Scullin ministry

Scullin ministry
19th Ministry of Australia
The Labor Caucus during the Scullin ministry
Date formed	22 October 1929
Date dissolved	6 January 1932
People and organisations
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	The Baron Stonehaven Sir Isaac Isaacs
Prime Minister	James Scullin
No. of ministers	19
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Nationalist United Australia
Opposition leader	John Latham Joseph Lyons
History
Election	12 October 1929
Outgoing election	19 December 1931
Legislature term	12th
Predecessor	Third Bruce ministry
Successor	First Lyons ministry

This article is part of a series about James Scullin
Early life Political career Member for Corangamite (1910–1913) Member for Yarra (1922–1949) Prime Minister of Australia Term of government (1929–1932) Great Depression in Australia Theodore Plan Premiers' Plan Labor Party split of 1931 Ministries Scullin Ministry Elections 1928 1929 1931 1934
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The Scullin ministry (Labor) was the 19th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 9th Prime Minister, James Scullin. The Scullin ministry succeeded the Third Bruce ministry, which dissolved on 22 October 1929 following the federal election that took place on 12 October which saw Labor defeat Stanley Bruce's Nationalist–Country Coalition. The ministry was replaced by the First Lyons ministry on 6 January 1932 following the federal election that took place in December which saw the United Australia Party defeat Labor. As of 2022^[update], it remains the most recent government to have lost an election after a single term in office.^[1]

Frank Forde, who died in 1983, was the last surviving member of the Scullin ministry; Forde was also the last surviving minister of the Curtin government, the Forde government, and the First Chifley ministry.