Dooley ministry (1921–22)

State of New South Wales (1915–1938)

The Dooley ministry (1921–1922) or the Second Dooley ministry was the 40th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 21st Premier, the Honourable James Dooley, MLA.

Dooley was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1907, serving until 1927, when he fell out with the Labor leadership, lost Labor preselection, and stood unsuccessfully as an Independent Labor candidate for the Senate in the 1931 federal election.

Dooley served as Deputy Labor leader to Ernest Durack and then John Storey, when Labor came to power at the 1920 state election, with a majority of one. On Storey's death in 1921, Dooley became Leader and Premier, reconstituting the ministry; however, his hold in power was tenuous. Losing a motion in the Legislative Assembly, Dooley sought a dissolution from the Governor, Dooley resigned and Sir George Fuller was asked to form government. However, his ministry of 20 December lasted only seven hours and Governor Davidson recommissioned Dooley as Premier.^[1]

The ministry covers the period from 20 December 1921 until 13 April 1922, when Labor led by Dooley was defeated by a Nationalist coalition, led by Fuller, at the 1922 state election.^[1][2][3]

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Dooley on 20 December 1921 and covers the period up to 13 April 1922, when the ministry was dissolved as a result of the 1922 state election. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Colonial Secretary	Hon. James Dooley, MLA		Labor	20 December 1921	13 April 1922	114 days
Colonial Treasurer	Hon. Jack Lang, MLA
Attorney-General	Hon. Edward McTiernan, MLA
Secretary for Lands Minister for Forests	Hon. Peter Loughlin, MLA
Secretary for Public Works Minister for Railways	Hon. John Estell, MLA
Minister of Justice	Hon. William McKell, MLA
Minister of Public Instruction	Hon. Thomas Mutch, MLA
Secretary for Mines Minister for Local Government	Hon. George Cann, MLA^a
Solicitor-General	Hon. Robert Sproule, MLC
Minister of Agriculture	Hon. Bill Dunn, MLA
Minister for Labour Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Edward Kavanagh, MLC
Minister of Public Health and Motherhood	Hon. John McGirr, MLA
Minister for State Industrial Enterprises	Hon. Carlo Lazzarini, MLA

^a Cann also served in the 39th ministry led by Sir George Fuller, comprising a Nationalist coalition.

See also

• James Dooley - 21st Premier of New South Wales
• First Dooley ministry
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1920–1922

References

1. Cunneen, Chris. "Dooley, James Thomas (1877 - 1950)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
2. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
3. Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF) VIII. Parliament of New South Wales: 268. Retrieved 14 January 2012.