Chifley government

Chifley government
In office
13 July 1945 – 19 December 1949
Monarch	George VI
Prime Minister	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 The light on the hill
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The Chifley government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Ben Chifley. It was made up of members of the Australian Labor Party in the Australian Parliament from 1945 to 1949.