See also: Frank Forde.
| Cabinet Name: | Forde ministry |
| Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 31st |
| Jurisdiction: | Australia |
| Flag: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 6 July 1945 |
| Date Dissolved: | 13 July 1945 |
| Government Head: | Frank Forde |
| Governor General: | The Duke of Gloucester |
| Members Number: | 18 |
| Political Party: | Labor |
| Legislature Status: | Majority government |
| Opposition Party: | Liberal–Country coalition |
| Opposition Leader: | Robert Menzies |
| Legislature Term: | 17th |
| Predecessor: | Second Curtin ministry |
| Successor: | First Chifley ministry |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
The Forde ministry (Labor) was the 31st ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 15th prime minister, Frank Forde. The Forde Ministry succeeded the Second Curtin ministry, which dissolved on 6 July 1945 following the death of former prime minister John Curtin - the second of three occasions where a sitting prime minister died in office. Since Forde was the deputy Labor leader, it was a caretaker ministry until the Labor caucus could elect a new leader. Treasurer Ben Chifley was ultimately elected over Forde on 12 July 1945, and he was sworn in as prime minister along with his ministry the following day.[1]
Frank Forde, who died in 1983, was the last surviving member of the Forde Ministry; Forde was also the last surviving minister of the Scullin government, the Curtin government, and the First Chifley ministry.
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | ||
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| Labor | Rt Hon Frank Forde for Capricornia |
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| Hon Ben Chifley for Macquarie |
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| Rt Hon Dr H. V. Evatt for Barton | |||||
| Hon Jack Beasley for West Sydney | |||||
| Hon Norman Makin for Hindmarsh |
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| Hon Richard Keane Senator for Victoria | |||||
| Hon Jack Holloway for Melbourne Ports | |||||
| Hon Arthur Drakeford for Maribyrnong |
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| Hon William Scully for Gwydir | |||||
| Hon Bill Ashley Senator for New South Wales | |||||
| Hon John Dedman for Corio | |||||
| Hon Joe Collings Senator for Queensland | |||||
| Hon Eddie Ward for East Sydney | |||||
| Hon James Fraser Senator for Western Australia | |||||
| Hon Charles Frost for Franklin | |||||
| Hon Bert Lazzarini for Werriwa | |||||
| Hon Don Cameron Senator for Victoria | |||||
| Hon Arthur Calwell for Melbourne | |||||