First Curtin ministry

29th Ministry of Australia
Group photo of the First Curtin ministry
Date formed7 October 1941
Date dissolved21 September 1943
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge VI
Governor-GeneralLord Gowrie
Prime MinisterJohn Curtin
No. of ministers19
Member partyLabor
Status in legislatureMinority government
Opposition partyCountry–United Australia coalition
Opposition leaderArthur Fadden
History
Outgoing election21 August 1943
Legislature term(s)16th
PredecessorFadden ministry
SuccessorSecond Curtin ministry
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The First Curtin ministry (Labor) was the 29th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 14th Prime Minister, John Curtin. The First Curtin ministry succeeded the Fadden ministry, which dissolved on 7 October 1941 after the independent crossbenchers Alexander Wilson and Arthur Coles withdrew their support for the Fadden government. The ministry was replaced by the Second Curtin ministry on 21 September 1943 following the 1943 federal election.[1]

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

  Hon Frank Forde
(1890–1983)

MP for Capricornia
(1922–1946)

  Hon Ben Chifley
(1885–1951)

MP for Macquarie
(1940–1951)

  (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 Joe Collings
(1865–1955)

Senator for Queensland
(1932–1950)

  Hon Norman Makin
(1889–1982)

MP for Hindmarsh
(1919–1946)

  Hon Jack Holloway
(1875–1967)

MP for Melbourne Ports
(1931–1951)

  Hon Richard Keane
(1881–1946)

Senator for Victoria
(1938–1946)

  Hon Arthur Drakeford
(1878–1957)

MP for Maribyrnong
(1934–1955)

  Hon William Scully
(1883–1966)

MP for Gwydir
(1937–1949)

  Hon Bill Ashley
(1881–1958)

Senator for New South Wales
(1937–1958)

  Hon Eddie Ward
(1899–1963)

MP for East Sydney
(1932–1963)

  Hon George Lawson
(1880–1966)

MP for Brisbane
(1931–1961)

  Hon Charles Frost
(1882–1964)

MP for Franklin
(1934–1946)

  Hon John Dedman
(1896–1973)

MP for Corio
(1940–1949)

  Hon Bert Lazzarini
(1884–1952)

MP for Werriwa
(1934–1952)

  Hon James Fraser
(1889–1961)

Senator for Western Australia
(1938–1959)

  Hon Don Cameron
(1878–1962)

Senator for Victoria
(1938–1962)

Notes

  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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