First Fisher ministry

The First Fisher ministry (Labour) was the 6th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 5th Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher. The First Fisher ministry succeeded the Second Deakin ministry, which dissolved on 13 November 1908 after Labour withdrew their support and Alfred Deakin was forced to resign. The ministry was replaced by the Third Deakin ministry on 2 June 1909 after the Protectionist Party and the Anti-Socialist Party merged into the Liberal Party "fusion" and withdrew their support in order to form what became the first majority government in federal Australian history.[1]

First Fisher ministry
6th Ministry of Australia
Group photo of the First Fisher ministry with Governor-General Lord Dudley
Date formed	13 November 1908
Date dissolved	2 June 1909
People and organisations
Monarch	Edward VII
Governor-General	Lord Dudley
Prime Minister	Andrew Fisher
No. of ministers	9
Member party	Labour
Status in legislature	Minority government (Protectionist support)
Opposition party	Anti-Socialist Liberal
Opposition leader	George Reid Joseph Cook Alfred Deakin
History
Legislature term(s)	3rd
Predecessor	Second Deakin ministry
Successor	Third Deakin ministry

Billy Hughes, who died in 1952, was the last surviving member of the First Fisher ministry; Hughes was also the last surviving member of the Watson ministry, Third Fisher ministry, Second Hughes ministry and Third Hughes ministry.