Fadden ministry | |
|---|---|
28thMinistry of Australia | |
| Date formed | 28 August 1941 |
| Date dissolved | 7 October 1941 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor-General | Lord Gowrie |
| Prime Minister | Arthur Fadden |
| No. of ministers | 19 |
| Member party | Country–United Australiacoalition |
| Status in legislature | Minority government |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | John Curtin |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 16th |
| Predecessor | Third Menzies ministry |
| Successor | First Curtin ministry |
TheFadden ministry (Country–United AustraliaCoalition) was the 28thministry of theGovernment of Australia. It was led by the country's 13thPrime Minister,Arthur Fadden. The Fadden ministry succeeded theThird Menzies ministry, which dissolved on 28 August 1941 following the resignation ofRobert Menzies as Prime Minister. A subsequent joint meeting of the Coalition parties elected Country leader Fadden as Menzies' successor. The ministry was replaced by theFirst Curtin ministry on 7 October 1941 after theindependentcrossbenchersAlexander Wilson andArthur Coles withdrew their support for theFadden government and voted withJohn Curtin and hisLabor Party to bring the government down in a de facto no-confidence motion.[1]
Percy Spender, who died in 1985, was the last surviving member of the Fadden ministry; Spender was also the last surviving minister of thefirst Menzies government and theFourth Menzies ministry.John McEwen was the last surviving Country minister.