McGirr ministry (1947–1950)
Appearance
McGirr ministry | |
---|---|
UAP/Country coalition | |
Opposition leader | Vernon Treatt |
History | |
Election | 1947 New South Wales election |
Predecessor | First McGirr ministry |
Successor | Third McGirr ministry |
The McGirr ministry (1947–1950) or Second McGirr ministry was the 53rd ministry of the
Labor Party
. The ministry was the second of three consecutive occasions when the Government was led by McGirr, as Premier.
McGirr was first elected to the
Labor Leader and became Premier. McGirr led Labor to victory at the 1947 state election.[1]
This ministry covers the period from 19 May 1947 until the 1950 state election, held on 30 June,[2][3] when McGirr led Labor to victory and the Third McGirr ministry was sworn in.
Composition of ministry
The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier McGirr on 19 May 1947. The principal changes from the first McGirr ministry were that
Co-operative Societies was created and filled by Clarrie Martin
.
Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treasurer
|
Jim McGirr [a] | Labor | 19 May 1947 | 30 June 1950 | 3 years, 42 days | |
Deputy Premier | Jack Baddeley [a] | 8 September 1949 | 2 years, 112 days | |||
Joe Cahill | 21 September 1949 | 30 June 1950 | 282 days | |||
Chief Secretary
|
Jack Baddeley [a] | 19 May 1947 | 8 September 1949 | 2 years, 112 days | ||
Jim McGirr | 8 September 1949 | 21 September 1949 | 13 days | |||
Claude Matthews | 21 September 1949 | 30 June 1950 | 282 days | |||
Secretary for Mines | Jack Baddeley [a] | 19 May 1947 | 8 September 1949 | 2 years, 112 days | ||
Jim McGirr | 8 September 1949 | 21 September 1949 | 13 days | |||
William Dickson, MLC | 21 September 1949 | 30 June 1950 | 282 days | |||
Minister for National Emergency Services
|
Jack Baddeley [a] | 19 May 1947 | 8 September 1949 | 2 years, 112 days | ||
Jim McGirr | 8 September 1949 | 21 September 1949 | 13 days | |||
Assistant Treasurer
|
Clive Evatt [b] | 19 May 1947 | 30 June 1950 | 3 years, 42 days | ||
Minister for Education
|
Bob Heffron [a] | |||||
Attorney–General | Clarrie Martin, KC [c] | |||||
Minister for Co-operative Societies
|
21 September 1949 | 282 days | ||||
Social Welfare
|
Hamilton Knight [a] | 19 May 1947 | 29 October 1947 | 163 days | ||
Jack Baddeley | 29 October 1947 | 9 March 1948 | 132 days | |||
Frank Finnan | 9 March 1948 | 30 June 1950 | 2 years, 113 days | |||
Reg Downing, MLC [a] | 19 May 1947 | 30 June 1950 | 3 years, 42 days | |||
Secretary for Public Works Minister for Local Government |
Joe Cahill [a] | |||||
Minister for Health | Gus Kelly [a] | |||||
Minister for Transport | Maurice O'Sullivan [a] | |||||
Minister for Agriculture | Eddie Graham [a] | |||||
Minister for Conservation
|
George Weir [a] | |||||
Secretary for Lands
|
Bill Sheahan | |||||
Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration
|
Frank Finnan [a] | 29 October 1947 | 9 March 1948 | 132 days | ||
Claude Matthews | 9 March 1948 | 21 September 1949 | 1 year, 196 days | |||
Joshua Arthur | 21 September 1949 | 30 June 1950 | 282 days | |||
Minister without portfolio | 15 September 1949 | 21 September 1949 | 6 days | |||
Minister for Building Materials
|
Claude Matthews | 19 May 1947 | 9 March 1948 | 132 days | ||
William Dickson, MLC | 9 March 1948 | 30 June 1950 | 2 years, 113 days | |||
Assistant Minister | 19 May 1947 | 9 March 1948 | 132 days |
Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.
See also
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- 1947–1950
References
- OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 4 May 2019.