Cook ministry | |
|---|---|
 9th Ministry of Australia | |
 Group photo of the Cook ministry | |
| Date formed | 24 June 1913 |
| Date dissolved | 17 September 1914 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | Lord Denman Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Cook |
| No. of ministers | 10 |
| Member party | Liberal |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | Andrew Fisher |
| History | |
| Election | 31 May 1913 |
| Outgoing election | 5 September 1914 |
| Legislature term | 5th |
| Predecessor | Second Fisher ministry |
| Successor | Third Fisher ministry |
The Cook ministry (Liberal) was the 9th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 6th Prime Minister, Joseph Cook. The Cook Ministry succeeded the Second Fisher ministry, which dissolved on 24 June 1913 following the federal election that took place in May which saw the Liberals defeat Andrew Fisher's Labor Party - albeit with a one-seat majority. The ministry was replaced by the Third Fisher ministry on 17 September 1914 following the federal election that took place on 5 September which saw Labor defeat the Liberals.[1]
Willie Kelly, who died in 1960, was the last surviving member of the Cook ministry.
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.