The First Fisher ministry (Labour) was the 6th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 5th Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher. The First Fisher ministry succeeded the Second Deakin ministry, which dissolved on 13 November 1908 after Labour withdrew their support and Alfred Deakin was forced to resign. The ministry was replaced by the Third Deakin ministry on 2 June 1909 after the Protectionist Party and the Anti-Socialist Party merged into the Liberal Party "fusion" and withdrew their support in order to form what became the first majority government in federal Australian history.[1]
First Fisher ministry | |
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 6th Ministry of Australia | |
 Group photo of the First Fisher ministry with Governor-General Lord Dudley | |
| Date formed | 13 November 1908 |
| Date dissolved | 2 June 1909 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Governor-General | Lord Dudley |
| Prime Minister | Andrew Fisher |
| No. of ministers | 9 |
| Member party | Labour |
| Status in legislature | Minority government (Protectionist support) |
| Opposition party | Anti-Socialist Liberal |
| Opposition leader | George Reid Joseph Cook Alfred Deakin |
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| Legislature term | 3rd |
| Predecessor | Second Deakin ministry |
| Successor | Third Deakin ministry |
Billy Hughes, who died in 1952, was the last surviving member of the First Fisher ministry; Hughes was also the last surviving member of the Watson ministry, Third Fisher ministry, Second Hughes ministry and Third Hughes ministry.
Ministry
edit| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Labor | Hon Andrew Fisher (1862–1928) |
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| Hon Billy Hughes (1862–1952) MP for West Sydney |
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| Hon Lee Batchelor (1865–1911) |
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| Hon Hugh Mahon (1857–1931) MP for Coolgardie |
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| Hon Josiah Thomas (1863–1933) |
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| Hon George Pearce (1870–1952) Senator for Western Australia |
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| Hon Frank Tudor (1866–1922) |
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| Hon Gregor McGregor (1848–1914) Senator for South Australia |
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| Hon James Hutchison (1859–1909) |
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References
edit- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.