Barton ministry

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:See also Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:Edmund Barton sidebar The Barton ministry (Protectionist) was the 1st ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 1st prime minister, Sir Edmund Barton. The Barton ministry was formed on 1 January 1901 when Federation took place. The ministry was replaced by the First Deakin ministry on 24 September 1903 following Barton's retirement from Parliament to enter the inaugural High Court.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

James Drake, who died in 1941, was the last surviving member of the Barton ministry; Drake was also the last surviving minister of the First Deakin ministry and the Reid government. Elliot Lewis was the last surviving member of the inaugural Barton ministry.

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The Barton ministry in 1902 with Australia's second Governor-General Lord Tennyson

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Protectionist	Sir Edmund Barton Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hunter Template:Small	File:Edmund Barton - Swiss Studios (b&w).jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the Protectionist Party Minister for External Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Alfred Deakin Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Ballaarat Template:Small	File:AlfredDeakinA-G.jpg	Deputy Leader of the Protectionist Party Attorney-General
Template:Australian party style|		Sir William Lyne Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hume Template:Small	File:William Lyne (cropped).jpg	Minister for Home Affairs (to 11 August 1903) Minister for Trade and Customs (from 11 August 1903)
Template:Australian party style|		Charles Kingston Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for South Australia Template:Small	File:Charles Kingston - Swiss Studios (cropped).jpg	Minister for Trade and Customs (to 24 July 1903)
Template:Australian party style|		Sir George Turner Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Balaclava Template:Small	File:Georgeturner.jpg	Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|		Sir James Dickson Template:Small<ref>Dickson was Premier of Queensland 1898–1899. He was intending to seek election to the Commonwealth Parliament but died on 10 January 1901.</ref>	File:James Robert Dickson.jpg	Minister for Defence (to 10 January 1901)
Template:Australian party style|		Sir John Forrest Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Swan Template:Small	File:John Forrest - Greenham and Evans (cropped).jpg	Postmaster-General (to 17 January 1901) Minister for Defence (from 17 January 1901 to 10 August 1903) Minister for Home Affairs (from 11 August 1903)
Template:Australian party style|		Richard O'Connor Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small	File:Portrait of Richard Edward O'Connor - Swiss Studios (cropped).jpg	Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in the Senate
Template:Australian party style|		Elliott Lewis Template:Small<ref>Lewis was Premier of Tasmania 1899–1903, 1909, and 1909–1912. He did not seek election to the Commonwealth Parliament. </ref>	File:Neil Elliott Lewis.jpg	Minister without Portfolio (to 23 April 1901)
Template:Australian party style|		James Drake Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small (in Ministry from 5 February 1901)	File:James George Drake - Swiss Studios (cropped).jpg	Postmaster-General (from 5 February 1901 to 10 August 1903) Minister for Defence (from 10 August 1903)
Template:Australian party style|		Sir Philip Fysh Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Tasmania Template:Small (in Ministry from 23 April 1901)	File:Philip Fysh - Swiss Studios (cropped).jpg	Minister without Portfolio (from 23 April 1901 to 10 August 1903) Postmaster-General (from 10 August 1903)