Bowser ministry (Victoria)

This article is about the ministry in Victoria, Australia. For the ministry in British Columbia, Canada, see Bowser ministry.

The Bowser Ministry was the 40th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the premier of Victoria, John Bowser, and consisted of members of the Nationalist Party. The ministry was sworn in on 29 November 1917 following the party's victory in the 1917 state election. The Bowser government was defeated in 1918 and succeeded by the Lawson ministry in which Bowser held cabinet positions.

Bowser ministry
40th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed	29 November 1917
Date dissolved	21 March 1918
People and organisations
Monarch	George V
Governor	Sir Arthur Stanley
Premier	John Bowser
No. of ministers	12
Member party	Nationalist
Status in legislature	Majority government 43 / 65
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	George Elmslie
History
Election	1917 state election
Predecessor	Second Peacock ministry
Successor	Lawson ministry

Composition

Minister	Portfolio
John Bowser, MLA	Premier Chief Secretary Minister for Labour
Agar Wynne, MLA	Attorney-General Solicitor-General Minister of Railways Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
William McPherson, MLA	Treasurer
Alfred Downward, MLA	Minister of Mines Minister of Forests Minister of Public Health Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Frank Clarke, MLC	Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Water Supply
Matthew Baird, MLA	Minister of Public Instruction
John McWhae, MLC	Commissioner of Public Works Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
David Oman, MLA	Minister for Agriculture
William Kendell, MLC	Minister without office
Horace Richardson, MLC
Henry Angus, MLA
John Carlisle, MLA