The Holman ministry (19161920), also known as the Second Holman ministry or Holman Nationalist ministry, was the 36th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 19th Premier, William Holman.
Holman was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1898, serving until 1920, before being elected to the Australian House of Representatives. Holman had earlier served as Deputy Leader in the ministry of James McGowen, before replacing McGowen as leader of the parliamentary Labor Party and serving as Labor Premier between 1913 and 1916.
In November 1916 Labor split over conscription, when Premier Holman, and twenty of his supporters were expelled from the party for defying party policy and supporting conscription. Holman and his supporters joined a grand coalition with the members of the various conservative parties. By 1917, this had coalesced into the Nationalist Party of Australia, with Holman as leader. At the 1917 state election, Holman stood as a candidate for the Nationalist Party, and successfully retained his seat of Cootamundra.
The ministry covers the period from 15 November 1916 until 12 April 1920, when Holman lost his seat as serving Premier and his government was defeated at the 1920 state election by Labor's John Storey.
Composition of ministry
PortfolioMinisterParty at appointmentTerm startTerm endTerm lengthPremier Ex 15 November 1916 12 April 1920 Treasurer 30 October 1918 30 October 1918 12 April 1920 Secretary for Mines 15 November 1916 Chief SecretaryRegistrar of Records Attorney-General Ex 23 July 1919 KC MLC 23 July 1919 12 April 1920 Secretary for LandsMinister for Forests Ex 15 November 1916 Secretary for Public WorksMinister for Railways Minister of Agriculture Ex 14 January 1920 9 February 1920 12 April 1920 Minister for Labour and Industry MLC / MLA 15 November 1916 23 July 1919 23 July 1919 12 April 1920 Minister of Public Instruction 15 November 1916 Minister of JusticeSolicitor General KC MLC 23 July 1919 MLC 23 July 1919 12 April 1920 Minister of Public Health 15 November 1916 18 July 1919 18 July 1919 29 January 1920 9 February 1920 12 April 1920 Minister for Local Government MLC 15 November 1916 Vice-President of the Executive Council 30 July 1919 30 July 1919 9 February 1920 9 February 1920 27 February 1920 Representative of the Government in Legislative Council MLC 15 November 1916 12 June 1918 KC MLC 12 June 1918 12 April 1920 Minister for Housing 23 July 1919 9 February 1920 9 February 1920 12 April 1920 Minister without portfolio 18 July 1919 9 February 1920 Minister without portfolio (acting Minister of Public Health) 15 November 1916 18 July 1919 Minister without portfolio (assisting Secretary for Lands) 9 February 1920 12 April 1920 Minister without portfolio (assisting Minister of Agriculture)
Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.
See also
Holman Labor ministry
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