Deakin III government

The Deakin III government was the seventh government of Australia . She served from June 2, 1909 to April 29, 1910.

The predecessor was a minority Labor Party government under Prime Minister Andrew Fisher . After a vote defeat in parliament on May 27, 1909, Fisher asked the Governor General Earl of Dudley to dissolve parliament, but the latter refused. After Fisher's resignation, Alfred Deakin formed a new government. It consisted of ministers from the newly formed Commonwealth Liberal Party (also known as The Fusion ), which was formed in 1909 from the merger of the Protectionist Party and the Free Trade Party . In the parliamentary elections on April 13, 1910, the Liberal Party suffered a defeat, Labor received 43 of 75 seats in the House of Representatives and also had an absolute majority in the Senate . Fisher became prime minister again in a Labor government.

List of ministers

Office	minister	Term of office
prime minister	Alfred Deakin	June 2, 1909 - April 29, 1910
defense	Joseph Cook	June 2, 1909 - April 29, 1910
Treasury minister	John Forrest	June 2, 1909 - April 29, 1910
Minister for Trade and Customs	Robert Best	June 2, 1909 - April 29, 1910
Foreign minister	Littleton Groom	June 2, 1909 - April 29, 1910
Attorney General	Patrick Glynn	June 2, 1909 - April 29, 1910
Postmaster General	John Quick	June 2, 1909 - April 29, 1910
Interior minister	George Fuller	June 2, 1909 - April 29, 1910
Vice President of the Executive Council	Edward Millen	June 2, 1909 - April 29, 1910
Minister without a portfolio	Justin Foxton	June 2, 1909 - April 29, 1910

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. 521 , accessed April 20, 2019 .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b 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).
↑ Chris Cunneen: Dudley, second Earl of (1867-1932) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).
^ 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).
↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of australia, pp. 20, 65, 139 , accessed on April 20, 2019 .

[Fisher-1] 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).

[Dudley-2] Chris Cunneen: Dudley, second Earl of (1867-1932) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).

[Deakin-3] 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).

[Elections-4] Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of australia, pp. 20, 65, 139 , accessed on April 20, 2019 .