Robertson ministry (1860–61)

First Robertson ministry
6th cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales

Premier John Robertson and the Colony of New South Wales (1860–1862)
Date formed 8 March 1860 (1860-03-08)
Date dissolved 9 January 1861 (1861-01-09)
People and organisations
Head of government John Robertson
Head of state Queen Victoria (represented by William Denison)
Number of ministers 5
Member party unaligned
Status in legislature Minority government
Opposition party unaligned
Opposition leader
History
Predecessor Forster ministry
Successor Third Cowper ministry

The first Robertson ministry was the sixth ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was led by the Honourable John Robertson. It was the first of five occasions that Robertson was Premier. Robertson was elected in the first free elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly held in March 1856.

The title of Premier was widely used to refer to the Leader of Government, but not enshrined in formal use until 1920.

There was no party system in New South Wales politics until 1887. Under the constitution, ministers were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed. These by-elections are only noted when the minister was defeated; in general, he was elected unopposed.

This ministry covers the period from 9 March 1860 until 9 January 1861, when Robertson resigned his commission.[1][2]

Composition of ministry

Portfolio Minister Term start Term end Term length
Premier
Secretary for Lands
Hon. John Robertson MLA 9 March 1860 9 January 1861 306 days
Colonial Secretary Hon. Charles Cowper MLA
Colonial Treasurer Hon. Elias Weekes MLA
Secretary for Public Works Hon. William Arnold MLA
Attorney-General
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council
Hon. John Hargrave MLC

See also

References

  1. Serle, Percival. "Robertson, Sir John (1816-1891)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2007.
  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 2 January 2010.
Preceded by
Forster ministry
First Robertson ministry
1860–1861
Succeeded by
Third Cowper ministry
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