Second Fisher Ministry

Second Fisher Ministry
8th Ministry of Australia
Photo of the Second Fisher Ministry
Date formed	29 April 1910
Date dissolved	24 June 1913
People and organisations
Monarch	Edward VII George V
Governor-General	Lord Dudley Lord Denman
Prime Minister	Andrew Fisher
No. of ministers	11
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Commonwealth Liberal
Opposition leader	Alfred Deakin Joseph Cook
History
Election(s)	13 April 1910
Outgoing election	31 May 1913
Legislature term(s)	4th
Predecessor	Third Deakin Ministry
Successor	Cook Ministry

The Second Fisher Ministry (Australian Labor Party) was the 8th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 5th Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher. The Second Fisher Ministry succeeded the Third Deakin Ministry, which dissolved on 29 April 1910 following the federal election that took place on 13 April which saw Labor defeat the Alfred Deakin's Commonwealth Liberal Party. It is the first federal government in Australian history to be elected with a majority in the House of Representatives, as well as the first majority national Labor government in the world. The ministry was replaced by the Cook Ministry on 24 June 1913 following the federal election that took place in May which saw the Liberals defeat Labor.^[1]

King O'Malley, who died in 1953, was the last surviving member of the Second Fisher Ministry; O'Malley was also the last surviving member of the First Hughes Ministry.

Ministry[]

	Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	(Rt) Hon Andrew Fisher (1862–1928) MP for Wide Bay (1901–1915)		Prime Minister Leader of the Labor Party Treasurer
	Hon Billy Hughes KC (1862–1952) MP for West Sydney (1901–1917)		Attorney-General
	Hon King O'Malley (1858–1953) MP for Darwin (1903–1917)		Minister for Home Affairs
	Hon Lee Batchelor (1865–1911) MP for Boothby (1903–1911)		Minister for External Affairs (to 8 October 1911)
	Hon George Pearce (1870–1952) Senator for Western Australia (1901–1938)		Minister for Defence
	Hon Frank Tudor (1866–1922) MP for Yarra (1901–1922)		Minister for Trade and Customs
	Hon Josiah Thomas (1863–1933) MP for Barrier (1901–1917)		Postmaster-General (to 14 October 1911) Minister for External Affairs (from 14 October 1911)
	Hon Gregor McGregor (1848–1914) Senator for South Australia (1901–1914)		Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in the Senate
	Hon Edward Findley (1864–1947) Senator for Victoria (1904–1917)		Minister without Portfolio
	Hon Charlie Frazer (1880–1913) MP for Kalgoorlie (1903–1913)		Minister without Portfolio (to 14 October 1911) Postmaster-General (from 14 October 1911)
	Hon Ernest Roberts (1868–1913) MP for Adelaide (1908–1913) (in Ministry from 23 October 1911)		Minister without Portfolio (from 23 October 1911)

See also[]

• First Fisher Ministry
• Third Fisher Ministry

Notes[]