Frank Forde
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| Rt Hon Frank Forde | |
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| In office 6 July – 13 July 1945 |
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| Preceded by | John Curtin |
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| Succeeded by | Ben Chifley |
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| Born | 18 July, 1890 Mitchell, Queensland |
| Died | 28 January 1983 |
| Political party | Labor |
Francis Michael Forde (18 July 1890 - 28 January 1983) was the 15th Prime Minister of Australia. He was Prime Minister for only a week after John Curtin died. He lost a leadership contest to Ben Chifley. He lived longer than any other Prime Minister. He died at 92.
| Prime Ministers of Australia | |
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| Barton | Deakin | Watson | Reid | Fisher | Cook | Hughes | Bruce | Scullin | Lyons | Page | Menzies | Fadden | Curtin | Forde | Chifley | Holt | McEwen | Gorton | McMahon | Whitlam | Fraser | Hawke | Keating | Howard | |

