McGirr ministry (1947)

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McGirr ministry
UAP/Country coalition
Opposition leaderVernon Treatt
History
Election1944 New South Wales election
PredecessorSecond McKell ministry
SuccessorSecond McGirr ministry

The McGirr ministry (1947) or First McGirr ministry was the 52nd ministry of the

Labor Party
. The ministry was the first of three occasions when the Government was led by McGirr, as Premier.

McGirr was first elected to the

Labor Leadership between McGirr and Bob Heffron, with McGirr eventually winning by just two votes.[1]

This ministry covers just 102 days, from 6 February 1947 until the 1947 state election, held on 19 May,[2][3] when McGirr led Labor to victory and the Second McGirr ministry was sworn in.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier McGirr on 6 February 1947 and covers until 19 May 1947 when the 1947 state election was held. There were minimal changes from the second McKell ministry, with Clive Evatt replacing McGirr as Minister for Housing and Frank Finnan replacing Evatt.

Portfolio Minister Party Term commence Term end Term of office
Treasurer
 Jim McGirr   Labor           6 February 1947 19 May 1947 102 days
Minister for Agriculture 13 February 1947 7 days
Eddie Graham 13 February 1947 19 May 1947 95 days
Chief Secretary
Secretary for Mines
 Jack Baddeley [a] 6 February 1947 102 days
Minister for National Emergency Services
 25 February 1947 83 days
Minister for Housing Clive Evatt 6 February 1947 102 days
Minister for Education
 Bob Heffron [a]
Attorney–General Clarrie Martin, KC [a]
Secretary for Lands
 Bill Dunn [a]
Social Services
 Hamilton Knight [a]
Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council
 Reg Downing, MLC [a]
Secretary for Public Works
Minister for Local Government 		Joseph Cahill [a]
Minister for Health Gus Kelly [a]
Minister for Transport Maurice O'Sullivan [a]
Minister for Conservation
 George Weir [a]
Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration
 Frank Finnan
Assistant Minister William Dickson, MLC [a]

  Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Retained portfolios of from Second McKell ministry.

See also

  • Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
  • 1944–1947
  • Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
  • 1946–1949

References

  1. OCLC 70677943
    . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

 

New South Wales government ministries
Preceded by McGirr ministry (1947)
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