First 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 First Hughes ministry (Labor) was the 11th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 7th Prime Minister, Billy Hughes. The First Hughes ministry succeeded the Third Fisher ministry, which dissolved on 27 October 1915 following Andrew Fisher's retirement from Parliament to become the next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. The ministry was replaced by the Second Hughes ministry on 14 November 1916 following the split that took place within Labor over the issue of conscription. This led to Hughes and his supporters leaving the party to form the National Labor Party.<ref name=phb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

King O'Malley, who died in 1953, was the last surviving member of the First Hughes ministry; O'Malley was also the last surviving member of the Second Fisher ministry.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Labor	Billy Hughes Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for West Sydney Template:Small	File:Billy Hughes 1915.jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the Labor Party Attorney-General Minister for Trade and Customs (from 29 September 1916)
Template:Australian party style|		William Higgs Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Capricornia Template:Small	File:William Higgs.jpg	Treasurer (to 27 October 1916)
Template:Australian party style|		King O'Malley Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Darwin Template:Small	File:King O'Malley (b&w).jpg	Minister for Home Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Hugh Mahon Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Kalgoorlie Template:Small	File:Portrait of Hugh Mahon (cropped).jpg	Minister for External Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Frank Tudor Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Yarra Template:Small	File:FrankTudorPEO.jpg	Minister for Trade and Customs (to 14 September 1916)
Template:Australian party style|		George Pearce Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:George Pearce - Mills (cropped).jpg	Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Minister for Defence Leader of the Government in the Senate
Template:Australian party style|		Jens Jensen Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Bass Template:Small	File:Jens Jensen 1912-02 (cropped).jpg	Minister for the Navy
Template:Australian party style|		William Webster Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Gwydir Template:Small	File:William Webster 1908 (cropped).jpg	Postmaster-General
Template:Australian party style|		Albert Gardiner Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small	File:Albert Gardiner.jpg	Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 27 October 1916)
Template:Australian party style|		Edward Russell Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Edward John Russell.jpg	Assistant Minister (to 27 October 1916)