First Deakin ministry

The First Deakin ministry (Protectionist) was the 2nd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 2nd Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin. The First Deakin ministry succeeded the Barton ministry, which dissolved on 24 September 1903 following Sir Edmund Barton's retirement from Parliament to enter the inaugural High Court. The ministry was replaced by the Watson ministry on 27 April 1904 after the Labour Party withdrew their support over the Conciliation and Arbitration Bill.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Protectionist	Alfred Deakin Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Ballaarat Template:Small		Prime Minister Leader of the Protectionist Party Minister for External Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Sir William Lyne Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hume Template:Small		Deputy Leader of the Protectionist Party Minister for Trade and Customs
Template:Australian party style|		Sir George Turner Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Balaclava Template:Small		Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|		Sir John Forrest Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Swan Template:Small		Minister for Home Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		James Drake Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small		Attorney-General
Template:Australian party style|		Sir Philip Fysh Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Denison Template:Small		Postmaster-General
Template:Australian party style|		Austin Chapman Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Eden-Monaro Template:Small		Minister for Defence
Template:Australian party style|		Thomas Playford Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small		Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in the Senate