The Bowser Ministry was the 40th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the premier of Victoria, John Bowser, and consisted of members of the Nationalist Party. The ministry was sworn in on 29 November 1917 following the party's victory in the 1917 state election. The Bowser government was defeated in 1918 and succeeded by the Lawson ministry in which Bowser held cabinet positions.
Composition +MinisterPortfolio John Bowser, MLA Premier Chief Secretary Minister for Labour Agar Wynne, MLA Attorney-General Solicitor-General Minister of Railways Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works William McPherson, MLA Treasurer Alfred Downward, MLA Minister of Mines Minister of Forests Minister of Public Health Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works Frank Clarke, MLC Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Water Supply Matthew Baird, MLA Minister of Public Instruction John McWhae, MLC Commissioner of Public Works Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works David Oman, MLA Minister for Agriculture William Kendell, MLC Minister without office Horace Richardson, MLC Henry Angus, MLA John Carlisle, MLA
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