The Forrest Ministry was the first government ministry in Western Australia, after the inauguration of responsible government. It was in government from 29 December 1890 to 14 February 1901, when it was succeeded by the Throssell Ministry following the 1901 elections.

The members of the Forrest Ministry were:

Office Minister Start of term End of term
Premier[1]
Colonial Treasurer
Sir John Forrest29 December 189014 February 1901
Colonial Secretary
Minister for Education[2]
George Shenton29 December 189011 October 1892
Stephen Henry Parker11 October 18924 December 1894
Sir John Forrest4 December 189428 April 1898
George Randell28 April 189815 February 1901[3]
Attorney-General Septimus Burt29 December 189027 October 1897
Richard Pennefather27 October 189715 February 1901
Commissioner of Crown Lands William Marmion29 December 18904 December 1894
Alexander Richardson4 December 189413 March 1897
George Throssell13 March 189715 February 1901
Commissioner of Railways
Minister for Works
Harry Venn29 December 189010 March 1896
Frederick Piesse1 April 189623 August 1900
Barrington Wood10 September 190015 February 1901[3]
Minister for Education[2] Edward Wittenoom19 December 189412 May 1897
Henry Lefroy12 May 189728 April 1898
Minister for Mines Edward Wittenoom19 December 189428 April 1898
Henry Lefroy28 April 189815 February 1901[3]
Minister without portfolioSeptimus Burt29 December 189815 February 1901

Notes

1 According to Reid & Oliver (1982, p.1), the office of Premier was not provided for in the Constitution Act 1889, which only mention the "principal executive offices of the Government liable to be vacated on political grounds". However, the Governor of Western Australia, Sir William Robinson GCMG, used the courtesy title of Premier to refer to the leader of the Government in public statements, as did the media, and its use was in keeping with that prevalent in other British crown colonies.
2 The responsibility for Education lay with the Colonial Secretary in the Forrest Ministry except during the period 19 December 1894 – 28 April 1898. A separate Minister for Education was not re-installed until the Daglish Ministry took office in 1904.
3 Three of the ministers were subsequently sworn in for the same substantive role under the Throssell Ministry.

References

  • Black, David; Bolton, Geoffrey (2001). Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Volume One, 1870–1930 (Revised ed.). Parliament House: Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 0730738140.
  • de Garis, Brian (1991). "Self-Government and Political Parties". In Black, David (ed.). The House on the Hill: A History of the Parliament of Western Australia 1832–1990. Perth, Western Australia: Parliament of Western Australia. ISBN 0-7309-3983-9.
  • Bolton, Geoffrey; Mozley, Ann (1961). The Western Australian Legislature, 1870-1930. Canberra: Australian National University. (no ISBN)
  • Reid, Gordon; Oliver, Margaret R. (1982). The premiers of Western Australia, 1890-1982. University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 0-85564-214-9.
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