Fisher II government
The Fisher II government was the eighth government of Australia . She served from April 29, 1910 to June 24, 1913. All members of the government belonged to the Labor Party .
Your previous government of the Commonwealth Liberal Party under Prime Minister Alfred Deakin suffered a defeat in the general election on April 13, 1910. 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. In the parliamentary elections on May 31, 1913, the Liberals became the strongest party, winning 38 out of 75 seats in the House of Representatives, one more than Labor. The Liberals formed a new government on June 24, under their chairman, Joseph Cook .
List of ministers
Office | minister | Term of office | image |
---|---|---|---|
Prime Minister and Treasury Minister | Andrew Fisher | April 29, 1910 - June 24, 1913 | |
Attorney General | Billy Hughes | April 29, 1910 - June 24, 1913 | |
Foreign minister | Lee Batchelor | April 29, 1910 - October 8, 1911 | |
Josiah Thomas | October 14, 1911 - June 24, 1913 | ||
Postmaster General | Josiah Thomas | April 29, 1910 - October 14, 1911 | |
Charles Frazer | October 14, 1911 - June 24, 1913 | ||
Defense Minister | George Pearce | April 29, 1910 - June 24, 1913 | |
Minister for Trade and Customs | Frank Tudor | April 29, 1910 - June 24, 1913 | |
Interior minister | King O'Malley | April 29, 1910 - June 24, 1913 | |
Vice President of the Executive Council | Gregor McGregor | April 29, 1910 - June 24, 1913 | |
Minister without a portfolio | Edward Findley | April 29, 1910 - June 24, 1913 | |
Charles Frazer | April 29, 1910 - October 14, 1911 | ||
Ernest Roberts | October 23, 1911 - June 24, 1913 |
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 21, 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).
- ↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of australia, pp. 20, 65, 139 , accessed on April 21, 2019 .
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of australia, p. 21 , accessed on April 21, 2019 .
- ↑ FK Crowley: Cook, Sir Joseph (1860-1947) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 8. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1981, ISBN 0-522-84219-4 (English).