See also: Alfred Deakin.
| Cabinet Name: | Third Deakin ministry |
| Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 7th |
| Jurisdiction: | Australia |
| Flag: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 2 June 1909 |
| Date Dissolved: | 29 April 1910 |
| Government Head: | Alfred Deakin |
| State Head: | Edward VII |
| Governor General: | Lord Dudley |
| Members Number: | 10 |
| Political Party: | Commonwealth Liberal |
| Legislature Status: | Majority government |
| Opposition Party: | Labour |
| Opposition Leader: | Andrew Fisher |
| Last Election: | 13 April 1910 |
| Legislature Term: | 3rd |
| Predecessor: | First Fisher ministry |
| Successor: | Second Fisher ministry |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
The Third Deakin ministry (Liberal) was the 7th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 2nd Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin. The Fourth Deakin ministry succeeded the First Fisher ministry, which dissolved 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. The ministry was replaced by the Second Fisher ministry on 29 April 1910 following the federal election that took place on 13 April which saw the Labour Party defeat the Liberals.[1]
Joseph Cook, who died in 1947, was the last surviving member of the Third Deakin ministry.
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | ||
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| Liberal | Hon Alfred Deakin for Ballaarat | ||||
| Hon Paddy Glynn for Angas | |||||
| Hon George Fuller for Illawarra | |||||
| Hon Littleton Groom for Darling Downs | |||||
| Hon Sir Robert Best Senator for Victoria |
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| Rt Hon Sir John Forrest for Swan | |||||
| Hon Joseph Cook for Parramatta | |||||
| Hon Sir John Quick for Bendigo | |||||
| Hon Edward Millen Senator for New South Wales | |||||
| Hon Justin Foxton for Brisbane |
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