Wade ministry

State of New South Wales (1901–1911)

The Wade ministry was the 33rd ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 17th Premier, the Honourable Charles Wade, KC, MLA.

Wade was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1903, serving until 1917. He was a senior minister in the Carruthers ministry, but when Carruthers became the subject of disquiet due to allegations raised in an earlier Royal Commission, Carruthers stood down during the election period. Wade led an alliance of the Liberal and Reform Association and the Progressive Party to government at the 1907 state election.

The ministry covers the period from 2 October 1907 until 20 October 1910^[1][2] when Wade was defeated by the McGowen – led Labor Party.

Composition of ministry

First arrangement

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Wade on 2 October 1907 and covers the period up to 21 January 1908, 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 Attorney-General	Hon. Charles Wade, KC MLA		Liberal Reform	2 October 1907	20 October 2010	3 years, 18 days
Minister of Justice					20 December 1909	2 years, 79 days
Colonial Secretary Registrar of Records	Hon. William Wood, MLA				20 October 1910	3 years, 18 days
Minister for Labour and Industry					21 January 1908	111 days
Secretary for Lands	Hon. Samuel Moore MLA				20 October 1910	3 years, 18 days
Secretary for Public Works	Hon. Charles Lee, MLA
Secretary for Mines	Hon. John Perry, MLA		Progressive		21 January 1908	111 days
Colonial Treasurer Collector of Internal Revenue	Hon. Thomas Waddell, MLA				20 October 1910	3 years, 18 days
Minister of Public Instruction	Hon. James Hogue, MLA		Liberal Reform
Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. John Hughes, MLC
Ministers without portfolio	Hon. James Ashton, MLC				25 June 2009	1 year, 265 days
	Hon. Charles Oakes MLA				20 October 1910	3 years, 18 days

Second arrangement

This arrangement covers the period from 22 January 1908 until 20 December 1909, unless the Minister retains the portfolio for the full term. Ministers are listed in order of seniority. Only changes in portfolios are shown below.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Secretary for Mines	Hon. William Wood, MLA		Liberal Reform	22 January 1908	20 October 1910	2 years, 271 days
Minister for Agriculture	Hon. John Perry, MLA		Progressive
Minister of Labor and Industry	Hon. James Hogue, MLA		Liberal Reform

Third arrangement

This arrangement covers the period from 21 December 1909 until 20 October 1910, when the parliament was dissolved. Only changes in portfolios are shown below.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Minister of Justice Solicitor-General	Hon. John Garland, MLC		Liberal Reform	21 December 1909	20 October 1910	303 days

See also

• Sir Charles Wade - 17th Premier of New South Wales
• Self-government in New South Wales
• Federation of Australia
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1907-1910

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 3 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: 262. Retrieved 3 January 2012.