Fuller ministry (1921)

State of New South Wales (1915–1938)

The Fuller ministry (1921) or First Fuller ministry was the 39th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 22nd Premier, the Honourable Sir George Fuller KCMG, MLA. This ministry is the shortest of any ministry in the history of self-government in the state, lasting just seven hours.

Fuller was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1889, defeated in 1894, elected to the House of Representatives in 1901, defeated in 1914, and re-elected to the Assembly in 1917 and serving until 1928. Following the death of John Story, Fuller defeated James Dooley's government on a motion of no confidence and as a result was asked by Governor Sir Walter Davidson to form a government.

The ministry covers just seven hours during 20 December 1921^[1][2] when Fuller lost the confidence of the Assembly, and Dooley reformed Government.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Fuller on 20 December 1921. Ministers are listed in order of seniority. There were no changes to the Ministry.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier	Hon. Sir George Fuller, KCMG, MLA		Nationalist	20 December 1921 a.m.	20 December 1921 p.m.	7 hours
Colonial Secretary Minister of Public Health	Hon. Charles Oakes, CMG, MLA
Colonial Treasurer	Hon. Sir Arthur Cocks, MLA
Attorney General Minister of Justice	Hon. Thomas Bavin, KC, MLA
Secretary for Lands Minister for Forests	Hon. Walter Wearne, MLA
Secretary for Public Works Minister for Railways Minister for Housing	Hon. Sir Thomas Henley, KBE, MLA
Minister of Public Instruction, and Labour and Industry	Hon. Thomas Ley, MLA
Secretary for Mines Minister for Local Government	Hon. John Fitzpatrick, MLA
Minister for Agriculture	Hon. Captain Frank Chaffey, MLA
Minister for Business Undertakings	Hon. Stephen Perdriau, MLA
Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Sir Joseph Carruthers, KCMG, MLC

See also

• George Fuller - 22nd Premier of New South Wales
• Second Fuller ministry
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1920-1922

References

1. "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 23 January 2012.
2. Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF). VIII. Parliament of New South Wales: 268. Retrieved 23 January 2012.