First McIlwraith Ministry
The First McIlwraith Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Premier Thomas McIlwraith. It succeeded the Douglas Ministry on 21 January 1879 after the latter lost a vote of no confidence in Parliament after the 1878 election. It was in turn succeeded by the First Griffith Ministry on 13 November 1883 after losing the 1883 election.
First ministry
On 21 January 1879, the Governor, Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy, designated 6 principal executive offices of the Government, and appointed the following Members of the Parliament of Queensland to the Ministry as follows:| Office | Minister |
Premier Colonial Treasurer Colonial Secretary | Thomas McIlwraith, MLA |
Colonial Secretary Secretary for Public Instruction | Arthur Hunter Palmer, MLA |
Colonial Treasurer Secretary for Public Instruction | Archibald Archer, MLA |
Secretary for Public Works Secretary for Mines | John Murtagh Macrossan, MLA Albert Norton, MLA |
| Attorney-General | John Malbon Thompson, MLA Ratcliff Pring, MLA Henry Beor, MLA Pope Alexander Cooper, MLA Charles Chubb, MLA |
| Secretary for Public Lands | Patrick Perkins, MLA |
Postmaster-General Representative of Government in the Legislative Council | Charles Hardie Buzacott, MLC Boyd Dunlop Morehead, MLC |