Government of Chifley I

The Chiffey I government ruled Australia from July 13, 1945 to November 1, 1946. It was a Labor Party government to which all ministers belonged.

The two previous governments were also provided by Labor. Prime Minister John Curtin died on July 5, 1945; he was succeeded for one week by Frank Forde , previously Army Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. Labor elected Ben Chifley as chairman, who then also succeeded a Labor government as Prime Minister from July 13th. In the parliamentary elections on September 28, 1946 , the Labor Party lost 6 seats in the House of Representatives , but still had a clear majority with 43 of 75 seats. In the Senate Labor won 11 seats added and accounted for 33 of the 36 senators. Chifley remained Prime Minister of Labor's successor government .

List of ministers

minister
Office	minister	Term of office	image
prime minister	Ben Chifley	July 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Treasury minister	Ben Chifley	July 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Army minister	Frank Forde	July 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Attorney General	Herbert Vere Evatt	July 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Foreign minister	Herbert Vere Evatt	July 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Defense Minister	Jack Beasley	May 13, 1945 - August 14, 1946
Defense Minister	Frank Forde	August 15, 1946 - November 1, 1946
Naval Minister	Norman Makin	May 13, 1945 - August 15, 1946
Naval Minister	Arthur Drakeford	August 15, 1946 - November 1, 1946
Munitions Minister	Norman Makin	May 13, 1945 - August 15, 1946
Munitions Minister	John Dedman	August 15, 1946 - November 1, 1946
Minister for Aircraft Production	Norman Makin	May 13, 1945 - August 15, 1946
Minister for Aircraft Production	John Dedman	August 15, 1946 - November 1, 1946
Minister for Trade and Customs	Richard Keane	May 13, 1945 - April 26, 1946
	John Dedman	April 29, 1946 - June 18, 1946
	James Fraser	June 18, 1946 - November 1, 1946
Minister for Labor and Conscription	Jack Holloway	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Minister for the Air Force	Arthur Drakeford	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Minister for Aviation	Arthur Drakeford	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Minister for Economy and Agriculture	William Scully	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Minister for Supply and Shipping	Bill Ashley	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Minister for Post-War Reconstruction	John Dedman	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Research Minister	John Dedman	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Vice President of the Executive Council	Joe Collings	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Minister of transport	Eddie Ward	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Minister for the External Territories	Eddie Ward	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Minister of Health	James Fraser	May 13, 1945 - June 18, 1946
Minister of Health	Nick McKenna	June 18, 1946 - November 1, 1946
Minister of Social Affairs	James Fraser	May 13, 1945 - June 18, 1946
Minister of Social Affairs	Nick McKenna	June 18, 1946 - November 1, 1946
Minister for Repatriation	Charles Frost	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Minister for Construction and Housing	Bert Lazzarini	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Minister of Homeland Security	Bert Lazzarini	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Postmaster General	Don Cameron	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Minister for Immigration	Arthur Calwell	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Information minister	Arthur Calwell	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Interior minister	Herbert Johnson	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946
Assistant Minister
Assistant Minister for Construction and Housing	Herbert Johnson	May 13, 1945 - November 1, 1946

Web links

Parliamentary Handbook for the 45th Parliament. (PDF; 13.4 MB) Part 6: Historical information on the Australian Parliament - Ministries and Cabinets. Parliament of Australia, p. 536 f. , accessed on May 10, 2019 .

Individual evidence

↑ Geoffrey Serle: Curtin, John (1885-1945) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 13. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1994, ISBN 0-522-84512-6 (English).
↑ Malcolm Saunders: Forde, Francis Michael (Frank) (1890-1983) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 17. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 2007, ISBN 978-0-522-85382-7 (English).
^ ^A ^b DB Waterson: Chifley, Joseph Benedict (Ben) (1885–1951) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 13. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1994, ISBN 0-522-84512-6 (English).
^ Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 257-259.
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 8, 34, 139 f. , accessed on May 10, 2019 .

[Curtin-1] Geoffrey Serle: Curtin, John (1885-1945) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 13. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1994, ISBN 0-522-84512-6 (English).

[Forde-2] Malcolm Saunders: Forde, Francis Michael (Frank) (1890-1983) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 17. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 2007, ISBN 978-0-522-85382-7 (English).

[Chifley-3] A ^b DB Waterson: Chifley, Joseph Benedict (Ben) (1885–1951) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 13. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1994, ISBN 0-522-84512-6 (English).

[Voigt-4] Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 257-259.

[Wahl_1946-5] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 8, 34, 139 f. , accessed on May 10, 2019 .