Curtin I government

The Curtin government in 1941

The Curtin I government ruled Australia from October 7, 1941 to September 21, 1943. It was a Labor Party minority government to which all ministers belonged.

The previous government was a coalition government of the United Australia Party and the Country Party under Prime Minister Arthur Fadden . After the government lost a vote in Parliament on 3 October 1941 instruct Governor General Alexander Hore-Ruthven the chairman of the Labor Party , John Curtin with the formation of a new government, only 32 of the 75 seats in the House of Representatives decreed. In the parliamentary election on August 21, 1943 Labor received 49.9% of the vote and 49 of the 75 seats in the House of Representatives and 22 of the 36 seats in the Senate . Curtin remained prime minister of the new laboratory government .

List of ministers

minister
Office	minister	Term of office	image
prime minister	John Curtin	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister for the Coordination of Defense		October 7, 1941 - April 14, 1942
Defense Minister		April 14, 1942 - September 21, 1943
Army minister	Frank Forde	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Treasury minister	Ben Chifley	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister for Post-War Reconstruction	Ben Chifley	December 22, 1942 - September 21, 1943
Attorney General	Herbert Vere Evatt	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Foreign minister	Herbert Vere Evatt	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister for Supply and Development	Jack Beasley	October 7, 1941 - October 17, 1942
Minister for Supply and Shipping	Jack Beasley	October 17, 1942 - September 21, 1943
Interior minister	Joe Collings	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Naval Minister	Norman Makin	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Munitions Minister	Norman Makin	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister of Social Affairs	Jack Holloway	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister of Health	Jack Holloway	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister for Trade and Customs	Richard Keane	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Vice President of the Executive Council	Richard Keane	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister for the Air Force	Arthur Drakeford	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister for Aviation	Arthur Drakeford	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Economics Minister	William Scully	October 7, 1941 - December 22, 1942
Minister for Economy and Agriculture	William Scully	December 22, 1942 - September 21, 1943
Postmaster General	Bill Ashley	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Information minister	Bill Ashley	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister for Labor and Conscription	Eddie Ward	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister for Repatriation	Charles Frost	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister for Veterans Housing	Charles Frost	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister of War Economics	John Dedman	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Research Minister	John Dedman	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister of Homeland Security	Bert Lazzarini	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister for the External Territories	James Fraser	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister for Aircraft Production	Don Cameron	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Minister of transport	George Lawson	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943

Assistant Minister
Assistant Minister for the Army	James Fraser	February 21, 1942 - September 21, 1943
Assistant Minister in the Treasury	Bert Lazzarini	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943
Assistant Minister for Supply and Shipping	James Fraser	October 17, 1942 - September 21, 1943
Assistant Minister for Ammunition	Don Cameron	October 7, 1941 - February 21, 1942
Assistant Minister for Ammunition	Jack Holloway	February 21, 1942 - September 21, 1943
Assistant Minister for Economy	James Fraser	October 7, 1941 - October 17, 1942
Assistant Minister for the Post	George Lawson	October 7, 1941 - September 21, 1943

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. 533 f. , accessed on May 4, 2019 .

Individual evidence

^ Margaret Bridson Cribb: Fadden, Sir Arthur William (1894-1973) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 14. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1996, ISBN 0-522-84717-X (English).
↑ 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).
^ Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 248-257
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 8, 33, 139 , accessed on May 4, 2019 .

[Fadden-1] Margaret Bridson Cribb: Fadden, Sir Arthur William (1894-1973) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 14. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1996, ISBN 0-522-84717-X (English).

[Curtin-2] 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).

[Voigt-3] Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 248-257

[Wahl_1943-4] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 8, 33, 139 , accessed on May 4, 2019 .