First Fisher ministry

The First Fisher ministry (Labour) was the 6th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 5th Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher. The First Fisher ministry succeeded the Second Deakin ministry, which dissolved on 13 November 1908 after Labour withdrew their support and Alfred Deakin was forced to resign. The ministry was replaced by the Third Deakin ministry on 2 June 1909 after the Protectionist Party and the Anti-Socialist Party merged into the Liberal Party "fusion" and withdrew their support in order to form what became the first majority government in federal Australian history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Billy Hughes, who died in 1952, was the last surviving member of the First Fisher ministry; Hughes was also the last surviving member of the Watson ministry, Third Fisher ministry, Second Hughes ministry and Third Hughes ministry.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Labor	Andrew Fisher Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Wide Bay Template:Small	File:Andrew Fisher 1908.jpg	Prime Minister Treasurer Leader of the Labour Party
Template:Australian party style|		Billy Hughes Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for West Sydney Template:Small	File:Billy Hughes.jpg	Attorney-General
Template:Australian party style|		Lee Batchelor Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Boothby Template:Small	File:Lee Batchelor - Humphrey & Co (cropped).jpg	Minister for External Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Hugh Mahon Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Coolgardie Template:Small	File:Portrait of Hugh Mahon (cropped).jpg	Minister for Home Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Josiah Thomas Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Barrier Template:Small	File:Josiah Thomas - Swiss Studios 03 (cropped).jpg	Postmaster-General
Template:Australian party style|		George Pearce Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:George Pearce 1903.jpg	Minister for Defence
Template:Australian party style|		Frank Tudor Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Yarra Template:Small	File:Frank Tudor 1908.jpg	Minister for Trade and Customs
Template:Australian party style|		Gregor McGregor Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:Gregor McGregor1.jpg	Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in the Senate
Template:Australian party style|		James Hutchison Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hindmarsh Template:Small	File:Portrait of James Hutchison, M.H.R. for Hindmarsh, South Australia (cropped).jpg	Minister without Portfolio