See ministry

The See ministry was the 30th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 14th Premier, the Honourable Sir John See, KCMG, MLA.

State of New South Wales (1901–1911)

See was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1880 as member for Grafton, serving in the Dibbs and Lyne ministries, prior to assuming leadership of the Protectionist Party. The ministry covers the period from 28 March 1901 until 14 June 1904, when failing health and the death of his wife in March 1904 compelled him to retire. See was succeeded by his Protectionist Party colleague, Thomas Waddell.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier See on 28 March 1901 and covers the period up to 14 June 1904. Ministers are listed in order of seniority.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Colonial Secretary Registrar of Records	Hon. Sir John See, KCMG, MLA		Protectionist	28 March 1901	14 June 1904
Colonial Treasurer Collector of Internal Revenue	Hon. Thomas Waddell MLA		Protectionist	10 April 1901
Attorney-General	Hon. Bernhard Wise KC, MLC		Protectionist	28 March 1901
Secretary for Lands	Hon. Paddy Crick MLA		Protectionist	11 April 1901
Secretary for Public Works	Hon. Edward O'Sullivan MLA		Protectionist	28 March 1901
Minister of Justice	Hon. Robert Fitzgerald, MLA		Protectionist	11 April 1901	16 July 1901	days
Minister of Public Instruction Minister for Labour and Industry	Hon. John Perry MLA		Protectionist	28 March 1901	14 June 1904
Secretary for Mines and Agriculture	Hon. John Kidd, MLA		Protectionist	10 April 1901
Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Francis Suttor MLC		Protectionist	28 March 1901	23 May 1903
	Hon. Colonel James Mackay, CB, MLC		Protectionist	6 June 1903	14 June 1904
Ministers without portfolio	Hon. James Hayes MLA		Protectionist	11 April 1901
	Hon. Walter Bennett, MLA		Protectionist	16 April 1901
	Hon. John Fegan MLA		Protectionist	24 March 1903

In 1902, See was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George whilst in office.

See also

• John See - 14th Premier of New South Wales
• Self-government in New South Wales
• Federation of Australia
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1901-1904

References

Preceded by Lyne ministry

See ministry 1901-1904

Succeeded by Waddell ministry