First Chifley Ministry

Chifley Ministry
33rd cabinet of Australia

Date formed	13 July 1945
Date dissolved	1 November 1946
People and organisations
Head of government	Ben Chifley
Head of state	George VI (represented by the Duke of Gloucester)
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Labor Majority Government
Opposition cabinet	United Australia//Country Coalition, latter Liberal/Country Coalition
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Robert Menzies
History
Predecessor	Forde
Successor	Second Chifley

The First Chifley Ministry was the thirty-third Australian Commonwealth ministry, and held office from 13 July 1945 to 1 November 1946.^[1]

Australian Labor Party

Rt Hon Ben Chifley, MP: Prime Minister, Treasurer
Rt Hon Frank Forde, MP: Minister for the Army. Minister for Defence (from 15 August 1946)
Hon Dr H.V. Evatt, KC MP: Attorney-General, Minister for External Affairs
Hon Jack Beasley, MP: Minister for Defence (to 14 August 1946)
Hon Norman Makin, MP: Minister for the Navy, Minister for Aircraft Production, Minister for Munitions (to 15 August 1946)
Senator Hon Richard Keane: Minister for Trade and Customs (to 26 April 1946)
Hon Jack Holloway, MP: Minister for Labour and National Service
Senator Hon Bill Ashley: Minister for Supply and Shipping
Hon Eddie Ward, MP: Minister for Transport, Minister for External Territories
Hon William Scully, MP: Minister for Commerce and Agriculture
Hon John Dedman, MP: Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Minister for Postwar Reconstruction. Minister for Trade and Customs (29 April 1946 to 18 June 1946). Minister for Munitions, Minister for Aircraft Production (from 15 August 1946)
Hon Arthur Drakeford, MP: Minister for Air, Minister for Civil Aviation. Minister for the Navy (from 15 August 1946)
Senator Hon James Fraser: Minister for Health, Minister for Social Services (to 18 June 1946), Minister for Trade and Customs (from 18 June 1946)
Hon Charles Frost, MP: Minister for Repatriation
Hon Bert Lazzarini, MP: Minister for Home Security (to 1 February 1946). Minister for Works and Housing
Senator Hon Don Cameron: Postmaster-General
Hon Arthur Calwell, MP: Minister for Information, Minister for Immigration
Senator Hon Joe Collings: Vice-President of the Executive Council
Hon Herbert Johnson, MP: Minister for the Interior
Senator Hon Nick McKenna: Minister for Health, Minister for Social Services (from 18 June 1946)

Notes

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

Ministries of the Commonwealth of Australia

20th century	Barton Deakin 1 Watson Reid Deakin 2 3 Fisher 1 Deakin 4 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 5 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

Current ministry

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

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

Governments	Watson Fisher Hughes Curtin Forde Chifley Whitlam Hawke Keating Rudd I Gillard Rudd II

Ministries	Watson Fisher 1 Fisher 2 Fisher 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	Whitlam (1967–72) Whitlam (1975–77) Hayden Hawke Beazley (1996–2001) Crean Latham Beazley (2005–06) Rudd Shorten

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

Factions	Labor Right Labor Left Ferguson Left

History	History of the Australian Labor Party 1916 split 1931 split 1955 split 1975 Australian constitutional crisis Faceless men Industrial Groups The light on the hill Tree of Knowledge

Leadership spills	1991 (Jun) 1991 (Dec) 1996 2001 2003 2005 2006 2010 2012 2013 (Mar) 2013 (Jun) 2013 (Oct)

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