The Cook Ministry was the tenth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 24 June 1913 to 17 September 1914.
Commonwealth Liberal Party
- Hon Joseph Cook, MP: Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs
- Rt Hon Sir John Forrest, GCMG MP: Treasurer
- Hon Paddy Glynn, KC MP: Minister for External Affairs
- Hon William Irvine, KC MP: Attorney-General
- Senator Hon Edward Millen: Minister for Defence
- Hon Littleton Groom, MP: Minister for Trade and Customs
- Hon Agar Wynne: Postmaster-General
- Senator Hon James McColl: Vice-President of the Executive Council
- Senator Hon John Clemons: Minister without portfolio
- Hon Willie Kelly, MP: Minister without portfolio
Famous quotes containing the words cook and/or ministry:
“Even a clever wife finds it hard to cook without rice.”
—Chinese proverb.
“The State has but one face for me: that of the police. To my eyes, all of the State’s ministries have this single face, and I cannot imagine the ministry of culture other than as the police of culture, with its prefect and commissioners.”
—Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985)