Not to be confused with First Chifley Ministry or Second Chifley Ministry.
Chifley government
In office
13 July 1945 – 19 December 1949
Monarch
George VI
PrimeMinister
Ben Chifley
Deputy
Frank Forde (1945–1946) Herbert Evatt (1946–1949)
Party
Labor
Status
Majority
Origin
Chifley wins 1945 Labor leadership election
Demise
Lost 1949 election
Predecessor
Forde government
Successor
Menzies government (II)
This article is part of a series about Ben Chifley
Early life
1917 general strike
Member for Macquarie (1928–1931)
Member for Macquarie (1940–1951)
Scullin Ministry
First Curtin Ministry
Second Curtin Ministry
1945 Labor Party leadership election
Prime Minister of Australia
Term of government (1945–1949)
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
1946 14 Powers referendum
QANTAS nationalisation
1946 Social Services referendum
Commonwealth Employment Service
Bank nationalisation
1948 rents and prices referendum
Snowy Mountains Scheme
1949 Australian coal strike
Ministries
First
Second
Elections
1946
1949
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