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Vice-Presidents of the Executive Council

Name Period of service
O’Connor, Senator the Hon. Richard Edward, KC 1.1.1901 – 24.9.1903
Playford, Senator the Hon. Thomas 24.9.1903 – 27.4.1904
McGregor, Senator the Hon. Gregor 27.4.1904 – 18.8.1904
Drake, Senator the Hon. James George 18.8.1904 – 5.7.1905
Ewing, the Hon. Thomas Thompson 5.7.1905 – 12.10.1906
Keating, Senator the Hon. John Henry 12.10.1906 – 20.2.1907
Best, Senator the Hon. Robert Wallace (later Sir Robert, KCMG) 20.2.1907 – 13.11.1908
McGregor, Senator the Hon. Gregor 13.11.1908 – 2.6.1909
Millen, Senator the Hon. Edward Davis 2.6.1909 – 29.4.1910
McGregor, Senator the Hon. Gregor 29.4.1910 – 24.6.1913
McColl, Senator the Hon. James Hiers 24.6.1913 – 17.9.1914
Gardiner, Senator the Hon. Albert 17.9.1914 – 27.10.1916
Spence, the Hon. William Guthrie 14.11.1916 – 17.2.1917
Millen, Senator the Hon. Edward Davis 17.2.1917 – 16.11.1917
Groom, the Hon. Littleton Ernest 16.11.1917 – 27.3.1918
Russell, Senator the Hon. Edward John 27.3.1918 – 21.12.1921
Earle, Senator the Hon. John 21.12.1921 – 5.2.1923
Atkinson, the Hon. Llewelyn 9.2.1923 – 18.6.1926
Pearce, Senator the Rt Hon. George Foster (later Sir George, KCVO) 18.6.1926 – 22.10.1929
Daly, Senator the Hon. John Joseph 22.10.1929 – 3.3.1931
Barnes, Senator the Hon. John 3.3.1931 – 6.1.1932
McLachlan, Senator the Hon. Alexander John 6.1.1932 – 12.10.1934
Hughes, the Rt Hon. William Morris, KC 12.10.1934 – 6.11.1935
Lyons, the Rt Hon. Joseph Aloysius, CH 8.11.1935 – 29.11.1937
Hughes, the Rt Hon. William Morris, KC 29.11.1937 – 7.11.1938
McLeay, Senator the Hon. George 7.11.1938 – 26.4.1939
Fairbairn, the Hon. James Valentine 26.4.1939 – 26.1.1940
Spender, the Hon. Percy Claude, KC 26.1.1940 – 14.3.1940
Gullett, the Hon. Sir Henry Somer, KCMG 14.3.1940 – 13.8.1940
Collett, Senator the Hon. Herbert Brayley, CMG, DSO, VD 14.8.1940 – 28.10.1940
McLeay, Senator the Hon. George 28.10.1940 – 7.10.1941
Keane, Senator the Hon. Richard Valentine 7.10.1941 – 21.9.1943
Ashley, Senator the Hon. William Patrick 21.9.1943 – 2.2.1945
Beasley, the Rt Hon. John Albert 2.2.1945 – 13.7.1945
Collings, Senator the Hon. Joseph Silver 13.7.1945 – 1.11.1946
Scully, the Hon. William James 1.11.1946 – 19.12.1949
Lyons, the Hon. Dame Enid Muriel, GBE 19.12.1949 – 7.3.1951
Menzies, the Rt Hon. Robert Gordon, KC 7.3.1951 – 11.5.1951
Harrison, the Rt Hon. Eric John (later Sir Eric, KCVO) 11.5.1951 – 24.10.1956
O’Sullivan, Senator the Hon. Sir Neil, KBE 24.10.1956 – 10.12.1958
Spooner, Senator the Hon. William Henry, MM (later Sir William, KCMG, MM) 10.12.1958 – 10.6.1964
McMahon, the Hon. William 10.6.1964 – 26.1.1966
Hulme, the Hon. Alan Shallcross (later Sir Alan, KBE) 26.1.1966 – 5.12.1972
Willesee, Senator the Hon. Donald Robert 19.12.1972 – 30.11.1973
Stewart, the Hon. Francis Eugene 30.11.1973 – 11.11.1975
Withers, Senator the Rt Hon. Reginald Greive 12.11.1975 – 7.8.1978
Carrick, Senator the Hon. John Leslie (later Sir John, KCMG) 7.8.1978 – 7.5.1982
Killen, the Hon. Denis James (later Sir James, KCMG) 7.5.1982 – 11.3.1983
Young, the Hon. Michael Jerome 11.3.1983 – 14.7.1983
Bowen, the Hon. Lionel Frost 14.7.1983 – 24.7.1987
Young, the Hon. Michael Jerome 24.7.1987 – 12.2.1988
Beazley, the Hon. Kim Christian 15.2.1988 – 1.2.1991
Richardson, Senator the Hon. Graham Frederick 1.2.1991 – 18.5.1992
Willis, the Hon. Ralph 27.5.1992 – 24.3.1993
Walker, the Hon. Francis John, QC 24.3.1993 – 25.3.1994
Johns, the Hon. Gary Thomas 25.3.1994 – 11.3.1996
Moore, the Hon. John Colinton 11.3.1996 – 21.10.1998
Kemp, the Hon. Dr David Alistair 21.10.1998– 18.7.2004
Minchin, Senator the Hon. Nicholas Hugh 18.7.2004 – 3.12.2007
Faulkner, Senator the Hon. John Philip 3.12.2007–
   

 

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