McGowen ministry
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The McGowen ministry was the 34th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 18th Premier, the Honourable James McGowen, JP, MLA. This ministry marks the first Labor ministry in the state of New South Wales.
McGowen was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1891, serving until 1917, before being appointed to the Legislative Council. He succeeded in defeating the government of Charles Wade at the 1910 state election and was commissioned to form government by Lord Chelmsford, Governor of New South Wales.
The ministry covers the period from 21 October 1910 until 29 June 1913[1][2] when McGowen was successfully challenged as Leader of the Labor Party by his deputy, William Holman.
Composition of ministry
First arrangement
The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier McGowen on 21 October 1910 and covers the period up to 10 September 1911, unless the Minister retains the portfolio for the full term. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.
Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
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Premier | Hon. James McGowen, JP MLA | Labor | 21 October 1910 | 29 June 1913 | 2 years, 251 days | |
Colonial Treasurer Registrar of Records |
26 November 1911 | 1 year, 36 days | ||||
Attorney General | Hon. William Holman, MLA | 29 June 1913 | 2 years, 251 days | |||
Minister of Justice | 1 April 1912 | 1 year, 163 days | ||||
Colonial Secretary Registrar of Records |
Hon. Donald Macdonell, MLA a | 26 October 1911 | 1 year, 5 days | |||
Minister for Agriculture | 10 September 1911 | 324 days | ||||
Secretary for Lands | Hon. Neils Neilsen, MLA b | 1 August 1911 | 284 days | |||
Hon. Fred Flowers, MLC | 4 August 1911 | 26 November 1911 | 117 days | |||
Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council |
21 October 1910 | 29 June 1913 | 2 years, 251 days | |||
Secretary for Public Works | Hon. Arthur Griffith, MLA | |||||
Minister of Public Instruction | Hon. George Beeby, MLA | 10 September 1911 | 324 days | |||
Minister for Labour and Industry | ||||||
Secretary for Mines | Hon. Alfred Edden, MLA | 29 June 1913 | 2 years, 251 days | |||
Ministers without portfolio | Hon. Ambrose Carmichael, MLA | |||||
Hon. John Treflé, MLA |
- ^a Macdonell was absent from the State from 1 March 1911 due to illness. He died on 26 October 1911, while in office.
- ^b On 25 July 1911, two Labor Members of the Legislative Assembly resigned from the Labor Party and Parliament in protest at legislation on land ownership introduced by Lands Minister, Niels Nielson. As a result Labor was left without a majority in the house and rather than face a vote of no confidence, the Ministry and Speaker resigned. This forced the House to be prorogued with the result that Donald Macdonell, who was unwell but expected to recover, was automatically expelled for non-attendance during an entire session. By the time of the subsequent by-elections, Labor policy had been reversed and Nielsen had left the ministry
Second arrangement
This arrangement covers the period from 11 September 1911 until 26 November 1911, unless the Minister retains the portfolio for the full term. Ministers are listed in order of seniority. Only changes in portfolios are shown below.
Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
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Colonial Secretary Registrar of Records |
Hon. Fred Flowers, MLC | Labor | 7 November 1911 | 26 November 1911 | 19 days | |
Secretary for Lands | Hon. George Beeby, MLA c | 11 September 1911 | 9 December 1912 | 1 year, 89 days | ||
Minister of Public Instruction | Hon. Ambrose Carmichael, MLA | 26 November 1911 | 76 days | |||
Minister of Labor and Industry | ||||||
Minister for Agriculture | Hon. John Treflé, MLA | 7 November 1911 | 29 June 1913 | 1 year, 234 days | ||
Minister without portfolio | Hon. John Dacey, MLA | 10 November 1911 | 26 November 1911 | 16 days |
- ^c Beeby resigned from the ministry, parliament and party in protest at the power of the extra-parliamentary Labor Party executive in December 1912, necessitating a further reshuffle.
Third arrangement
This arrangement covers the period from 27 November 1911 until 11 April 1912. Ministers are listed in order of seniority. Only changes in portfolios are shown below.
Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
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Colonial Secretary Registrar of Records |
Hon. James McGowen, JP MLA | Labor | 27 November 1911 | 29 June 1913 | 1 year, 214 days | |
Colonial Treasurer Registrar of Records |
Hon. John Dacey, MLA d | 11 April 1912 | 136 days | |||
Minister of Public Instruction | Hon. FredFlowers, MLC | 29 February 1912 | 94 days | |||
Hon. Ambrose Carmichael, MLA | 1 March 1912 | 29 June 1913 | 1 year, 120 days | |||
Minister for Labour and Industry | Hon. George Beeby, MLA c | 27 November 1911 | 9 December 1912 | 1 year, 12 days | ||
- ^c Beeby resigned from the ministry, parliament and party in protest at the power of the extra-parliamentary Labor Party executive in December 1912, necessitating a further reshuffle.
- ^d Dacey died on 11 April 1912, resulting in another reshuffle in McGowen's senior Ministers.
Fourth arrangement
This arrangement covers the period from 12 April 1912 until 29 June 1913, when the parliament was dissolved. Only changes in portfolios are shown below.
Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
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Colonial Secretary Registrar of Records |
Hon. Ambrose Carmichael, MLA | Labor | 17 April 1912 | 5 May 1912 | 18 days | |
Hon. John Cann, MLA | 6 May 1912 | 29 June 1913 | 1 year, 54 days | |||
Secretary for Lands | Hon. John Treflé, MLA | 10 December 1912 | 201 days | |||
Minister for Labour and Industry | Hon. Ambrose Carmichael, MLA | |||||
Minister for Justice Solicitor-General |
Hon. David Hall, MLC | 2 April 1912 | 1 year, 88 days |
See also
- James McGowen - 18th Premier of New South Wales
- Self-government in New South Wales
- Federation of Australia
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1910-1913
References
- ↑ "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)". Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF). VIII. Parliament of New South Wales: 263–264. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
Preceded by Wade ministry |
McGowen ministry 1910 – 1913 |
Succeeded by Holman ministry (1913 – 1916) |