Lang ministry (1925–27)

State of New South Wales (1915–1938)

The Lang ministry (1925–1927) or First Lang ministry was the 42nd ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 23rd Premier, the Honourable Jack Lang, MLA. This ministry was the first of three occasions where Lang was Premier.

Lang was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1913 and served continuously until 1946. In 1923 Lang was elected NSW Parliamentary Leader of the Labor Party by Labor caucus, and became Opposition Leader. At the 1925 state election, Lang led Labor to victory, defeating the Nationalist Party led by Sir George Fuller.

The ministry covers the period from 17 June 1925 until 26 May 1927 when Lang was confronted with extended cabinet strife, centred on the Hon. Albert Willis, MLC. Lang gained the approval of the Governor to reconstruct the ministry subject to an early election, held in October 1927.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Lang on 17 June 1925 and covers the period up to 26 May 1927, unless the Minister retains the portfolio for the full term. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Colonial Treasurer	Hon. Jack Lang, MLA		Labor	17 June 1925	26 May 1927
Secretary for Lands Minister for Forests				25 November 1926		days
	Hon. Peter Loughlin MLA			17 June 1925	19 November 1926
Secretary for Mines Minister for Labour and Industry	Hon. Jack Baddeley, MLA				26 May 1927
Attorney General	Hon. Edward McTiernan, MLA
Minister for Agriculture	Hon. Captain Bill Dunn, MLA
Assistant Secretary for Lands Minister for Forests				25 November 1926		days
Minister of Justice Assistant Colonial Treasurer	Hon. William McKell, MLA			17 June 1925
Minister for Education	Hon. Thomas Mutch, MLA
Colonial Secretary	Hon. Carlo Lazzarini, MLA
Minister for Public Health	Hon. George Cann, MLA
Minister for Local Government					24 March 1926	days
	Hon. Joseph Fitzgerald, MLA			25 March 1926	26 May 1927
Assistant Minister for Local Government				17 June 1925	24 March 1926	days
Assistant Minister for Public Health
Secretary for Public Works Minister for Railways	Hon. Martin Flannery, MLA				26 May 1927
Honorary Minister	Hon. Joseph Coates, MLC
Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Albert Willis, MLC

^a Resigned office.

^b Resigned as Minister for Local Government only.

See also

• Jack Lang - 23rd Premier of New South Wales
• Second Lang ministry
• Third Lang ministry
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1925-1927

References

Preceded by Fuller ministry (1922–1925)

Lang ministry 1925–1927

Succeeded by Lang ministry (1927)