Second Cooper Ministry
The Cooper Ministry[1] was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by National Party Premier Russell Cooper and Deputy Premier Bill Gunn. It succeeded the Ahern Ministry on 25 September 1989 following a party-room ballot, and was in turn succeeded by the Goss Ministry on 7 December 1989 following the National government's defeat at the 1989 state election by the Labor Party, led by Wayne Goss. Seven of the outgoing ministry lost their seats at the election.
On 25 September 1989, the Governor designated 18 principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to the Ministry as follows. As the National Party was not in coalition at the time, all listed members are from that party.
| Office | Minister |
|---|---|
| Russell Cooper | |
|
Deputy Premier |
Bill Gunn |
|
|
Ivan Gibbs |
|
|
Vince Lester |
|
|
Neville Harper |
|
|
Bob Katter |
|
Minister for Water Resources |
Don Neal |
|
Attorney-General |
Paul Clauson |
|
Minister for Tourism |
Rob Borbidge |
|
Minister for Works |
Jim Randell |
|
Minister for Education |
Brian Littleproud |
|
Minister for Community Services |
Tony Fitzgerald |
| Minister for Industry, Small Business and Technology | Huan Fraser |
|
|
Yvonne Chapman |
|
Minister for Main Roads |
Alan Fletcher |
| Mark Stoneman | |
|
Minister for Main Roads |
Gilbert Alison |
|
Minister for Justice |
Ian Henderson |
| Minister for Family Services | Beryce Nelson |
- 1 An earlier Cooper Ministry was headed by Labor Premier Frank Cooper from 1942 until 1946. Both ministries were officially styled "The Cooper Ministry".
References[]
- Hughes, Colin A. (2002). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1985-1999. Federation Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN 1-86287-434-4.
- Queensland ministries