Department of External Territories (1941–1951)

Department of External Territories
Department overview
Formed	26 June 1941
Preceding Department	Prime Minister's Department – the Territories Branch;
Dissolved	11 May 1951
Superseding agency	Department of Territories (I);
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Barton, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Allan McDonald, Minister (1941); James Fraser, Minister (1941–1943); Eddie Ward, Minister (1943–1949); Percy Spender, Minister (1949–1951); Richard Casey, Minister (1951);
Department executives	Frank Strahan, Secretary (1941–1944); James Reginald Halligan, Secretary (1944–1951);

The Department of External Territories was an Australian government department that existed between June 1941 and May 1951.

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