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Storey ministry
37th Cabinet of the State of New South Wales
Premier John Storey
Date formed12 April 1920 (1920-04-12)
Date dissolved10 October 1921 (1921-10-10)
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge V
GovernorSir Walter Davidson
Head of governmentJohn Storey
No. of ministers11
Member partyLabor
Status in legislatureMinority government
Opposition partyNationalist
Opposition leaderGeorge Fuller
History
Election(s)1920 New South Wales election
PredecessorHolman Labor ministry
SuccessorDooley ministry

The Storey ministry was the 37th ministry of the

New South Wales Government, and was led by the 20th Premier, John Storey
.

Storey was elected to the

leader of the Labor party in 1917 and helped to reduce the scale of Labor's defeat in the 1917 election.[3]

Storey led Labor to a resurgent result at the

Nationalist Party. The assembly was evenly divided, with Labor having 43 seats and the support of Percy Brookfield (Socialist Labor) and Arthur Gardiner (Independent Labor), while the Nationalists had 28 seats and the support of 15 seats of the Progressive Party and 2 independent Nationalists. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly did not vote unless there was a tie which meant whichever side provided the speaker was unable to command a majority. Nationalist Daniel Levy controversially accepted re-election as speaker, giving Labor an effective majority.[5][6] Storey died in office on 5 October 1921.[3]

The ministry covers the period from 12 April 1920,[7] until 10 October 1821, when the ministry was dissolved and Storey's deputy, James Dooley, was appointed as Premier.[8] This ministry was the first time in which the role of Premier was a separate ministerial portfolio.[9][10]

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Storey on 12 April 1920 and covers the period up to 10 October 1821, five days after Storey's death, when the ministry was dissolved.

Portfolio Minister Party Term start Term end Term length
Premier John Storey [b]   Labor 12 April 1920 5 October 1921 1 year, 176 days
James Dooley [b] 5 October 1921 10 October 1921 5 days
Chief Secretary
Minister for Housing
 12 April 1920 1 year, 181 days
Treasurer
 Jack Lang
Attorney-General Edward McTiernan [a]
Minister of Justice
 21 December 1920 253 days
William McKell [a] 22 December 1920 10 October 1921 292 days
Minister without portfolio (Assistant Minister of Justice) 12 April 1920 21 December 1920 253 days
Secretary for Lands
Minister for Forests
 Peter Loughlin 10 October 1921 1 year, 181 days
Minister for Railways
 John Estell
Minister of Public Instruction
Minister for Local Government
 Thomas Mutch
Minister for Labour and Industry
 George Cann
Minister for Agriculture Bill Dunn
Minister for Public Health and Motherhood
 Greg McGirr
Solicitor General
 Robert Sproule MLC 15 April 1920 1 year, 178 days
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council
 Edward Kavanagh MLC 21 April 1920 1 year, 172 days

  Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

  1. ^
    Minister of Justice until William McKell
    was appointed Minister of Justice on 22 December 1920.
  2. ^ a b c John Storey died on 5 October and his deputy, James Dooley was acting Premier.

See also

References

  1. ^ "PLL expulsions". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 7 May 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^
    ISSN 1833-7538
    . Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1920 election totals". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  5. ISSN 1833-7538
    . Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. ^ Fitzpatrick, John (27 April 1920). "Election of speaker" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). New South Wales: Legislative Assembly. pp. 18–33. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Ministerial appointments (73)". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 12 April 1920. p. 2286. Retrieved 10 October 2021 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  9. ^ "PFO-30 Premier". NSW State Records & Archives. Retrieved 10 October 2021.[i]
  10. ^ Parliamentary Representatives Allowance and Ministers' Salaries (Amendment) Act 1920 (NSW)
  1. ^ The causes of changes to the composition of the ministry, in chronological order, were McKell appointed,[a] and Storey died,[b]

 

Preceded by
Holman ministry (1916 – 1920)
 Storey ministry
1920 – 1921 		Succeeded by
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