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Lawson ministry
Victoria, Australia
Date formed21 March 1918
Date dissolved28 April 1924
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge V
GovernorSir Arthur Stanley (until 30 January 1920)[a]
Lord Stradbroke (from 24 February 1921)
PremierHarry Lawson
No. of ministers12
Member party  Nationalist
   
Labor
Opposition leaderGeorge Elmslie (until 11 May 1918)
George Prendergast (from 18 June 1918)
History
Election(s)1920 state election
1921 state election
PredecessorBowser ministry
SuccessorThird Peacock ministry

The Lawson Ministry was the 41st ministry of the

Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Harry Lawson, and consisted of members of the Nationalist Party. The ministry was sworn in on 21 March 1918[1] following the resignation of John Bowser's short lived ministry. In September 1923 Lawson formed a coalition government with the Country Party. However, this coalition only lasted until March 1924, after which Lawson formed a minority Nationalist government.[2] Shortly afterward in 1924, Lawson's government was defeated and succeeded by new Nationalist Leader Sir Alexander Peacock's government
.

Composition

19 March 1924 - 28 April 1924

Minister Portfolio[1]
Harry Lawson, MLA
Arthur Robinson, MLC
Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA
Stanley Argyle, MLA
David Oman, MLA
  • Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey
  • President of the Board of Land and Works
  • Minister of Immigration
  • Minister in charge of the Wheat Scheme
Frederic Eggleston, MLA
Henry Cohen, MLC
  • Commissioner of Public Works
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
John Gordon, MLA
Frederick Brawn, MLC
  • Minister without portfolio
Martin McGregor, MLC
Frank Groves, MLA
Henry Beardmore, MLA

7 September 1923 - 19 March 1924

Party Minister Portfolio[1]
Nationalist Harry Lawson, MLA
Country John Allan, MLA
Nationalist William McPherson, MLA (until 20 November 1923)
Nationalist Arthur Robinson, MLC
Nationalist Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA
Nationalist Stanley Argyle, MLA
Country Francis Old, MLA
Country George Goudie, MLC
  • Commissioner of Public Works
  • Minister of Mines
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Nationalist Frederic Eggleston, MLA
Nationalist Henry Cohen, MLC
  • Minister without portfolio
Nationalist John Gordon, MLA
Nationalist Marcus Wettenhall, MLA
Country William Corckett, MLC

21 March 1918 - 7 September 1923

Minister Portfolio[1]
Harry Lawson, MLA
John Bowser, MLA (until 7 July 1919)
William McPherson, MLA
Arthur Robinson, MLC
  • Solicitor-General (until 20 January 1920; from 20 September 1920)
  • Commissioner of Public Works
    (until 21 October 1921)
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
    (until 21 October 1921)
  • Attorney-General (from 21 October 1921)
William Hutchinson, MLA (until 1 November 1920)
  • Minister of Public Instruction
  • Minister of Forests
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Frank Clarke
, MLC
  • Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey (until 21 October 1919)
  • President of the Board of Land and Works
    (until 21 October 1919)
  • Minister of Water Supply (until 22 February 1921)
  • Commissioner of Public Works
    (from 21 October 1919)
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
    (from 21 October 1919)
Samuel Barnes, MLA
David Oman, MLA
Matthew Baird, MLA (from 7 July 1919)
Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA (from 4 November 1920)
Andrew Robertson, MLA (until 14 April 1919)
  • Minister without portfolio
John McWhae, MLC
William Kendell, MLC (until 18 May 1920)
Hugh Campbell, MLA (until 4 November 1920)
Henry Angus, MLA (from 4 November 1920)
John Pennington, MLA (from 4 November 1920)
James Merritt, MLC (from 17 January 1922)
George Davis, MLC (from 17 January 1922)

Notes

  1. ^ During the time between the end of Sir Standley's Governorship and the beginning of Lord Stradbroke's Governorship, the Acting Governor was Sir William Irvine

References

  1. ^ a b c d Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - Lawson Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. OCLC 70677943
    . Retrieved 8 July 2013.
Parliament of Victoria
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