Lang ministry (1925–27)

State of New South Wales (1915–1938)

The Lang ministry (1925–1927) or First Lang ministry was the 42nd ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 23rd Premier, the Honourable Jack Lang, MLA. This ministry was the first of three occasions where Lang was Premier.

Lang was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1913 and served continuously until 1946. In 1923 Lang was elected NSW Parliamentary Leader of the Labor Party by Labor caucus, and became Opposition Leader. At the 1925 state election, Lang led Labor to victory, defeating the Nationalist Party led by Sir George Fuller.

The ministry covers the period from 17 June 1925 until 26 May 1927^[1][2] when Lang was confronted with extended cabinet strife, centred on the Hon. Albert Willis, MLC. Lang gained the approval of the Governor to reconstruct the ministry subject to an early election, held in October 1927.^[3]

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Lang on 17 June 1925 and covers the period up to 26 May 1927, unless the Minister retains the portfolio for the full term. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Colonial Treasurer	Hon. Jack Lang, MLA		Labor	17 June 1925	26 May 1927	1 year, 343 days
Secretary for Lands Minister for Forests				25 November 1926		182 days
	Hon. Peter Loughlin MLA^a			17 June 1925	19 November 1926	1 year, 155 days
Secretary for Mines Minister for Labour and Industry	Hon. Jack Baddeley, MLA				26 May 1927	1 year, 343 days
Attorney General	Hon. Edward McTiernan, MLA
Minister for Agriculture	Hon. Captain Bill Dunn, MLA
Assistant Secretary for Lands Minister for Forests				25 November 1926		182 days
Minister of Justice Assistant Colonial Treasurer	Hon. William McKell, MLA			17 June 1925		1 year, 343 days
Minister for Education	Hon. Thomas Mutch, MLA
Colonial Secretary	Hon. Carlo Lazzarini, MLA
Minister for Public Health	Hon. George Cann, MLA^b
Minister for Local Government					24 March 1926	280 days
	Hon. Joseph Fitzgerald, MLA			25 March 1926	26 May 1927	1 year, 62 days
Assistant Minister for Local Government				17 June 1925	24 March 1926	280 days
Assistant Minister for Public Health
Secretary for Public Works Minister for Railways	Hon. Martin Flannery, MLA				26 May 1927	1 year, 343 days
Honorary Minister	Hon. Joseph Coates, MLC
Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Albert Willis, MLC

^a Resigned office.

^b Resigned as Minister for Local Government only.

See also

• Jack Lang - 23rd Premier of New South Wales
• Second Lang ministry
• Third Lang ministry
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1925-1927

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 12 March 2012.
2. Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF). VIII. Parliament of New South Wales: 269–270. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
3. Nairn, Bede. "Lang, John Thomas (Jack) (1876–1975)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 12 March 2012.