Hanson ministry | |
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.svg){kind=small} 4th Cabinet of the Colony of South Australia | |
.jpg) Premier Richard Hanson (c. 1880) | |
| Date formed | 30 September 1857 |
| Date dissolved | 9 May 1860 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Governor | Sir Richard MacDonnell |
| Premier | Richard Hanson |
| No. of ministers | 6 |
| Member party | unaligned |
| Status in legislature | Minority Government |
| Opposition party | unaligned |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Torrens Ministry |
| Successor | Reynolds Ministry I |
The Hanson Ministry was the 4th Ministry of the Government of South Australia, led by Premier Richard Hanson. It commenced on 30 September 1857 with the defeat of the Torrens Ministry on the floor of the House of Assembly. Hanson's government was the longest lasting at this point, surviving until 9 May 1860, a total of 2 years, 222 days. It fell after losing a confidence vote, and was replaced by Thomas Reynolds' First Ministry.[1]
Hanson's Ministry was the first in South Australia to include a former Premier, Boyle Finniss.
- ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836-2009" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2015.