The Second Collier Ministry was the 18th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia

Government of Western Australia

The formation of the Government of Western Australia is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1890, although it has been amended many times since then...

 and was led by 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...

 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...

 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 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 24 April 1933, following the defeat of the Nationalist

Nationalist Party of Australia

The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...

 government at the 1933 election

Western Australian state election, 1933

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 8 April 1933 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The one-term Nationalist-Country coalition government, led by Premier Sir James Mitchell, was defeated by the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Philip Collier.The election...

 on 8 April.

The ministry was followed by the Willcock Ministry

Willcock Ministry

The Willcock Ministry was the 19th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia, and was led by Labor Premier John Willcock. It succeeded the Second Collier Ministry on 27 August 1936, upon the resignation of Philip Collier as Premier on ill health grounds...

 on 27 August 1936, a week after Collier resigned as Premier on the grounds of ill health and handed over to the Deputy Premier, 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...

.

The following ministers served until the reconstitution of the ministry on 26 March 1935:

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
Deputy Premier Deputy Premier of Western Australia The Deputy Premier of Western Australia is a role in the Government of Western Australia assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Western Australia. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Western Australia in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence... Minister for Public Works Minister for Labour Minister for Water Supplies	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 (until 16 March 1935)
Minister for Justice Minister for Railways 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...  (until 26 March 1935)	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
Chief Secretary	John Drew, MLC
Minister for Mines Minister for Health	Selby Munsie, MLA
Minister for Lands Minister for Immigration	Michael Troy, MLA
Minister for Agriculture Minister for Police Minister for the North-West	Harry Millington, MLA
Minister for Employment Minister for Industrial Development	James Kenneally James Kenneally James Joseph Kenneally was an Australian politician, railwayman and unionist from Sydney.-Early life:Educated by the Christian Brothers, he moved to Western Australia in 1899 where he became a locomotive cleaner and then engine-driver... , MLA
Minister without portfolio	William Kitson, MLC

On 16 March 1935, Deputy Premier 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...

 resigned from the Ministry and from Parliament. On 26 March, Frank Wise

Frank Wise

Frank Joseph Scott Wise AO was an Australian Labor Party politician and the 16th Premier of Western Australia. He took office on 31 July 1945 in the closing stages of the Second World War, following the resignation of his predecessor due to ill health...

 filled the vacancy in the Executive Council whilst a reshuffle took place amongst some of the lower-order ministers.

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 (until 19 August 1936)
Deputy Premier Deputy Premier of Western Australia The Deputy Premier of Western Australia is a role in the Government of Western Australia assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Western Australia. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Western Australia in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence... Minister for Justice Minister for Railways	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
Chief Secretary	John Drew, MLC
Minister for Mines Minister for Health	Selby Munsie, MLA
Minister for Lands Minister for Immigration	Michael Troy, MLA
Minister for Public Works (from 13 May 1936) Minister for Water Supplies 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...  (until 13 May 1936) Minister for Police (until 13 May 1936)	Harry Millington, MLA
Minister for Employment Minister for Public Works Minister for Labour	James Kenneally James Kenneally James Joseph Kenneally was an Australian politician, railwayman and unionist from Sydney.-Early life:Educated by the Christian Brothers, he moved to Western Australia in 1899 where he became a locomotive cleaner and then engine-driver... , MLA (until 13 May 1936)
Minister for Agriculture Minister for the North-West (until 13 May 1936) 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...  (from 13 May 1936) Minister for Police (from 13 May 1936)	Frank Wise Frank Wise Frank Joseph Scott Wise AO was an Australian Labor Party politician and the 16th Premier of Western Australia. He took office on 31 July 1945 in the closing stages of the Second World War, following the resignation of his predecessor due to ill health... , MLA
Minister for Employment Minister for Labour	Bert Hawke, MLA (from 13 May 1936)
Minister without portfolio	William Kitson, MLC

At the state elections

Western Australian state election, 1936

Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 15 February 1936 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Labor Party, led by Premier Philip Collier, won a second term in office against the Country and Nationalist parties, led by Opposition Leader Charles Latham and Norbert...

 on 15 February 1936, James Kenneally

James Kenneally

James Joseph Kenneally was an Australian politician, railwayman and unionist from Sydney.-Early life:Educated by the Christian Brothers, he moved to Western Australia in 1899 where he became a locomotive cleaner and then engine-driver...

 lost his East Perth

Electoral district of East Perth

East Perth was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1962.Based in inner urban Perth, the district was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election. The district's member from 1894 to 1904 was Walter James,...

 seat to an Independent Labor candidate, Thomas Hughes

Thomas Hughes (Australian politician)

Thomas John Hughes , sometimes known as Diver Hughes, was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly representing the seat of East Perth for two periods; from 1922 until 1927, and again from 1936 until 1943.-Biography:Hughes was born in South Melbourne,...

. Kenneally and another candidate contested the poll citing Hughes's status as an undischarged bankrupt at the time of the poll (meaning that he was not eligible to stand), and a fresh by-election was called for 9 May, which Hughes won. On 13 May, Kenneally resigned from the Collier Ministry. Bert Hawke replaced him in the Executive Council and in two of his portfolios, whilst Millington and Wise reshuffled portfolios, in part to unite Works and Water Supplies under one minister.

Willcock assumed all of Collier's portfolios from 20 August 1936 until 27 August 1936 whilst Caucus selected a new Cabinet.