Lyne ministry

The Lyne ministry was the 29th ministry of the Colony of New South Wales, and was led by the 13th Premier, the Honourable Sir William Lyne, KCMG, MLA.

Lyne ministry
29th Cabinet of the Colony of New South Wales
Premier Sir William Lyne and the Colony of New South Wales (1863–1900)
Date formed	14 September 1899
Date dissolved	27 March 1901
People and organisations
Head of state	Queen Victoria (represented by The Earl Beauchamp)
Head of government	Sir William Lyne
No. of ministers	10
Member party	Protectionist Party
Status in legislature	Majority government
Opposition party	Liberal and Reform Association
Opposition leader	Joseph Carruthers
History
Predecessor	Reid ministry
Successor	See ministry

Lyne was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1880 as member for Hume, serving in the Jennings and Dibbs ministries. prior to assuming leadership of the Protectionist Party. The ministry covers the period from 14 September 1899 until 27 March 1901,[1][2] when Lyne was elected to the first federal Parliament.[3][4] Lyne was succeeded by his Protectionist Party colleague, John See.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Lyne on 14 September 1899 and covers the period up to 27 March 1901; although some ministers retained portfolio responsibilities until the See ministry was sworn in. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term start	Term end	Term length
Premier	Hon. Sir William Lyne, KCMG, MLA^1		Protectionist	14 September 1899	27 March 1901	1 year, 194 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council			Protectionist		15 September 1899	1 day
Colonial Treasurer Collector of Internal Revenue			Protectionist	15 September 1899	20 March 1901	1 year, 186 days
Colonial Secretary Registrar of Records	Hon. John See MLA		Protectionist	14 September 1899	27 March 1901	1 year, 194 days
Attorney-General	Hon. Bernhard Wise KC, MLC		Protectionist
Secretary for Lands	Hon. Thomas Hassall MLA		Protectionist		9 April 1901	1 year, 207 days
Secretary for Public Works	Hon. Edward O'Sullivan MLA		Protectionist		27 March 1901	1 year, 194 days
Minister of Justice	Hon. William Herbert Wood, MLA		Protectionist		9 April 1901	1 year, 207 days
Minister of Public Instruction Minister for Labour and Industry	Hon. John Perry, MLA		Protectionist		27 March 1901	1 year, 194 days
Secretary for Mines and Agriculture	Hon. John Fegan MLA		Protectionist	15 September 1899	8 April 1901	1 year, 205 days
Postmaster-General	Hon. William Crick MLA		Protectionist	14 September 1899	28 February 1901	1 year, 167 days
Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. James Alexander Kenneth Mackay, MLC		Protectionist	15 September 1899	24 April 1900	221 days
	Hon. Francis Suttor MLC		Protectionist	12 June 1900	27 March 1901	288 days

¹ In 1900, Lyne was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George whilst in office.

See also

• Sir William Lyne - 13th Premier of New South Wales
• Self-government in New South Wales
• Federation of Australia
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1898-1901

References

1. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)". Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
2. "Part 6 : Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
3. Serle, Percival. "Lyne, Sir William John (1844–1913)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
4. Cunneen, Chris (1986). "Lyne, Sir William John (1844–1913)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 August 2011 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.