Fourth Hughes ministry

See also: Billy Hughes

The Fourth Hughes ministry (Nationalist) was the 14th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 7th Prime Minister, Billy Hughes. The Fourth Hughes ministry succeeded the Third Hughes ministry, which dissolved on 8 January 1918 following the resignation of Hughes as prime minister after a vote of no-confidence within the Nationalist Party in the wake of a failed second referendum on conscription. However, due to a lack of alternative leaders, Hughes was immediately re-commissioned as prime minister by Governor-General Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson. The ministry was replaced by the Fifth Hughes ministry on 3 February 1920 following the 1919 federal election.

Fourth Hughes ministry
14th Ministry of Australia
Group photo of the Hughes ministry
Date formed	8 January 1918
Date dissolved	3 February 1920
People and organisations
Monarch	George V
Governor-General	Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson
Prime Minister	Billy Hughes
No. of ministers	15
Member party	Nationalist
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Frank Tudor
History
Outgoing election	13 December 1919
Legislature term	7th
Predecessor	Third Hughes ministry
Successor	Fifth Hughes ministry

Walter Massy-Greene, who died in 1952, was the last surviving member of the Fourth Hughes ministry.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	Nationalist	Rt Hon Billy Hughes KC (1862–1952) MP for Bendigo (1917–1922)		Prime Minister Leader of the Nationalist Party Attorney-General
		Rt Hon (Sir) Joseph Cook (GCMG) (1860–1947) MP for Parramatta (1901–1921)		Deputy Leader of the Nationalist Party Minister for the Navy
		Rt Hon Sir John Forrest GCMG (1847–1918) MP for Swan (1901–1918)		Treasurer (to 27 March 1918)
		Hon Paddy Glynn KC (1855–1931) MP for Angas (1903–1919)		Minister for Home and Territories
		Hon George Pearce (1870–1952) Senator for Western Australia (1901–1938)		Minister for Defence
		(Rt) Hon William Watt (1871–1946) MP for Balaclava (1914–1929)		Minister for Works and Railways (to 27 March 1918) Treasurer (from 27 March 1918) Minister for Trade and Customs (from 13 December 1918 to 17 January 1919) Acting Prime Minister in Mr. Hughes' absence (from April 1918 to August 1919)
		Hon Littleton Groom (1867–1936) MP for Darling Downs (1901–1929)		Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 27 March 1918) Minister for Works and Railways (from 27 March 1918)
		Hon Jens Jensen (1865–1936) MP for Bass (1910–1919)		Minister for Trade and Customs (to 13 December 1918)
		Hon Edward Millen (1860–1923) Senator for New South Wales (1901–1923)		Minister for Repatriation Leader of the Government in the Senate
		Hon William Webster (1860–1936) MP for Gwydir (1903–1919)		Postmaster-General
		Hon Edward Russell (1878–1925) Senator for Victoria (1907–1925)		Honorary Minister (to 17 January 1919) Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 27 March 1918)
		Hon Walter Massy-Greene (1874–1952) MP for Richmond (1910–1922) (in Ministry from 27 March 1918)		Honorary Minister (from 27 March 1918 to 17 January 1919) Minister for Trade and Customs (from 17 January 1919)
		Hon Alexander Poynton (1853–1935) MP for Grey (1903–1922) (in Ministry from 27 March 1918)		Honorary Minister (from 27 March 1918)
		Hon George Wise (1853–1950) MP for Gippsland (1914–1922) (in Ministry from 27 March 1918)		Honorary Minister (from 27 March 1918)
		Hon Richard Orchard (1871–1942) MP for Nepean (1913–1919) (in Ministry from 27 March 1918)		Honorary Minister (from 27 March 1918 to 31 January 1919)