Second Curtin ministry

Template:Short description Template:See also Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:John Curtin sidebar The Second Curtin ministry (Labor) was the 30th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 14th prime minister, John Curtin. The Second Curtin ministry succeeded the First Curtin ministry, which dissolved on 21 September 1943 following the federal election that took place in August. The ministry was replaced by the Forde ministry on 6 July 1945 following the death of Curtin – the second of three occasions where a sitting prime minister died in office.<ref name=phb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Labor	John Curtin Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Fremantle Template:Small	File:JohnCurtin.jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the Labor Party Minister for Defence
Template:Australian party style|		Frank Forde Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Capricornia Template:Small	File:Frank Forde 1945.jpg	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	File:Benchifley.jpg	Treasurer Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (to 2 February 1945)
Template:Australian party style|		H. V. Evatt Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Barton Template:Small	File:Herbert Vere Evatt 1940 (cropped).jpg	Attorney-General Minister for External Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Jack Beasley Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for West Sydney Template:Small	File:Portrait of John Albert Beasley, MHR for West Sydney (cropped).jpg	Minister for Supply and Shipping (to 2 February 1945) Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 2 February 1945)
Template:Australian party style|		Norman Makin Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hindmarsh Template:Small	File:Makin-young.jpg	Minister for the Navy Minister for Munitions Minister for Aircraft Production (from 2 February 1945)
Template:Australian party style|		Richard Keane Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Senator Richard Keane.jpg	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	File:Jack Holloway 1940s.png	Minister for Labour and National Service
Template:Australian party style|		Arthur Drakeford Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Maribyrnong Template:Small	File:Arthur Drakeford.jpg	Minister for Air Minister for Civil Aviation
Template:Australian party style|		William Scully Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Gwydir Template:Small	File:William Scully.jpg	Minister for Commerce and Agriculture
Template:Australian party style|		Bill Ashley Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small	File:William Patrick Ashley.jpg	Postmaster-General (to 2 February 1945) Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 2 February 1945) Minister for Supply and Shipping (from 2 February 1945)
Template:Australian party style|		John Dedman Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Corio Template:Small	File:John Dedman.jpg	Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Minister for War Organisation (to 19 February 1945) Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (from 2 February 1945)
Template:Australian party style|		Joe Collings Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small	File:Joseph Collings.jpg	Minister for the Interior
Template:Australian party style|		Eddie Ward Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for East Sydney Template:Small	File:Eddie Ward 1941 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Transport Minister for External Territories
Template:Australian party style|		James Fraser Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:James Macintosh Fraser.jpg	Minister for Health Minister for Social Services
Template:Australian party style|		Charles Frost Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Franklin Template:Small	File:Charles William Frost.jpg	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	File:Hubert Lazzarini.jpg	Minister for Home Security Minister for Works (from 2 February 1945)
Template:Australian party style|		Don Cameron Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Senator Donald James Cameron 1938 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Aircraft Production (to 2 February 1945) Postmaster-General (from 2 February 1945)
Template:Australian party style|		Arthur Calwell Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Melbourne Template:Small	File:Arthur Calwell 1940.jpg	Minister for Information

See also

• First Curtin Ministry