Second Curtin Ministry

Second Curtin Ministry
Second Curtin Ministry
; 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
	Rt Hon John Curtin (1885–1945) MP for Fremantle (1934–1945)		Prime Minister Leader of the Labor Party Minister for Defence
	(Rt) Hon Frank Forde (1890–1983) MP for Capricornia (1922–1946)		Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Minister for the Army
	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)		Attorney-General Minister for External Affairs
	Hon Jack Beasley (1895–1949) MP for West Sydney (1928–1946)		Minister for Supply and Shipping (to 2 February 1945) Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 2 February 1945)
	Hon Norman Makin (1889–1982) MP for Hindmarsh (1919–1946)		Minister for the Navy Minister for Munitions Minister for Aircraft Production (from 2 February 1945)
	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)		Postmaster-General (to 2 February 1945) Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 2 February 1945) Minister for Supply and Shipping (from 2 February 1945)
	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)		Minister for the Interior
	Hon Eddie Ward (1899–1963) MP for East Sydney (1932–1963)		Minister for Transport Minister for External Territories
	Hon James Fraser (1889–1961) Senator for Western Australia (1938–1959)		Minister for Health Minister for Social Services
	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)		Minister for Home Security Minister for Works (from 2 February 1945)
	Hon Don Cameron (1878–1962) Senator for Victoria (1938–1962)		Minister for Aircraft Production (to 2 February 1945) Postmaster-General (from 2 February 1945)
	Hon Arthur Calwell (1896–1973) MP for Melbourne (1940–1972)		Minister for Information

References[]

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

[phb-1] "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

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v t Ministries of the Commonwealth of Australia
20th century	Barton Deakin 1 Watson Reid Deakin 2 Fisher 1 Deakin 3 Fisher 2 Cook Fisher 3 Hughes 1 2 3 4 5 Bruce 1 2 3 Scullin Lyons 1 2 3 4 Page Menzies 1 2 3 Fadden Curtin 1 2 Forde Chifley 1 2 Menzies 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holt 1 2 McEwen Gorton 1 2 McMahon Whitlam 1 2 3 Fraser 1 2 3 4 Hawke 1 2 3 4 Keating 1 2 Howard 1 2
21st century	Howard 3 4 Rudd 1 Gillard 1 2 Rudd 2 Abbott Turnbull 1 2 Morrison 1 2
Current ministry

v t Australian Labor Party
Leaders	Chris Watson Andrew Fisher Billy Hughes Frank Tudor Matthew Charlton James Scullin John Curtin Ben Chifley H. V. Evatt Arthur Calwell Gough Whitlam Bill Hayden Bob Hawke Paul Keating Kim Beazley Simon Crean Mark Latham Kim Beazley Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd Bill Shorten Anthony Albanese
Deputy leaders	Gregor McGregor Billy Hughes George Pearce Albert Gardiner James Scullin Arthur Blakeley Ted Theodore Frank Forde H. V. Evatt Arthur Calwell Gough Whitlam Lance Barnard Jim Cairns Frank Crean Tom Uren Lionel Bowen Paul Keating Brian Howe Kim Beazley Gareth Evans Simon Crean Jenny Macklin Julia Gillard Wayne Swan Anthony Albanese Tanya Plibersek Richard Marles
Governments	Watson Curtin Chifley Whitlam Hawke Keating Rudd I Gillard Rudd II
Ministries	Watson Fisher 1 2 3 Hughes Scullin Curtin 1 2 Forde Chifley 1 2 Whitlam 1 2 3 Hawke 1 2 3 4 Keating 1 2 Rudd 1 Gillard 1 2 Rudd 2
Shadow cabinets	Crean Latham Beazley (2005–06) Rudd Shorten Albanese
State branches	Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Party institutions	National Conference National Executive Australian Young Labor Australian Fabian Society Australian Labor Party Caucus Chifley Research Centre John Curtin House
Factions	Labor Right Labor Left Historical Ferguson Left Lang Labor
History	History of the Australian Labor Party 1916 split 1931 split 1955 split 1975 Australian constitutional crisis Faceless men Federal Labor (NSW) Gang of Four Industrial Groups The light on the hill Tree of Knowledge
Leadership votes	1907 1913 1922 1928 1931 1935 1945 1951 1954 1956 1959 1960 1966 1967 1968 1976 1977 (May) 1977 (Dec) 1982 1983 1991 (Jun) 1991 (Dec) 1996 2001 2003 (Jun) 2003 (Dec) 2005 2006 2010 2012 2013 (Mar) 2013 (Jun) 2013 (Oct) 2019

Second Curtin Ministry
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

Second Curtin Ministry

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