Reid Ministry

For the New South Wales ministry led by George Reid between 1894 and 1899, see Reid ministry (New South Wales).

The Reid Ministry was the fourth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 18 August 1904 to 5 July 1905. It is sometimes referred to as the Reid-McLean Ministry.^[1]

Free Trade Party

Portfolio	Minister
Prime Minister and Minister for External Affairs	Rt Hon George Reid, KC MP
Treasurer	Rt Hon Sir George Turner, KCMG
Attorney-General	Senator Hon Sir Josiah Symon, KCMG KC
Minister for Home Affairs	Hon Dugald Thomson, MP
Minister for Trade and Customs	Hon Allan McLean, MP
Minister for Defence	Hon James McCay, MP
Postmaster-General	Hon Sydney Smith, MP
Vice-President of the Executive Council	Senator Hon James Drake

McLean, Turner, McCay and Drake were conservative Protectionist Party members. Their acceptance of office in Reid's ministry, although it had Alfred Deakin's tacit approval, effectively ended their connection with the Deakinite organisation.

References

↑ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

Ministries of the Commonwealth of Australia

20th century	Barton Deakin 1 Watson Reid Deakin 2 3 Fisher 1 Deakin 4 Fisher 2 Cook Fisher 3 Hughes 1 2 3 4 5 Bruce 1 2 3 Scullin Lyons 1 2 3 4 Page Menzies 1 2 3 Fadden Curtin 1 2 Forde Chifley 1 2 Menzies 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holt 1 2 McEwen Gorton 1 2 McMahon Whitlam 1 2 3 Fraser 1 2 3 4 Hawke 1 2 3 4 Keating 1 2 Howard 1 2

21st century	Howard 3 4 Rudd 1 Gillard 1 2 Rudd 2 Abbott Turnbull

Current ministry

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