# First Collier ministry
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[[File:First Collier Ministry.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Collier Ministry, c. 1924
Back row: [Cunningham](/source/James_Cunningham_(Australian_politician)), [Drew](/source/John_Drew_(Australian_politician)), [Munsie](/source/Selby_Munsie), [Hickey](/source/James_Hickey_(Australian_politician))
Front row: [McCallum](/source/Alick_McCallum), [Angwin](/source/William_Angwin), [Collier](/source/Philip_Collier), [Willcock](/source/John_Willcock), [Troy](/source/Frank_Troy)]]
The '''First Collier Ministry''' was the 16th [Ministry](/source/The_Ministry) of the [Government of Western Australia](/source/Government_of_Western_Australia) and was led by [Labor](/source/Australian_Labor_Party_(Western_Australian_Branch)) [Premier](/source/Premier_of_Western_Australia) [Philip Collier](/source/Philip_Collier). It succeeded the [First Mitchell Ministry](/source/First_Mitchell_Ministry) on 16 April 1924, following the defeat of the [Nationalist](/source/Nationalist_Party_of_Australia) government at the [1924 election](/source/1924_Western_Australian_state_election) on 22 March.
The ministry was followed by the [Second Mitchell Ministry](/source/Second_Mitchell_Ministry) on 23 April 1930 after the Labor Party lost government at the [state election](/source/1930_Western_Australian_state_election) held on 26 March.
==First Ministry==
The following ministers served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 30 April 1927, following the [1927 state election](/source/1927_Western_Australian_state_election):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Office
! Minister
|-
|
[Premier](/source/Premier_of_Western_Australia)
[Colonial Treasurer](/source/Treasurer_of_Western_Australia)
[Minister for Forests](/source/Minister_for_Forestry_(Western_Australia))
| [Philip Collier](/source/Philip_Collier), MLA
|-
|
[Minister for Lands](/source/Minister_for_Lands_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Immigration](/source/Minister_for_Citizenship_and_Multicultural_Interests)
| [William Angwin](/source/William_Angwin), MLA
|-
|
[Minister for Mines](/source/Minister_for_Mines_and_Petroleum_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Agriculture](/source/Minister_for_Agriculture_and_Food_(Western_Australia))
| [Michael Troy](/source/Michael_Troy_(politician)), MLA
|-
|
[Minister for Railways](/source/Minister_for_Transport_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Justice](/source/Attorney-General_of_Western_Australia)
| [John Willcock](/source/John_Willcock), MLA
|-
|
[Minister for Works](/source/Minister_for_Works_(Western_Australia))
| [Alick McCallum](/source/Alick_McCallum), MLA
|-
|
[Chief Secretary](/source/Colonial_Secretary_of_Western_Australia)
[Minister for Education](/source/Minister_for_Education_(Western_Australia))
| [John Drew](/source/John_Drew_(Australian_politician)), MLC
|-
| rowspan=3 | Minister without portfolio
| [James Hickey](/source/James_Hickey_(Australian_politician)), MLC
|-
| [James Cunningham](/source/James_Cunningham_(Australian_politician)), MLA
|-
| [Selby Munsie](/source/Selby_Munsie), MLA
|}
==Second Ministry==
The following ministers served from their appointment on 30 April 1927 until the end of the Ministry on 23 April 1930, following the [1930 state election](/source/1930_Western_Australian_state_election):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Office
! Minister
|-
|
[Premier](/source/Premier_of_Western_Australia)
[Colonial Treasurer](/source/Treasurer_of_Western_Australia)
[Minister for Forests](/source/Minister_for_Forestry_(Western_Australia))
| [Philip Collier](/source/Philip_Collier), MLA
|-
|
[Minister for Railways](/source/Minister_for_Transport_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Justice](/source/Attorney-General_of_Western_Australia)
| [John Willcock](/source/John_Willcock), MLA
|-
|
[Minister for Lands](/source/Minister_for_Lands_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Immigration](/source/Minister_for_Citizenship_and_Multicultural_Interests)
| [Michael Troy](/source/Michael_Troy_(politician)), MLA
|-
|
[Minister for Mines](/source/Minister_for_Mines_and_Petroleum_(Western_Australia))
[Minister for Health](/source/Minister_for_Health_(Western_Australia))
| [Selby Munsie](/source/Selby_Munsie), MLA
|-
|
[Minister for Agriculture](/source/Minister_for_Agriculture_and_Food_(Western_Australia))
| [Harry Millington](/source/Harry_Millington_(politician)), MLA
(from 15 December 1927)
|-
|
[Minister for Works](/source/Minister_for_Works_(Western_Australia))
| [Alick McCallum](/source/Alick_McCallum), MLA
|-
|
[Chief Secretary](/source/Colonial_Secretary_of_Western_Australia)
[Minister for Education](/source/Minister_for_Education_(Western_Australia))
| [John Drew](/source/John_Drew_(Australian_politician)), MLC
|-
|
[Minister for Goldfields Water Supply](/source/Minister_for_Water_(Western_Australia))
| [James Cunningham](/source/James_Cunningham_(Australian_politician)), MLA
(from 15 December 1927)
|-
| rowspan=4 | Minister without portfolio
| [James Hickey](/source/James_Hickey_(Australian_politician)), MLC (until 21 May 1928)
|-
| [William Kitson](/source/William_Kitson), MLC (from 25 June 1928)
|-
| [Harry Millington](/source/Harry_Millington_(politician)), MLA (until 15 December 1927)
|-
| [James Cunningham](/source/James_Cunningham_(Australian_politician)), MLA (until 15 December 1927)
|}
==References==
*{{Black and Bolton Biographical Register|volume=One}}
*{{cite book|author=Black, David|chapter=Factionalism and Stability: 1911–1947|year=1991|title=The House on the Hill: A History of the Parliament of Western Australia 1832–1990|editor=Black, David|editor-link=David Black (historian)|location=Perth, Western Australia|publisher=Parliament of Western Australia|isbn=0-7309-3983-9}}
* {{cite book|last=Bolton|first=Geoffrey|author-link=Geoffrey Bolton|author2=Mozley, Ann|title=The Western Australian Legislature, 1870-1930|publisher=[Australian National University](/source/Australian_National_University)|location=[Canberra](/source/Canberra)|year=1961}} (no ISBN)
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