Forde ministry

The Forde ministry was the 31st List of [Australian ministries|ministry] of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 15th Prime [Minister of Australia|prime minister], Frank Forde. The Forde Ministry succeeded the Second Curtin ministry, which dissolved on 6 July 1945 following the death of former prime minister John Curtin - the second of three occasions where a sitting prime minister died in office. Since Forde was the deputy Labor leader, it was a caretaker ministry until the Labor caucus could 1945 [Australian Labor Party leadership election|elect] a new leader. Treasurer Ben Chifley was ultimately elected over Forde on 12 July 1945, and he was sworn in as prime minister along with his First [Chifley ministry|ministry] the following day.
Frank Forde, who died in 1983, was the last surviving member of the Forde Ministry; Forde was also the last surviving minister of the Scullin government, the Curtin government, and the First Chifley ministry.