Watson ministry
Watson ministry | |
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3rdMinistry of Australia | |
Date formed | 27 April 1904 |
Date dissolved | 17 August 1904 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Edward VII |
Governor-General | Lord Northcote |
Prime Minister | Chris Watson |
No.of ministers | 8 |
Member party | Labour |
Status in legislature | Minority government (Protectionistsupport) |
Opposition party | Free Trade |
Opposition leader | George Reid |
History | |
Legislature term | 2nd |
Predecessor | First Deakin ministry |
Successor | Reid ministry |
TheWatson ministry(Labour) was the 3rdministryof theGovernment of Australia,and the first national Labour government formed in the world. It was led by the country's 3rdPrime Minister,Chris Watson.The Watson ministry succeeded theFirst Deakin ministry,which dissolved on 27 April 1904 after Labour withdrew their support andAlfred Deakinwas forced to resign. The ministry was replaced by theReid ministryon 17 August 1904 after theProtectionist Partywithdrew their support over theConciliation and Arbitration Bill.[1]
Billy Hughes,who died in 1952, was the last surviving member of the Watson ministry; Hughes was also the last surviving member of theFirst Fisher ministry,Third Fisher ministry,Second Hughes ministryandThird Hughes ministry.
Ministry
[edit]Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Labor | HonChris Watson (1867–1941) |
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HonBilly Hughes (1862–1952) MPforWest Sydney |
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Protectionist | HonH. B. HigginsKC (1851–1929) MPforNorthern Melbourne |
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Labor | HonLee Batchelor (1865–1911) |
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HonAndrew Fisher (1862–1928) |
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HonAnderson Dawson (1863–1910) SenatorforQueensland |
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HonHugh Mahon (1857–1931) MPforCoolgardie |
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HonGregor McGregor (1848–1914) SenatorforSouth Australia |
Notes
[edit]- ^TheProtectionist Partymember Higgins accepted office (withAlfred Deakin's permission) asAttorney-Generalsince the Labour Party did not have a lawyer in its parliamentary ranks with the exception ofBilly Hughes,who had recently admitted as abarristerbut who was already serving in another portfolio and was not viewed as qualified for the post. It was the only time a non-member of the Labour Party has served in a Labour ministry.
References
[edit]- ^"Ministries and Cabinets".Parliamentary Handbook.Parliament of Australia.Retrieved17 September2010.