Arthur Edward Moore

The Honourable Arthur Edward Moore CMG
23rd Premier of Queensland Elections: 1929
In office 21 May 1929 – 17 June 1932
Monarch	George V
Governor	John Goodwin Leslie Wilson
Preceded by	William McCormack
Succeeded by	William Forgan Smith
Leader of the Opposition in Queensland
In office 17 June 1932 – 15 July 1936
Premier	William Forgan Smith
Preceded by	William Forgan Smith
Succeeded by	Ted Maher
In office 19 April 1924 – 11 May 1929
Premier	Ted Theodore William Gillies William McCormack
Preceded by	Charles Taylor
Succeeded by	William Forgan Smith
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Aubigny
In office 22 May 1915 – 29 March 1941
Preceded by	Alfred Luke
Succeeded by	Walter Sparkes
Personal details
Born	Arthur Edward Moore (1876-02-09)9 February 1876 Napier, Colony of New Zealand
Died	7 January 1963(1963-01-07) (aged 86) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	CPNP
Other political affiliations	Country Queensland Farmers' Union National
Spouse	Mary Eva Warner

Arthur Edward Moore CMG (9 February 1876 – 7 January 1963) was an Australian politician. He was the Country and Progressive National Party Premier of Queensland, from 1929 to 1932.^[1] He was the only Queensland Premier not to come from the ranks of the Labor Party between 1915 and 1957. Although successful in achieving the unity of the conservative forces in Queensland for an extended period, Moore's abilities were tested by the onset of the Great Depression and like many other governments in Australia and elsewhere his was unable to endure the formidable challenges it posed.