See also: Chifley government.
Cabinet Name: | Second Chifley ministry |
Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
Cabinet Number: | 33rd |
Jurisdiction: | Australia |
Flag: | Flag of Australia.svg |
Flag Border: | true |
Date Formed: | 1 November 1946 |
Date Dissolved: | 19 December 1949 |
Government Head: | Ben Chifley |
Governor General: | The Duke of Gloucester William McKell |
Members Number: | 19 |
Political Party: | Labor |
Legislature Status: | Majority government |
Opposition Party: | Liberal–Country coalition |
Opposition Leader: | Robert Menzies |
Election: | 28 September 1946 |
Last Election: | 10 December 1949 |
Legislature Term: | 18th |
Predecessor: | First Chifley ministry |
Successor: | Fourth Menzies ministry |
State Head Title: | Monarch |
Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
The Second Chifley ministry (Labor) was the 33rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 16th Prime Minister, Ben Chifley. The Second Chifley Ministry succeeded the First Chifley ministry, which dissolved on 1 November 1946 following the federal election that took place in September. The ministry was replaced by the Fourth Menzies ministry on 19 December 1949 following the federal election that took place on 10 December which saw the Liberal–Country Coalition defeat Labor.[1]
Nelson Lemmon, who died in 1989, was the last surviving member of the Second Chifley Ministry.