Barton ministry

See also: Barton government

The Barton ministry (Protectionist) was the 1st ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 1st prime minister, Sir Edmund Barton. The Barton ministry was formed on 1 January 1901 when Federation took place. The ministry was replaced by the First Deakin ministry on 24 September 1903 following Barton's retirement from Parliament to enter the inaugural High Court.^[1]

Barton ministry
1st Ministry of Australia
Governor-General Lord Hopetoun with first arrangement of newly appointed ministers to the Barton ministry on 1 January 1901. Sir James Dickson (fifth standing to the left) would be dead nine days later.
Date formed	1 January 1901
Date dissolved	24 September 1903
People and organisations
Monarch	Victoria Edward VII
Governor-General	Lord Hopetoun Lord Tennyson
Prime Minister	Sir Edmund Barton
No. of ministers	11
Member party	Protectionist
Status in legislature	Minority government (Labour support)
Opposition party	Free Trade
Opposition leader	George Reid
History
Election(s)	29–30 March 1901
Legislature term(s)	1st
Successor	First Deakin ministry

James Drake, who died in 1941, was the last surviving member of the Barton ministry; Drake was also the last surviving minister of the First Deakin ministry and the Reid government. Elliot Lewis was the last surviving member of the inaugural Barton ministry.

The Barton ministry in 1902 with Australia's second Governor-General Lord Tennyson.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
	Protectionist	Rt Hon. (Sir) Edmund Barton (GCMG) (KC) (1849–1920) MP for Hunter (1901–1903)		Prime Minister Leader of the Protectionist Party Minister for External Affairs
		Hon. Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) MP for Ballaarat (1901–1913)		Deputy Leader of the Protectionist Party Attorney-General
		Hon. Sir William Lyne KCMG (1844–1913) MP for Hume (1901–1913)		Minister for Home Affairs (to 11 August 1903) Minister for Trade and Customs (from 11 August 1903)
		Rt Hon. Charles Kingston KC (1850–1908) MP for South Australia (1901–1903)		Minister for Trade and Customs (to 24 July 1903)
		Rt Hon. Sir George Turner KCMG (1851–1916) MP for Balaclava (1901–1906)		Treasurer
		Hon. Sir James Dickson KCMG (1832–1901)^[2]		Minister for Defence (to 10 January 1901)
		Rt Hon. Sir John Forrest GCMG (1847–1918) MP for Swan (1901–1918)		Postmaster-General (to 17 January 1901) Minister for Defence (from 17 January 1901 to 10 August 1903) Minister for Home Affairs (from 11 August 1903)
		Hon. Richard O'Connor KC (1851–1912) Senator for New South Wales (1901–1903)		Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in the Senate
		Hon. Elliott Lewis (1858-1935)^[3]		Minister without Portfolio (to 23 April 1901)
		Hon. James Drake (1850–1941) Senator for Queensland (1901–1906) (in Ministry from 5 February 1901)		Postmaster-General (from 5 February 1901 to 10 August 1903) Minister for Defence (from 10 August 1903)
		Hon. Sir Philip Fysh KCMG (1835–1919) MP for Tasmania (1901–1903) (in Ministry from 23 April 1901)		Minister without Portfolio (from 23 April 1901 to 10 August 1903) Postmaster-General (from 10 August 1903)

References

1. . Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
2. Dickson was Premier of Queensland 1898–1899. He was intending to seek election to the Commonwealth Parliament but died on 10 January 1901.
3. Lewis was Premier of Tasmania 1899–1903, 1909, and 1909–1912. He did not seek election to the Commonwealth Parliament.