This article is about the first ministry led by John McDonald. For other uses, see Macdonald ministry.
First McDonald ministry
55th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed
27 June 1950
Date dissolved
28 October 1952
People and organisations
Monarch
George VI (until 6 February 1952) Elizabeth II (from 6 February 1952)
Governor
Sir Dallas Brooks
Premier
John McDonald
Deputy premier
Keith Dodgshun
No. of ministers
12
Member party
Country
Status in legislature
Minority government
13 / 65
Opposition party
Liberal and Country (until 23 July 1952) Labor (from 23 July 1952)
Opposition leader
Thomas Hollway (until 5 December 1951) Les Norman (5 December 1951 to 23 July 1952) John Cain (from 23 July 1952)
History
Predecessor
First Hollway Ministry
Successor
Second 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
Deputy Premier
Chief Secretary
Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings
Minister in charge of Immigration
Sir Albert E Lind, MLA
Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey
President of the Board of Land and Works
Minister of Soldier Settlement
Minister of Forests
Sir Herbert Hyland, MLA
Minister of Transport
Minister of State Development
Minister in charge of Prices
Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Percy Byrnes, MLC
Commissioner of Public Works
Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Percival Inchbold, MLC
Minister of Education
George Moss, MLA
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Mines
Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Richard Brose, MLA
Minister of Water Supply
Minister for Conservation
William Fulton, MLA
Minister of Health
Thomas Mitchell, MLA
Attorney-General
Solicitor-General
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]
^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
^Victoria Government Gazette No. 537, Government of Victoria, 27 June 1950.
^Victoria Government Gazette No.1031, Government of Victoria, 11 December 1950.
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