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See also: Chifley government

The Second Chifley ministry (Labor) was the 33rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country’s 16th Prime Minister, Ben Chifley. The Second Chifley Ministry succeeded the First Chifley ministry, which dissolved on 1 November 1946 following the federal election that took place in September. The ministry was replaced by the Fourth Menzies ministry on 19 December 1949 following the federal election that took place on 10 December which saw the Liberal–Country Coalition defeat Labor.[1]

Nelson Lemmon, who died in 1989, was the last surviving member of the Second Chifley Ministry.

Ministry

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
  Labor Ben Chifley
(1885–1951)

MP for Macquarie
(1940–1951)

  H. V. Evatt
(1894–1965)

MP for Barton
(1940–1958)

  Jack Holloway
(1875–1967)

MP for Melbourne Ports
(1931–1951)

  Arthur Drakeford
(1878–1957)

MP for Maribyrnong
(1934–1955)

  William Scully
(1883–1966)

MP for Gwydir
(1937–1949)

  Bill Ashley
(1881–1958)

Senator for New South Wales
(1937–1958)

  John Dedman
(1896–1973)

MP for Corio
(1940–1949)

  Eddie Ward
(1899–1963)

MP for East Sydney
(1932–1963)

  Don Cameron
(1878–1962)

Senator for Victoria
(1938–1962)

  Arthur Calwell
(1896–1973)

MP for Melbourne
(1940–1972)

  Herbert Johnson
(1889–1962)

MP for Kalgoorlie
(1940–1958)

  Nick McKenna
(1895–1974)

Senator for Tasmania
(1944–1968)

  Reg Pollard
(1894–1981)

MP for Ballaarat
(1937–1949)

  Nelson Lemmon
(1908–1989)

MP for Forrest
(1943–1949)

  John Armstrong
(1908–1977)

Senator for New South Wales
(1938–1962)

  Cyril Chambers
(1898–1975)

MP for Adelaide
(1943–1958)

  Ben Courtice
(1881–1972)

Senator for Queensland
(1937–1962)

  Bill Riordan
(1908–1973)

MP for Kennedy
(1936–1966)

  Claude Barnard
(1890–1957)

MP for Bass
(1934–1949)

Notes

  1. ^ “Ministries and Cabinets”. Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.