The First Hughes Ministry was the twelfth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 27 October 1915 to 14 November 1916.
Australian Labor Party
- Rt Hon Billy Hughes, KC MP: Prime Minister, Attorney-General. Minister for Trade and Customs (from 14 September 1916)
- Senator Hon George Pearce: Minister for Defence
- Hon Frank Tudor, MP: Minister for Trade and Customs (to 14 September 1916)
- Hon Hugh Mahon, MP: Minister for External Affairs
- Hon Jens Jensen, MP: Minister for the Navy
- Hon William Higgs: Treasurer (to 27 October 1916)
- Hon King O'Malley, MP: Minister for Home Affairs
- Hon William Webster, MP: Postmaster-General
- Senator Hon Albert Gardiner: Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 27 October 1916)
- Senator Hon Edward Russell: Assistant Minister (to 27 October 1916)
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“Life isn’t all beer and skittles, but beer and skittles, or something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every Englishman’s education.”
—Thomas Hughes (1822–1896)
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—Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985)