Fifth Hughes ministry

Template:Short description Template:See also Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:Billy Hughes sidebar The Fifth Hughes ministry (Nationalist) was the 15th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 7th Prime Minister, Billy Hughes. The Fifth Hughes ministry succeeded the Fourth Hughes ministry, which dissolved on 3 February 1920 following the federal election that took place in December. The ministry was replaced by the First Bruce ministry on 9 February 1923 following the 1922 federal election and the subsequent resignation of Hughes as Prime Minister.<ref name=phb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Stanley Bruce, who died in 1967, was the last surviving member of the Fifth Hughes ministry; Bruce was also the last surviving member of the First Bruce ministry and the Second Bruce ministry.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Nationalist	Billy Hughes Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Bendigo Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for North Sydney Template:Small		Prime Minister Leader of the Nationalist Party Attorney-General (to 21 December 1921) Minister for External Affairs (from 21 December 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		Sir Joseph Cook Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Parramatta Template:Small		Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party (to 11 November 1921) Minister for the Navy (to 28 July 1920) Treasurer (from 28 July 1920 to 11 November 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		William Watt Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Balaclava Template:Small		Treasurer (to 15 June 1920)
Template:Australian party style|		Littleton Groom Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Darling Downs Template:Small		Minister for Works and Railways (to 21 December 1921) Attorney-General (from 21 December 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		Alexander Poynton Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Grey Template:Small		Minister for Home and Territories (to 21 December 1921) Postmaster-General (from 21 December 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		Walter Massy-Greene Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Richmond Template:Small		Minister for Trade and Customs (to 21 December 1921) Minister for Health (from 10 February 1921) Minister for Defence (from 21 December 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		George Pearce Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small		Minister for Defence (to 21 December 1921) Minister for Home and Territories (from 21 December 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		Edward Millen Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small		Minister for Repatriation Leader of the Government in the Senate
Template:Australian party style|		George Wise Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Gippsland Template:Small		Postmaster-General (to 21 December 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		Edward Russell Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small		Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 21 December 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		William Laird Smith Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Denison Template:Small		Honorary Minister (to 28 July 1920) Minister for the Navy (from 28 July 1920 to 21 December 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		Sir Granville Ryrie Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for North Sydney Template:Small		Assistant Minister for Defence (to 21 December 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		Arthur Rodgers Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Wannon Template:Small (in Ministry from 28 July 1920)		Assistant Minister for Repatriation (from 28 July 1920 to 21 December 1921) Minister for Trade and Customs (from 21 December 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		Stanley Bruce Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Flinders Template:Small (in Ministry from 21 December 1921)		Treasurer (from 21 December 1921) Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party (from 11 November 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		Richard Foster Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Wakefield Template:Small (in Ministry from 21 December 1921)		Minister for Works and Railways (from 21 December 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		John Earle Template:Small Senator for Tasmania Template:Small (in Ministry from 21 December 1921)		Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 21 December 1921)
Template:Australian party style|		Hector Lamond Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Illawarra Template:Small (in Ministry from 21 December 1921)		Assistant Minister for Repatriation (from 21 December 1921)