First Mitchell Ministry


The First Mitchell Ministry was the 15th Ministry of the Government of Western Australia and was led by Nationalist Premier James Mitchell. It succeeded the Colebatch Ministry on 17 May 1919 after the collapse of Hal Colebatch's brief service as Premier. It assumed a stability which had been absent from Western Australian politics since the 1914 election. The ministry was followed by the Collier Ministry on 15 April 1924 after the Nationalist coalition lost government at the state election held on 22 March.

First Ministry

The following ministers served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 12 April 1921, following the 1921 state election:

Second Ministry

The following ministers served from their appointment on 12 April 1921 until the end of the Ministry on 15 April 1924, following the 1924 state election:
OfficeMinister

Premier

Colonial Treasurer

Minister for Lands

Minister for Repatriation		Sir James Mitchell, MLA

Minister for Education

Minister for the North-West

Minister for Justice
Hal Colebatch, MLC

Minister for Education

Minister for the North-West

Minister for Justice
John Ewing, MLC

Minister for Works

Minister for Water Supply
William George, MLA

Minister for Railways

Minister for Mines

Minister for Forests

Minister for Police

Minister for Industries
John Scaddan, MLA

Colonial Secretary

Minister for Public Health
Frank Broun, MLA

Colonial Secretary

Minister for Public Health
Richard Sampson, MLA
Minister for Agriculture
Henry Kennedy Maley, MLA

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