First Hughes ministry

See also: Billy Hughes

First Hughes ministry

11th Ministry of Australia
Photo of the First Hughes ministry
Date formed27 October 1915
Date dissolved14 November 1916
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge V
Governor-GeneralSir Ronald Munro Ferguson
Prime MinisterBilly Hughes
No. of ministers10
Member partyLabor
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyLiberal
Opposition leaderJoseph Cook
History
Legislature term6th
PredecessorThird Fisher ministry
SuccessorSecond Hughes ministry
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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.[1]

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
  Labor (Rt) Hon Billy Hughes KC
(1862–1952)

MP for West Sydney
(1901–1917)

  Hon William Higgs KC
(1862–1951)

MP for Capricornia
(1910–1922)

  Hon King O'Malley
(1858–1953)

MP for Darwin
(1903–1917)

  Hon Hugh Mahon
(1857–1931)

MP for Kalgoorlie
(1913–1917)

  Hon Frank Tudor
(1866–1922)

MP for Yarra
(1901–1922)

  Hon George Pearce
(1870–1952)

Senator for Western Australia
(1901–1938)

  Hon Jens Jensen
(1865–1936)

MP for Bass
(1910–1919)

  Hon William Webster
(1860–1936)

MP for Gwydir
(1903–1919)

  Hon Albert Gardiner
(1867–1952)

Senator for New South Wales
(1910–1926)

  Hon Edward Russell
(1878–1925)

Senator for Victoria
(1907–1925)

  • Assistant Minister (to 27 October 1916)

References

  1. ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.