COMMONWEALTH MINISTRIES ======================================================================================== Ministers appear in the order given in successive editions of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Handbook. Later appointments appear in chronological order. Hughes Ministry I (27 October 1915 to 14 November 1916) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Labor Hon Billy Hughes MP: Prime Minister, Attorney-General. Minister for Trade and Customs from 29 September 1916 Senator Hon George Pearce: Minister for Defence Hon Frank Tudor MP: Minister for Trade and Customs to 14 September 1916 Hon Hon Hugh Mahon MP: Minister for External Affairs Hon Jens Jensen MP: Minister for the Navy Hon William Higgs MP: 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 Senator Hon Edward Russell: Assistant Minister to 27 October 1916 Hughes Ministry II (14 November 1916 to 17 February 1917) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Labor Hon Billy Hughes MP: Prime Minister, Attorney-General Senator Hon George Pearce: Minister for Defence Hon Jens Jensen MP: Minister for the Navy Hon William Webster MP: Postmaster-General Hon Alexander Poynton MP: Treasurer Hon William Archibald MP: Minister for Trade and Customs Hon Frederick Bamford MP: Minister of Home and Territories Senator Hon Hon Patrick Lynch: Minister for Works and Railways Hon William Spence: Vice-President of the Executive Council Senator Hon Edward Russell: Assistant Minister Hon William Laird-Smith MP: Assistant Minister Hughes Ministry III (17 February 1917 to 10 January 1918) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Rt Hon Billy Hughes MP: Prime Minister, Attorney-General Rt Hon Joseph Cook MP: Minister for the Navy Rt Hon Sir John Forrest MP: Treasurer Senator Hon George Pearce: Minister for Defence Senator Hon Edward Millen: Vice-President of the Executive Council to 16 November 1917. Minister for Repatriation from 16 November 1917 Hon William Watt MP: Minister for Works and Railways Hon Patrick Glynn MP: Minister for Home and Territories Hon Jens Jensen MP: Minister for Trade and Customs Hon William Webster MP: Postmaster-General Senator Hon Edward Russell: Assistant Minister Hon Littleton Groom MP: Honorary Minister to 16 November 1917. Vice-President of the Executive Council from from 16 November 1917 Hughes Ministry IV (10 January 1918 to 3 February 1920) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Rt Hon Billy Hughes MP: Prime Minister, Attorney-General Rt Hon Joseph Cook MP: Minister for the Navy Rt Hon Sir John Forrest MP: Treasurer to 27 March 1918 Senator Hon George Pearce: Minister for Defence Senator Hon Edward Millen: Minister for Repatriation Hon William Watt MP: Minister for Works and Railways to 27 March 1918. Treasurer from 27 March 1918. Minister for Trade and Customs 13 December 1918 to 17 January 1919. Hon Patrick Glynn MP: Minister for Home and Territories to 3 February 1920 Hon Jens Jensen MP: Minister for Trade and Customs to 13 December 1918 Hon William Webster MP: Postmaster-General to 3 February 1920 Hon Littleton Groom MP: Vice-President of the Executive Council to 27 March 1918. Minister for Works and Railways from 27 March 1918 Senator Hon Edward Russell: Minister without Portfolio to 17 January 1919. Vice- President of the Executive Council from 27 March 1918 ---------- Hon Walter Massy-Greene MP: Minister without Portfolio 27 March 1918 to 17 January 1919. Minister for Trade and Customs from 17 January 1919 Hon Alexander Poynton MP: Minister without Portfolio from 27 March 1918 Hon George Wise MP: Minister without Portfolio from 27 March 1918 Hon Richard Orchard MP: Minister without Portfolio from 27 March 1918 Hughes Ministry V (3 February 1920 to 9 February 1923) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nationalist Rt Hon Billy Hughes MP: Prime Minister. Attorney-General to 21 December 1921. Minister for External Affairs from 21 December 1921 Rt Hon Joseph Cook MP: Minister for the Navy to 28 July 1920. Treasurer 28 July 1920 28 to 11 November 1921 Hon William Watt MP: Treasurer to 15 June 1920 Hon Littleton Groom MP: Minister for Works and Railways to 21 December 1921. Attorney- General from 21 December 1921 Hon Alexander Poynton MP: Minister for Home and Territories to 21 December 1921. Postmaster-General from 21 December 1921 Hon Walter Massy-Greene MP: Minister for Trade and Customs to 21 December 1921. Minister for Health from 10 February 1921. Minister for Defence from 21 December 1921 Senator Hon George Pearce: Minister for Defence to 21 December 1921. Minister for Home and Territories from 21 December 1921 Senator Hon Edward Millen: Minister for Repatriation Hon George Wise MP: Postmaster-General to 21 December 1921 Senator Hon Edward Russell: Vice-President of the Executive Council to 21 December 1921 Hon William Laird-Smith MP: Minister without Portfolio to 28 July 1920. Minister for the Navy 28 July 1920 to 21 December 1921 Hon Granville Ryrie MP: Assistant Minister for Defence to 21 December 1921 ---------- Hon Arthur Rodgers MP: Assistant Minister for Repatriation 28 July 1920 to 21 December 1921. Minister for Trade and Customs from 21 December 1921 Hon Stanley Bruce MP: Treasurer from 21 December 1921 Hon Richard Foster MP: Minister for Works and Railways from 21 December 1921 Senator Hon John Earle: Vice-President of the Executive Council from 21 December 1921 Hon Hector Lamond MP: Assistant Minister for Repatriation from 21 December 1921