Dooley ministry (1921)
Dooley ministry | |
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![]() 38th Cabinet of the State of New South Wales | |
![]() Premier James Dooley | |
Date formed | 10 October 1921 |
Date dissolved | 20 December 1921 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | George V |
Governor | Sir Walter Davidson |
Head of government | James Dooley |
No. of ministers | 13 |
Member party | Labor |
Status in legislature | Minority government |
Opposition party | Nationalist |
Opposition leader | George Fuller |
History | |
Outgoing election | 1920 New South Wales election |
Predecessor | Storey ministry |
Successor | Fuller ministry |
The Dooley ministry (1921) or the first Dooley ministry was the 38th ministry of the
Dooley was elected to the
On Storey's death Dooley became Leader and Premier, reconstituting the ministry, which was largely unchanged from the Storey ministry, with the portfolio of
The ministry covers the period from 10 October 1921, five days after Storey's death, until they resigned on 20 December 1921. Levy had resigned as speaker on 12 December 1921, replaced by Labor's Simon Hickey and the government was defeated on the floor of the house 44 votes to 45.[6][7] Levy was re-elected as speaker, which meant new Premier George Fuller could not command a majority in the house and resigned within seven hours of his appointment. Levy remained as speaker as the only way to have a workable parliament,[3] allowing Dooley to regain power forming the second Dooley ministry.[1]
Composition of ministry
The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Dooley on 10 October 1921,[8] and covers the period up to 20 December 1921, when the ministry resigned.
Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
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Chief Secretary
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James Dooley | Labor | 10 October 1921 | 20 December 1921 | 71 days | |
Treasurer
|
Jack Lang | |||||
Attorney-General | Edward McTiernan | |||||
Secretary for Lands
Minister for Forests |
Peter Loughlin | |||||
Minister for Railways
|
John Estell | |||||
Minister of Justice
|
William McKell | |||||
Minister of Public Instruction
|
Thomas Mutch | |||||
Secretary for Mines Minister for Local Government |
George Cann | |||||
Solicitor General
|
Robert Sproule MLC | |||||
Minister for Agriculture | Bill Dunn | |||||
Minister for Labour
|
Greg McGirr | |||||
Minister for State Industrial Enterprises
|
Carlo Lazzarini | |||||
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council
|
Edward Kavanagh MLC |
Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.
See also
- Second Dooley ministry
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1920–1922
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1920–1922
References
- ^ OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, John (27 April 1920). "Election of speaker" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). New South Wales: Legislative Assembly. pp. 18–33. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Resignation of speaker" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). New South Wales: Legislative Assembly. 12 December 1921. pp. 2598–2602. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ As the speaker did not vote, with Hickey as speaker Labor was reduced to 43 votes, plus the support of Arthur Gardiner (Independent Labor).[6]
- ^ "Appointment of ministers (150)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 10 October 1921. p. 5858. Retrieved 2 November 2021 – via Trove.