First McDonald ministry

Ministry of the Government of Victoria

  CountryStatus in legislatureMinority government
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Opposition party  Liberal and Country (until 23 July 1952)
  Labor (from 23 July 1952)Opposition leaderThomas Hollway (until 5 December 1951)
Les Norman (5 December 1951 to 23 July 1952)
John Cain (from 23 July 1952)
HistoryPredecessorFirst Hollway MinistrySuccessorSecond Hollway Ministry

The First McDonald Ministry was the 55th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, John McDonald, and consisted of members of the Country Party.[1] The ministry was sworn in on 27 June 1950.[2]

Minister Portfolio
John McDonald, MLA
  • Premier
  • Treasurer
Keith Dodgshun, MLA
Sir Albert E Lind, MLA
Sir Herbert Hyland, MLA
Percy Byrnes, MLC
Percival Inchbold, MLC
  • Minister of Education
George Moss, MLA
Richard Brose, MLA
  • Minister of Water Supply
  • Minister for Conservation
William Fulton, MLA
  • Minister of Health
Thomas Mitchell, MLA
Ivan Swinburne, MLC
  • Minister in Charge of Housing*
  • Minister in Charge of Materials*
Trevor Harvey, MLC
  • Minister of Labour*

*Honorary positions until 11 December 1950[3]

References

  1. ^ Costar, B. J., "McDonald, Sir John Gladstone Black (Jack) (1898–1977)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 4 January 2023
  2. ^ Victoria Government Gazette No. 537, Government of Victoria, 27 June 1950.
  3. ^ Victoria Government Gazette No.1031, Government of Victoria, 11 December 1950.
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