The First Deakin ministry (Protectionist) was the 2nd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 2nd Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin. The First Deakin ministry succeeded the Barton ministry, which dissolved on 24 September 1903 following Sir Edmund Barton's retirement from Parliament to enter the inaugural High Court. The ministry was replaced by the Watson ministry on 27 April 1904 after the Labour Party withdrew their support over the Conciliation and Arbitration Bill.
James Drake, who died in 1941, was the last surviving member of the First Deakin ministry; Drake was also the last surviving minister of the Barton government and the Reid government.
Ministry Party Minister Portrait Portfolio Protectionist Alfred Deakin for Ballaarat Prime Minister Leader of the Protectionist Party Minister for External Affairs Sir William Lyne for Hume Deputy Leader of the Protectionist Party Minister for Trade and Customs Sir George Turner for Balaclava Treasurer Sir John Forrest for Swan Minister for Home Affairs James Drake Senator for Queensland Attorney-General Sir Philip Fysh for Denison Postmaster-General Austin Chapman for Eden-Monaro Minister for Defence Thomas Playford Senator for South Australia Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in the Senate
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