Holman ministry (1916–1920)
Second Holman ministry | |
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36th Cabinet of the State of New South Wales | |
Date formed | 15 November 1916 |
Date dissolved | 12 April 1920 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | George V |
Governor | Sir Gerald Strickland / Sir Walter Davidson |
Head of government | William Holman |
No. of ministers | 12 |
Member party | grand coalition / Nationalist |
Status in legislature | Majority government |
Opposition party | Labor |
Opposition leader | John Storey |
History | |
Election(s) | 1917 New South Wales election |
Outgoing election | 1920 New South Wales election |
Predecessor | Holman Labor ministry |
Successor | Storey ministry |
The Holman ministry (1916 – 1920), also known as the Second Holman ministry or Holman Nationalist ministry was the 36th ministry of the
New South Wales Government, and was led by the 19th Premier, William Holman
.
Holman was elected to the
Labor Party and serving as Labor Premier between 1913 and 1916.[1]
In November 1916
Nationalist Party of Australia, with Holman as leader. At the 1917 state election, Holman stood as a candidate for the Nationalist Party, and successfully retained his seat of Cootamundra.[1]
The ministry covers the period from 15 November 1916 until 12 April 1920,[4] when Holman lost his seat as serving Premier and his government was defeated at the 1920 state election by Labor's John Storey.[1]
Composition of ministry
Portfolio | Minister | Party at appointment | Term start | Term end | Term length | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Premier | William Holman [b] | Ex Labor | 15 November 1916 | 12 April 1920 | 3 years, 149 days | |
Treasurer | 30 October 1918 | 1 year, 349 days | ||||
John Fitzpatrick [b] | Nationalist | 30 October 1918 | 12 April 1920 | 1 year, 165 days | ||
Secretary for Mines | Liberal Reform | 15 November 1916 | 3 years, 149 days | |||
Chief Secretary Registrar of Records |
Sir George Fuller [f] | Liberal Reform | ||||
Attorney-General | David Hall | Ex Labor | 23 July 1919 | 2 years, 250 days | ||
John Garland KC MLC | Nationalist | 23 July 1919 | 12 April 1920 | 264 days | ||
Secretary for Lands
Minister for Forests |
William Ashford
|
Ex Labor | 15 November 1916 | 3 years, 149 days | ||
Minister for Railways
|
Richard Ball | Farmers and Settlers
| ||||
Minister of Agriculture
|
William Grahame [e] | Ex Labor | 14 January 1920 | 3 years, 60 days | ||
William Ashford
|
Nationalist | 9 February 1920 | 12 April 1920 | 63 days | ||
Minister for Labour and Industry
|
George Beeby MLC / MLA [a][c] | National Progressive
|
15 November 1916 | 23 July 1919 | 2 years, 250 days | |
Augustus James | Nationalist | 23 July 1919 | 12 April 1920 | 264 days | ||
Minister of Public Instruction
|
Liberal Reform | 15 November 1916 | 3 years, 149 days | |||
Minister of Justice
Solicitor General |
John Garland KC MLC | 23 July 1919 | 2 years, 250 days | |||
Jack FitzGerald MLC | Nationalist | 23 July 1919 | 12 April 1920 | 264 days | ||
Minister of Public Health
|
Labor | 15 November 1916 | 18 July 1919 | 2 years, 245 days | ||
David Storey | Nationalist | 18 July 1919 | 29 January 1920 | 195 days | ||
Albert Bruntnell | 9 February 1920 | 12 April 1920 | 63 days | |||
Minister for Local Government | Jack FitzGerald MLC | Labor | 15 November 1916 | 3 years, 149 days | ||
Vice-President of the Executive Council | 30 July 1919 | 2 years, 257 days | ||||
David Hall [e] | Nationalist | 30 July 1919 | 9 February 1920 | 194 days | ||
Sir George Fuller [f] | 9 February 1920 | 27 February 1920 | 18 days | |||
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council
|
Jack FitzGerald MLC | Labor | 15 November 1916 | 12 June 1918 | 1 year, 209 days | |
John Garland KC MLC | Nationalist | 12 June 1918 | 12 April 1920 | 1 year, 305 days | ||
Minister for Housing [d] | David Hall [e] | 23 July 1919 | 9 February 1920 | 201 days | ||
Charles Oakes | 9 February 1920 | 12 April 1920 | 63 days | |||
Minister without portfolio | 18 July 1919 | 9 February 1920 | 206 days | |||
Minister without portfolio (acting Minister of Public Health) | David Storey | Liberal Reform | 15 November 1916 | 18 July 1919 | 2 years, 245 days | |
Minister without portfolio (assisting Secretary for Lands) | John Crane | Nationalist | 9 February 1920 | 12 April 1920 | 63 days | |
Minister without portfolio (assisting Minister of Agriculture) | Arthur Grimm |
Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.
- ^ a b George Beeby was appointed to the Legislative Council until February 1917 when he was successfully contested the election for Wagga Wagga.
- ^ a b c William Holman stepped aside as Treasurer on 30 October 1918 to be the first Premier not to hold a separate portfolio. John Fitzpatrick replaced Holman as Treasurer.
- ^ a b George Beeby was absent from the state from 30 October 1918 until 9 June 1919, resulting in a subsequent reshuffle where he was not reappointed to the ministry.
- ^ a b A new portfolio of Housing was created in 1919. David Hall shifted from Attorney General as inaugural Minister, resigning six months later.
- ^ a b c d Both David Hall and William Grahame resigned from the ministry, just weeks before the 1920 election, requiring a final reshuffle.
- ^ a b George Fuller was knighted on 3 June 1919.[5]
See also
- Holman Labor ministry
References
- ^ ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "PLL expulsions". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Proceedings in the Assembly: censure motion defeated". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 1916. p. 13. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
"No state crisis". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 1916. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove. - ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2020.[i]
- ^ "Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (Imperial) entry for Hon George Warburton Fuller". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 1919. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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