# Forgan Smith ministry

The Forgan Smith Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier William Forgan Smith. It succeeded the Moore Ministry on 18 June 1932, seven days after Arthur Edward Moore's CPNP government was defeated at the 1932 state election. The ministry was followed by the Cooper Ministry on 16 September 1942 following Forgan Smith's retirement from politics.

## First ministry

On 18 June 1932, the Governor, Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, designated 10 principal executive offices of the Government, and appointed the following Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to the Ministry as follows:
| Office | Minister |
| Premier Chief Secretary Treasurer | William Forgan Smith |
| Deputy Premier Secretary for Public Lands | Percy Pease |
| Attorney-General | John Mullan |
| Home Secretary | Ned Hanlon |
| Secretary for Labour and Industry | Maurice Hynes |
| Minister for Transport | John Dash |
| Secretary for Mines | James Stopford |
| Secretary for Public Instruction | Frank Cooper |
| Secretary for Agriculture and Stock | Frank Bulcock |
| Secretary for Public Works | Harry Bruce |

## Second ministry

Labor was re-elected at the 1935 election and the Ministry was reconstituted on 21 May 1935.
| Office | Minister |
| Premier Chief Secretary Treasurer | William Forgan Smith |
| Deputy Premier Secretary for Public Lands | Percy Pease |
| Secretary for Labour and Industry | Maurice Hynes |
| Secretary for Mines | James Stopford (until 30 November 1936) |
| Attorney-General | John Mullan |
| Secretary for Public Works | Harry Bruce |
| Secretary for Public Instruction | Frank Cooper |
| Secretary for Agriculture and Stock | Frank Bulcock |
| Secretary for Health Secretary for Home Affairs | Ned Hanlon |
| Minister for Transport | John Dash |
| Secretary for Mines | Tom Foley (from 17 December 1936) |

## Third ministry

Labor was re-elected at the 1938 election and the Ministry was reconstituted on 12 April 1938.
| Office | Minister |
| Premier Chief Secretary | William Forgan Smith |
| Deputy Premier Secretary for Public Lands | Percy Pease (until 17 September 1940) |
| Secretary for Labour and Industry | Maurice Hynes (until 27 March 1939) |
| Attorney-General | John Mullan (until 14 November 1940) |
| Secretary for Agriculture and Stock | Frank Bulcock |
| Deputy Premier (from 24 September 1940) Treasurer | Frank Cooper |
| Secretary for Health Secretary for Home Affairs | Ned Hanlon |
| Secretary for Mines (until 12 April 1939) Secretary for Labour and Industry (from 12 April 1939) | Tom Foley |
| Secretary for Public Works Secretary for Public Instruction | Harry Bruce |
| Minister for Transport | John Dash (until 4 August 1939) |
| Minister without portfolio (until 12 April 1939) Secretary for Mines (12 April–4 August 1939) Minister for Transport (from 4 August 1939) | James Larcombe (from 16 February 1939) |
| Minister without portfolio (until 4 August 1939) Secretary for Mines (from 4 August 1939) | David Gledson (from 16 February 1939) |
| Secretary for Public Lands | Ted Walsh (from 24 September 1940) |
| Attorney-General | John O'Keefe (from 14 November 1940) |

## Fourth ministry

Labor was re-elected at the 1941 election and the Ministry was reconstituted on 16 April 1941. The Ministers served until the resignation of William Forgan Smith on 16 September 1942 and the formation of a new ministry under Deputy Premier Frank Cooper.
| Office | Minister |
| Premier Chief Secretary Secretary for Public Instruction (8 December 1941 – 9 February 1942) | William Forgan Smith |
| Deputy Premier Treasurer | Frank Cooper |
| Secretary for Health Secretary for Home Affairs | Ned Hanlon |
| Secretary for Agriculture and Stock | Frank Bulcock |
| Secretary for Public Works Secretary for Public Instruction (until 8 December 1941) | Harry Bruce |
| Secretary for Labour and Industry | Tom Foley |
| Minister for Transport | James Larcombe |
| Secretary for Mines (until 8 December 1941) Attorney-General (from 8 December 1941) | David Gledson |
| Secretary for Public Lands | Ted Walsh |
| Attorney-General (until 8 December 1941) Secretary for Mines (8 December 1941 – 27 January 1942) | John O'Keefe (until 27 January 1942) |
| Secretary for Public Instruction Secretary for Mines | Arthur Jones (from 9 February 1942) |
$^D$ John O'Keefe died on 27 January 1942. On 9 February, Arthur Jones was appointed to the Ministry.