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 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]
Ron McLean 7 December 1989 19 September 1992 Minister for Administrative Services Labor
Tom Burns 24 September 1992 18 October 1993 Minister for Administrative Services Labor
Glen Milliner 18 October 1993 19 February 1996 Minister for Administrative Services Labor
Ray Connor 26 February 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]
Simon Finn 21 February 2011 26 March 2012 Minister for Government Services, Building Industry and Information and Communication Technology Labor
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]
Leeanne Enoch 16 February 2015 8 December 2015 Minister for Housing and Public Works Labor
Mick de Brenni 8 December 2015 18 December 2023 Minister for Public Works and Procurement Labor
Meaghan Scanlon 18 December 2023 Minister for Public Works Labor

Other roles

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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

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