Holman ministry (1916–1920)

The Holman ministry (1916 – 1920), 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.

Second Holman ministry
36th Cabinet of the State of New South Wales
Premier William Holman
Date formed	15 November 1916 (1916-11-15)
Date dissolved	12 April 1920 (1920-04-12)
People and organisations
Monarch	George V
Governor	Sir Gerald Strickland / Sir Walter Davidson
Head of government	William Holman
No. of ministers	12
Member party	grand coalition / Nationalist
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	John Storey
History
Election	1917 New South Wales election
Outgoing election	1920 New South Wales election
Predecessor	Holman Labor ministry
Successor	Storey ministry

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.^[1]

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.^[2] Holman and his supporters joined a grand coalition with the members of the various conservative parties.^[3] 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.^[1]

The ministry covers the period from 15 November 1916 until 12 April 1920,^[4] when Holman lost his seat as serving Premier and his government was defeated at the 1920 state election by Labor's John Storey.^[1]

Composition of ministry

Portfolio	Minister	Party at appointment		Term start	Term end	Term length
Premier	William Holman [b]		Ex Labor	15 November 1916	12 April 1920	3 years, 149 days
Treasurer					30 October 1918	1 year, 349 days
	John Fitzpatrick [b]		Nationalist	30 October 1918	12 April 1920	1 year, 165 days
Secretary for Mines			Liberal Reform	15 November 1916		3 years, 149 days
Chief Secretary Registrar of Records	Sir George Fuller [f]		Liberal Reform
Attorney-General	David Hall		Ex Labor		23 July 1919	2 years, 250 days
	John Garland KC MLC		Nationalist	23 July 1919	12 April 1920	264 days
Secretary for Lands Minister for Forests	William Ashford		Ex Labor	15 November 1916		3 years, 149 days
Secretary for Public Works Minister for Railways	Richard Ball		Farmers and Settlers
Minister of Agriculture	William Grahame [e]		Ex Labor		14 January 1920	3 years, 60 days
	William Ashford		Nationalist	9 February 1920	12 April 1920	63 days
Minister for Labour and Industry	George Beeby MLC / MLA [a][c]		National Progressive	15 November 1916	23 July 1919	2 years, 250 days
	Augustus James		Nationalist	23 July 1919	12 April 1920	264 days
Minister of Public Instruction			Liberal Reform	15 November 1916		3 years, 149 days
Minister of Justice Solicitor General	John Garland KC MLC				23 July 1919	2 years, 250 days
	Jack FitzGerald MLC		Nationalist	23 July 1919	12 April 1920	264 days
Minister of Public Health			Labor	15 November 1916	18 July 1919	2 years, 245 days
	David Storey		Nationalist	18 July 1919	29 January 1920	195 days
	Albert Bruntnell			9 February 1920	12 April 1920	63 days
Minister for Local Government	Jack FitzGerald MLC		Labor	15 November 1916		3 years, 149 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council					30 July 1919	2 years, 257 days
	David Hall [e]		Nationalist	30 July 1919	9 February 1920	194 days
	Sir George Fuller [f]			9 February 1920	27 February 1920	18 days
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Jack FitzGerald MLC		Labor	15 November 1916	12 June 1918	1 year, 209 days
	John Garland KC MLC		Nationalist	12 June 1918	12 April 1920	1 year, 305 days
Minister for Housing [d]	David Hall [e]			23 July 1919	9 February 1920	201 days
	Charles Oakes			9 February 1920	12 April 1920	63 days
Minister without portfolio				18 July 1919	9 February 1920	206 days
Minister without portfolio (acting Minister of Public Health)	David Storey		Liberal Reform	15 November 1916	18 July 1919	2 years, 245 days
Minister without portfolio (assisting Secretary for Lands)	John Crane		Nationalist	9 February 1920	12 April 1920	63 days
Minister without portfolio (assisting Minister of Agriculture)	Arthur Grimm

  Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

1. George Beeby was appointed to the Legislative Council until February 1917 when he was successfully contested the election for Wagga Wagga.
2. William Holman stepped aside as Treasurer on 30 October 1918 to be the first Premier not to hold a separate portfolio. John Fitzpatrick replaced Holman as Treasurer.
3. George Beeby was absent from the state from 30 October 1918 until 9 June 1919, resulting in a subsequent reshuffle where he was not reappointed to the ministry.
4. A new portfolio of Housing was created in 1919. David Hall shifted from Attorney General as inaugural Minister, resigning six months later.
5. Both David Hall and William Grahame resigned from the ministry, just weeks before the 1920 election, requiring a final reshuffle.
6. George Fuller was knighted on 3 June 1919.^[5]

See also

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