Third Peacock ministry

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Third Peacock ministry
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42nd ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed28 April 1924
Date dissolved18 July 1924
People and organisations
Monarch George V
Governor Lord Stradbroke
PremierSir Alexander Peacock
No. of ministers10
Member party  Nationalist
Status in legislature Minority government
Opposition party  Labor
Opposition leader George Prendergast
History
Predecessor Lawson ministry
Successor Prendergast ministry

The Third Peacock Ministry was the 42nd ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Sir Alexander Peacock, and consisted of members of the Nationalist Party. [1] The ministry was sworn in on 28 April 1924 [2] following Peacock becoming leader of the Nationalist Party after the collapse of the Nationalist-Country Coalition government led by Harry Lawson. The ministry dissolved following the Nationalist Party's loss at the 1924 state election and was succeeded by George Prendergast's Labor government.

MinisterPortfolio [2] [3]
Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA
Arthur Robinson, MLC
(to 11 July 1924) [4]
Stanley Argyle, MLA
David Oman, MLA
Frederic Eggleston, MLA
Henry Cohen, MLC
John Gordon, MLA
Richard Toutcher, MLA
Martin McGregor, MLC
  • Minister without portfolio
Frank Groves, MLA
Henry Beardmore, MLA

References

  1. ↑ "Former Member Profile - Sir Alexander James Peacock (KCMG)". www.parliament.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - 3rd Peacock Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Victorian Government Gazette No. 96, Victorian Government Printer, 28 April 1924.
  4. 1 2 3 Victorian Government Gazette No. 133, Victorian Government Printer, 11 July 1924.
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