Forgan Smith Ministry

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The Forgan Smith Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier William Forgan Smith. It succeeded the Moore Ministry on 18 June 1932, seven days after Arthur Edward Moore's CPNP government was defeated at the 1932 state election. The ministry was followed by the Cooper Ministry on 16 September 1942 following Forgan Smith's retirement from politics.

First ministry[]

On 18 June 1932, the Governor, Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, designated 10 principal executive offices of the Government, and appointed the following Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to the Ministry as follows:

Office Minister

Premier

Treasurer

William Forgan Smith

Deputy Premier

Percy Pease
Attorney-General John Mullan
Ned Hanlon
Maurice Hynes
John Dash
James Stopford
Secretary for Public Instruction Frank Cooper
Frank Bulcock
Secretary for Public Works Harry Bruce

Second ministry[]

Labor was re-elected at the 1935 election and the Ministry was reconstituted on 21 May 1935.

Office Minister

Premier

Treasurer

William Forgan Smith

Deputy Premier

Percy Pease
Maurice Hynes
James Stopford
(until 30 November 1936)
Attorney-General John Mullan
Secretary for Public Works Harry Bruce
Secretary for Public Instruction Frank Cooper
Frank Bulcock


Ned Hanlon
John Dash
Tom Foley
(from 17 December 1936)

Third ministry[]

Labor was re-elected at the 1938 election and the Ministry was reconstituted on 12 April 1938.

Office Minister

Premier

William Forgan Smith

Deputy Premier

Percy Pease
(until 17 September 1940)
Maurice Hynes
(until 27 March 1939)
Attorney-General John Mullan
(until 14 November 1940)
Frank Bulcock

Deputy Premier (from 24 September 1940)
Treasurer

Frank Cooper


Ned Hanlon

(until 12 April 1939)

  (from 12 April 1939)

Tom Foley

Secretary for Public Works
Secretary for Public Instruction

Harry Bruce
John Dash
(until 4 August 1939)

Minister without portfolio (until 12 April 1939)
(12 April–4 August 1939)
(from 4 August 1939)

James Larcombe
(from 16 February 1939)

Minister without portfolio (until 4 August 1939)
(from 4 August 1939)

David Gledson
(from 16 February 1939)
Ted Walsh
(from 24 September 1940)
Attorney-General John O'Keefe
(from 14 November 1940)

Fourth ministry[]

Labor was re-elected at the 1941 election and the Ministry was reconstituted on 16 April 1941. The Ministers served until the resignation of William Forgan Smith on 16 September 1942 and the formation of a new ministry under Deputy Premier Frank Cooper.

Office Minister

Premier

Secretary for Public Instruction
  (8 December 1941 – 9 February 1942)

William Forgan Smith

Deputy Premier
Treasurer

Frank Cooper


Ned Hanlon
Frank Bulcock

Secretary for Public Works
Secretary for Public Instruction
  (until 8 December 1941)

Harry Bruce
Tom Foley
James Larcombe

(until 8 December 1941)
Attorney-General (from 8 December 1941)

David Gledson
Ted Walsh

Attorney-General (until 8 December 1941)

  (8 December 1941 – 27 January 1942)

John O'Keefe
(until 27 January 1942)[D]

Secretary for Public Instruction

Arthur Jones
(from 9 February 1942)

D John O'Keefe died on 27 January 1942. On 9 February, Arthur Jones was appointed to the Ministry.

References[]

  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 18 June 1932. p. 137:2118.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 21 May 1935. p. 144:2133–2134.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 12 April 1938. p. 150:1371.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 16 February 1939. p. 152:551.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 12 April 1939. p. 152:1467.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 4 August 1939. p. 153:327.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 14 November 1940. p. 155:1363.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 26 April 1941. p. 156:1401.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 16 September 1942. p. 159:851.
  • Parliament of Queensland (2009). Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2009 (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
Preceded by
1932–1942
Succeeded by
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