Second Hill ministry

Second Hill ministry
55th ministry of South Australia
Hill in 1936
Date formed	17 April 1930 (1930-04-17)
Date dissolved	13 February 1933 (1933-02-13); 2 years, 302 days
People and organisations
Monarch	King George VI
Governor	Alexander Hore-Ruthven
Premier	Lionel Hill
No. of ministers	6
Member party	Labor (until 13 August 1931) Parliamentary Labor (from 13 August 1931)
Status in legislature	Majority government (1930–1931) Minority government (1931–1933)
Opposition party	Liberal
Opposition leader	Richard Butler
History
Election	5 April 1930
Legislature term	27th
Predecessor	First Butler ministry
Successor	Richards ministry

The second Hill ministry was the 55th ministry of the Government of South Australia, led by the state's 30th premier Lionel Hill. Following Hill's support of the contentious Premiers' Plan, the entire ministry was expelled from the Labor Party.

Arrangement

Party		Minister	Portrait	Offices
	Labor (until 13 August 1931)	Lionel Hill (1881–1963) MHA for Port Pirie (1918–1933)		Premier [note 1] Treasurer Minister of Education
	Parliamentary Labor (from 13 August 1931)
	Labor (until 13 August 1931)	Bill Denny (1872–1946) MHA for Adelaide (1902–1933)		Attorney-General Minister of Local Government (until 30 October 1930) Minister of Railways
	Parliamentary Labor (from 13 August 1931)
	Labor (until 13 August 1931)	Robert Richards (1885–1967) MHA for Wallaroo (1918–1949)		Commissioner of Crown Lands Minister of Mines Minister of Marine (from 30 October 1930) Minister of Labour and Employment (from 12 November 1931)
	Parliamentary Labor (from 13 August 1931)
	Labor (until 13 August 1931)	John McInnes (1878–1950) MHA for West Torrens (1918–1938)		Commissioner of Public Works Minister of Industry Minister of Labour and Employment (until 12 November 1931)
	Parliamentary Labor (from 13 August 1931)
	Labor (until 13 August 1931)	James Jelley (1873–1954) MLC for Central District No. 1 (1915–1933)		Chief Secretary (until 30 October 1930) Minister of Marine (until 30 October 1930) Minister of Local Government (from 30 October 1930) Minister of Immigration (from 30 October 1930) Minister of Repatriation (from 30 October 1930) Minister of Irrigation (from 30 October 1930)
	Parliamentary Labor (from 13 August 1931)
	Labor (until 13 August 1931)	Stanley Whitford (1878–1959) MLC for Central District No. 1 (1929–1941)		Chief Secretary (from 30 October 1930) Minister of Agriculture Minister of Immigration (until 30 October 1930) Minister of Repatriation (until 30 October 1930) Minister of Irrigation (until 30 October 1930) Commissioner of Forest Lands (from 30 October 1930)
	Parliamentary Labor (from 13 August 1931)

Notes

1. The office of Premier was not officially recognised until 1965, however, the title was widely used to describe the leader of the majority party/coalition in Government since the beginning of responsible government in 1857.

References

• "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. p. 149. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.