Holman ministry (1916–1920)

{{Short description|36th ministry of New South Wales, led by William Holman}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Second Holman ministry

| cabinet_number = 36th

| jurisdiction = the State of New South Wales

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| image = William Holman 1919.jpg

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| caption = Premier William Holman

| date_formed = {{start date|1916|11|15|df=y}}

| date_dissolved = {{end date|1920|04|12|df=y}}

| government_head = William Holman

| government_head_history =

| deputy_government_head =

| state_head = George V

| state_head_title = Monarch

| governor = {{nowrap|Sir Gerald Strickland}} / {{nowrap|Sir Walter Davidson}}

| members_number = 12

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| political_party = grand coalition / {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| legislature_status = Majority government

| opposition_cabinet =

| opposition_party = {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| opposition_leader = John Storey

| election = 1917 New South Wales election

| last_election = 1920 New South Wales election

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| previous = Holman Labor ministry

| successor = Storey ministry

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The Holman ministry (1916{{spaced ndash}}1920), also known as the Second Holman ministry or Holman Nationalist ministry was the 36th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 19th Premier, William Holman.

Holman was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1898, serving until 1920, before being elected to the Australian House of Representatives. Holman had earlier served as Deputy Leader in the ministry of James McGowen, before replacing McGowen as leader of the parliamentary Labor Party and serving as Labor Premier between 1913 and 1916.{{ Australian Dictionary of Biography | first=Bede |last=Nairn |title=Holman, William Arthur (1871–1934) |id2=holman-william-arthur-6713 |access-date=11 October 2019}}

In November 1916 Labor split over conscription, when Premier Holman, and twenty of his supporters were expelled from the party for defying party policy and supporting conscription.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15681060 |title=PLL expulsions |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=7 November 1916 |access-date=7 May 2020 |page=7 |via=Trove}} Holman and his supporters joined a grand coalition with the members of the various conservative parties.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15680629 |title=Proceedings in the Assembly: censure motion defeated |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=11 November 1916 |access-date=7 May 2020 |page=13 |via=Trove}}
{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15675529 |title=No state crisis |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=13 November 1916 |access-date=7 May 2020 |page=6 |via=Trove}} By 1917, this had coalesced into the Nationalist Party of Australia, with Holman as leader. At the 1917 state election, Holman stood as a candidate for the Nationalist Party, and successfully retained his seat of Cootamundra.

The ministry covers the period from 15 November 1916 until 12 April 1920,{{refn|name=Record pt 6|{{NSW Parliamentary Record |part=6 |access-date=4 March 2020}}{{efn-lr|name=Long note|The causes of changes to the composition of the ministry, in chronological order, were

Beeby became an MLA,{{efn|name=beeby|George Beeby was appointed to the Legislative Council until February 1917 when he was successfully contested the election for Wagga Wagga.}}

Holman dropped Treasury,{{efn|name=a|William Holman stepped aside as Treasurer on 30 October 1918 to be the first Premier not to hold a separate portfolio. John Fitzpatrick replaced Holman as Treasurer.}}

Beeby dropped,{{efn|name=d|George Beeby was absent from the state from 30 October 1918 until 9 June 1919, resulting in a subsequent reshuffle where he was not reappointed to the ministry.}}

Housing created,{{efn|name=g|A new portfolio of Housing was created in 1919. David Hall shifted from Attorney General as inaugural Minister, resigning six months later.}} and

Hall & Grahame resigned.{{efn|name=f|Both David Hall and William Grahame resigned from the ministry, just weeks before the 1920 election, requiring a final reshuffle.}}

}}}} when Holman lost his seat as serving Premier and his government was defeated at the 1920 state election by Labor's John Storey.

Composition of ministry

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!Minister

!colspan=2 |Party at appointment

!Term start

!Term end

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Premier

| rowspan="2" | {{sortname|William|Holman}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=a}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}|

| rowspan="2" | Ex {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| rowspan="2" align="center" |15 November 1916

| align="center" | 12 April 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1920|04|12}}

rowspan="2" | Treasurer

| align="center" | 30 October 1918

| align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1918|10|30}}

rowspan="2" | {{sortname|John|Fitzpatrick|dab=New South Wales politician}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=a}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| align="center" | 30 October 1918

| rowspan="3" align="center" | 12 April 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1918|10|30|1920|04|12}}

Secretary for Mines

| {{Australian party style|Liberal Reform}}|

| {{Australian politics/name|Liberal Reform}}

| rowspan="3" align="center" | 15 November 1916

| rowspan="2" align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1920|04|12}}

Chief Secretary
Registrar of Records

| {{sortname|Sir George|Fuller|George Fuller (Australian politician)}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=b|George Fuller was knighted on 3 June 1919.{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=1082566 |date=3 June 1919 |recipient=Hon George Warburton Fuller |award=Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (Imperial) |citation=Colonial Secretary of New South Wales |access-date=30 November 2019}}}}

| {{Australian party style|Liberal Reform}}|

| {{Australian politics/name|Liberal Reform}}

rowspan="2" | Attorney-General

| {{sortname|David|Hall|dab=Australian politician}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}|

| Ex {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| align="center" | 23 July 1919

| align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1919|07|23}}

{{sortname|John|Garland|dab=Australian politician}} KC MLC

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| align="center" | 23 July 1919

| rowspan="3" align="center" | 12 April 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1919|07|23|1920|04|12}}

Secretary for Lands
Minister for Forests

| {{sortname|William|Ashford|dab=Australian politician}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}|

| Ex {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| rowspan="3" | 15 November 1916

| rowspan="2" align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1920|04|12}}

Secretary for Public Works
Minister for Railways

| {{sortname|Richard|Ball|dab=Australian politician}}

| {{Australian party style|farmers and settlers nsw}}|

| {{Australian politics/name|farmers and settlers nsw}}

rowspan="2" | Minister of Agriculture

| {{sortname|William|Grahame|William Calman Grahame}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=f}}

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}|

| Ex {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| align="center" | 14 January 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1920|01|14}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| align="center" | 9 February 1920

| align="center" | 12 April 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1920|02|09|1920|04|12}}

rowspan="2" | Minister for Labour and Industry

| {{sortname|George|Beeby}} MLC / MLA{{hsp}}{{efn|name=beeby}}{{efn|name=d}}

| {{Australian party style|National Progressive}}|

| {{Australian politics/name|National Progressive}}

| align="center" | 15 November 1916

| align="center" | 23 July 1919

| align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1919|07|23}}

rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Augustus|James}}

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| align="center" | 23 July 1919

| rowspan="2" align="center" | 12 April 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1919|07|23|1920|04|12}}

Minister of Public Instruction

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Liberal Reform}}|

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Liberal Reform}}

| rowspan="2" align="center" | 15 November 1916

| align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1920|04|12}}

rowspan="2" | Minister of Justice
Solicitor General

| {{sortname|John|Garland|dab=Australian politician}} KC MLC

| align="center" | 23 July 1919

| align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1919|07|23}}

rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Jack|FitzGerald|John Daniel FitzGerald}} MLC

| {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|

| {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| align="center" | 23 July 1919

| align="center" | 12 April 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1919|07|23|1920|04|12}}

rowspan="3" | Minister of Public Health

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}|

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| 15 November 1916

| align="center" | 18 July 1919

| align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1919|07|18}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| align="center" | 18 July 1919

| align="center" | 29 January 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1919|07|18|1920|01|29}}

| align="center" | 9 February 1920

| rowspan="2" align="center" | 12 April 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1920|02|09|1920|04|12}}

Minister for Local Government

| rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Jack|FitzGerald|John Daniel FitzGerald}} MLC

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}|

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| rowspan="2" align="center" | 15 November 1916

| align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1920|04|12}}

rowspan="3" | Vice-President of the Executive Council

| align="center" | 30 July 1919

| align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1919|07|30}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| align="center" | 30 July 1919

| align="center" | 9 February 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1919|07|30|1920|02|09}}

{{sortname|Sir George|Fuller|George Fuller (Australian politician)}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=b}}

| align="center" | 9 February 1920

| align="center" | 27 February 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1920|02|09|1920|02|27}}

rowspan="2" |Representative of the Government in Legislative Council

| {{sortname|Jack|FitzGerald|John Daniel FitzGerald}} MLC

| {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}}|

| {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}

| align="center" | 15 November 1916

| align="center" | 12 June 1918

| align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1918|06|12}}

{{sortname|John|Garland|dab=Australian politician}} KC MLC

| rowspan="4" {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|

| rowspan="4" | {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| align="center" | 12 June 1918

| align="center" | 12 April 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1918|06|12|1920|04|12}}

rowspan="2" | Minister for Housing{{hsp}}{{efn|name=g}}

| {{sortname|David|Hall|dab=Australian politician}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=f}}

| align="center" | 23 July 1919

| align="center" | 9 February 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1919|07|23|1920|02|09}}

rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Charles|Oakes}}

| align="center" | 9 February 1920

| align="center" | 12 April 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1920|02|09|1920|04|12}}

Minister without portfolio

| align="center" | 18 July 1919

| align="center" | 9 February 1920

| align="center" | {{ayd|1919|07|18|1920|02|09}}

Minister without portfolio (acting Minister of Public Health)

| {{sortname|David|Storey|dab=politician}}

| {{Australian party style|Liberal Reform}}|

| {{Australian politics/name|Liberal Reform}}

| align="center" | 15 November 1916

| align="center" | 18 July 1919

| align="center" | {{ayd|1916|11|15|1919|07|18}}

Minister without portfolio (assisting Secretary for Lands)

| {{sortname|John|Crane|dab=Australian politician}}

| rowspan="2" {{Australian party style|Nationalist}}|

| rowspan="2" | {{Australian politics/name|Nationalist}}

| rowspan="2" align="center" | 9 February 1920

| rowspan="2" align="center" | 12 April 1920

| rowspan="2" align="center" | {{ayd|1920|02|09|1920|04|12}}

Minister without portfolio (assisting Minister of Agriculture)

| {{sortname|Arthur|Grimm}}

Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

References

{{succession box | before=Holman Labor ministry | title=Holman ministry | years=1916{{spaced ndash}}1920 | after=Storey ministry }}

Category:New South Wales ministries

Category:1916 establishments in Australia

Category:1920 disestablishments in Australia

Holman ministry (1916–1920)

Composition of ministry

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