Forde ministry

The Forde ministry (Labor) was the 31st ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 15th prime minister, Frank Forde. The Forde Ministry succeeded the Second Curtin ministry, which dissolved on 6 July 1945 following the death of former prime minister John Curtin - the second of three occasions where a sitting prime minister died in office. Since Forde was the deputy Labor leader, it was a caretaker ministry until the Labor caucus could elect a new leader. Treasurer Ben Chifley was ultimately elected over Forde on 12 July 1945, and he was sworn in as prime minister along with his ministry the following day.<ref name=phb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Frank Forde, who died in 1983, was the last surviving member of the Forde Ministry; Forde was also the last surviving minister of the Scullin government, the Curtin government, and the First Chifley ministry.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Labor	Frank Forde Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Capricornia Template:Small		Prime Minister Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Minister for the Army
Template:Australian party style|		Ben Chifley Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Macquarie Template:Small		Leader of the Labor Party (from 12 July 1945) Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|		H. V. Evatt Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Barton Template:Small		Attorney-General Minister for External Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Jack Beasley Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for West Sydney Template:Small		Vice-President of the Executive Council Minister for Defence
Template:Australian party style|		Norman Makin Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hindmarsh Template:Small		Minister for the Navy Minister for Munitions Minister for Aircraft Production
Template:Australian party style|		Richard Keane Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small		Minister for Trade and Customs Leader of the Government in the Senate
Template:Australian party style|		Jack Holloway Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Melbourne Ports Template:Small		Minister for Labour and National Service
Template:Australian party style|		Arthur Drakeford Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Maribyrnong Template:Small		Minister for Air Minister for Civil Aviation
Template:Australian party style|		William Scully Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Gwydir Template:Small		Minister for Commerce and Agriculture
Template:Australian party style|		Bill Ashley Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small		Minister for Supply and Shipping
Template:Australian party style|		John Dedman Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Corio Template:Small		Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Minister for Postwar Reconstruction
Template:Australian party style|		Joe Collings Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small		Minister for the Interior
Template:Australian party style|		Eddie Ward Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for East Sydney Template:Small		Minister for Transport Minister for External Territories
Template:Australian party style|		James Fraser Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small		Minister for Health Minister for Social Services
Template:Australian party style|		Charles Frost Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Franklin Template:Small		Minister for Repatriation Minister in charge of War Service Homes
Template:Australian party style|		Bert Lazzarini Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Werriwa Template:Small		Minister for Home Security Minister for Works
Template:Australian party style|		Don Cameron Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small		Postmaster-General
Template:Australian party style|		Arthur Calwell Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Melbourne Template:Small	File:Arthur Calwell 1940.jpg	Minister for Information