Forgan Smith Ministry

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.

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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 Queensland Legislative Assembly to the Ministry as follows:

Office Minister

Premier
Chief Secretary
Treasurer

William Forgan Smith

Deputy Premier
Secretary for Public Lands

Percy Pease
Attorney-General John Mullan
Home Secretary Ned Hanlon
Secretary for Labour and Industry Maurice Hynes
Minister for Transport John Dash
Secretary for Mines James Stopford
Secretary for Public Instruction Frank Cooper
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock Frank Bulcock
Secretary for Public Works Henry Bruce

Second ministry

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

Office Minister

Premier
Chief Secretary
Treasurer

William Forgan Smith

Deputy Premier
Secretary for Public Lands

Percy Pease
Secretary for Labour and Industry Maurice Hynes
Secretary for Mines James Stopford
(until 30 November 1936)
Attorney-General John Mullan
Secretary for Public Works Henry Bruce
Secretary for Public Instruction Frank Cooper
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock Frank Bulcock

Secretary for Health
Secretary for Home Affairs

Ned Hanlon
Minister for Transport John Dash
Secretary for Mines 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
Chief Secretary

William Forgan Smith

Deputy Premier
Secretary for Public Lands

Percy Pease
(until 17 September 1940)
Secretary for Labour and Industry Maurice Hynes
(until 27 March 1939)
Attorney-General John Mullan
(until 14 November 1940)
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock Frank Bulcock

Deputy Premier (from 24 September 1940)
Treasurer

Frank Cooper

Secretary for Health
Secretary for Home Affairs

Ned Hanlon

Secretary for Mines (until 12 April 1939)
Secretary for Labour and Industry
  (from 12 April 1939)

Tom Foley

Secretary for Public Works
Secretary for Public Instruction

Henry Bruce
Minister for Transport John Dash
(until 4 August 1939)

Minister without portfolio (until 12 April 1939)
Secretary for Mines (12 April–4 August 1939)
Minister for Transport (from 4 August 1939)

James Larcombe
(from 16 February 1939)

Minister without portfolio (until 4 August 1939)
Secretary for Mines (from 4 August 1939)

David Gledson
(from 16 February 1939)
Secretary for Public Lands 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
Chief Secretary
Secretary for Public Instruction
  (8 December 1941–9 February 1942)

William Forgan Smith

Deputy Premier
Treasurer

Frank Cooper

Secretary for Health
Secretary for Home Affairs

Ned Hanlon
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock Frank Bulcock

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

Henry Bruce
Secretary for Labour and Industry Tom Foley
Minister for Transport James Larcombe

Secretary for Mines (until 8 December 1941)
Attorney-General (from 8 December 1941)

David Gledson
Secretary for Public Lands Ted Walsh

Attorney-General (until 8 December 1941)
Secretary for Mines
  (8 December 1941–27 January 1942)

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

Secretary for Public Instruction
Secretary for Mines

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

Preceded by
Moore Ministry (Queensland)
Forgan Smith Ministry
1932–1942
Succeeded by
Cooper Ministry