Moore Ministry (Queensland)
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The Moore Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland
and was led by Country and Progressive National Party
(CPNP) Premier Arthur Edward Moore
. It succeeded the McCormack Ministry
on 21 May 1929, ten days after William McCormack
's Labor
government was defeated at the 1929 state election
. The ministry was followed by the Forgan Smith Ministry
on 18 June 1932 after the CPNP were defeated by Labor at the 1932 state election
a week earlier.
On 21 May 1929, the Governor, Sir John Goodwin
, designated 10 principal executive offices of the Government, and appointed the following Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
to the Ministry as follows:
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 Country and Progressive National Party
Country and Progressive National Party
The Country and Progressive National Party was a short-lived conservative political party in the Australian state of Queensland.-History:It was created in 1925 as the result of a merger between the state's two conservative parties, the United Party and the Country Party, in an attempt to end...
(CPNP) Premier Arthur Edward Moore
Arthur Edward Moore
Arthur Edward Moore, CMG was an Australian politician. He was the Country and Progressive National Party Premier of Queensland, from 1929 to 1932. He was the only Queensland Premier not to come from the ranks of the Labor Party between 1915 and 1957...
. It succeeded the McCormack Ministry
McCormack Ministry
The McCormack Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier William McCormack. It succeeded the Gillies Ministry on 22 October 1925...
on 21 May 1929, ten days after William McCormack
William McCormack
William McCormack , was Premier of Queensland, Australia, from 1925 to 1929.He was born in Purnam, Queensland and died in Brisbane on 21 November 1947....
's Labor
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...
government was defeated at the 1929 state election
Queensland state election, 1929
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 May 1929 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.The Labor government was seeking its sixth continuous term in office since the 1915 election; it would be Premier William McCormack's second election. His main...
. The ministry was followed by the Forgan Smith Ministry
Forgan Smith Ministry
The Forgan Smith Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier William Forgan Smith. It succeeded the Moore Ministry on 18 June 1932, seven days after Arthur Edward Moore's CPNP government was defeated at the 1932 state election...
on 18 June 1932 after the CPNP were defeated by Labor at the 1932 state election
Queensland state election, 1932
Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 11 June 1932 to elect the 62 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.The election was the first electoral test of the Country and Progressive National Party government led by Arthur Edward Moore, and was held in the midst of the Great...
a week earlier.
On 21 May 1929, the Governor, Sir John Goodwin
John Goodwin (governor)
Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Herbert John Chapman Goodwin KCB, KCMG, DSO , known as Sir John Goodwin, was a British soldier and medical practitioner, who served as the Governor of the Australian state of Queensland between 1927 and 1932.Goodwin was born in 1871 in Kandy, Ceylon to a British Army...
, designated 10 principal executive offices of the Government, and appointed the following Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Queensland Legislative Assembly
The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...
to the Ministry as follows:
Office | Minister |
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Premier Chief Secretary |
Arthur Edward Moore Arthur Edward Moore Arthur Edward Moore, CMG was an Australian politician. He was the Country and Progressive National Party Premier of Queensland, from 1929 to 1932. He was the only Queensland Premier not to come from the ranks of the Labor Party between 1915 and 1957... |
Secretary for Public Instruction Secretary for Public Works |
Reginald King |
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:... |
Walter Barnes |
Home Secretary | Jens Peterson |
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:... |
Neil MacGroarty |
Secretary for Public Lands | William Deacon |
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock | Harry Walker |
Secretary for Railways | Godfrey Morgan |
Secretary for Labour and Industry | Hubert Sizer Hubert Sizer Hubert Ebenezer Sizer was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1918 to 1935, representing Nundah until 1923 and Sandgate thereafter. He was a member of the Nationalist and then the Country and Progressive National parties.... |
Secretary for Mines | Ernest Atherton |
- The role of Secretary for Railways was restyled Minister for Transport on 28 January 1932.