Frontbench of John Curtin

The Frontbench of John Curtin was the federal Australian Labor Party frontbench from October 1, 1935 until Curtin's death on July 5, 1945. It was opposed by the UAP-Country Coalition.

John Curtin became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Australian Labor Party on October 1, 1935. His frontbench subsequently formed the Australian Government from 1941 until his death.

Caucus Executive

1935-1937

The following were members of the ALP Caucus Executive from October 1, 1935 to October 29, 1937:[1]

1937-1940

The following were members of the ALP Caucus Executive from October 9, 1937 to October 14, 1940:[1]

1940-1941

The following were members of the ALP Caucus Executive from October 14, 1940 to October 7, 1941:[1]

First ministry (1941-1943)

This section is an excerpt from First Curtin ministry § Ministry.[edit]
Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
  Labor John Curtin
(1885–1945)

MP for Fremantle
(1934–1945)

  Frank Forde
(1890–1983)

MP for Capricornia
(1922–1946)

  Ben Chifley
(1885–1951)

MP for Macquarie
(1940–1951)

  H. V. Evatt
(1894–1965)

MP for Barton
(1940–1958)

  Jack Beasley
(1895–1949)

MP for West Sydney
(1928–1946)

  Joe Collings
(1865–1955)

Senator for Queensland
(1932–1950)

  Norman Makin
(1889–1982)

MP for Hindmarsh
(1919–1946)

  Jack Holloway
(1875–1967)

MP for Melbourne Ports
(1931–1951)

  Richard Keane
(1881–1946)

Senator for Victoria
(1938–1946)

  Arthur Drakeford
(1878–1957)

MP for Maribyrnong
(1934–1955)

  William Scully
(1883–1966)

MP for Gwydir
(1937–1949)

  Bill Ashley
(1881–1958)

Senator for New South Wales
(1937–1958)

  Eddie Ward
(1899–1963)

MP for East Sydney
(1932–1963)

  George Lawson
(1880–1966)

MP for Brisbane
(1931–1961)

  Charles Frost
(1882–1964)

MP for Franklin
(1934–1946)

  John Dedman
(1896–1973)

MP for Corio
(1940–1949)

  Bert Lazzarini
(1884–1952)

MP for Werriwa
(1934–1952)

  James Fraser
(1889–1961)

Senator for Western Australia
(1938–1959)

  Don Cameron
(1878–1962)

Senator for Victoria
(1938–1962)

Second ministry (1943-1945)

This section is an excerpt from Second Curtin ministry § Ministry.[edit]
Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
  Labor John Curtin
(1885–1945)

MP for Fremantle
(1934–1945)

  Frank Forde
(1890–1983)

MP for Capricornia
(1922–1946)

  Ben Chifley
(1885–1951)

MP for Macquarie
(1940–1951)

  H. V. Evatt
(1894–1965)

MP for Barton
(1940–1958)

  Jack Beasley
(1895–1949)

MP for West Sydney
(1928–1946)

  Norman Makin
(1889–1982)

MP for Hindmarsh
(1919–1946)

  Richard Keane
(1881–1946)

Senator for Victoria
(1938–1946)

  Jack Holloway
(1875–1967)

MP for Melbourne Ports
(1931–1951)

  Arthur Drakeford
(1878–1957)

MP for Maribyrnong
(1934–1955)

  William Scully
(1883–1966)

MP for Gwydir
(1937–1949)

  Bill Ashley
(1881–1958)

Senator for New South Wales
(1937–1958)

  John Dedman
(1896–1973)

MP for Corio
(1940–1949)

  Joe Collings
(1865–1955)

Senator for Queensland
(1932–1950)

  Eddie Ward
(1899–1963)

MP for East Sydney
(1932–1963)

  James Fraser
(1889–1961)

Senator for Western Australia
(1938–1959)

  Charles Frost
(1882–1964)

MP for Franklin
(1934–1946)

  Bert Lazzarini
(1884–1952)

MP for Werriwa
(1934–1952)

  Don Cameron
(1878–1962)

Senator for Victoria
(1938–1962)

  Arthur Calwell
(1896–1973)

MP for Melbourne
(1940–1972)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Opposition Executives and Shadow Ministries" (TXT). Retrieved December 23, 2023.
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