First Griffith Ministry
The First Griffith Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Premier Samuel Griffith. It succeeded the First McIlwraith Ministry on 13 November 1883 after the latter lost the 1883 election. It was succeeded by the Second McIlwraith Ministry on 13 June 1888 after itself losing the 1888 election.
The Ministry
On 13 November 1883, the Governor, Sir Anthony Musgrave, designated 6 principal executive offices of the Government, and appointed the following Members of the Parliament of Queensland to the Ministry as follows:| Office | Minister |
Premier Colonial Secretary | Samuel Griffith, MLA |
| Colonial Treasurer | James Dickson, MLA Samuel Griffith, MLA |
| Attorney-General | Arthur Rutledge, MLA |
| Secretary for Public Lands | Charles Dutton, MLA Henry Jordan, MLA |
Secretary for Public Works Secretary for Mines | William Miles, MLA Charles Dutton, MLA |
| Secretary for Public Instruction | Samuel Griffith, MLA Charles Mein, MLC Berkeley Basil Moreton, MLA |
| Postmaster-General | James Garrick, MLC Charles Mein, MLC Richard Bingham Sheridan, MLA Samuel Griffith, MLA Berkeley Basil Moreton, MLA Thomas MacDonald-Paterson, MLC Walter Wilson |
| Representative of Government in the Legislative Council | James Garrick, MLC Charles Mein, MLC Thomas Macdonald-Paterson, MLC Walter Wilson |
Minister without portfolio | Richard Bingham Sheridan, MLA |