The Denham Ministry was the 26th ministry of the Government of Queensland

Government of Queensland

The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the "Queensland Government".The form of the Government of Queensland is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1859, although it has been amended many times since then...

 and was led by Premier Digby Denham

Digby Denham

Digby Frank Denham was an Australian politician, businessman and leading Queensland Orangeman. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1902 until 1915 representing the seat of Oxley, and was Premier of Queensland from 7 February 1911 to 1 June 1915...

, who led the Ministerialist party consisting of a mixture of liberals and conservatives. It succeeded the Kidston Ministry

Second Kidston Ministry

The Second Kidston Ministry was the 25th ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Premier William Kidston. It succeeded the Second Philp Ministry on 18 February 1908, 13 days after the 1908 state election...

 on 7 February 1911. The ministry was followed by the Ryan Ministry

Ryan Ministry

The Ryan Ministry was the 27th ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Premier T. J. Ryan of the Australian Labor Party. It was the first majority Labor government in Queensland's history. It succeeded the Denham Ministry on 1 June 1915, following the latter's defeat at the 1915...

 on 1 June 1915 after the government was defeated by the Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

 at the 1915 state election

Queensland state election, 1915

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 22 May 1915 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.The election was the second for the Ministerialist government of Digby Denham, who had been premier since 7 February 1911. The opposition Labor Party, led by T. J...

 on 22 May, at which several of the ministers including Denham himself lost their seats.

On 7 February 1911, the Governor, Sir William MacGregor

William MacGregor

Sir William MacGregor GCMG, CB was a Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guinea, Governor of Newfoundland and Governor of Queensland.-Early life:...

, designated eight principal executive offices of the Government, and appointed the following Members of the Parliament of Queensland

Parliament of Queensland

The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. According to the state's constitution, the Parliament consists of the Queen and the Legislative Assembly. It is the only unicameral state parliament in the country, the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, having been...

 to the Ministry as follows:

Office	Minister
Premier Chief Secretary	Digby Denham Digby Denham Digby Frank Denham was an Australian politician, businessman and leading Queensland Orangeman. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1902 until 1915 representing the seat of Oxley, and was Premier of Queensland from 7 February 1911 to 1 June 1915...
Deputy Premier Deputy Premier of Queensland The Deputy Premier of Queensland is a role in the Government of Queensland assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Queensland. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Queensland in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence or incapacity of the Premier... Attorney-General Attorney-General of Queensland The Attorney-General of Queensland is a ministry of the Government of Queensland with responsibility for the state's legal and justice system.The current Attorney-General of Queensland is Paul Lucas.-List of Attorneys-General of Queensland:-References:...	Thomas O'Sullivan, MLC
Treasurer Treasurer of Queensland The Treasurer of Queensland is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the financial management of Queensland’s budget sector.-List of Queensland Treasurers:... Secretary for Public Works	Walter Barnes
Home Secretary Secretary for Mines	John Appel John Appel John George Appel was an Australian politician, lawyer, and farmer. He served from 1908-1929 as a delegate for the electoral district of Albert and from 1909-1915 as the Secretary of Mine and Public Works and Home Secretary of Queensland.... (until 26 February 1915)
Secretary for Railways	Walter Paget (until 6 April 1915)
Secretary for Public Instruction	James Blair James Blair (Australian judge) Sir James William Blair KCMG was an Australian politician, lawyer and judge. He was a successful politician, being elected to the Queensland Parliament on several occasions. He held the office of Attorney-General and was also the Minister for Mines and introduced many successful law reforms...  (from 3 September 1912)
Secretary for Public Instruction (until 3 September 1912) (from 26 February 1915:) Home Secretary Secretary for Mines	Kenneth Grant
Secretary for Public Lands	Edward Macartney (until 11 December 1912)
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock (until 11 December 1912) Secretary for Public Lands (from 11 December 1912)	James Tolmie
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock	John White (from 11 December 1912)
Secretary for Railways	Colin Rankin Colin Rankin Colin Dunlop Wilson Rankin was a soldier, politician, cane farmer and company director....  (from 6 April 1915)
Minister without portfolio	Andrew Henry Barlow (until 29 March 1915) Harry Douglas (from 6 April 1915)

John Appel

John Appel

John George Appel was an Australian politician, lawyer, and farmer. He served from 1908-1929 as a delegate for the electoral district of Albert and from 1909-1915 as the Secretary of Mine and Public Works and Home Secretary of Queensland....

 resigned from the Ministry after aligning with the new Farmers' Union party. Kenneth Grant, a former minister, was appointed in his place.