Labor Leader - 6 July 1945 - 12 July 1945
Labor Prime Minister - 6 July 1945 - 13 July 1945
Biography
Frank Forde was Prime Minister for only eight days, from 6-13 July 1945. He assumed the interim prime ministership after the death in office of John Curtin and held it until the election of Ben Chifley as Leader of the Australian Labor Party. Overall, Frank Forde was Deputy Prime Minister over a period of nine years to James Scullin, John Curtin and Ben Chifley, proving himself both loyal and diligent in his service to the Labor Party and its leaders.