Third Deakin ministry

See also: Alfred Deakin

The Third Deakin ministry (Liberal) was the 7th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 2nd Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin. The Fourth Deakin ministry succeeded the First Fisher ministry, which dissolved on 2 June 1909 after the Protectionist Party and the Anti-Socialist Party merged into the Liberal Party "fusion" and withdrew their support in order to form what became the first majority government in federal Australian history. The ministry was replaced by the Second Fisher ministry on 29 April 1910 following the federal election that took place on 13 April which saw the Labour Party defeat the Liberals.^[1]

Third Deakin ministry
7th Ministry of Australia
Joseph Cook and Alfred Deakin in 1909.
Date formed	2 June 1909
Date dissolved	29 April 1910
People and organisations
Monarch	Edward VII
Governor-General	Lord Dudley
Prime Minister	Alfred Deakin
No. of ministers	10
Member party	Commonwealth Liberal
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Labour
Opposition leader	Andrew Fisher
History
Outgoing election	13 April 1910
Legislature term	3rd
Predecessor	First Fisher ministry
Successor	Second Fisher ministry

Joseph Cook, who died in 1947, was the last surviving member of the Third Deakin ministry.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	Liberal	Hon Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) MP for Ballaarat (1901–1913)		Prime Minister (without portfolio)[2] Leader of the Liberal Party
		Hon Paddy Glynn (1855–1931) MP for Angas (1903–1919)		Attorney-General
		Hon George Fuller (1861–1940) MP for Illawarra (1901–1913)		Minister for Home Affairs
		Hon Littleton Groom (1867–1936) MP for Darling Downs (1901–1929)		Minister for External Affairs
		Hon Sir Robert Best KCMG (1856–1946) Senator for Victoria (1901–1910)		Minister for Trade and Customs
		Rt Hon Sir John Forrest GCMG (1847–1918) MP for Swan (1901–1918)		Treasurer
		Hon Joseph Cook (1860–1947) MP for Parramatta (1901–1921)		Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Minister for Defence
		Hon Sir John Quick (1852–1932) MP for Bendigo (1901–1913)		Postmaster-General
		Hon Edward Millen (1860–1923) Senator for New South Wales (1901–1923)		Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in the Senate
		Hon Justin Foxton CMG (1849–1916) MP for Brisbane (1906–1910)		Minister without Portfolio

Notes

1. "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
2. In this Ministry, the Prime Minister's formal portfolio title was Prime Minister (without portfolio). In all other ministries it has been simply Prime Minister. See Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia: Historical information on the Australian Parliament - Ministries and Cabinets - 7. Deakin Ministry. Archived 2015-10-16 at the Wayback Machine