Second Bruce ministry | |
|---|---|
 17th Ministry of Australia | |
Stanley Bruce Earle Page | |
| Date formed | 18 December 1925 |
| Date dissolved | 29 November 1928 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor-General | Lord Stonehaven |
| Prime Minister | Stanley Bruce |
| No. of ministers | 15 |
| Member party | Nationalist–Country coalition |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority government |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | Matthew Charlton James Scullin |
| History | |
| Election | 14 November 1925 |
| Outgoing election | 17 November 1928 |
| Legislature term | 10th |
| Predecessor | First Bruce ministry |
| Successor | Third Bruce ministry |
The Second Bruce ministry (Nationalist–Country Coalition) was the 17th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 8th Prime Minister, Stanley Bruce. The Second Bruce ministry succeeded the First Bruce ministry, which dissolved on 18 December 1925 following the federal election that took place in November. The ministry was replaced by the Third Bruce ministry on 29 November 1928 following the 1928 federal election.[1]
Stanley Bruce, who died in 1967, was the last surviving member of the Second Bruce ministry; Bruce was also the last surviving member of the Fifth Hughes ministry and the First Bruce ministry. Earle Page was the last surviving Country minister.
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.