# Second Chifley ministry

* This article is part of a series about Ben Chifley
Early life
1917 general strike
Member for Macquarie (1928–1931)
Member for Macquarie (1940–1951)
Scullin Ministry
First Curtin Ministry
Second Curtin Ministry
1945 Labor Party leadership election
Prime Minister of Australia
Term of government (1945–1949)
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
1946 14 Powers referendum
QANTAS nationalisation
1946 Social Services referendum
Commonwealth Employment Service
Bank nationalisation
1948 rents and prices referendum
Snowy Mountains Scheme
1949 Australian coal strike
Ministries
First
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Elections
1946
1949
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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 | Portfolio |
| Labor | Rt Hon Ben Chifley (1885–1951) MP for Macquarie (1940–1951) | Prime Minister Leader of the Labor Party Treasurer |
| Labor | Rt Hon Dr H. V. Evatt KC (1894–1965) MP for Barton (1940–1958) | Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Attorney-General Minister for External Affairs |
| Labor | Hon Jack Holloway (1875–1967) MP for Melbourne Ports (1931–1951) | Minister for Labour and National Service |
| Labor | Hon Arthur Drakeford (1878–1957) MP for Maribyrnong (1934–1955) | Minister for Air Minister for Civil Aviation |
| Labor | Hon William Scully (1883–1966) MP for Gwydir (1937–1949) | Vice-President of the Executive Council |
| Labor | Hon Bill Ashley (1881–1958) Senator for New South Wales (1937–1958) | 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 |
| Labor | Hon John Dedman (1896–1973) MP for Corio (1940–1949) | Minister for Defence Minister for Postwar Reconstruction Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research |
| Labor | Hon Eddie Ward (1899–1963) MP for East Sydney (1932–1963) | Minister for Transport Minister for External Territories |
| Labor | Hon Don Cameron (1878–1962) Senator for Victoria (1938–1962) | Postmaster-General |
| Labor | Hon Arthur Calwell (1896–1973) MP for Melbourne (1940–1972) | Minister for Information Minister for Immigration |
| Labor | Hon Herbert Johnson (1889–1962) MP for Kalgoorlie (1940–1958) | Minister for the Interior |
| Labor | Hon Nick McKenna (1895–1974) Senator for Tasmania (1944–1968) | Minister for Health Minister for Social Services |
| Labor | Hon Reg Pollard (1894–1981) MP for Ballaarat (1937–1949) | Minister for Commerce and Agriculture |
| Labor | Hon Nelson Lemmon (1908–1989) MP for Forrest (1943–1949) | Minister for Works and Housing |
| Labor | Hon John Armstrong (1908–1977) Senator for New South Wales (1938–1962) | Minister for Munitions (to 6 April 1948) Minister for Supply and Development (from 6 April 1948) |
| Labor | Hon Cyril Chambers (1898–1975) MP for Adelaide (1943–1958) | Minister for the Army |
| Labor | Hon Ben Courtice (1881–1972) Senator for Queensland (1937–1962) | Minister for Trade and Customs |
| Labor | Hon Bill Riordan (1908–1973) MP for Kennedy (1936–1966) | Minister for the Navy |
| Labor | Hon Claude Barnard (1890–1957) MP for Bass (1934–1949) | Minister for Repatriation |