Frank Forde
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The Right Honourable Frank Forde |
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| 15th Prime Minister of Australia | |
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In office 6 July 1945 – 13 July 1945 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor-General | HRH The Duke of Gloucester |
| Deputy | Ben Chifley |
| Preceded by | John Curtin |
| Succeeded by | Ben Chifley |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Capricornia | |
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In office 16 December 1922 – 28 September 1946 |
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| Preceded by | William Higgs |
| Succeeded by | Charles Davidson |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Rockhampton |
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In office 12 May 1917 – 5 October 1922 |
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| Preceded by | John Adamson |
| Succeeded by | George Farrell |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Flinders |
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In office 12 March 1955 – 3 August 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Ernest Riordan |
| Succeeded by | Bill Longeran |
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18 July 1890 Mitchell, Queensland, British Empire |
| Died | 28 January 1983 (aged 92) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Veronica Catherine O'Reilly (1894–1967) |
| Relations | Leneen Forde (daughter-in-law) |
| Children | 4 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Francis Michael Forde (18 July 1890 – 28 January 1983) was an Australian politician and the 15th Prime Minister of Australia. He was the shortest serving Prime Minister in Australia's history, being in office for only eight days.
Forde was born at Mitchell, Queensland, the second of six children of Irish immigrant parents. His father was working as a grazier at the time of his birth. Forde was educated at St. Mary's College, Toowoomba, a Catholic school, and became a teacher. Settling in Rockhampton, he became active in the Labor Party and in workers' education groups.
In 1917 Forde was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as Labor MP for Rockhampton. In 1922 he resigned and was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for Capricornia.
Forde soon advanced in the Labor ranks. When Labor won the 1929 election, he became Assistant Minister for Trade and Customs in the Scullin government. In the last days of the government he became Minister for Trade and Customs. As one of the few senior Labor MPs to survive defeat at the 1931 election, Forde became Deputy Opposition Leader in 1932. When Scullin retired in 1935, Forde contested the leadership ballot but was defeated by one vote by John Curtin, mainly because he had supported Scullin's economic policies.
Forde was a loyal deputy, and in 1941 when Labor returned to power he became Minister for the Army, a vital role in wartime.
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