See also: Billy Hughes.
| Cabinet Name: | Fourth Hughes ministry |
| Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 14th |
| Jurisdiction: | Australia |
| Flag: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 8 January 1918 |
| Date Dissolved: | 3 February 1920 |
| Government Head: | Billy Hughes |
| State Head: | George V |
| Governor General: | Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson |
| Members Number: | 15 |
| Political Party: | Nationalist |
| Legislature Status: | Majority government |
| Opposition Party: | Labor |
| Opposition Leader: | Frank Tudor |
| Last Election: | 13 December 1919 |
| Legislature Term: | 7th |
| Predecessor: | Third Hughes ministry |
| Successor: | Fifth Hughes ministry |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
The Fourth Hughes ministry (Nationalist) was the 14th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 7th Prime Minister, Billy Hughes. The Fourth Hughes ministry succeeded the Third Hughes ministry, which dissolved on 8 January 1918 following the resignation of Hughes as Prime Minister after a vote of no-confidence within the Nationalist Party in the wake of a failed second referendum on conscription. However, due to a lack of alternative leaders, Hughes was immediately re-commissioned as Prime Minister by Governor-General Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson. The ministry was replaced by the Fifth Hughes ministry on 3 February 1920 following the 1919 federal election.[1]
Walter Massy-Greene, who died in 1952, was the last surviving member of the Fourth Hughes ministry.
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | ||
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| Nationalist | Rt Hon Billy Hughes for Bendigo | ||||
| Rt Hon (Sir) Joseph Cook for Parramatta |
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| Rt Hon Sir John Forrest for Swan |
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| Hon Paddy Glynn for Angas | |||||
| Hon George Pearce Senator for Western Australia | |||||
| (Rt) Hon William Watt for Balaclava |
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| Hon Littleton Groom for Darling Downs |
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| Hon Jens Jensen for Bass |
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| Hon Edward Millen Senator for New South Wales | |||||
| Hon William Webster for Gwydir | |||||
| Hon Edward Russell Senator for Victoria |
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| Hon Walter Massy-Greene for Richmond (in Ministry from 27 March 1918) |
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| Hon Alexander Poynton for Grey (in Ministry from 27 March 1918) |
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| Hon George Wise for Gippsland (in Ministry from 27 March 1918) |
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| Hon Richard Orchard for Nepean (in Ministry from 27 March 1918) |
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