See also: Billy Hughes.
| Cabinet Name: | Fifth Hughes ministry |
| Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 15th |
| Jurisdiction: | Australia |
| Flag: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 3 February 1920 |
| Date Dissolved: | 9 February 1923 |
| Government Head: | Billy Hughes |
| State Head: | George V |
| Governor General: | Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson Lord Forster |
| Members Number: | 17 |
| Political Party: | Nationalist |
| Legislature Status: | Minority government |
| Opposition Party: | Labor |
| Opposition Leader: | Frank Tudor Matthew Charlton |
| Election: | 13 December 1919 |
| Last Election: | 16 December 1922 |
| Legislature Term: | 8th |
| Predecessor: | Fourth Hughes ministry |
| Successor: | First Bruce ministry |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
The Fifth Hughes ministry (Nationalist) was the 15th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 7th Prime Minister, Billy Hughes. The Fifth Hughes ministry succeeded the Fourth Hughes ministry, which dissolved on 3 February 1920 following the federal election that took place in December. The ministry was replaced by the First Bruce ministry on 9 February 1923 following the 1922 federal election and the subsequent resignation of Hughes as Prime Minister.[1]
Stanley Bruce, who died in 1967, was the last surviving member of the Fifth Hughes ministry; Bruce was also the last surviving member of the First Bruce ministry and the Second Bruce ministry.
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | ||
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| Nationalist | Rt Hon Billy Hughes for Bendigo for North Sydney |
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| Rt Hon Sir Joseph Cook for Parramatta |
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| Rt Hon William Watt for Balaclava |
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| Hon Littleton Groom for Darling Downs |
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| Hon Alexander Poynton for Grey |
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| Hon Walter Massy-Greene for Richmond |
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| (Rt) Hon George Pearce Senator for Western Australia |
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| Hon Edward Millen Senator for New South Wales | |||||
| Hon George Wise for Gippsland |
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| Hon Edward Russell Senator for Victoria |
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| Hon William Laird Smith for Denison |
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| Hon Sir Granville Ryrie for North Sydney |
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| Hon Arthur Rodgers for Wannon (in Ministry from 28 July 1920) |
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| Hon Stanley Bruce for Flinders (in Ministry from 21 December 1921) |
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| Hon Richard Foster for Wakefield (in Ministry from 21 December 1921) |
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| Hon John Earle Senator for Tasmania (in Ministry from 21 December 1921) |
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| Hon Hector Lamond for Illawarra (in Ministry from 21 December 1921) |
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