Finniss ministry
1st ministry of South Australia
Date formed	24 October 1856 (1856-10-24)
Date dissolved	21 August 1857 (1857-08-21); 301 days
People and organisations
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Governor	Richard Graves MacDonnell
Premier	Boyle Travers Finniss
No. of ministers	5
Status in legislature	Minority government
History
Successor	Baker ministry

The Finniss ministry was the first ministry of the Government of South Australia. It was led by the state's first Premier, Boyle Travers Finniss. The Finniss ministry commenced on 24 October 1856 with the introduction of responsible government in South Australia, with Finniss being nominated as Premier by Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell.

It was succeeded by the Baker ministry on 21 August 1857.

Minister	Portrait	Offices
Boyle Travers Finniss (1807–1893) MHA for City of Adelaide (1857–1860)		Premier Chief Secretary
Richard Davies Hanson (1805–1876) MHA for City of Adelaide (1857–1861)		Attorney-General
Robert Richard Torrens 1812–1884) MHA for City of Adelaide (1857–1858)		Treasurer
Charles Bonney (1813–1897) MHA for East Torrens (1857–1858)		Commissioner of Crown Lands and Immigration
Arthur Henry Freeling (1820–1885) MLC for The Province of South Australia (1855–1857)		Commissioner of Public Works (until 20 March 1857)
Samuel Davenport (1818–1906) MLC for The Province of South Australia (1855–1856)		Commissioner of Public Works (from 20 March 1857)

• "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. p. 134. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.