- Forde Ministry
The Forde Ministry was the thirty-second Australian Commonwealth ministry, and held office from
6 July 1945 to13 July 1945 .Australian Labor Party *Rt Hon
Frank Forde , MP: Prime Minister, Minister for Defence, Minister for the Army
*Rt HonBen Chifley , MP: Treasurer
*Rt Hon DrH.V. Evatt , QC MP: Attorney-General, Minister for External Affairs
*HonJack Beasley , MP: Vice-President of the Executive Council
*Senator HonJoseph Collings : Minister for the Interior
*HonNorman Makin , MP: Minister for the Navy, Minister for Munitions, Minister for Aircraft Production
*HonTed Holloway , MP: Minister for Labour and National Service
*Senator HonRichard Keane : Minister for Trade and Customs
*HonArthur Drakeford , MP: Minister for Air, Minister for Civil Aviation
*Hon William Scully, MP: Minister for Commerce and Agriculture
*Senator Hon William Ashley: Minister for Supply and Shipping
*HonEddie Ward , MP: Minister for Transport, Minister for External Territories
*HonCharles Frost , MP: Minister for Repatriation, Minister in charge of War Service Homes
*HonJohn Dedman , MP: Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Minister for Postwar Reconstruction
*HonHubert Lazzarini , MP: Minister for Home Security
*Senator Hon James Fraser: Minister for Health, Minister for Social Services
*Senator Hon Donald Cameron: Postmaster-General
*HonArthur Calwell , MP: Minister for Information
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