministry succeeded the First Curtin ministry, which dissolved on 21 September 1943 following the federal election that took place in August. The ministry was replaced by the Forde ministry on 6 July 1945 following the death of Curtin - the second of three occasions where a sitting Prime Minister died in office.[1]

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

Ministry

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
  Labor Rt Hon John Curtin
(1885–1945)

MP for Fremantle
(1934–1945)

  (Rt) Hon Frank Forde
(1890–1983)

MP for Capricornia
(1922–1946)

  Hon Ben Chifley
(1885–1951)

MP for Macquarie
(1940–1951)

  • Treasurer
  • Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (to 2 February 1945)
  Rt Hon Dr H. V. Evatt KC
(1894–1965)

MP for Barton
(1940–1958)

  Hon Jack Beasley
(1895–1949)

MP for West Sydney
(1928–1946)

  Hon Norman Makin
(1889–1982)

MP for Hindmarsh
(1919–1946)

  Hon Richard Keane
(1881–1946)

Senator for Victoria
(1938–1946)

  • Minister for Trade and Customs
  • Leader of the Government in the Senate
  Hon Jack Holloway
(1875–1967)

MP for Melbourne Ports
(1931–1951)

  • Minister for Labour and National Service
  Hon Arthur Drakeford
(1878–1957)

MP for Maribyrnong
(1934–1955)

  • Minister for Air
  • Minister for Civil Aviation
  Hon William Scully
(1883–1966)

MP for Gwydir
(1937–1949)

  • Minister for Commerce and Agriculture
  Hon Bill Ashley
(1881–1958)

Senator for New South Wales
(1937–1958)

  Hon John Dedman
(1896–1973)

MP for Corio
(1940–1949)

  • Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
  • Minister for War Organisation (to 19 February 1945)
  • Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (from 2 February 1945)
  Hon Joe Collings
(1865–1955)

Senator for Queensland
(1932–1950)

  Hon Eddie Ward
(1899–1963)

MP for East Sydney
(1932–1963)

  Hon James Fraser
(1889–1961)

Senator for Western Australia
(1938–1959)

  Hon Charles Frost
(1882–1964)

MP for Franklin
(1934–1946)

  • Minister for Repatriation
  • Minister in charge of War Service Homes
  Hon Bert Lazzarini
(1884–1952)

MP for Werriwa
(1934–1952)

  Hon Don Cameron
(1878–1962)

Senator for Victoria
(1938–1962)

  Hon Arthur Calwell
(1896–1973)

MP for Melbourne
(1940–1972)

  • Minister for Information

See also

References

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