The Lang ministry (1930–1932) or Third Lang ministry was the 45th ministry of the

New South Wales Government The Government of New South Wales, also known as the NSW Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of New South Wales. It is currently held by a coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party. The Governmen ...

, and was led by the 23rd

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, Jack Lang. This ministry was the third and final time of three occasions where Lang was Premier. Lang was first elected to the

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in 1913 and served continuously until 1946. In 1923 Lang was elected NSW Parliamentary Leader of the Labor Party by Labor caucus, and became

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. At the 1925 state election, Lang led Labor to victory, defeating the Nationalist Party led by Sir George Fuller. Lang's initial ministry was confronted with extended cabinet strife, centred on

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. Lang gained the approval of the

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to reconstruct the ministry, his second as

Lang Labor Lang Labor was a faction of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) consisting of the supporters of Jack Lang, who served two terms as Premier of New South Wales and was the party's state leader from 1923 to 1939. Following the expulsion of the N ...

, subject to an early election, held in October 1927. Defeated by a Nationalist/Country coalition led by

Thomas Bavin Sir Thomas Rainsford Bavin, (5 May 1874 – 31 August 1941) was an Australian lawyer and politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1927 to 1930. He was born in New Zealand and arrived in Australia at the age of 15, where he stud ...

and

Ernest Buttenshaw Ernest Albert Buttenshaw (23 May 187626 June 1950) was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1917 until 1932. He was a member of the Nationalist Party of Australia until 1920, when he helped to esta ...

at the 1927 election, Lang again won government at the 1930 election, in the middle of the

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. This ministry covers the period from 4 November 1930 until 13 May 1932 when the

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Sir Philip Game Sir Philip Woolcott Game, (30 March 1876 – 4 February 1961) was a British Royal Air Force commander, who later served as Governor of New South Wales and Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (London). Born in Surrey in 1876, Game was educa ...

used the

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to remove Lang as Premier (see

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), and appointed Bertram Stevens as Premier.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Lang on 4 November 1930 and covers the period up to 13 May 1932. Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lang ministry (1930-1932) New South Wales ministries 1930 establishments in Australia 1932 disestablishments in Australia Australian Labor Party ministries in New South Wales

Composition of ministry

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