# Lawson ministry

The Lawson Ministry was the 41st ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Harry Lawson, and consisted of members of the Nationalist Party. The ministry was sworn in on 21 March 1918 following the resignation of John Bowser's short lived ministry. In September 1923 Lawson formed a coalition government with the Country Party. However, this coalition only lasted until March 1924, after which Lawson formed a minority Nationalist government. Shortly afterward in 1924, Lawson's government was defeated and succeeded by new Nationalist Leader Sir Alexander Peacock's government.

## Composition
### 19 March 1924 - 28 April 1924

| Minister | Portfolio |
| Harry Lawson, MLA | Premier Treasurer |
| Arthur Robinson, MLC | Attorney-General Solicitor-General |
| Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA | Minister of Public Instruction Minister of Labour Minister of Forests Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Stanley Argyle, MLA | Chief Secretary Minister of Public Health |
| David Oman, MLA | Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Immigration Minister in charge of the Wheat Scheme |
| Frederic Eggleston, MLA | Minister of Railways Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Henry Cohen, MLC | Commissioner of Public Works Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| John Gordon, MLA | Minister of Agriculture Minister of Water Supply Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Frederick Brawn, MLC | Minister without portfolio |
| Martin McGregor, MLC | Minister without portfolio |
| Frank Groves, MLA | Minister without portfolio |
| Henry Beardmore, MLA | Minister without portfolio |

### 7 September 1923 - 19 March 1924

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| Nationalist | Harry Lawson, MLA | Premier Minister of Water Supply (until 27 February 1924) Minister in charge of the Wheat Scheme Treasurer (from 27 February 1924) |
| Country | John Allan, MLA | Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Immigration |
| Nationalist | William McPherson, MLA (until 20 November 1923) | Treasurer |
| Nationalist | Arthur Robinson, MLC | Attorney-General Solicitor-General |
| Nationalist | Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA | Minister of Public Instruction Minister of Labour Minister of Forests Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Nationalist | Stanley Argyle, MLA | Chief Secretary Minister of Public Health |
| Country | Francis Old, MLA | Minister of Agriculture Minister of Railways Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Country | George Goudie, MLC | Commissioner of Public Works Minister of Mines Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Nationalist | Frederic Eggleston, MLA | Minister of Water Supply |
| Nationalist | Henry Cohen, MLC | Minister without portfolio |
| Nationalist | John Gordon, MLA | Minister without portfolio |
| Nationalist | Marcus Wettenhall, MLA | Minister without portfolio |
| Country | William Corckett, MLC | Minister without portfolio |

### 21 March 1918 - 7 September 1923

| Minister | Portfolio |
| Harry Lawson, MLA | Premier Minister of Labour (until 7 July 1919) Attorney-General (until 21 October 1919) Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey (21 October 1919 until 4 November 1920) President of the Board of Land and Works (21 October 1919 until 4 November 1920) Solicitor-General (20 January 1920 until 20 September 1920) Minister of Agriculture (from 4 November 1920) Minister of Water Supply (from 22 February 1921) |
| John Bowser, MLA (until 7 July 1919) | Chief Secretary Minister of Public Health |
| William McPherson, MLA | Treasurer |
| Arthur Robinson, MLC | Solicitor-General (until 20 January 1920; from 20 September 1920) Commissioner of Public Works (until 21 October 1921) Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (until 21 October 1921) Attorney-General (from 21 October 1921) |
| William Hutchinson, MLA (until 1 November 1920) | Minister of Public Instruction Minister of Forests Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Frank Clarke, MLC | Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey (until 21 October 1919) President of the Board of Land and Works (until 21 October 1919) Minister of Water Supply (until 22 February 1921) Commissioner of Public Works (from 21 October 1919) Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (from 21 October 1919) |
| Samuel Barnes, MLA | Minister of Railways Minister of Mines Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| David Oman, MLA | Minister of Agriculture (until 4 November 1920) Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey (from 4 November 1920) President of the Board of Land and Works (from 4 November 1920) Minister of Immigration (from 8 May 1923) |
| Matthew Baird, MLA (from 7 July 1919) | Chief Secretary Minister of Public Health Minister of Labour (until 4 November 1920 |
| Sir Alexander Peacock, MLA (from 4 November 1920) | Minister of Public Instruction Minister of Labour Minister of Forests Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Andrew Robertson, MLA (until 14 April 1919) | Minister without portfolio |
| John McWhae, MLC | Minister without portfolio |
| William Kendell, MLC (until 18 May 1920) | Minister without portfolio |
| Hugh Campbell, MLA (until 4 November 1920) | Minister without portfolio |
| Henry Angus, MLA (from 4 November 1920) | Minister without portfolio |
| John Pennington, MLA (from 4 November 1920) | Minister without portfolio |
| James Merritt, MLC (from 17 January 1922) | Minister without portfolio |
| George Davis, MLC (from 17 January 1922) | Minister without portfolio |