Cook ministry

This article is about the ministry of Government of Australia under Joseph Cook. For the ministry of Western Australia under Roger Cook, see Cook ministry (Western Australia).

The Cook ministry (Liberal) was the 9th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 6th Prime Minister, Joseph Cook. The Cook Ministry succeeded the Second Fisher ministry, which dissolved on 24 June 1913 following the federal election that took place in May which saw the Liberals defeat Andrew Fisher's Labor Party - albeit with a one-seat majority. The ministry was replaced by the Third Fisher ministry on 17 September 1914 following the federal election that took place on 5 September which saw Labor defeat the Liberals.^[1]

Cook ministry
9th Ministry of Australia
Group photo of the Cook ministry
Date formed	24 June 1913
Date dissolved	17 September 1914
People and organisations
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	Lord Denman Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson
Prime Minister	Joseph Cook
No. of ministers	10
Member party	Liberal
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Andrew Fisher
History
Election	31 May 1913
Outgoing election	5 September 1914
Legislature term	5th
Predecessor	Second Fisher ministry
Successor	Third Fisher ministry

Willie Kelly, who died in 1960, was the last surviving member of the Cook ministry.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	Liberal	Rt Hon Joseph Cook (1860–1947) MP for Parramatta (1901–1921)		Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party Minister for Home Affairs
		Hon (Sir) William Irvine (KCMG) KC (1858–1943) MP for Flinders (1906–1918)		Attorney-General
		Rt Hon Sir John Forrest GCMG (1847–1918) MP for Swan (1901–1918)		Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Treasurer
		Hon Paddy Glynn KC (1855–1931) MP for Angas (1903–1919)		Minister for External Affairs
		Hon Edward Millen (1860–1923) Senator for New South Wales (1901–1923)		Minister for Defence Leader of the Government in the Senate
		Hon Littleton Groom (1867–1936) MP for Darling Downs (1901–1929)		Minister for Trade and Customs
		Hon Agar Wynne (1850–1934) MP for Balaclava (1906–1914)		Postmaster-General
		Hon James McColl (1844–1929) Senator for Victoria (1907–1914)		Vice-President of the Executive Council
		Hon John Clemons (1862–1944) Senator for Tasmania (1901–1914)		Minister without Portfolio
		Hon Willie Kelly (1877–1960) MP for Wentworth (1903–1919)		Minister without Portfolio