Second Chifley ministry

Second Chifley ministry
33rd Ministry of Australia
Group photo of the Second Chifley ministry.
Date formed	1 November 1946
Date dissolved	19 December 1949
People and organisations
Monarch	George VI
Governor-General	The Duke of Gloucester William McKell
Prime Minister	Ben Chifley
No. of ministers	19
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Liberal–Country coalition
Opposition leader	Robert Menzies
History
Election	28 September 1946
Outgoing election	10 December 1949
Legislature term	18th
Predecessor	First Chifley ministry
Successor	Fourth Menzies ministry

This article is part of a series about Ben Chifley
Early life 1917 general strike Member for Macquarie (1928–1931) Member for Macquarie (1940–1951) Scullin Ministry First Curtin Ministry Second Curtin Ministry 1945 Labor Party leadership election Prime Minister of Australia Term of government (1945–1949) Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 1946 14 Powers referendum QANTAS nationalisation 1946 Social Services referendum Commonwealth Employment Service Bank nationalisation 1948 rents and prices referendum Snowy Mountains Scheme 1949 Australian coal strike Ministries First Second Elections 1946 1949 The light on the hill
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The Second Chifley ministry (Labor) was the 33rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 16th Prime Minister, Ben Chifley. The Second Chifley Ministry succeeded the First Chifley ministry, which dissolved on 1 November 1946 following the federal election that took place in September. The ministry was replaced by the Fourth Menzies ministry on 19 December 1949 following the federal election that took place on 10 December which saw the Liberal–Country Coalition defeat Labor.^[1]

Nelson Lemmon, who died in 1989, was the last surviving member of the Second Chifley Ministry.