Jennings ministry

The Jennings ministry was the 23rd ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was led by the eleventh Premier, the Honourable Sir Patrick Jennings KCMG, and the first Roman Catholic to hold the office of Colonial Premier.[1] Jennings was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly at the 1869–70 election, and then again in 1880.

Jennings ministry
23rd Cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales
Premier Sir Patrick Jennings and the Colony of New South Wales (1863–1900)
Date formed26 February 1886 (1886-02-26)
Date dissolved19 January 1887 (1887-01-19)
People and organisations
Head of stateQueen Victoria (represented by The Lord Carrington)
Head of governmentSir Patrick Jennings
No. of ministers10
Member partyunaligned
Status in legislatureMinority government
Opposition partyunaligned
Opposition leader
History
PredecessorFifth Robertson ministry
SuccessorFourth Parkes ministry

There was no party system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed.

This ministry covers the period from 26 February 1886 until 19 January 1887. Jennings took over as Premier following the February 1886 resignation of the Hon. Sir John Robertson MLA.[2] Jennings' ministry was beset by financial difficulties,[1][2] lasted only 11 months, and was succeeded by Henry Parkes.[3]

Composition of ministry
Portfolio Minister Term start Term end Term length
Premier
Colonial Treasurer		 Hon. Sir Patrick Jennings MLA 26 February 1886 19 January 1887 327 days
Colonial Secretary Hon. George Dibbs MLA
Minister of Public Instruction Hon. Arthur Renwick MLA
Minister of Justice Hon. James Garvan MLA
Attorney-General Hon. Jack Want MLA
Secretary for Lands Hon. Henry Copeland MLA
Secretary for Public Works Hon. William Lyne MLA
Postmaster-General Hon. Francis Suttor MLA
Secretary for Mines Hon. Francis Wright MLA 23 December 1886 300 days
Hon. Charles Mackellar MLC 24 December 1886 24 days
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council 26 February 1886 19 January 1887 327 days

See also

References
  1. Serle, Percival. "Jennings, Sir Patrick Alfred (1831–1897)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  2. Cahill, A. E. "Jennings, Sir Patrick Alfred (1831–1897)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  3. "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 17 July 2011.
Preceded by
Fifth Robertson ministry		 Jennings ministry
1886–1887		 Succeeded by
Fourth Parkes ministry
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