First Chifley Ministry

Chifley Ministry

33rd Cabinet of Australia
Date formed	13 July 1945
Date dissolved	1 November 1946
People and organizations
Head of government	Ben Chifley
Head of state	George VI (represented by the Duke of Gloucester)
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Labor Majority Government
Opposition cabinet	United Australia//Country Coalition, latter Liberal/Country Coalition
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Robert Menzies
History
Previous	Forde
Successor	Second Chifley

The First Chifley Ministry was the thirty-third Australian Commonwealth ministry, and held office from 13 July 1945 to 1 November 1946.^[1]

Australian Labor Party

• Rt Hon Ben Chifley, MP: Prime Minister, Treasurer
• Rt Hon Frank Forde, MP: Minister for the Army. Minister for Defence (from 15 August 1946)
• Hon Dr H.V. Evatt, KC MP: Attorney-General, Minister for External Affairs
• Hon Jack Beasley, MP: Minister for Defence (to 14 August 1946)
• Hon Norman Makin, MP: Minister for the Navy, Minister for Aircraft Production, Minister for Munitions (to 15 August 1946)
• Senator Hon Richard Keane: Minister for Trade and Customs (to 26 April 1946)
• Hon Jack Holloway, MP: Minister for Labour and National Service
• Senator Hon Bill Ashley: Minister for Supply and Shipping
• Hon Eddie Ward, MP: Minister for Transport, Minister for External Territories
• Hon William Scully, MP: Minister for Commerce and Agriculture
• Hon John Dedman, MP: Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Minister for Postwar Reconstruction. Minister for Trade and Customs (29 April 1946 to 18 June 1946). Minister for Munitions, Minister for Aircraft Production (from 15 August 1946)
• Hon Arthur Drakeford, MP: Minister for Air, Minister for Civil Aviation. Minister for the Navy (from 15 August 1946)
• Senator Hon James Fraser: Minister for Health, Minister for Social Services (to 18 June 1946), Minister for Trade and Customs (from 18 June 1946)
• Hon Charles Frost, MP: Minister for Repatriation
• Hon Bert Lazzarini, MP: Minister for Home Security (to 1 February 1946). Minister for Works and Housing
• Senator Hon Don Cameron: Postmaster-General
• Hon Arthur Calwell, MP: Minister for Information, Minister for Immigration
• Senator Hon Joe Collings: Vice-President of the Executive Council
• Hon Herbert Johnson, MP: Minister for the Interior
• Senator Hon Nick McKenna: Minister for Health, Minister for Social Services (from 18 June 1946)

Notes

Ministries of the Commonwealth of Australia 20th century Barton Deakin 1 Watson Reid Deakin 2 3 Fisher 1 Deakin 4 Fisher 2 Cook Fisher 3 Hughes 1 2 3 4 5 Bruce 1 2 3 Scullin Lyons 1 2 3 4 Page Menzies 1 2 3 Fadden Curtin 1 2 Forde Chifley 1 2 Menzies 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holt 1 2 McEwen Gorton 1 2 McMahon Whitlam 1 2 3 Fraser 1 2 3 4 Hawke 1 2 3 4 Keating 1 2 Howard 1 2 21st century Howard 3 4 Rudd 1 Gillard 1 2 Rudd 2 Abbott Current ministry