| Second Curtin Ministry | |
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){kind=small} 30th Ministry of Australia | |
) Group photo of members of the Second Curtin Ministry | |
| Date formed | 21 September 1943 |
| Date dissolved | 6 July 1945 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor-General | Lord Gowrie The Duke of Gloucester |
| Prime Minister | John Curtin |
| No. of ministers | 19 |
| Member party | Labor |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| Opposition party | United Australia/Liberal–Country coalition |
| Opposition leader | Arthur Fadden Robert Menzies |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 21 August 1943 |
| Legislature term(s) | 17th |
| Predecessor | First Curtin Ministry |
| Successor | Forde Ministry |
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
| Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Rt Hon John Curtin (1885–1945) | ) |
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| (Rt) 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 Norman Makin (1889–1982) | ) |
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| Hon Richard Keane (1881–1946) | ) |
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| Hon Jack Holloway (1875–1967) MP for Melbourne Ports | ) | ||
| Hon Arthur Drakeford (1878–1957) MP for Maribyrnong | ) |
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| Hon William Scully (1883–1966) | ) | ||
| Hon Bill Ashley (1881–1958) Senator for New South Wales | ) |
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| Hon John Dedman (1896–1973) | ) |
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| Hon Joe Collings (1865–1955) Senator for Queensland | ) |
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| Hon Eddie Ward (1899–1963) MP for East Sydney | .jpg')) |
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| Hon James Fraser (1889–1961) Senator for Western Australia | ) |
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| Hon Charles Frost (1882–1964) | ) |
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| Hon Bert Lazzarini (1884–1952) | ) |
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| Hon Don Cameron (1878–1962) | .jpg')) |
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| Hon Arthur Calwell (1896–1973) | ) |
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See also
References
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.