The Ryan Ministry was the 27th

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of the

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and was led by

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T. J. Ryan Thomas Joseph Ryan (1 July 1876 – 1 August 1921) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Queensland from 1915 to 1919, as leader of the state Labor Party. He resigned to enter federal politics, sitting in the House of Represe ...

of the Labor Party. It was the first majority Labor government in Queensland's history. It succeeded the Denham Ministry on 1 June 1915, following the latter's defeat at the 1915 state election on 22 May. It was succeeded by the

Theodore Ministry The Theodore Ministry was the 28th ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Premier Ted Theodore of the Labor Party. It succeeded the Ryan Ministry on 22 October 1919 following T. J. Ryan's resignation from the Queensland parliame ...

on 22 October 1919 following

's resignation from the Queensland parliament to run for federal politics.

First Ministry

On 1 June 1915, the Governor, Sir

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, designated eight principal executive offices of the Government, and appointed the following Members of the

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to the Ministry. They had been chosen by a caucus meeting of the Labor Party the previous day. Initially, as Labor was opposed to the

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entirely, it did not assign a portfolio to it; however, it ultimately appointed William Hamilton to the Council on 10 July 1915 and assigned him the Mines portfolio. During the term, David Bowman, a former leader of the Labor Party, died; John Adamson left the Ministry and the Labor Party over the conscription issue; and Hamilton was appointed president of the Legislative Council, with

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replacing him both as the government's representative in the Council and as a minister.

Second Ministry

The ministry was reconstituted on 30 April 1918 following the 1918 election.

Third Ministry

The ministry was altered on 9 September 1919 following the resignations of

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and

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; the following ministers served until the end of the ministry on 22 October 1919.

References

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