Forde ministry | |
|---|---|
 31st Ministry of Australia | |
Frank Forde Ben Chifley | |
| Date formed | 6 July 1945 |
| Date dissolved | 13 July 1945 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor-General | The Duke of Gloucester |
| Prime Minister | Frank Forde |
| No. of ministers | 18 |
| Member party | Labor |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| Opposition party | Liberal–Country coalition |
| Opposition leader | Robert Menzies |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 17th |
| Predecessor | Second Curtin ministry |
| Successor | First Chifley ministry |
The Forde ministry (Labor) was the 31st ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 15th prime minister, Frank Forde. The Forde Ministry succeeded the Second Curtin ministry, which dissolved on 6 July 1945 following the death of former prime minister John Curtin - the second of three occasions where a sitting prime minister died in office. Since Forde was the deputy Labor leader, it was a caretaker ministry until the Labor caucus could elect a new leader. Treasurer Ben Chifley was ultimately elected over Forde on 12 July 1945, and he was sworn in as prime minister along with his ministry the following day.[1]
Frank Forde, who died in 1983, was the last surviving member of the Forde Ministry; Forde was also the last surviving minister of the Scullin government, the Curtin government, and the First Chifley ministry.
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.