First Hughes ministry

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:Billy Hughes sidebar The First Hughes ministry (Labor) was the 11th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 7th Prime Minister, Billy Hughes. The First Hughes ministry succeeded the Third Fisher ministry, which dissolved on 27 October 1915 following Andrew Fisher's retirement from Parliament to become the next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. The ministry was replaced by the Second Hughes ministry on 14 November 1916 following the split that took place within Labor over the issue of conscription. This led to Hughes and his supporters leaving the party to form the National Labor Party.

King O'Malley, who died in 1953, was the last surviving member of the First Hughes ministry; O'Malley was also the last surviving member of the Second Fisher ministry.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Labor	(Rt) Hon Billy Hughes Template:Post-nominals (1862–1952) Template:Post-nominals for West Sydney (1901–1917)	File:Billy Hughes 1915.jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the Labor Party Attorney-General Minister for Trade and Customs (from 29 September 1916)
Template:Australian party style|		Hon William Higgs Template:Post-nominals (1862–1951) Template:Post-nominals for Capricornia (1910–1922)	File:William Higgs.jpg	Treasurer (to 27 October 1916)
Template:Australian party style|		Hon King O'Malley (1858–1953) Template:Post-nominals for Darwin (1903–1917)	File:King O'Malley (b&w).jpg	Minister for Home Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Hon Hugh Mahon (1857–1931) Template:Post-nominals for Kalgoorlie (1913–1917)	File:Portrait of Hugh Mahon (cropped).jpg	Minister for External Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Hon Frank Tudor (1866–1922) Template:Post-nominals for Yarra (1901–1922)	File:FrankTudorPEO.jpg	Minister for Trade and Customs (to 14 September 1916)
Template:Australian party style|		Hon George Pearce (1870–1952) Senator for Western Australia (1901–1938)	File:George Pearce - Mills (cropped).jpg	Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Minister for Defence Leader of the Government in the Senate
Template:Australian party style|		Hon Jens Jensen (1865–1936) Template:Post-nominals for Bass (1910–1919)	File:Jens Jensen 1912-02 (cropped).jpg	Minister for the Navy
Template:Australian party style|		Hon William Webster (1860–1936) Template:Post-nominals for Gwydir (1903–1919)	File:William Webster 1908 (cropped).jpg	Postmaster-General
Template:Australian party style|		Hon Albert Gardiner (1867–1952) Senator for New South Wales (1910–1926)	File:Albert Gardiner.jpg	Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 27 October 1916)
Template:Australian party style|		Hon Edward Russell (1878–1925) Senator for Victoria (1907–1925)	File:Edward John Russell.jpg	Assistant Minister (to 27 October 1916)