Pizzey ministry
Pizzey ministry | |
|---|---|
 37th Cabinet of Queensland | |
| Date formed | 17 January 1968[1] |
| Date dissolved | 1 August 1968 (197 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Alan Mansfield |
| No. of ministers | 13 |
| Member party | Country–Liberal Coalition |
| Status in legislature | Majority government 47 / 78 |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | Jack Houston |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 1966–1969 |
| Predecessor | Nicklin IX ministry |
| Successor | Chalk ministry (interim) |
The Pizzey Ministry was the 37thLiberal Deputy Premier Gordon Chalk. It succeeded the Nicklin ministry,[1] led by Premier and Country Party leader Frank Nicklin, the longest serving cabinet in Queensland history, at that point.[2] It was preceded by a Gordon Chalk-led interim ministry, the second-shortest cabinet in Queensland history, by length of duration. The Pizzey ministry itself lasted for 197 days, coming to an end following the death of Country Party leader and Premier Jack Pizzey.
Cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of the Premier and Cabinet | |||||||||
Country | |||||||||
Liberal | |||||||||
| Treasury | |||||||||
Liberal | |||||||||
| Department of Works and Housing | |||||||||
Country | |||||||||
| Department of Justice and Attorney-General | |||||||||
Liberal | |||||||||
| Department of Education | |||||||||
Country | |||||||||
| Outer Ministry | |||||||||
| Minister for Local Government and Conservation | Country | ||||||||
| Minister for Primary Industries | Country | ||||||||
Liberal | |||||||||
| Minister for Labour and Tourism | Liberal | ||||||||
Country | |||||||||
Liberal | |||||||||
| Minister for Industrial Development | Liberal | ||||||||
| Minister for Lands | Country | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b c A. Hughes, Colin (1977). A handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1965–1974. ANU Press. p. 42.
- ^ Wanna, John; Arklay, Tracey (2010). The Ayes Have It: The history of the Queensland Parliament, 1957–1989 (PDF). ANU Press. p. 123.
