Dooley ministry (1921)

The Dooley ministry (1921) or the First Dooley ministry was the 38th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 21st Premier, the Honourable James Dooley, MLA. It was the first of two occasions that Dooley was Premier.

State of New South Wales (1915–1938)

Dooley was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1907, serving until 1927, when he fell out with the Labor leadership, lost Labor preselection, and stood unsuccessfully as an Independent Labor candidate for the Senate in the 1931 federal election. Dooley served as Deputy Labor leader to Ernest Durack and then John Storey, when Labor came to power at the 1920 state election, with a majority of one. On Storey's death in 1921, Dooley became Leader and Premier, reconstituting the ministry.[1]

The ministry covers the period from 10 October 1921, five days after Storey's death, until 20 December 1921 when his government was defeated on the floor of the House, but new Premier George Fuller, lost a vote within seven hours of his appointment, and Dooley regained power[2][3][1] as the second Dooley ministry.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Dooley on 10 October 1821 and covers the period up to 20 December 1921, when the ministry was dissolved. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Premier
Colonial Secretary		 Hon. James Dooley, MLA   Labor 10 October 1921 20 December 1921 71 days
Colonial Treasurer Hon. Jack Lang, MLA  
Attorney-General Hon. Edward McTiernan, MLA  
Secretary for Lands
Minister for Forests		 Hon. Peter Loughlin, MLA  
Secretary for Public Works
Minister for Railways		 Hon. John Estell, MLA  
Minister of Justice Hon. William McKell, MLA  
Minister of Public Instruction
Minister for Local Government		 Hon. Thomas Mutch, MLA  
Secretary for Mines
Minister for Labour and Industry		 Hon. George Cann, MLA  
Solicitor-General Hon. Robert Sproule, MLC  
Minister of Agriculture Hon. Bill Dunn, MLA  
Minister for Labour a
Minister of Public Health and Motherhood		 Hon. Greg McGirr, MLA  
Minister for State Industrial Enterprises a Hon. Carlo Lazzarini, MLA  
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council		 Hon. Edward Kavanagh, MLC  
^a Portfolio of Minister for State Industrial Enterprises created and Minister for Labour and Industry altered to Minister for Labour.

See also

References
  1. Cunneen, Chris. "Dooley, James Thomas (1877–1950)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  2. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)". Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  3. "Part 6 : Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
Preceded by
Storey ministry		 Dooley ministry
1921		 Succeeded by
Fuller ministry (1921)
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