The First Collier Ministry was the 16th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia

Government of Western Australia

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 and was led by Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 Premier

Premier of Western Australia

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 Philip Collier

Philip Collier

Philip Collier was Premier of Western Australia for nine years, the longest ever term for an Australian Labor Party premier....

. It succeeded the First Mitchell Ministry

First Mitchell Ministry

The First Mitchell Ministry was the 15th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia and was led by Nationalist Premier James Mitchell. It succeeded the Colebatch Ministry on 17 May 1919 after the collapse of Hal Colebatch's brief service as Premier. It assumed a stability which had been absent...

 on 16 April 1924, following the defeat of the Nationalist

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 government at the 1924 election on 22 March.

The ministry was followed by the Second Mitchell Ministry

Second Mitchell Ministry

The Second Mitchell Ministry was the 17th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia and was led by Nationalist Premier Sir James Mitchell. It succeeded the First Collier Ministry on 23 April 1930, following the defeat of the Labor government at the 1930 election on 26 March.The ministry...

 on 23 April 1930 after the Labor Party lost government at the state election held on 26 March.

First Ministry

The following ministers served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 30 April 1927, following the 1927 state election:

Office	Minister
Premier Premier of Western Australia The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions... Colonial Treasurer Treasurer of Western Australia The Treasurer of the State of Western Australia is the title held by the Cabinet Minister who is responsible for the management of Western Australia's public sector finances, and for preparing and delivering the annual State Budget... Minister for Forests	Philip Collier Philip Collier Philip Collier was Premier of Western Australia for nine years, the longest ever term for an Australian Labor Party premier.... , MLA
Minister for Lands Minister for Immigration	William Angwin William Angwin William C. "Bill" Angwin was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League . Angwin played three games for Melbourne early in the 1913 VFL season before switching to St Kilda later in the season, playing six games and kicking one goal in the year and a half he was at... , MLA
Minister for Mines Minister for Agriculture	Michael Troy, MLA
Minister for Railways Minister for Justice	John Willcock John Willcock John Collings Willcock was the 15th Premier of Western Australia.-Early life:John Willcock was born at Frogmoor , New South Wales on 9 August 1879. The son of miner Joseph Willcock, he was educated at Sydney High School before emigrating to Western Australia in 1897... , MLA
Minister for Works	Alick McCallum Alick McCallum Alexander "Alick" McCallum was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for South Fremantle in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1921 to 1935. He served as Minister for Works from 1924 to 1930. From 1933 to 1935 he was Deputy Premier of Western Australia and Minister for... , MLA
Chief Secretary Minister for Education Minister for Education (Western Australia) The Minister for Education of Western Australia is the member of the Government of Western Australia responsible for maintenance and improvement of Western Australia's system of education, and is answerable to the Parliament for all actions taken by the Department of Education and Training under...	John Drew, MLC
Minister without portfolio	James Hickey, MLC
	James Cunningham James Cunningham (Australian politician) James Cunningham was an Australian politician. Born in Western Australia, he received a primary education before becoming a goldminer at Norseman and then Boulder. He was secretary of the Federated Miners' Union before his election to the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1916 as a Labor... , MLA

Second Ministry

The following ministers served from their appointment on 30 April 1927 until the end of the Ministry on 23 April 1930, following the 1930 state election:

Office	Minister
Premier Premier of Western Australia The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions... Colonial Treasurer Treasurer of Western Australia The Treasurer of the State of Western Australia is the title held by the Cabinet Minister who is responsible for the management of Western Australia's public sector finances, and for preparing and delivering the annual State Budget... Minister for Forests	Philip Collier Philip Collier Philip Collier was Premier of Western Australia for nine years, the longest ever term for an Australian Labor Party premier.... , MLA
Minister for Railways Minister for Justice	John Willcock John Willcock John Collings Willcock was the 15th Premier of Western Australia.-Early life:John Willcock was born at Frogmoor , New South Wales on 9 August 1879. The son of miner Joseph Willcock, he was educated at Sydney High School before emigrating to Western Australia in 1897... , MLA
Minister for Lands Minister for Immigration	Michael Troy, MLA
Minister for Mines Minister for Health	Selby Munsie, MLA
Minister for Agriculture	Harry Millington, MLA (from 15 December 1927)
Minister for Works	Alick McCallum Alick McCallum Alexander "Alick" McCallum was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for South Fremantle in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1921 to 1935. He served as Minister for Works from 1924 to 1930. From 1933 to 1935 he was Deputy Premier of Western Australia and Minister for... , MLA
Chief Secretary Minister for Education Minister for Education (Western Australia) The Minister for Education of Western Australia is the member of the Government of Western Australia responsible for maintenance and improvement of Western Australia's system of education, and is answerable to the Parliament for all actions taken by the Department of Education and Training under...	John Drew, MLC
Minister for Goldfields Water Supply	James Cunningham James Cunningham (Australian politician) James Cunningham was an Australian politician. Born in Western Australia, he received a primary education before becoming a goldminer at Norseman and then Boulder. He was secretary of the Federated Miners' Union before his election to the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1916 as a Labor... , MLA (from 15 December 1927)
Minister without portfolio	James Hickey, MLC (until 21 May 1928)
	William Kitson, MLC (from 25 June 1928)
	Harry Millington, MLA (until 15 December 1927)
	James Cunningham James Cunningham (Australian politician) James Cunningham was an Australian politician. Born in Western Australia, he received a primary education before becoming a goldminer at Norseman and then Boulder. He was secretary of the Federated Miners' Union before his election to the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1916 as a Labor... , MLA (until 15 December 1927)