Second Chifley ministry
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Second Chifley Ministry | |
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![]() 33rd Ministry of Australia | |
Date formed | 1 November 1946 |
Date dissolved | 19 December 1949 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | George VI |
Governor-General | The Duke of Gloucester William McKell |
Prime Minister | Ben Chifley |
No. of ministers | 19 |
Member party | Labor |
Status in legislature | Majority government |
Opposition party | Liberal–Country coalition |
Opposition leader | Robert Menzies |
History | |
Election | 28 September 1946 |
Outgoing election | 10 December 1949 |
Legislature term | 18th |
Predecessor | First Chifley Ministry |
Successor | Fourth Menzies Ministry |
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Term of government (1945–1949)
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The Second Chifley Ministry (Labor) was the 33rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 16th Prime Minister, Ben Chifley. The Second Chifley Ministry succeeded the First Chifley Ministry, which dissolved on 1 November 1946 following the federal election that took place in September. The ministry was replaced by the Fourth Menzies Ministry on 19 December 1949 following the federal election that took place on 10 December which saw the Liberal–Country Coalition defeat Labor.[1]
Nelson Lemmon, who died in 1989, was the last surviving member of the Second Chifley Ministry.
Ministry
See also
Notes
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.