Frank Forde
Rt Hon Frank Forde | |
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| 15th Prime Minister of Australia | |
| In office 6 July 1945 – 13 July 1945 | |
| Preceded by | John Curtin |
| Succeeded by | Ben Chifley |
| Constituency | Capricornia (Queensland) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1890 Mitchell, Queensland |
| Died | 28 January 1983 (aged 92) |
| Political party | Labor |
Francis Michael Forde (18 July 1890 – 28 January 1983) was the 15th Prime Minister of Australia. He was Prime Minister for only a week after John Curtin died. He lost a leadership contest to Ben Chifley. He was prime minister for only eight days,[1] less than any other Prime Minister from Australia. He also lived longer than any other Prime Minister, until Gough Whitlam, who passed Forde's age on January 21, 2009. He died at 92 years old.
Forde was from the Australian Labor Party. He was the Minister for Trade and Customs in the Scullin government (1929–1931).[2] When Scullin retired in 1935, Forde tried to become the leader of the Labor Party, but he lost by one vote to John Curtin.[3] When Labor won the 1941 elections and Curtin became Prime Minister, Forde was made Minister for the Army.[4] On 5 July 1945 Curtin died; because he was Deputy Leader, Forde was then made Prime Minister until the Labor Party chose a new leader. At the leadership election on 13 July, Ben Chifley was voted leader, and Forde was made Deputy Leader again.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Francis Forde". Prime Ministers of Australia. National Museum of Australia. Archived from the original on 2016-03-26.
- ↑ "Frank Forde, Scullin government 1929–31". Australia's Prime Ministers. National Archives of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ↑ "Frank Forde, Deputy Leader of the Opposition 1932–41". Australia's Prime Ministers. National Archives of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ↑ "Frank Forde, Curtin government 1941–45". Australia's Prime Ministers. National Archives of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ↑ "Frank Forde, In office". Australia's Prime Ministers. National Archives of Australia. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
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