Second Fisher ministry
Second Fisher ministry | |
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![]() 8th Ministry of Australia | |
![]() Photo of the Second Fisher ministry | |
Date formed | 29 April 1910 |
Date dissolved | 24 June 1913 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Edward VII George V |
Governor-General | Lord Dudley Lord Denman |
Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher |
No. of ministers | 11 |
Member party | Labor |
Status in legislature | Majority government |
Opposition party | Liberal |
Opposition leader | Alfred Deakin Joseph Cook |
History | |
Election | 13 April 1910 |
Outgoing election | 31 May 1913 |
Legislature term | 4th |
Predecessor | Third Deakin ministry |
Successor | Cook ministry |
The Second Fisher ministry (Australian Labor Party) was the 8th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 5th Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher. The Second Fisher ministry succeeded the Third Deakin ministry, which dissolved on 29 April 1910 following the federal election that took place on 13 April which saw Labor defeat the Alfred Deakin's Liberal Party. It is the first federal government in Australian history to be elected with a majority in the House of Representatives, as well as the first majority national Labor government in the world. The ministry was replaced by the Cook ministry on 24 June 1913 following the federal election that took place in May which saw the Liberals defeat Labor.[1]
King O'Malley, who died in 1953, was the last surviving member of the Second Fisher ministry; O'Malley was also the last surviving member of the First Hughes ministry.
Ministry
[edit]Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Labor | (Rt) Hon Andrew Fisher (1862–1928) | ![]() | ||
Hon Billy Hughes KC (1862–1952) MP for West Sydney | ![]() | |||
Hon King O'Malley (1858–1953) | ![]() | |||
Hon Lee Batchelor (1865–1911) | ![]() |
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Hon George Pearce (1870–1952) Senator for Western Australia | ![]() | |||
Hon Frank Tudor (1866–1922) | ![]() | |||
Hon Josiah Thomas (1863–1933) | ![]() |
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Hon Gregor McGregor (1848–1914) Senator for South Australia | ![]() | |||
Hon Edward Findley (1864–1947) | ![]() |
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Hon Charlie Frazer (1880–1913) MP for Kalgoorlie | ![]() |
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Hon Ernest Roberts (1868–1913) MP for Adelaide | ![]() |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.