Third Bruce Ministry
The Third Bruce Ministry (Nationalist–Country Coalition) was the 18th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 8th Prime Minister, Stanley Bruce. The Third Bruce Ministry succeeded the Second Bruce Ministry, which dissolved on 29 November 1928 following the federal election that took place in November. The ministry was replaced by the Scullin Ministry on 22 October 1929 following the federal election that took place on 12 October which saw Labor defeat the Coalition. That election also saw Bruce lose his own seat of Flinders; no sitting Prime Minister would lose his own seat again until 2007.[1]
Third Bruce Ministry | |
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18th Ministry of Australia | |
Group photo of the Third Bruce Ministry | |
Date formed | 29 November 1928 |
Date dissolved | 22 October 1929 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | George V |
Governor-General | Lord Stonehaven |
Prime Minister | Stanley Bruce |
No. of ministers | 13 |
Member party | Nationalist–Country coalition |
Status in legislature | Coalition majority government |
Opposition party | Labor |
Opposition leader | James Scullin |
History | |
Election(s) | 17 November 1928 |
Outgoing election | 12 October 1929 |
Legislature term(s) | 11th |
Predecessor | Second Bruce Ministry |
Successor | Scullin Ministry |
Aubrey Abbott, who died in 1975, was the last surviving member of the Third Bruce Ministry. Stanley Bruce was the last surviving Nationalist minister.
Ministry
Notes
- "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.