Second Chifley ministry

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Second Chifley ministry

| cabinet_type = Ministry

| cabinet_number = 33rd

| jurisdiction = Australia

| flag = Flag of Australia.svg

| flag_border = true

| incumbent =

| image = Second_Chifley_Ministry.jpg

| caption = Group photo of the Second Chifley ministry.

| date_formed = 1 November 1946

| date_dissolved = 19 December 1949

| government_head = Ben Chifley

| government_head_history =

| deputy_government_head =

| state_head = George VI

| governor_general = The Duke of Gloucester
William McKell

| members_number = 19

| former_members_number =

| total_number =

| political_party = Labor

| legislature_status = Majority government

| opposition_cabinet =

| opposition_party = Liberal–Country coalition

| opposition_leader = Robert Menzies

| election = 28 September 1946

| last_election = 10 December 1949

| legislature_term = 18th

| budget =

| advice_and_consent1 =

| incoming_formation =

| outgoing_formation =

| predecessor = First Chifley ministry

| successor = Fourth Menzies ministry

| state_head_title = Monarch

| government_head_title = Prime Minister

}}

The Second Chifley ministry (Labor) was the 33rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 16th Prime Minister, Ben Chifley. The Second Chifley Ministry succeeded the First Chifley ministry, which dissolved on 1 November 1946 following the federal election that took place in September. The ministry was replaced by the Fourth Menzies ministry on 19 December 1949 following the federal election that took place on 10 December which saw the Liberal–Country Coalition defeat Labor.{{cite web

| title = Ministries and Cabinets

| work =Parliamentary Handbook

| publisher =Parliament of Australia

| url =http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;page=0;query=Scullin%20Ministry%20(ALP);rec=0;resCount=Default

| access-date =17 September 2010 }}

Nelson Lemmon, who died in 1989, was the last surviving member of the Second Chifley Ministry.

Ministry

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{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\|	rowspan=19\| Labor \| Rt Hon Ben Chifley {{small\|(1885–1951)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Macquarie {{small\|(1940–1951)}} \| 100px \| Prime Minister Leader of the Labor Party Treasurer
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Rt Hon Dr H. V. Evatt {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|KC}} {{small\|(1894–1965)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Barton {{small\|(1940–1958)}} \| 100px \| Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Attorney-General Minister for External Affairs
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Jack Holloway {{small\|(1875–1967)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Melbourne Ports {{small\|(1931–1951)}} \| 100px \| Minister for Labour and National Service
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Arthur Drakeford {{small\|(1878–1957)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Maribyrnong {{small\|(1934–1955)}} \| 100px \| Minister for Air Minister for Civil Aviation
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon William Scully {{small\|(1883–1966)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Gwydir {{small\|(1937–1949)}} \| 100px \| Vice-President of the Executive Council
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Bill Ashley {{small\|(1881–1958)}} Senator for New South Wales {{small\|(1937–1958)}} \| 100px \| Minister for Supply and Shipping (to 6 April 1948) Minister for Shipping and Fuel (from 6 April 1948) Leader of the Government in the Senate
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon John Dedman {{small\|(1896–1973)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Corio {{small\|(1940–1949)}} \| 100px \| Minister for Defence Minister for Postwar Reconstruction Minister in charge of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Eddie Ward {{small\|(1899–1963)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for East Sydney {{small\|(1932–1963)}} \| 100px \| Minister for Transport Minister for External Territories
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Don Cameron {{small\|(1878–1962)}} Senator for Victoria {{small\|(1938–1962)}} \| 100px \| Postmaster-General
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Arthur Calwell {{small\|(1896–1973)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Melbourne {{small\|(1940–1972)}} \| 100px \| Minister for Information Minister for Immigration
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Herbert Johnson {{small\|(1889–1962)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Kalgoorlie {{small\|(1940–1958)}} \| 100px \| Minister for the Interior
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Nick McKenna {{small\|(1895–1974)}} Senator for Tasmania {{small\|(1944–1968)}} \| 100px \| Minister for Health Minister for Social Services
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Reg Pollard {{small\|(1894–1981)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Ballaarat {{small\|(1937–1949)}} \| 100px \| Minister for Commerce and Agriculture
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Nelson Lemmon {{small\|(1908–1989)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Forrest {{small\|(1943–1949)}} \| 100px \| Minister for Works and Housing
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon John Armstrong {{small\|(1908–1977)}} Senator for New South Wales {{small\|(1938–1962)}} \| 100px \| Minister for Munitions (to 6 April 1948) Minister for Supply and Development (from 6 April 1948)
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Cyril Chambers {{small\|(1898–1975)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Adelaide {{small\|(1943–1958)}} \| 100px \| Minister for the Army
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Ben Courtice {{small\|(1881–1972)}} Senator for Queensland {{small\|(1937–1962)}} \| 100px \| Minister for Trade and Customs
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Bill Riordan {{small\|(1908–1973)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Kennedy {{small\|(1936–1966)}} \| 100px \| Minister for the Navy
{{Australian party style\|Labor}}\| \| Hon Claude Barnard {{small\|(1890–1957)}} {{post-nominals\|country=AUS\|MP}} for Bass {{small\|(1934–1949)}} \| 100px \| Minister for Repatriation

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