See also: Curtin government.
| Cabinet Name: | First Curtin ministry |
| Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 29th |
| Jurisdiction: | Australia |
| Flag: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 7 October 1941 |
| Date Dissolved: | 21 September 1943 |
| Government Head: | John Curtin |
| Governor General: | Lord Gowrie |
| Members Number: | 19 |
| Political Party: | Labor |
| Legislature Status: | Minority government |
| Opposition Party: | Country–United Australia coalition |
| Opposition Leader: | Arthur Fadden |
| Last Election: | 21 August 1943 |
| Legislature Term: | 16th |
| Predecessor: | Fadden ministry |
| Successor: | Second Curtin ministry |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
The First Curtin ministry (Labor) was the 29th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 14th Prime Minister, John Curtin. The First Curtin ministry succeeded the Fadden ministry, which dissolved on 7 October 1941 after the independent crossbenchers Alexander Wilson and Arthur Coles withdrew their support for the Fadden government. The ministry was replaced by the Second Curtin ministry on 21 September 1943 following the 1943 federal election.[1]
Frank Forde, who died in 1983, was the last surviving member of the First Curtin ministry; Forde was also the last surviving minister of the Scullin government, Second Curtin ministry, Forde government, and the First Chifley ministry.