Third 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 Third Hughes ministry (Nationalist) was the 13th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 7th Prime Minister, Billy Hughes. The Third Hughes ministry succeeded the Second Hughes ministry, which dissolved on 17 February 1917 after the governing National Labor Party merged with the Liberal Party to form the Nationalist Party. The National Labor Party itself formed as a consequence of the split that took place within the then-governing Labor Party over the issue of conscription. The ministry was replaced by the Fourth Hughes ministry on 8 January 1918 following the resignation of Hughes as prime minister after a vote of no-confidence within the Nationalist Party in the wake of a failed second referendum on conscription. However, due to a lack of alternative leaders, Hughes was immediately re-commissioned as prime minister by Governor-General Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson.<ref name=phb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Nationalist	Billy Hughes Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for West Sydney Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Bendigo Template:Small	File:Billy Hughes 1916.jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the Nationalist Party Attorney-General
Template:Australian party style|		Joseph Cook Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Parramatta Template:Small	File:Sir Joseph Cook.jpg	Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party Minister for the Navy
Template:Australian party style|		Sir John Forrest Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Swan Template:Small	File:Portrait of John Forrest (cropped).jpg	Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|		George Pearce Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:George Pearce - Mills (cropped).jpg	Minister for Defence
Template:Australian party style|		Edward Millen Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small	File:Edward Davis Millen (cropped).jpg	Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 16 November 1917) Minister for Repatriation (from 28 September 1917) Leader of the Government in the Senate
Template:Australian party style|		William Watt Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Balaclava Template:Small	File:William Watt (cropped).jpg	Minister for Works and Railways
Template:Australian party style|		Paddy Glynn Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Angas Template:Small	File:Paddy Glynn 1903.jpg	Minister for Home and Territories
Template:Australian party style|		Jens Jensen Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Bass Template:Small	File:Jens Jensen 1912-02 (cropped).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|		Littleton Groom Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Darling Downs Template:Small	File:Littleton Groom.jpg	Honorary Minister (to 16 November 1917) Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 16 November 1917)
Template:Australian party style|		Edward Russell Template:Small Senator for Victoria Template:Small	File:Edward John Russell.jpg	Honorary Minister