# Nicklin ministry

The Nicklin Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Country Party Premier Frank Nicklin. It succeeded the Gair Ministry on 12 August 1957 following the defeat of both Labor and the QLP at the state election held nine days earlier. It was succeeded by the Pizzey Ministry on 17 January 1968 when Nicklin retired from politics.

## First ministry

On 12 August 1957, the Administrator designated 11 principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to the Ministry as follows.
The list below is ordered by decreasing seniority within the Cabinet, as indicated by the Government Gazette and the Hansard index. Blue entries indicate members of the Liberal Party.
| Office | Minister |
| Premier Chief Minister | Frank Nicklin |
| Deputy Premier Minister for Labour and Industry | Kenneth Morris |
| Minister for Education | Jack Pizzey, BA, Dip. Ed. |
| Attorney-General Minister for Justice | Alan Munro |
| Treasurer Minister for Housing | Thomas Hiley |
| Minister for Development Minister for Mines Minister for Main Roads | Ernie Evans |
| Minister for Public Lands and Irrigation | Adolf Muller |
| Minister for Health Minister for Home Affairs | Dr Winston Noble, MBBS |
| Minister for Agriculture and Stock | Otto Madsen |
| Minister for Public Works Minister for Local Government | James Heading, CMG |
| Minister for Transport | Gordon Chalk |

## Second ministry

On 9 June 1960, following the 1960 state election, the Ministry was reconstituted. Adolf Muller and James Heading left the ministry, to be replaced by Lloyd Roberts and Alan Fletcher.
| Office | Minister |
| Premier Chief Minister | Frank Nicklin |
| Deputy Premier Minister for Labour and Industry | Kenneth Morris |
| Minister for Education and Migration | Jack Pizzey, BA, Dip. Ed. |
| Attorney-General Minister for Justice | Alan Munro |
| Treasurer Minister for Housing | Thomas Hiley |
| Minister for Development Minister for Mines Minister for Main Roads and Electricity | Ernie Evans |
| Minister for Health Minister for Home Affairs | Dr Winston Noble, MBBS |
| Minister for Agriculture and Stock | Otto Madsen |
| Minister for Transport | Gordon Chalk |
| Minister for Public Works Minister for Local Government | Lloyd Roberts |
| Minister for Public Lands and Irrigation | Alan Fletcher |

## Third ministry

On 26 September 1963, following the introduction of a bill to increase the ministry from 11 to 13 members, the Ministry was reconstituted with two new ministers, Joh Bjelke-Petersen (Country) and Peter Delamothe (Liberal).
| Office | Minister |
| Premier Minister for State Development | Frank Nicklin |
| Deputy Premier Minister for Industrial Development | Alan Munro |
| Minister for Education | Jack Pizzey, BA, Dip. Ed. |
| Treasurer | Thomas Hiley |
| Minister for Mines Minister for Main Roads | Ernie Evans |
| Minister for Health | Dr Winston Noble, MBBS |
| Minister for Transport | Gordon Chalk |
| Minister for Public Lands and Irrigation | Alan Fletcher |
| Minister for Local Government Minister for Conservation | Harold Richter |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | Alex Dewar |
| Minister for Primary Industries | John Row |
| Minister for Public Works Minister for Housing | Joh Bjelke-Petersen |
| Attorney-General Minister for Justice | Peter Delamothe |