Second Hughes ministry

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:See also Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:Billy Hughes sidebar The Second Hughes ministry (National Labor) was the 12th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 7th Prime Minister, Billy Hughes. The Second Hughes ministry succeeded the First Hughes ministry, which dissolved on 14 November 1916 following the split that took place within the governing Labor Party over the issue of conscription. This led to Hughes and his supporters leaving the party to form the National Labor Party, which swiftly received parliamentary support from Joseph Cook and the Liberal Party. The ministry was replaced by the Third Hughes ministry on 17 February 1917 after National Labor and Commonwealth Liberal merged into the Nationalist Party.<ref name=phb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	National Labor	Billy Hughes Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for West Sydney Template:Small	File:Billy Hughes 1916.jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the National Labor Party Attorney-General
Template:Australian party style|		Alexander Poynton Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Grey Template:Small	File:Alexander Poynton.jpg	Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|		Fred Bamford Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Herbert Template:Small	File:Fred Bamford - Swiss Studios (cropped).jpg	Minister for Home and Territories
Template:Australian party style|		George Pearce Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:George Pearce - Mills (cropped).jpg	Deputy Leader of the National 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|		Patrick Lynch Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:PatrickLynch1908.jpg	Minister for Works and Railways
Template:Australian party style|		William Archibald Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hindmarsh Template:Small	File:William Oliver Archibald.jpg	Minister for Trade and Customs
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|		William Spence Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Darling Template:Small	File:William Spence.jpg	Vice-President of the Executive Council
Template:Australian party style|		Edward Russell Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Edward John Russell.jpg	Assistant Minister
Template:Australian party style|		William Laird Smith Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Denison Template:Small	File:William Laird Smith - Humphrey (cropped).jpg	Assistant Minister