Second Fisher ministry explained

See also: Andrew Fisher.

Cabinet Name:	Second Fisher ministry
Cabinet Type:	Ministry
Cabinet Number:	8th
Jurisdiction:	Australia
Flag:	Flag of Australia.svg
Flag Border:	true
Date Formed:	29 April 1910
Date Dissolved:	24 June 1913
Government Head:	Andrew Fisher
State Head:	Edward VII George V
Governor General:	Lord Dudley Lord Denman
Members Number:	11
Political Party:	Labor
Legislature Status:	Majority government
Opposition Party:	Liberal
Opposition Leader:	Alfred Deakin Joseph Cook
Election:	13 April 1910
Last Election:	31 May 1913
Legislature Term:	4th
Predecessor:	Third Deakin ministry
Successor:	Cook ministry
State Head Title:	Monarch
Government Head Title:	Prime Minister

The Second Fisher ministry (Australian Labor Party) was the 8th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 5th Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher. The Second Fisher ministry succeeded the Third Deakin ministry, which dissolved on 29 April 1910 following the federal election that took place on 13 April which saw Labor defeat the Alfred Deakin's Liberal Party. It is the first federal government in Australian history to be elected with a majority in the House of Representatives, as well as the first majority national Labor government in the world. The ministry was replaced by the Cook ministry on 24 June 1913 following the federal election that took place in May which saw the Liberals defeat Labor.^[1]

King O'Malley, who died in 1953, was the last surviving member of the Second Fisher ministry; O'Malley was also the last surviving member of the First Hughes ministry.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
		Labor	(Rt) Hon Andrew Fisher for Wide Bay		Prime Minister Leader of the Labor Party Treasurer
			Hon Billy Hughes for West Sydney		Attorney-General
			Hon King O'Malley for Darwin		Minister for Home Affairs
			Hon Lee Batchelor for Boothby		Minister for External Affairs (to 8 October 1911)
			Hon George Pearce Senator for Western Australia		Minister for Defence
			Hon Frank Tudor for Yarra		Minister for Trade and Customs
			Hon Josiah Thomas for Barrier		Postmaster-General (to 14 October 1911) Minister for External Affairs (from 14 October 1911)
			Hon Gregor McGregor Senator for South Australia		Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in the Senate Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
			Hon Edward Findley Senator for Victoria		Minister without Portfolio
			Hon Charlie Frazer for Kalgoorlie		Minister without Portfolio (to 14 October 1911) Postmaster-General (from 14 October 1911)
			Hon Ernest Roberts for Adelaide (in Ministry from 23 October 1911)		Minister without Portfolio (from 23 October 1911)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministries and Cabinets . Parliamentary Handbook . . 17 September 2010 .