Fadden ministry

The Fadden ministry (Country–United Australia Coalition) was the 28th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 13th Prime Minister, Arthur Fadden. The Fadden ministry succeeded the Third Menzies ministry, which dissolved on 28 August 1941 following the resignation of Robert Menzies as Prime Minister. A subsequent joint meeting of the Coalition parties elected Country leader Fadden as Menzies' successor. The ministry was replaced by the First Curtin ministry on 7 October 1941 after the independent crossbenchers Alexander Wilson and Arthur Coles withdrew their support for the Fadden government and voted with John Curtin and his Labor Party to bring the government down in a de facto no-confidence motion.<ref name=phb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Percy Spender, who died in 1985, was the last surviving member of the Fadden ministry; Spender was also the last surviving minister of the first Menzies government and the Fourth Menzies ministry. John McEwen was the last surviving Country minister.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Country	Arthur Fadden Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Darling Downs Template:Small	File:FaddenPEO.jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the Country Party Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Robert Menzies Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Kooyong Template:Small	File:Robert Menzies in 1939.jpg	Leader of the United Australia Party Minister for Defence Co-ordination
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Billy Hughes Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for North Sydney Template:Small	File:Billy Hughes 1939 (cropped).jpg	Attorney-General Minister for the Navy
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Percy Spender Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Warringah Template:Small	File:Percy Spender 1940.jpg	Minister for the Army
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	George McLeay Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:George McLeay.jpg	Vice-President of the Executive Council Minister for Supply and Development Leader of the Government in the Senate
Template:Australian party style|	Country	John McEwen Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Indi Template:Small	File:John McEwen 1940.jpg	Minister for Air Minister for Civil Aviation
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Harry Foll Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small	File:Harry Foll 1940.jpg	Minister for the Interior Minister for Information
Template:Australian party style|	Country	Sir Earle Page Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Cowper Template:Small	File:Earle Page.jpg	Minister for Commerce
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Sir Frederick Stewart Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Parramatta Template:Small	File:Frederick Stewart.jpg	Minister for External Affairs Minister for Health Minister for Social Services
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Philip McBride Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:Philip McBride 1930s.png	Minister for Munitions
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Eric Harrison Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Wentworth Template:Small	File:Eric John Harrison.jpg	Minister for Trade and Customs
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Harold Holt Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Fawkner Template:Small	File:Harold Holt 1940s.png	Minister for Labour and National Service
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Herbert Collett Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:Herbert Collett 1940 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Repatriation
Template:Australian party style|	Country	Thomas Collins Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hume Template:Small	File:Thomas Collins.jpg	Postmaster-General
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	John Leckie Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:John William Leckie.jpg	Minister for Aircraft Production
Template:Australian party style|	Country	Larry Anthony Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Richmond Template:Small	File:Hubert Lawrence Anthony 1938.jpg	Minister for Transport
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Eric Spooner Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Robertson Template:Small	File:Eric Sydney Spooner (cropped).jpg	Minister for War Organisation of Industry
Template:Australian party style|	Country	Joe Abbott} Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for New England Template:Small	File:Joe Abbott.jpg	Minister for Home Security
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Allan McDonald Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Corangamite Template:Small	File:Allan McDonald.jpg	Minister for External Territories