1877–1879 Grey Ministry
{{Short description|New Zealand 1877–1879 responsible government}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
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|jurisdiction = New Zealand
|incumbent = 1877–1879
|image = George Grey and his Cabinet.jpg
|date_formed = 13 October 1877
|date_dissolved = 8 October 1879
|government_head = George Grey
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|state_head = Victoria
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|political_party = Greyites
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|opposition_party = Conservatives
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|previous = Atkinson Ministry, 1876–1877
|successor = Hall Ministry, 1879–1882
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The Grey Ministry was a responsible government that was formed in New Zealand. It formed in October 1877 and governed for two years until October 1879. From the outset, Sir George Grey served as Prime Minister.
Background
As Premier, Grey was highly active in promoting middle-class liberalism to New Zealanders sponsoring ideas such as electoral reform, land taxes, breaking up large estates, regulation of wages and working hours and accessible education. However his ideas were too radical for many of his contemporaries. Grey's administration was perceived as defective and his leadership poor. As he never had a safe majority in Parliament, Grey unsuccessfully asked for a dissolution in 1878. Soon after the economy began to slide into recession, which caused much unemployment and as a result, unpopularity. The next year Grey's government lost a division in the House triggering an election. Grey and his followers failed to win a majority and in October 1879 Grey resigned.{{DNZB|last=Sinclair|first=Keith|id=1g21|title=Grey, George Edward|accessdate=13 August 2017}}
Ministers
The following members served in the Grey Ministry:{{sfn|Wilson|1985|pp=67-68}}
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!Name !Image !Office !Term |
| rowspan=6 | Sir George Grey
| rowspan=6 | File:George Grey, 1885.jpg | 15 October 1877 – 8 October 1879 |
| Colonial Secretary
| 15 October 1877 – 18 October 1877 |
| rowspan=2 | Minister of Customs
| 15 October 1877 – 12 January 1878 |
| 12 July 1878 – 8 October 1879 |
| Minister of Marine
| 9 April 1878 – 8 October 1879 |
| Minister of Finance
| 13 July 1879 – 8 October 1879 |
| rowspan=2 | William Larnach
| rowspan=2 | File:William Larnach, 1890.jpg | 15 October 1877 – 5 March 1878 |
| Minister of Public Works
| 15 October 1877 – 5 March 1878 |
| rowspan=3 | James Macandrew
| rowspan=3 | File:James Macandrew.jpg | 15 October 1877 – 25 July 1878 |
| Minister of Immigration
| 15 October 1877 – 25 July 1878 |
| Minister of Public Works
| 28 March 1878 – 8 October 1879 |
| rowspan=2 | John Sheehan
| rowspan=2 | File:John Sheehan, 1884.jpg | 13 October 1877 – 8 October 1879 |
| Minister of Justice
| 13 October 1877 – 8 October 1879 |
| James Temple Fisher
| File:James Temple Fisher, 1877.jpg | 13 October 1877 – 8 October 1879 |
| George Stoddart Whitmore
| File:George Stoddart Whitmore.jpg | 18 October 1877 – 8 October 1879 |
| rowspan=2 | John Ballance
| rowspan=2 | File:John Ballance 1880.jpg | 12 January 1878 – 1 July 1879 |
| Minister of Finance
| 12 January 1878 – 1 July 1879 |
| rowspan=2 | Robert Stout
| rowspan=2 | File:Robert Stout, 1885.jpg | 13 March 1878 – 25 June 1879 |
| Minister of Lands
| 13 March 1878 – 25 June 1879 |
| Hoani Nahe
| 17 November 1877 – 8 October 1879 |
| John Nathanial Wilson
| 2 November 1878 – 8 October 1879 |
| William Swanson
| File:William Swanson, ca 1878.jpg | 17 April 1879 – 15 July 1879 |
| rowspan=3 | William Gisborne
| rowspan=3 | File:William Gisborne, circa 1895.jpg | 5 July 1879 – 15 July 1879 |
| Minister of Mines
| 5 July 1879 – 8 October 1879 |
| Minister of Immigration
| 5 July 1879 – 8 October 1879 |
| rowspan=2 | James William Thomson
| rowspan=2 | File:No image.png | 15 July 1879 – 8 October 1879 |
| Minister of Lands
| 16 July 1879 – 8 October 1879 |
Notes
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References
- {{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |orig-year=First published in 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher=V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc= 154283103}}
See also
List of New Zealand governments
{{Governments of New Zealand}}
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Category:Ministries of Queen Victoria
Category:Governments of New Zealand
Category:1877 establishments in New Zealand