The Nicklin Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland

Government of Queensland

The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the "Queensland Government".The form of the Government of Queensland is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1859, although it has been amended many times since then...

 and was led by Country Party

National Party of Australia

The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...

 Premier Frank Nicklin

Frank Nicklin

Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, KCMG, MM was Premier of the Australian state of Queensland from 1957 to 1968, and the first Country Party Premier since 1932.-Early life and career:...

. It succeeded the Gair Ministry

Gair Ministry

The Gair Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier Vince Gair. It succeeded the Hanlon Ministry on 17 January 1952 following Ned Hanlon's death two days earlier...

 on 12 August 1957 following the defeat of both Labor and the QLP at the state election

Queensland state election, 1957

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 3 August 1957 to elect the 75 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The major parties contesting the election were the Queensland Labor Party led by Premier Vince Gair, the Australian Labor Party led by former Deputy Premier John...

 held nine days earlier. It was succeeded by the Pizzey Ministry

Pizzey Ministry

The Pizzey Ministry was the 37th ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Country Party Premier Jack Pizzey and Liberal Deputy Premier Gordon Chalk...

 on 17 January 1968 when Nicklin retired from politics.

First ministry

On 12 August 1957, the Administrator designated 11 principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. Elections are held approximately once every three years. Voting is by the Optional Preferential Voting form of the Alternative Vote system...

 to the Ministry as follows.

Office	Minister
Premier Chief Minister	Frank Nicklin Frank Nicklin Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, KCMG, MM was Premier of the Australian state of Queensland from 1957 to 1968, and the first Country Party Premier since 1932.-Early life and career:...
Deputy Premier Deputy Premier of Queensland The Deputy Premier of Queensland is a role in the Government of Queensland assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Queensland. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Queensland in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence or incapacity of the Premier... Minister for Labour and Industry	Kenneth Morris Kenneth Morris (Australian politician) Sir Kenneth James Morris KBE was an Australian politician. Born in Brisbane, he was educated at Brisbane Grammar School before becoming the director of his family's boot manufacturing firm. In 1931, he married Ettie Louise Dunlop. He served in the military 1939-1944, in Britain , Tobruk and Egypt...
Minister for Education	Jack Pizzey Jack Pizzey Jack Charles Allan Pizzey was a Queensland Country Party politician. He was Premier of Queensland, in a coalition with the Liberal Party, from 17 January 1968 until his death on 31 July that year.... , BA Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both... , Dip. Ed. Diploma of Education The Diploma of Education, often abbreviated to DipEd or GradDipEd, is a postgraduate qualification offered in many Commonwealth countries including Australia, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom...
Attorney-General Attorney-General of Queensland The Attorney-General of Queensland is a ministry of the Government of Queensland with responsibility for the state's legal and justice system.The current Attorney-General of Queensland is Paul Lucas.-List of Attorneys-General of Queensland:-References:... Minister for Justice	Alan Munro
Treasurer Treasurer of Queensland The Treasurer of Queensland is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the financial management of Queensland’s budget sector.-List of Queensland Treasurers:... Minister for Housing	Thomas Hiley
Minister for Development Minister for Mines Minister for Main Roads	Ernie Evans
Minister for Public Lands and Irrigation	Adolf Muller
Minister for Health Minister for Home Affairs	Dr Winston Noble, MBBS
Minister for Agriculture and Stock	Otto Madsen
Minister for Public Works Minister for Local Government	James Heading James Heading James Alfred Heading was an Australian politician. He was the Country Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Wide Bay from 1947 to 1950 and for Marodian from 1950 to 1960.... , CMG
Minister for Transport	Gordon Chalk Gordon Chalk Sir Gordon William Wesley Chalk, KBE was Premier of Queensland for a week, from 1 to 8 August 1968. He was the first, and only, Queensland Premier from the modern Liberal Party of Australia....

Second ministry

On 9 June 1960, following the 1960 state election

Queensland state election, 1960

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 28 May 1960 to elect the 78 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The election followed the enactment of the Electoral Districts Act 1958 which increased the Assembly from 75 to 78 seats and modified the zonal system first...

, the Ministry was reconstituted. Adolf Muller and James Heading

James Heading

James Alfred Heading was an Australian politician. He was the Country Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Wide Bay from 1947 to 1950 and for Marodian from 1950 to 1960....

 left the ministry, to be replaced by Lloyd Roberts

Lloyd Roberts (politician)

Lloyd Henry Scurfield Roberts was an Australian politician. He was the Country Party member for Whitsunday in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1950 to 1961....

 and Alan Fletcher.

Third ministry

On 26 September 1963, following the introduction of a bill to increase the ministry from 11 to 13 members, the Ministry was reconstituted with two new ministers, Joh Bjelke-Petersen

Joh Bjelke-Petersen

Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen, KCMG , was an Australian politician. He was the longest-serving and longest-lived Premier of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987, a period that saw considerable economic development in the state...

 (Country) and Peter Delamothe (Liberal).

Office	Minister
Premier Minister for State Development	Frank Nicklin Frank Nicklin Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, KCMG, MM was Premier of the Australian state of Queensland from 1957 to 1968, and the first Country Party Premier since 1932.-Early life and career:...
Deputy Premier Deputy Premier of Queensland The Deputy Premier of Queensland is a role in the Government of Queensland assigned to a responsible Minister in the Australian state of Queensland. It has second ranking behind the Premier of Queensland in Cabinet, and its holder serves as Acting Premier during absence or incapacity of the Premier... Minister for Industrial Development	Alan Munro
Minister for Education	Jack Pizzey Jack Pizzey Jack Charles Allan Pizzey was a Queensland Country Party politician. He was Premier of Queensland, in a coalition with the Liberal Party, from 17 January 1968 until his death on 31 July that year.... , BA Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both... , Dip. Ed. Diploma of Education The Diploma of Education, often abbreviated to DipEd or GradDipEd, is a postgraduate qualification offered in many Commonwealth countries including Australia, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom...
Treasurer Treasurer of Queensland The Treasurer of Queensland is the title held by the Cabinet minister who is responsible for the financial management of Queensland’s budget sector.-List of Queensland Treasurers:...	Thomas Hiley
Minister for Mines Minister for Main Roads	Ernie Evans
Minister for Health	Dr Winston Noble, MBBS
Minister for Transport	Gordon Chalk Gordon Chalk Sir Gordon William Wesley Chalk, KBE was Premier of Queensland for a week, from 1 to 8 August 1968. He was the first, and only, Queensland Premier from the modern Liberal Party of Australia....
Minister for Public Lands and Irrigation	Alan Fletcher
Minister for Local Government Minister for Conservation	Harold Richter
Minister for Labour and Industry	Alexander Dewar
Minister for Primary Industries	John Row
Minister for Public Works Minister for Housing	Joh Bjelke-Petersen Joh Bjelke-Petersen Sir Johannes "Joh" Bjelke-Petersen, KCMG , was an Australian politician. He was the longest-serving and longest-lived Premier of Queensland, holding office from 1968 to 1987, a period that saw considerable economic development in the state...
Attorney-General Attorney-General of Queensland The Attorney-General of Queensland is a ministry of the Government of Queensland with responsibility for the state's legal and justice system.The current Attorney-General of Queensland is Paul Lucas.-List of Attorneys-General of Queensland:-References:... Minister for Justice	Peter Delamothe