# Argyle ministry

The Argyle Ministry was the 48th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Stanley Argyle, and consisted of members of the United Australia Party (UAP) and the Country Party. The ministry was sworn in on 19 May 1932. On the 20th of March 1935, following the 1935 election, the Country party withdrew from the Coalition. Argyle then formed a new ministry of UAP members. The ministry was dissolved as a result of Argyle's resignation following defeat in the Legislative Assembly.

## First Ministry (19 May 1932 to 20 March 1935)

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| United Australia | Stanley Argyle, MLA | Premier Treasurer Minister of Public Health |
| United Australia | Robert Menzies, MLA (to 31 July 1934) | Deputy Premier Attorney-General (to 25 July 1934) Solicitor-General (to 25 July 1934) Minister of Railways (to 25 July 1934) |
| United Australia | Ian Macfarlan, MLA | Deputy Premier (31 July 1934 to 12 March 1935) Chief Secretary Minister in Charge of Electrical Undertakings (to 25 July 1934) Attorney-General (from 25 July 1934) Solicitor-General (from 25 July 1934) |
| Country | Albert Dunstan, MLA | Deputy Premier (from 15 March 1935) President of the Board of Land and Works Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey Minister of Forests |
| Country | John Allan, MLA | Minister of Agriculture Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| United Australia | John Pennington, MLA | Minister of Public Instruction |
| United Australia | John Jones, MLC | Commissioner of Public Works Minister in Charge of Immigration Minister of Mines Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Country | George Goudie, MLC | Minister of Water Supply Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Labour (to 25 July 1934) Minister in Charge of Electrical Undertakings (from 25 July 1934) |
| United Australia | Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA | Minister without Portfolio (to 25 July 1934) Minister of Railways (from 25 July 1934) Minister of Labour (from 25 July 1934) Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (from 25 July 1934) |
| United Australia | Alfred Chandler, MLC | Ministers without Portfolio |
| United Australia | Harold Cohen, MLC | Ministers without Portfolio |
| United Australia | Thomas Manifold, MLA | Ministers without Portfolio |
| United Australia | Thomas Maltby, MLA (from 25 July 1934) | Ministers without Portfolio |

## Second Ministry (20 March 1935 to 2 April 1935)

| Minister | Portfolio |
| Stanley Argyle, MLA | Premier Treasurer Minister of Public Health |
| Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA | Deputy Premier Minister of Railways Minister of Labour Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Ian Macfarlan, MLA | Chief Secretary Attorney-General |
| John Jones, MLC | Commissioner of Public Works Minister in Charge of Immigration Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Harold Cohen, MLC | Minister of Public Instruction Solicitor-General |
| Clive Shields, MLA | Minister of Agriculture Minister of Mines Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Thomas Maltby, MLA | Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Forests |
| Henry Cohen, MLC | Minister of Water Supply Minister in Charge of Electrical Undertakings |
| Marcus Saltau, MLC | Ministers without Portfolio |
| Clifden Eager, MLC | Ministers without Portfolio |
| George Knox, MLA | Ministers without Portfolio |
| John Gray, MLA | Ministers without Portfolio |