Lang ministry (1930–1932)
The Lang ministry (1930–1932) or Third Lang ministry was the 45th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 23rd Premier, Jack Lang. This ministry was the third and final time of three occasions where Lang was Premier.
Lang ministry | |
|---|---|
| 45th Cabinet of the State of New South Wales | |
Group portrait of the final composition of the ministry from 17 June 1931 to 13 May 1932. | |
| Date formed | 4 November 1930 |
| Date dissolved | 13 May 1932 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor | Sir Philip Game |
| Head of government | Jack Lang |
| No. of ministers | 16 |
| Member party | Labor |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| Opposition party | Nationalist |
| Opposition leader | Thomas Bavin |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1925 New South Wales election |
| Predecessor | Bavin ministry |
| Successor | First Stevens ministry |
Lang was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1913 and served continuously until 1946. In 1923 Lang was elected NSW Parliamentary Leader of the Labor Party by Labor caucus, and became Leader of the Opposition. At the 1925 state election, Lang led Labor to victory, defeating the Nationalist Party led by Sir George Fuller.
Lang's initial ministry was confronted with extended cabinet strife, centred on Albert Willis. Lang gained the approval of the Governor to reconstruct the ministry, his second as Lang Labor, subject to an early election, held in October 1927. Defeated by a Nationalist/Country coalition led by Thomas Bavin and Ernest Buttenshaw at the 1927 election, Lang again won government at the 1930 election, in the middle of the Great Depression.
This ministry covers the period from 4 November 1930 until 13 May 1932 when the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Philip Game used the reserve power of The Crown to remove Lang as Premier (see Lang Dismissal Crisis), and appointed Bertram Stevens as Premier.