The Second Fisher ministry (Australian Labor Party) was the 8th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 5th Prime Minister, Andrew Fisher. The Second Fisher ministry succeeded the Third Deakin ministry, which dissolved on 29 April 1910 following the federal election that took place on 13 April which saw Labor defeat the Alfred Deakin's Liberal Party. It is the first federal government in Australian history to be elected with a majority in the House of Representatives, as well as the first majority national Labor government in the world. The ministry was replaced by the Cook ministry on 24 June 1913 following the federal election that took place in May which saw the Liberals defeat Labor.^[1]

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Second Fisher ministry
8th Ministry of Australia
Photo of the Second Fisher ministry
Date formed	29 April 1910
Date dissolved	24 June 1913
People and organisations
Monarch	Edward VII George V
Governor-General	Lord Dudley Lord Denman
Prime Minister	Andrew Fisher
No. of ministers	11
Member party	Labor
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Liberal
Opposition leader	Alfred Deakin Joseph Cook
History
Election(s)	13 April 1910
Outgoing election	31 May 1913
Legislature term(s)	4th
Predecessor	Third Deakin ministry
Successor	Cook ministry

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King O'Malley, who died in 1953, was the last surviving member of the Second Fisher ministry; O'Malley was also the last surviving member of the First Hughes ministry.