The McGowen ministry was the 34th ministry of the

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, and was led by the 18th

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James McGowen James Sinclair Taylor McGowen (16 August 1855 – 7 April 1922) was an Australian politician. He served as premier of New South Wales from 1910 to 1913, the first member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to hold the position, and was a key f ...

. This ministry marks the first

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ministry in the state of New South Wales. McGowen was elected to the

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in 1891, serving until 1917, before being appointed to the

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. He succeeded in defeating the government of

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at the 1910 state election and was commissioned to form government by

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, Governor of New South Wales. In March 1911 Walter Bevan, a public servant employed as a

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, was appointed

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, however he was not a member of parliament, nor was this a cabinet role. (1988 Autumn) Bar News: Journal of the NSW Bar Association 22. In April 1912 David Hall resigned his seat in the

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was appointed to the

and as

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on 2 April 1912. It was initially intended that Bevan would retain his role as Solicitor General, however two days later however Hall was appointed to replace Bevan in the role. The ministry covers the period from 21 October 1910 until 29 June 1913, when McGowen resigned due to his health and misjudgment in attempting to settle a gasworkers strike and was succeeded by his deputy,

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Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier McGowen on 21 October 1910. Ministers were members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

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Composition of ministry

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