Denham Ministry


The Denham Ministry was the 26th ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Premier Digby Denham, who led the Ministerialist party consisting of a mixture of liberals and conservatives. It succeeded the Kidston Ministry on 7 February 1911. The ministry was followed by the Ryan Ministry on 1 June 1915 after the government was defeated by the Labor Party at the 1915 state election on 22 May, at which several of the ministers including Denham himself lost their seats.
On 7 February 1911, the Governor, Sir William MacGregor, designated eight principal executive offices of the Government, and appointed the following Members of the Parliament of Queensland to the Ministry as follows:
OfficeMinister

Premier

Chief Secretary
Digby Denham

Deputy Premier

Attorney-General
Thomas O'Sullivan, MLC

Treasurer

Secretary for Public Works
Walter Barnes

Home Secretary

Secretary for Mines
John Appel
Secretary for RailwaysWalter Paget
Secretary for Public Instruction
James Blair

Secretary for Public Instruction
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock

Secretary for Public Lands
James Tolmie
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock
John White
Secretary for RailwaysColin Rankin
Minister without portfolio
Andrew Henry Barlow

Henry Douglas