the first hughes ministry was the twelfth australian commonwealth ministry, and ran from 27 october 1915 to 14 november 1916. australian labor party *rt hon billy hughes, kc mp: prime minister, attorney-general. minister for trade and customs (from 14 september 1916) *senator hon george pearce: minister for defence *hon frank tudor, mp: minister for trade and customs (to 14 september 1916) *hon hugh mahon, mp: minister for external affairs *hon jens jensen, mp: minister for the navy *hon william higgs: treasurer (to 27 october 1916) *hon king o'malley, mp: minister for home affairs *hon william webster, mp: postmaster-general *senator hon albert gardiner: vice-president of the executive council (to 27 october 1916) *senator hon edward russell: assistant minister (to 27 october 1916) ==notes==   
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