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Second Kidston ministry

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The Second Kidston Ministry was the 25th ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Premier William Kidston. It succeeded the Second Philp Ministry on 18 February 1908, 13 days after the 1908 state election. The ministry was followed by the Denham Ministry on 7 February 1911 following Kidston's retirement from politics.

At first the ministry represented only his own "Kidstonites" party, but from October 1908 reflected a merger of that party with Robert Philp's conservative party as Kidston had concluded that co-operation with the Labour Party was no longer possible.

First ministry

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On 18 February 1908 the Governor, the Rt Hon Viscount Chelmsford, designated eight principal executive offices of the Government, and appointed the following Members of the Parliament of Queensland to the Ministry as follows:

Office Minister

Premier
Chief Secretary

William Kidston

Deputy Premier
Secretary for Public Instruction

Andrew Henry Barlow, MLC

Attorney-General
Secretary for Mines

James Blair
Secretary for Public Lands Joshua Thomas Bell
Treasurer Peter Airey
Secretary for Agriculture Thomas O'Sullivan, MLC

Home Secretary

Arthur Hawthorn

Secretary for Railways
Secretary for Public Works

George Kerr

Second ministry

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Following the merger of the Kidston and Philp parties, a new ministry was formed on 29 October 1908.

Office Minister

Premier
Chief Secretary

William Kidston

Deputy Premier
Secretary for Public Instruction

Andrew Henry Barlow, MLC
Home Secretary Joshua Thomas Bell
Secretary for Public Lands Digby Denham
Attorney-General Thomas O'Sullivan, MLC
Treasurer Arthur Hawthorn

Secretary for Mines
Secretary for Public Works

John Appel

Secretary for Railways
Secretary for Agriculture

Walter Paget

Third ministry

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Another major reshuffle took place on 22 June 1909. One junior minister, George Jackson, subsequently lost his parliamentary seat at the 1909 state election, necessitating the reshuffle of his portfolios on 22 October 1909.

Office Minister

Premier
Chief Secretary

William Kidston

Deputy Premier
Secretary for Public Lands

Digby Denham

Attorney-General

Thomas O'Sullivan, MLC
Treasurer Arthur Hawthorn

Secretary for Public Instruction
Secretary for Public Works (from 22 October 1909)

Walter Barnes

Home Secretary
Secretary for Mines (from 22 October 1909)

John Appel

Secretary for Agriculture and Stock
Secretary for Railways

Walter Paget

Secretary for Mines
Secretary for Public Works

George Jackson
(29 June 1909 – 22 October 1909)
Minister without portfolio Andrew Henry Barlow, MLC

References

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  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 18 February 1908. p. 90:455–457.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 29 October 1908. p. 91:875–876.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 22 October 1909. p. 93:1007–1008.
  • Parliament of Queensland (2009). Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2009 (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  • Hughes, Colin A.; Graham, B. D. (1968). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1890-1964. Canberra: Australian National University. p. 175. ISBN 0-7081-0270-0.
Preceded by Second Kidston Ministry
1908–1911
Succeeded by