Deakin II government

The Deakin II government

The Deakin II government was the fourth government of Australia . She served from July 5, 1905 to November 13, 1908.

Your previous government was a coalition government of the Free Trade Party and Protectionist Party under Prime Minister George Reid . Alfred Deakin , the leader of the Protectionists, initially supported the government, withdrew his support in June 1905 and, tolerated by the Labor Party , formed a new government of only members of the Protectionist Party. In the parliamentary elections in December 1906, the Protectionist Party lost 10 seats and with 16 seats was only the third largest party in the House of Representatives . The Labor Party won three seats and now had 26 seats, but continued to support the Deakin government. In November 1908 there was a dissent over a customs law and the new regulation of pensions, whereupon the Labor Party withdrew its support and formed a minority government under Andrew Fisher .

List of ministers

Office	minister	Term of office
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister	Alfred Deakin	July 5, 1905 - November 13, 1908
Attorney General	Isaac Isaacs	July 5, 1905 - October 12, 1906
Attorney General	Littleton Groom	October 12, 1906 - November 13, 1908
Minister for Trade and Customs	William Lyne	July 5, 1905 - July 30, 1907
Minister for Trade and Customs	Austin Chapman	July 30, 1907 - November 13, 1908
Treasury minister	John Forrest	July 5, 1905 - July 30, 1907
Treasury minister	William Lyne	July 30, 1907 - November 13, 1908
Postmaster General	Austin Chapman	July 5, 1905 - July 30, 1907
Postmaster General	Samuel Mauger	July 30, 1907 - November 13, 1908
Defense Minister	Thomas Playford	July 5, 1905 - January 24, 1907
Defense Minister	Thomas Ewing	January 24, 1907 - November 13, 1908
Interior minister	Littleton Groom	July 5, 1905 - October 12, 1906
	Thomas Ewing	October 12, 1906 - January 24, 1907
	John Keating	January 24, 1907 - November 13, 1908
Vice President of the Executive Council	Thomas Ewing	July 5, 1905 - October 12, 1906
	John Keating	October 12, 1906 - February 20, 1907
	Robert Best	February 20, 1907 - November 13, 1908
Minister without a portfolio	John Keating	July 5, 1905 - October 12, 1906
	Samuel Mauger	October 12, 1906 - July 30, 1907
	James Cook	January 28, 1908 - November 13, 1908

Changes

Attorney General Isaac Isaacs resigned on October 12, 1906, and became a High Court Judge . This led to a reshuffle of the government. Samuel Mauger joined the cabinet as a minister without a portfolio.

Secretary of Defense Thomas Playford lost his Senate seat in the December 1906 election and left government on January 24, 1907. Robert Best joined the government.

Treasury Secretary John Forrest resigned on July 30, 1907 after failing to convince Prime Minister Deakin of an anti-labor government.

James Cook entered the Cabinet on January 28, 1908, as Minister with no portfolio.

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. 520 , accessed April 19, 2019 .

Individual evidence

^ R. Norris: Deakin, Alfred (1856-1919) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).
^ WG McMinn: Reid, Sir George Houstoun (1845-1918) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 11. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1988, ISBN 0-522-84380-8 (English).
↑ DJ Murphy: Fisher, Andrew (1862-1928) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).
^ Zelman Cowen: Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred (1855-1948) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 9. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1983, ISBN 0-522-84273-9 (English).
↑ John Playford: Playford, Thomas (1837-1915) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 11. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1988, ISBN 0-522-84380-8 (English).
^ FK Crowley: Forrest, Sir John (1847-1918) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).

[Deakin-1] R. Norris: Deakin, Alfred (1856-1919) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).

[Reid-2] WG McMinn: Reid, Sir George Houstoun (1845-1918) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 11. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1988, ISBN 0-522-84380-8 (English).

[Fisher-3] DJ Murphy: Fisher, Andrew (1862-1928) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).

[Isaacs-4] Zelman Cowen: Isaacs, Sir Isaac Alfred (1855-1948) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 9. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1983, ISBN 0-522-84273-9 (English).

[Playford-5] John Playford: Playford, Thomas (1837-1915) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 11. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1988, ISBN 0-522-84380-8 (English).

[Forrest-6] FK Crowley: Forrest, Sir John (1847-1918) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).