The First Deakin Ministry was the second Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 24 September 1903 to 27 April 1904.
Protectionist Party
| Portfolio | Minister |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs | Hon Alfred Deakin, MP |
| Minister for Trade and Customs | Hon Sir William Lyne, KCMG MP |
| Treasurer | Rt Hon Sir George Turner, KCMG MP |
| Minister for Home Affairs | Rt Hon Sir John Forrest, GCMG MP |
| Attorney-General | Senator Hon James Drake |
| Postmaster-General | Hon Sir Philip Fysh, KCMG MP |
| Minister for Defence | Hon Austin Chapman, MP |
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | Senator Hon Thomas Playford |
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“the eave-drops fall
Heard only in the trances of the blast,
Or if the secret ministry of frost
Shall hang them up in silent icicles,
Quietly shining to the quiet Moon.”
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834)