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{{Short description|32nd ministry of government of Australia}}
{{see also|Chifley government}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = First Chifley ministry
| cabinet_type = Ministry
| cabinet_number = 32nd
| jurisdiction = Australia
| flag = Flag of Australia.svg
| flag_border = true
| incumbent =
| image = First_Chifley_Ministry.jpg
| caption = Group photo of the First Chifley ministry
| date_formed = 13 July 1945
| date_dissolved = 1 November 1946
| government_head = [[Ben Chifley]]
| government_head_history =
| deputy_government_head =
| state_head = [[George VI]]
| governor_general = [[Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester|The Duke of Gloucester]]
| members_number = 20
| former_members_number =
| total_number =
| political_party = [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| legislature_status = Majority government
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]–[[National Party of Australia|Country]] [[Coalition (Australia)|coalition]]
| opposition_leader = [[Robert Menzies]]
| election =
| last_election = [[1946 Australian federal election|28 September 1946]]
| legislature_term = 17th
| budget =
| advice_and_consent1 =
| incoming_formation =
| outgoing_formation =
| predecessor = [[Forde ministry]]
| successor = [[Second Chifley ministry]]
| state_head_title = Monarch
| government_head_title = Prime Minister
}}
{{Ben Chifley sidebar}}
The '''First Chifley ministry''' ([[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]) was the 32nd [[List of Australian ministries|ministry]] of the [[Australian Government|Government of Australia]]. It was led by the country's 16th [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]], [[Ben Chifley]]. The First Chifley ministry succeeded the [[Forde ministry]], which dissolved on 13 July 1945 following the [[1945 Australian Labor Party leadership election|election]] of Chifley as Labor leader after the death of former Prime Minister [[John Curtin]]. The ministry was replaced by the [[Second Chifley ministry]] on 1 November 1946 following the [[1946 Australian federal election|1946 federal election]].<ref name=phb>{{cite web
|title = Ministries and Cabinets
|work = Parliamentary Handbook
|publisher = [[Parliament of Australia]]
|url = http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;page=0;query=Scullin%20Ministry%20(ALP);rec=0;resCount=Default
|access-date = 17 September 2010
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121008065519/http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p%3Bpage%3D0%3Bquery%3DScullin%20Ministry%20%28ALP%29%3Brec%3D0%3BresCount%3DDefault
|archive-date = 8 October 2012
}}</ref>

[[Frank Forde]], who died in 1983, was the last surviving member of the First Chifley ministry; Forde was also the last surviving minister of the [[Scullin ministry|Scullin government]], the [[Curtin government]], and the [[Forde ministry|Forde government]].

==Ministry==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2" | Party
! Minister
! Portrait
! Portfolio
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|  ||rowspan=20| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| [[The Right Honourable|(Rt) Hon]] [[Ben Chifley]] {{small|(1885–1951)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Macquarie|Macquarie]] {{small|(1940–1951)}}
| [[File:Benchifley.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]]
* ''[[Leaders of the Australian Labor Party|Leader of the Labor Party]]''
* [[Treasurer of Australia|Treasurer]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Right Honourable|Rt Hon]] [[Frank Forde]] {{small|(1890–1983)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Capricornia|Capricornia]] {{small|(1922–1946)}}
| [[File:Frank Forde 1945.jpg|100px]]
|
* ''[[Leaders of the Australian Labor Party#ALP federal deputy parliamentary leaders|Deputy Leader of the Labor Party]]'' (to 28 September 1946)
* [[Minister for Defence (Australia)#Ministers for the Army|Minister for the Army]]
* [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for Defence]] (from 15 August 1946)
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Right Honourable|Rt Hon]] [[H. V. Evatt|Dr H. V. Evatt]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|KC}} {{small|(1894–1965)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Barton|Barton]] {{small|(1940–1958)}}
| [[File:Herbert V. Evatt.jpg|100px]]
|
* ''[[Leaders of the Australian Labor Party#ALP federal deputy parliamentary leaders|Deputy Leader of the Labor Party]]'' (from 31 October 1946)
* [[Attorney-General of Australia|Attorney-General]]
* [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Minister for External Affairs]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Right Honourable|(Rt) Hon]] [[Jack Beasley]] {{small|(1895–1949)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of West Sydney|West Sydney]] {{small|(1928–1946)}}
| [[File:Portrait of John Albert Beasley, MHR for West Sydney (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for Defence]] (to 14 August 1946)
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Norman Makin]] {{small|(1889–1982)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Hindmarsh|Hindmarsh]] {{small|(1919–1946)}}
| [[File:Makin-young.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Defence (Australia)#Ministers for the Navy|Minister for the Navy]] (to 15 August 1946)
* [[Minister for Defence Industry|Minister for Munitions]] (to 15 August 1946)
* [[Minister for Defence Industry#Ministers for Defence Production|Minister for Aircraft Production]] (to 15 August 1946)
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Richard Keane]] {{small|(1881–1946)}}
[[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] {{small|(1938–1946)}}
| [[File:Senator Richard Keane.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade]] [[Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)#Customs ministers|and Customs]] (to 26 April 1946)
* ''[[Leader of the Government in the Senate (Australia)|Leader of the Government in the Senate]]'' (to 26 April 1946)
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Jack Holloway]] {{small|(1875–1967)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Melbourne Ports|Melbourne Ports]] {{small|(1931–1951)}}
| [[File:Jack_Holloway_1940s.png|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia)|Minister for Labour and National Service]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Arthur Drakeford]] {{small|(1878–1957)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Maribyrnong|Maribyrnong]] {{small|(1934–1955)}}
| [[File:Arthur Drakeford.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Defence (Australia)#Ministers for Air|Minister for Air]]
* [[Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)|Minister for Civil Aviation]]
* [[Minister for Defence (Australia)#Ministers for the Navy|Minister for the Navy]] (from 15 August 1946)
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[William Scully (Australian politician)|William Scully]] {{small|(1883–1966)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Gwydir|Gwydir]] {{small|(1937–1949)}}
| [[File:William Scully.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)|Minister for Commerce and Agriculture]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Bill Ashley (politician)|Bill Ashley]] {{small|(1881–1958)}}
[[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[New South Wales]] {{small|(1937–1958)}}
| [[File:William Patrick Ashley.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Defence Industry|Minister for Supply and Shipping]]
* ''[[Leader of the Government in the Senate (Australia)|Leader of the Government in the Senate]]'' (from 17 June 1946)
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[John Dedman]] {{small|(1896–1973)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Corio|Corio]] {{small|(1940–1949)}}
| [[File:John Dedman.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia)|Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research]]
* [[Minister for National Development (Australia)|Minister for Postwar Reconstruction]]
* [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade]] [[Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)#Customs ministers|and Customs]] (from 29 April 1946 to 18 June 1946)
* [[Minister for Defence Industry|Minister for Munitions]] (from 15 August 1946)
* [[Minister for Defence Industry#Ministers for Defence Production|Minister for Aircraft Production]] (from 15 August 1946)
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Joe Collings]] {{small|(1865–1955)}}
[[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[Queensland]] {{small|(1932–1950)}}
| [[File:Joseph Collings.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Vice-President of the Executive Council]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Eddie Ward]] {{small|(1899–1963)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of East Sydney|East Sydney]] {{small|(1932–1963)}}
| [[File:Eddie_Ward_1940s.png|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)|Minister for Transport]]
* [[Minister for Territories|Minister for External Territories]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[James Fraser (Western Australian politician)|James Fraser]] {{small|(1889–1961)}}
[[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[Western Australia]] {{small|(1938–1959)}}
| [[File:James Macintosh Fraser.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Health (Australia)|Minister for Health]] (to 18 June 1946)
* [[Minister for Human Services|Minister for Social Services]] (to 18 June 1946)
* [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade]] [[Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)#Customs ministers|and Customs]] (from 18 June 1946)
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Charles Frost (politician)|Charles Frost]] {{small|(1882–1964)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Franklin|Franklin]] {{small|(1934–1946)}}
| [[File:Charles William Frost.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Veterans' Affairs (Australia)|Minister for Repatriation]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Bert Lazzarini]] {{small|(1884–1952)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Werriwa|Werriwa]] {{small|(1934–1952)}}
| [[File:Hubert Lazzarini.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Department of Home Security|Minister for Home Security]] (to 1 February 1946)
* [[Minister for Housing (Australia)|Minister for Works and Housing]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Don Cameron (Victorian politician)|Don Cameron]] {{small|(1878–1962)}}
[[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] {{small|(1938–1962)}}
| [[File:Senator Donald James Cameron 1938 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Australia)|Postmaster-General]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Arthur Calwell]] {{small|(1896–1973)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Melbourne|Melbourne]] {{small|(1940–1972)}}
| [[File:ArthurCalwell.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Department of Information (Australia)|Minister for Information]]
* [[Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Australia)|Minister for Immigration]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Herbert Johnson (Australian politician)|Herbert Johnson]] {{small|(1889–1962)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Kalgoorlie|Kalgoorlie]] {{small|(1940–1958)}}
| [[File:Herbert Johnson.png|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government|Minister for the Interior]]
* Minister assisting the [[Minister for Housing (Australia)|Minister for Works and Housing]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| 
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Nick McKenna]] {{small|(1895–1974)}}
[[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[Tasmania]] {{small|(1944–1968)}}
(in Ministry from 18 June 1946)
| [[File:SJCM Nick McKenna.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Health (Australia)|Minister for Health]] (from 18 June 1946)
* [[Minister for Human Services|Minister for Social Services]] (from 18 June 1946)
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

{{Australian federal ministries}}
{{Australian Labor Party}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chifley ministry, 1}}
[[Category:Ministries of George VI]]
[[Category:Australian Commonwealth ministries|Chifley, 1]]
[[Category:Australian Labor Party ministries]]
[[Category:1945 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:1946 disestablishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Cabinets established in 1945]]
[[Category:Cabinets disestablished in 1946]]

First Chifley ministry - Revision history

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