Second Curtin Ministry

The Second Curtin Ministry was the thirty-first Australian Commonwealth ministry, and held office from 21 September 1943 to 6 July 1945.^[1]

Australian Labor Party

Rt Hon John Curtin, MP: Prime Minister, Minister for Defence
Rt Hon Frank Forde, MP: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for the Army
Rt Hon Ben Chifley, MP: Treasurer. Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (to 2 February 1945)
Rt Hon Dr H.V. Evatt, KC MP: Attorney-General, Minister for External Affairs
Hon Jack Beasley, MP: Minister for Supply and Shipping (to 2 February 1945), Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 2 February 1945)
Hon Norman Makin, MP: Minister for the Navy, Minister for Munitions. Minister for Aircraft Production (from 2 February 1945)
Senator Hon Richard Keane: Minister for Trade and Customs
Hon Jack Holloway, MP: Minister for Labour and National Service
Hon Arthur Drakeford, MP: Minister for Air, Minister for Civil Aviation
Hon William Scully, MP: Minister for Commerce and Agriculture
Senator Hon Bill Ashley: Postmaster-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 2 February 1945), Minister for Supply and Shipping (from 2 February 1945)
Hon John Dedman, MP: Minister for War Organisation of Industry (to 19 February 1945), Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (from 2 February 1945)
Senator Hon Joe Collings: Minister for the Interior
Hon Eddie Ward, MP: Minister for Transport, Minister for External Territories
Senator Hon James Fraser: Minister for Health, Minister for Social Services
Hon Charles Frost, MP: Minister for Repatriation, Minister in charge of War Service Homes
Hon Bert Lazzarini, MP: Minister for Home Security. Minister for Works (from 2 February 1945)
Senator Hon Don Cameron: Minister for Aircraft Production (to 2 February 1945), Postmaster-General (from 2 February 1945)
Hon Arthur Calwell, MP: Minister for Information

References

↑ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

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

Australian Labor Party

Leaders (by time served)	Chris Watson Andrew Fisher Billy Hughes Frank Tudor Matthew Charlton James Scullin John Curtin Ben Chifley H. V. Evatt Arthur Calwell Gough Whitlam Bill Hayden Bob Hawke Paul Keating Kim Beazley Simon Crean Mark Latham Kim Beazley Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Kevin Rudd Bill Shorten

Deputy leaders	Gregor McGregor Billy Hughes George Pearce Albert Gardiner James Scullin Arthur Blakeley Ted Theodore Frank Forde H. V. Evatt Arthur Calwell Gough Whitlam Lance Barnard Jim Cairns Frank Crean Tom Uren Lionel Bowen Paul Keating Brian Howe Kim Beazley Gareth Evans Simon Crean Jenny Macklin Julia Gillard Wayne Swan Anthony Albanese Tanya Plibersek

Ministries	Watson Fisher 1 Fisher 2 Fisher 3 Hughes 1 2 3 4 5 Scullin Curtin 1 2 Forde Chifley 1 2 Whitlam 1 2 3 Hawke 1 2 3 4 Keating 1 2 Rudd 1 Gillard 1 2 Rudd 2

Shadow cabinets	Whitlam (1967–72) Whitlam (1975–77) Hayden Hawke Beazley (1996–2001) Crean Latham Beazley (2005–06) Rudd Shorten

Leadership contests	June 1991 December 1991 2003 2005 2006 2010 2012 March 2013 June 2013 October 2013

Organizations	National Executive Australian Young Labor Australian Fabian Society Australian Labor Party Caucus Labor Right Ferguson Left Socialist Left Chifley Research Centre

NSW branch	2015 leadership spill New South Wales Shadow Cabinet Robertson

History	Tree of Knowledge 1955 split 2011 National Conference