First Hughes ministry

First Hughes ministry
First Hughes ministry
; 11th Ministry of Australia
	Photo of the First Hughes ministry
Date formed	27 October 1915
Date dissolved	14 November 1916
People and organisations
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes
No. of ministers	10
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Liberal
Opposition leader	Joseph Cook
History
Legislature term(s)	6th
Predecessor	Third Fisher ministry
Successor	Second Hughes ministry

The First Hughes ministry (Labor) was the 12th 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.^[1]

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

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

References

^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

[phb-1] "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

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v t e Ministries of the Commonwealth of Australia
20th century	Barton Deakin 1 Watson Reid Deakin 2 Fisher 1 Deakin 3 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 Turnbull 1 2 Morrison 1 2 Albanese
Current ministry

v t e Australian Labor Party
Leaders	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 Anthony Albanese
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 Richard Marles
Governments	Watson Fisher I II III Hughes Scullin Curtin Forde Chifley Whitlam Hawke Keating Rudd I Gillard Rudd II Albanese
Ministries	Watson Fisher 1 2 3 Hughes 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 Albanese
Shadow cabinets	Whitlam (1967–72) Whitlam (1975–77) Hayden Hawke Beazley (1996–2001) Crean Latham Beazley (2005–06) Rudd Shorten Albanese
State branches	Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Party institutions	National Conference National Executive Australian Young Labor Australian Fabian Society Australian Labor Party Caucus Chifley Research Centre John Curtin House
Factions	Labor Right Labor Left Historical Ferguson Left Lang Labor
History	History of the Australian Labor Party 1916 split 1931 split 1955 split 1975 Australian constitutional crisis Faceless men Federal Labor (NSW) Gang of Four Industrial Groups The light on the hill Tree of Knowledge
Leadership votes	1901 1907 1913 1915 1916 1920 1922 1928 1931 1935 1945 1951 1954 1956 1959 1960 1966 1967 1968 1976 1977 (May) 1977 (Dec) 1982 1983 1991 (Jun) 1991 (Dec) 1996 2001 2003 (Jun) 2003 (Dec) 2005 2006 2010 2012 2013 (Mar) 2013 (Jun) 2013 (Oct) 2019

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