| First Curtin Ministry | |
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){kind=small} 29th Ministry of Australia | |
) Group photo of the First Curtin Ministry | |
| Date formed | 7 October 1941 |
| Date dissolved | 21 September 1943 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor-General | Lord Gowrie |
| Prime Minister | John Curtin |
| No. of ministers | 19 |
| Member party | Labor |
| Status in legislature | Minority government |
| Opposition party | Country–United Australia coalition |
| Opposition leader | Arthur Fadden |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 21 August 1943 |
| Legislature term(s) | 16th |
| Predecessor | Fadden Ministry |
| Successor | Second Curtin Ministry |
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
| Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| (Rt) Hon John Curtin (1885–1945) | ) |
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| Hon Frank Forde (1890–1983) MP for Capricornia | ) |
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| Hon Ben Chifley (1885–1951) | ) |
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| (Rt) Hon Dr H.V. Evatt KC (1894–1965) | .jpg')) | ||
| Hon Jack Beasley (1895–1949) MP for West Sydney | .jpg')) |
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| Hon Joe Collings (1865–1955) Senator for Queensland | ) |
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| Hon Norman Makin (1889–1982) | ) |
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| Hon Jack Holloway (1875–1967) MP for Melbourne Ports | ) |
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| Hon Richard Keane (1881–1946) | ) |
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| Hon Arthur Drakeford (1878–1957) MP for Maribyrnong | ) |
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| Hon William Scully (1883–1966) | ) |
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| Hon Bill Ashley (1881–1958) Senator for New South Wales | ) |
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| Hon Eddie Ward (1899–1963) MP for East Sydney | .jpg')) | ||
| Hon George Lawson (1880–1966) | ) |
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| Hon Charles Frost (1882–1964) | ) |
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| Hon John Dedman (1896–1973) | ) |
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| Hon Bert Lazzarini (1884–1952) | ) |
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| Hon James Fraser (1889–1961) Senator for Western Australia | ) |
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| Hon Don Cameron (1878–1962) | .jpg')) |
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See also
Notes
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.