List of Ministers of Public Works (Queensland)

The list of ministers for the Department of Public Works in the Government of Queensland, Australia, include:

Minister Term start Term end Title Party Notes
St. George Richard Gore 14 January 1862 21 March 1862 Secretary for Public Lands and Works [1]
Arthur Macalister 21 March 1862 1 February 1866 Secretary for Lands and Public Works [1]
Arthur Macalister 1 February 1866 20 July 1866 Premier and Secretary for Lands and Works [1]
John Watts 21 July 1866 7 August 1866 Secretary for Lands and Public Works [1]
John Watts 7 August 1866 3 May 1867 Secretary for Public Works [1]
John Douglas 21 May 1867 18 August 1867 Secretary for Public Works [1]
Arthur Hunter Palmer 15 August 1867 10 September 1868 Secretary for Public Works [1]
Arthur Hodgson 10 September 1868 25 November 1868 Secretary for Public Works [1]
Arthur Macalister 25 November 1868 28 January 1869 Secretary for Lands and Public Work [1]
Arthur Macalister 28 January 1869 3 May 1870 Secretary for Public Works and Gold Field [1]
William Henry Walsh 3 May 1870 10 July 1873 Secretary for Public Works [1]
Arthur Hunter Palmer 10 July 1873 15 July 1873 Secretary for Public Works [1]
John Malbon Thompson 15 July 1873 8 January 1874 Secretary for Public Works [1]
Thomas McIlwraith 8 January 1874 24 October 1874 Secretary for Public Works and Mines Ministerialist [1]
Arthur Macalister 24 October 1874 13 November 1874 Secretary for Public Works and Mines [1]
Henry Edward King 13 November 1874 10 May 1876 Secretary for Public Works and Mines [1]
James Robert Dickson 10 May 1876 5 June 1876 Secretary for Public Works and Mines see article [1]
George Thorn 5 June 1876 8 March 1877 Premier, Postmaster-General and Secretary for Public Works and Mines [1]
George Thorn 8 March 1877 7 November 1877 Secretary for Public Works [1]
William Miles 7 November 1877 21 September 1878 Secretary for Public Works [1]
Samuel Griffith 21 September 1878 21 January 1879 Secretary for Public Works [1]
John Macrossan 21 January 1879 13 March 1883 Secretary for Public Works and Mines [1]
Albert Norton 13 March 1883 13 November 1883 Secretary for Public Works and Mines [1]
William Miles 13 November 1883 22 August 1887 Secretary for Public Works and Mines [1]
Charles Dutton 30 August 1887 12 December 1887 Secretary for Public Works and Mines [1]
William Hodgkinson 19 May 1888 13 May 1893 Secretary for Mines and Work [1]
John Macrossan 13 June 1888 4 January 1890 Secretary for Public Works and Mines [1]
Hugh Nelson 4 January 1890 12 August 1890 Secretary for Railways and Public Works Ministerialist [1]
Horace Tozer 12 August 1890 27 March 1893 Colonial Secretary and Secretary for Public Works Ministerialist [1]
Isidor Lissner 27 March 1893 25 May 1893 Secretary for Mines and Public Works Ministerialist [1]
Robert Philp 25 May 1893 23 August 1894 Secretary for Mines and Public Works see article [1]
Robert Philp 23 August 1894 29 March 1895 Secretary for Mines, Public Works and Public Instruction [1]
Robert Philp 29 March 1895 6 May 1896 Secretary for Public Works and Railways [1]
David Dalrymple 6 May 1896 27 April 1898 Secretary for Public Works Ministerialist [1]
John Murray 27 April 1898 1 December 1899 Secretary for Railways and Public Works [1]
John Murray 7 December 1899 1 February 1901 Secretary for Railways and Public Works [1]
David Dalrymple 28 March 1899 1 December 1899 Secretary for Public Works Ministerialist [1]
Andrew Fisher 1 December 1899 7 December 1899 Secretary for Railways and Public Works Labor [1]
John Leahy 1 February 1901 17 September 1903 Secretary for Railways and Public Works see article [1]
William Browne 17 September 1903 12 April 1904 Secretary for Mines and Public Works Labor [1]
Peter Airey 19 April 1904 27 April 1904 Secretary for Mines and Public Works Labor [1]
Digby Denham 27 April 1904 19 January 1906 Secretary for Public Works Ministerialist [1]
Thomas O'Sullivan 19 January 1906 6 February 1907 Secretary for Public Works see article [1]
Thomas O'Sullivan 6 February 1907 19 November 1907 Secretary for Public Works and Agriculture Kidstonite [1]
Patrick Leahy 19 November 1907 18 February 1908 Secretary for Public Works and Mines Conservative/Philpite [1]
George Kerr 18 February 1908 29 October 1908 Secretary for Railways and Public Works Kidstonite [1]
John Appel 29 October 1908 29 June 1909 Secretary for Mines and Public Works Liberal [1]
George Jackson 29 June 1909 22 October 1909 Secretary for Mines and Public Works Liberal [1]
Walter Barnes 22 October 1909 7 February 1911 Secretary for Public Instruction and for Public Works Liberal [1]
Walter Barnes 7 February 1911 1 June 1915 Treasurer and Secretary for Public Works Liberal [1]
Ted Theodore 1 June 1915 22 October 1919 Treasurer & Secretary for Public Works Labor [1]
James Larcombe 22 October 1919 7 April 1920 Secretary for Public Works Labor [1]
John Fihelly 7 April 1920 8 February 1922 Secretary for Public Works Labor [1]
Ted Thedore 8 February 1922 6 October 1922 Premier and Chief Secretary, Treasurer, Secretary for Public Works Labor [1]
William Forgan Smith 6 October 1922 26 February 1925 Secretary for Public Works Labor [1]
Mick Kirwan 26 February 1925 21 May 1929 Secretary for Public Works Labor [1]
Reginald King 21 May 1929 17 June 1932 Secretary for Public Works and Public Instruction CPNP [1]
Harry Bruce 17 June 1932 15 May 1947 Secretary for Public Works Labor [1]
William Power 15 May 1947 10 May 1950 Secretary for Public Works, Housing and Local Government Labor [1]
Paul Hilton 10 May 1950 1 May 1952 Secretary for Public Works, Housing and Local Government Labor [1]
Paul Hilton 1 May 1952 28 May 1956 Secretary for Public Works and Housing Labor [1]
Colin McCathie 28 May 1956 12 August 1957 Secretary for Public Works, Housing and Immigration Labor/QLP [1]
James Heading 12 August 1957 9 June 1960 Minister for Public Works and Local Government and Immigration Country [1]
Lloyd Roberts 9 June 1960 11 April 1961 Minister for Public Works and Local Government Country Died in office[1]
Harold Richter 4 May 1961 26 September 1963 Minister for Public Works and Local Government Country [1]
Joh Bjelke-Petersen 26 September 1963 8 August 1968 Minister for Works and Housing Country [1]
Max Hodges 8 August 1968 23 December 1974 Minister for Works and Housing Country [1]
Max Hodges 23 December 1974 10 March 1975 Minister for Works and Housing and Minister for Police National [1]
Norm Lee 10 March 1975 16 December 1977 Minister for Works and Housing Liberal [1]
Claude Wharton 16 December 1977 18 October 1986 Minister for Works and Housing National [1]
Ivan Gibbs 1 December 1986 25 November 1987 Minister for Works and Housing National [1]
Ivan Gibbs 25 November 1987 1 December 1987 Minister for Works, Housing and Industry National [1]
Bill Gunn 9 December 1987 19 January 1989 Deputy Premier, Minister for Public Works, Main Roads and Expo and Minister for Police National [1]
Bill Gunn 19 January 1989 25 September 1989 Deputy Premier, Minister for Public Works, Housing and Main Roads National [1]
Jim Randell 25 September 1989 7 December 1989 Minister for Works and Housing National [1]
Ray Connor 1996 28 April 1997 Minister for Public Works and Housing Liberal [1]
David Watson 28 April 1997 26 June 1998 Minister for Public Works and Housing Liberal [1]
Robert Schwarten 29 June 1998 12 February 2004 Minister for Public Works and Housing Labor [1]
Robert Schwarten 12 February 2004 13 September 2006 Minister for Public Works, Housing and Racing Labor [1]
Robert Schwarten 13 September 2006 12 October 2006 Minister for Public Works and Housing Labor [1]
Robert Schwarten 12 October 2006 21 February 2011 Minister for Public Works, Information and Communications Technology Labor [1]
Bruce Flegg 3 April 2012 14 November 2012 Minister for Housing and Public Works LNP [1]
Tim Mander 19 November 2012 13 February 2015 Minister for Housing and Public Works LNP [1]

Other roles

Other politicians occupying important roles in the area of public works include:

Minister Term start Term end Title Party Notes
Sandy McPhie 20 April 1989 19 October 1989 Chairman, Public Works Committee National [1]
Tony McGrady 6 March 1990 16 December 1991 Chairman, Public Works Committee Labor [1]
Robert Schwarten 18 March 1992 25 August 1992 Chairman, Public Works Committee Labor [1]
Judy Spence 10 November 1992 20 June 1995 Chair, Public Works Committee Labor [1]
Bill D'Arcy 15 September 1995 2 April 1996 Chairman, Public Works Committee Labor [1]
Len Stephan 2 April 1996 19 May 1998 Chairman, Public Works Committee National [1]
Neil Roberts 30 July 1998 17 February 2001 Chairman, Public Works Committee Labor [1]
Don Livingstone 3 May 2001 15 August 2006 Chair, Public Works Committee Labor [1]
Pat Purcell 12 February 2004 28 July 2005 Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Public Works, Housing and Racing Labor [1]
Barbara Stone 11 October 2006 20 March 2009 Chair, Public Works Committee Labor [1]
Wayne Wendt 23 April 2009 28 May 2009 Chair, Public Works Committee Labor [1]
Wayne Wendt 28 May 2009 16 June 2011 Chair, Public Accounts and Public Works Committee Labor [1]

References
  1. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2017.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
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