Second Peacock ministry

Second Peacock ministry
39th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed	18 June 1914
Date dissolved	29 November 1917
People and organisations
Monarch	George V
Governor	Sir Arthur Stanley
Premier	Sir Alexander Peacock
No. of ministers	11
Member party	Commonwealth Liberal Party (until 1917)   Nationalist (from 1917)
Status in legislature	Majority government 43 / 65
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	George Elmslie
History
Election	1914 state election
Predecessor	Second Watt ministry
Successor	Bowser ministry

The Second Peacock Ministry was the 39th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the premier of Victoria, Alexander Peacock, and consisted of members of the Commonwealth Liberal Party, later known as the Nationalist Party. The ministry was sworn in on 18 June 1914 following the resignation of Premier William Watt to contest the 1914 federal election. The government was defeated at the 1917 state election by the anti-Peacock faction of the Nationalist party and succeeded by the Bowser ministry.^[1]

Composition

Minister	Portfolio[2]
Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA	Premier Treasurer Minister for Labour (except 10 Aug to 9 Nov 1915)
John Murray, MLA (until 9 Nov 1915)	Chief Secretary (until 9 Nov 1915) Minister for Labour (10 Aug to 9 Nov 1915)
Donald Mackinnon, MLA (until 9 Nov 1915)	Attorney-General (until 9 Nov 1915) Solicitor-General (until 9 Nov 1915) Minister of Railways (until 9 Nov 1915) Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (until 9 Nov 1915)
James Drysdale Brown, MLC (until 9 Nov 1915)	Minister of Mines (until 9 Nov 1915) Minister of Forests (until 9 Nov 1915) Minister of Public Health (until 9 Nov 1915) Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (until 9 Nov 1915)
Frederick Hagelthorn, MLC	Commissioner of Public Works Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Harry Lawson, MLA	Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey (until 9 Nov 1915) President of the Board of Land and Works (until 9 Nov 1915) Attorney-General (from 9 Nov 1915) Solicitor-General (from 9 Nov 1915) Minister of Public Instruction (from 9 Nov 1915)
William Hutchinson, MLA	Minister of Water Supply (until 9 Nov 1915) Minister for Agriculture (until 9 Nov 1915) Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey (from 9 Nov 1915) President of the Board of Land and Works (from 9 Nov 1915)
Thomas Livingston, MLA	Minister of Public Instruction (until 9 Nov 1915) Minister of Mines (from 9 Nov 1915) Minister of Forests (from 9 Nov 1915) Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (from 9 Nov 1915)
Hugh McKenzie, MLA (from 9 Nov 1915)	Minister of Railways (from 9 Nov 1915) Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (from 9 Nov 1915) Minister of Water Supply (from 9 Nov 1915)
Donald McLeod, MLA (from 9 Nov 1915)	Chief Secretary (from 9 Nov 1915) Minister of Public Health (from 9 Nov 1915)
John Gray, MLA	Minister without office
Robert McCutcheon, MLA (9 Nov 1915 - 10 Nov 1916)
James Membrey, MLA (from 9 Nov 1915)
Arthur Robinson, MLC (from 9 Nov 1915)
Samuel Barnes, MLA (from 18 Sep 1917)

References

1. Gregory, Alan. "Sir Alexander James Peacock (1861–1933)". Peacock, Sir Alexander James (1861–1933). National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 16 November 2024. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
2. Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 2nd Peacock Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Psephos. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Second Watt ministry	Second Peacock Ministry 1914-1917	Succeeded by Bowser ministry