Fuller ministry (1922–25)

State of New South Wales (1915–1938)

The Fuller ministry (1922–1925) or Second Fuller ministry was the 41st ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 22nd Premier, the Honourable Sir George Fuller KCMG, MLA. This ministry was the second of two occasions where Fuller was Premier.

Fuller was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1889, defeated in 1894, elected to the House of Representatives in 1901, defeated in 1914, and re-elected to the Assembly in 1917 and serving until 1928. Following the death of John Story, Fuller defeated James Dooley's government on a motion of no confidence and as a result was asked by Governor Sir Walter Davidson to form a government. However, the same day, Fuller also lost a motion of no confidence, and Davidson commissioned Dooley to form a second ministry that lasted until the 1922 state election when Fuller was successful in defeating Dooley.

The ministry covers the period from 13 April 1922 until 17 June 1925[1][2] when Fuller was defeated by Labor's Jack Lang at the 1925 state election.

Composition of ministry

First arrangement

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Fuller on 13 April 1922 and covers the period up to 28 June 1922, unless the Minister retains the portfolio for the full term. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Premier Hon. Sir George Fuller, KCMG, MLA   Nationalist 13 April 1922 17 June 1925 3 years, 65 days
Colonial Secretary
Minister of Public Health		 Hon. Charles Oakes, CMG, MLC  
Colonial Treasurer Hon. Sir Arthur Cocks, MLA a   14 February 1925 2 years, 307 days
Attorney General Hon. Thomas Bavin, KC, MLA   17 June 1925 3 years, 65 days
Secretary for Lands
Minister for Forests		 Hon. Walter Wearne, MLA  
Secretary for Public Works
Minister for Railways
Minister for Housing		 Hon. Sir Thomas Henley, KBE, MLA b   19 June 1922 67 days
Minister of Justice Hon. Thomas Ley, MLA   17 June 1925 3 years, 65 days
Minister of Public Instruction Hon. Albert Bruntnell, MLA  
Secretary for Mines
Minister for Local Government		 Hon. John Fitzpatrick, MLA  
Minister for Agriculture Hon. Richard Ball, MLA   28 June 1922 76 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council		 Sir Joseph Carruthers, KCMG, MLC   17 June 1925 3 years, 65 days
Minister for Labour and Industry Hon. Ernest Farrar, MLC  
^a Resigned and appointed as Agent General for New South Wales in London.
^b Resigned, necessitating a minor reshuffle.

Second arrangement

This arrangement covers the period from 28 June 1922 up until the 1925 election, held on 17 June 1925. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Colonial Treasurer Hon. Sir George Fuller, KCMG, MLA   Nationalist 24 February 1925 17 June 1925 113 days
Secretary for Public Works
Minister for Railways
Minister for Housing		 Hon. Richard Ball, MLA   28 June 1922 2 years, 354 days
Minister for Agriculture Hon. Captain Frank Chaffey, MLA  
Honorary Minister Hon. Francis Boyce, Jnr, KC, MLC   4 March 1924 1 year, 105 days

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF) VIII. Parliament of New South Wales: 269. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
Preceded by
Dooley ministry (1921–1922)		 Fuller ministry
1922–1925 		Succeeded by
Lang ministry (1925–1927)
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