the second deakin ministry was the fifth australian commonwealth ministry, and ran from 5 july 1905 to 24 january 1907. protectionist party {| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid #aaa; border-collapse:collapse" |- !colspan=1 bgcolor="#cccccc"|portfolio !colspan=1 bgcolor="#cccccc"|minister |- |prime minister and minister for external affairs |hon alfred deakin, mp |- |treasurer |rt hon sir john forrest, gcmg mp |- |attorney-general |hon isaac isaacs, kc mp (to 12 october 1906) hon littleton groom, mp (from 12 october 1906) |- |minister for home affairs |hon littleton groom, mp (to 12 october 1906) hon thomas ewing (from 12 october 1906) |- |minister for trade and customs |hon sir william lyne, kcmg mp |- |minister for defence |senator hon thomas playford |- |postmaster-general |hon austin chapman, mp |- |vice-president of the executive council |hon thomas ewing (to 12 october 1906) senator hon john keating (from 12 october 1906) |- |ministers without portfolios |senator hon john keating (to 12 october 1906) hon samuel mauger (from 12 october 1906) |} ==references==   
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