Second Chifley ministry

See also: Chifley government

Second Chifley ministry
File:Flag of Australia.svg 33rd Ministry of Australia
File:Second Chifley Ministry.jpg Group photo of the Second Chifley ministry.
Date formed	1 November 1946
Date dissolved	19 December 1949
People and organisations
Monarch	George VI
Governor-General	The Duke of Gloucester William McKell
Prime Minister	Ben Chifley
No. of ministers	19
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Liberal–Country coalition
Opposition leader	Robert Menzies
History
Election	28 September 1946
Outgoing election	10 December 1949
Legislature term	18th
Predecessor	First Chifley ministry
Successor	Fourth Menzies ministry

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. Nelson Lemmon, who died in 1989, was the last surviving member of the Second Chifley Ministry.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	Labor	Rt Hon Ben Chifley (1885–1951) MP for Macquarie (1940–1951)	File:Benchifley.jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the Labor Party Treasurer
		Rt Hon Dr H. V. Evatt KC (1894–1965) MP for Barton (1940–1958)	File:Herbert V. Evatt.jpg	Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Attorney-General Minister for External Affairs
		Hon Jack Holloway (1875–1967) MP for Melbourne Ports (1931–1951)	File:Jack Holloway 1940s.png	Minister for Labour and National Service
		Hon Arthur Drakeford (1878–1957) MP for Maribyrnong (1934–1955)		Minister for Air Minister for Civil Aviation
		Hon William Scully (1883–1966) MP for Gwydir (1937–1949)	File:William Scully.jpg	Vice-President of the Executive Council
		Hon Bill Ashley (1881–1958) Senator for New South Wales (1937–1958)	File:William Patrick Ashley.jpg	Minister for Supply and Shipping (to 6 April 1948) Minister for Shipping and Fuel (from 6 April 1948) Leader of the Government in the Senate
		Hon John Dedman (1896–1973) MP for Corio (1940–1949)	File:John Dedman.jpg	Minister for Defence Minister for Postwar Reconstruction Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
		Hon Eddie Ward (1899–1963) MP for East Sydney (1932–1963)	File:Eddie Ward 1940s.png	Minister for Transport Minister for External Territories
		Hon Don Cameron (1878–1962) Senator for Victoria (1938–1962)	File:Senator Donald James Cameron 1938 (cropped).jpg	Postmaster-General
		Hon Arthur Calwell (1896–1973) MP for Melbourne (1940–1972)	File:ArthurCalwell.jpg	Minister for Information Minister for Immigration
		Hon Herbert Johnson (1889–1962) MP for Kalgoorlie (1940–1958)	File:Herbert Johnson.png	Minister for the Interior
		Hon Nick McKenna (1895–1974) Senator for Tasmania (1944–1968)		Minister for Health Minister for Social Services
		Hon Reg Pollard (1894–1981) MP for Ballaarat (1937–1949)		Minister for Commerce and Agriculture
		Hon Nelson Lemmon (1908–1989) MP for Forrest (1943–1949)	File:Nelson Lemmon.jpg	Minister for Works and Housing
		Hon John Armstrong (1908–1977) Senator for New South Wales (1938–1962)	File:John Ignatius Armstrong.jpg	Minister for Munitions (to 6 April 1948) Minister for Supply and Development (from 6 April 1948)
		Hon Cyril Chambers (1898–1975) MP for Adelaide (1943–1958)	File:Cyril Chambers.png	Minister for the Army
		Hon Ben Courtice (1881–1972) Senator for Queensland (1937–1962)	File:Benjamin Courtice.jpg	Minister for Trade and Customs
		Hon Bill Riordan (1908–1973) MP for Kennedy (1936–1966)	File:Bill Riordan 1940s.png	Minister for the Navy
		Hon Claude Barnard (1890–1957) MP for Bass (1934–1949)	File:Claude Barnard.jpg	Minister for Repatriation