The Cooper Ministry was a 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 Country Party

National Party of Australia

The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...

 Premier Russell Cooper

Russell Cooper

Theo Russell Cooper is a former Australian National Party politician.He was Premier of Queensland for a period of 73 days, from 25 September 1989 to 7 December 1989...

 and 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...

 Bill Gunn. It succeeded the Ahern Ministry on 25 September 1989 following a party-room ballot, and was in turn succeeded by the Goss Ministry

Goss Ministry

The Goss Ministry was a Ministry of the Government of Queensland, led by Labor Premier Wayne Goss. It commenced on 7 December 1989, five days after the Cooper Ministry, led by Premier Russell Cooper of the National Party, was defeated at the 1989 election...

 on 7 December 1989 following the National government's defeat at the 1989 state election by the Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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, led by Wayne Goss

Wayne Goss

Wayne Keith Goss was Premier of Queensland from 7 December 1989 until 19 February 1996.-Early life:He was born at Mundubbera, Queensland and educated at Inala High School and the University of Queensland...

. Seven of the outgoing ministry lost their seats at the election.

On 25 September 1989, the Governor designated 18 principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

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 to the Ministry as follows. As the National Party was not in coalition

Coalition (Australia)

The Coalition in Australian politics refers to a group of centre-right parties that has existed in the form of a coalition agreement since 1922...

 at the time, all listed members are from that party.

Office	Minister
Premier 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:... Minister for State Development	Russell Cooper Russell Cooper Theo Russell Cooper is a former Australian National Party politician.He was Premier of Queensland for a period of 73 days, from 25 September 1989 to 7 December 1989...
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... Minister for Finance Minister for Local Government	Bill Gunn
Minister for Health	Ivan Gibbs Ivan Gibbs Ivan James Gibbs was an Australian politician, who was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, representing the seat of electoral district of Albert for the National Party of Australia from 1974 to 1989. He held the Health portfolio in the last days of the Bjelke-Petersen...
Minister for Police Minister for Employment, Training and Industrial Affairs	Vince Lester Vince Lester Vince Lester is an Australian politician. He was a National Party of Australia member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 2004, representing in succession the electorates of Belyando, Peak Downs and then Keppel...
Minister for Land Management	Neville Harper
Minister for Mines and Energy Minister for Northern and Regional Development	Bob Katter Bob Katter Robert Carl "Bob" Katter is an Australian federal politician, a member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993 for the Division of Kennedy, and the leader of Katter's Australian Party...
Minister for Water Resources Minister for Maritime Services	Don Neal
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:... Minister for Heritage and the Arts	Paul Clauson
Minister for Tourism Minister for Environment, Conservation and Forestry	Rob Borbidge Rob Borbidge Robert Edward Borbidge AO , Australian politician, was the 35th Premier of Queensland, and leader of the Queensland branch of the National Party...
Minister for Works Minister for Housing	Jim Randell
Minister for Education Minister for Youth Minister for Sport and Recreation	Brian Littleproud Brian Littleproud Brian George Littleproud is a former Australian politician. He was a National Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 2001, representing Condamine until 1992 and Western Downs thereafter....
Minister for Community Services Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Administrative Services	Tony Fitzgerald
Minister for Industry, Small Business and Technology	Huan Fraser Huan Fraser Huan Donald John Fraser was a former Australian politician.A Paroo Shire Councillor and former Deputy Mayor of Logan City, Fraser was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1986 as the National Party's member for Springwood, although he was motivated more by local concerns than by...
Minister for Transport Minister for Ethnic Affairs	Yvonne Chapman Yvonne Chapman Yvonne Ann Chapman is an Australian politician with the National Party of Australia. She was a Queensland Member of Parliament from 1983 until 1989 , and Mayor of the Shire of Pine Rivers .- Background :Chapman contested the 1994 mayoral election against sitting Shire Chairman Rob Akers and 4 others...
Minister for Main Roads Minister for Electricity Minister for Cultural Affairs	Alan Fletcher
Minister for Primary Industries	Mark Stoneman
Minister for Main Roads Minister for Racing	Gilbert Alison Gilbert Alison Gilbert Alison is an Australian politician. He served as a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the seat of Maryborough from 1971 until his defeat in 1977, before returning at the 1983 election as a member of the National Party of Australia...
Minister for Justice Minister for Corrective Services	Ian Henderson
Minister for Family Services	Beryce Nelson

An earlier Cooper Ministry

First Cooper Ministry

The Cooper Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier Frank Cooper. It succeeded the Forgan Smith Ministry on 16 September 1942 following Forgan Smith's resignation from the Ministry after over 10 years as Premier...

 was headed by Labor Premier Frank Cooper from 1942 until 1946. Both ministries were officially styled "The Cooper Ministry".