Heffron ministry (1962–64)

The Heffron ministry (1962–1964) or Second Heffron ministry was the 60th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 30th Premier, the Honourable Bob Heffron, MLA, of the Australian Labor Party. The ministry was the second of two consecutive occasions when the Government was led by Heffron, as Premier.

Heffron was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1930 and served continuously up until 1968, representing the seats of Botany and Maroubra. Having served continuously as Minister for Emergency Services in the first McKell ministry, and Minister for Education in the second McKell ministry, and in the first, second, and third ministries of Jim McGirr, and then the first, second, third and fourth ministries of Joseph Cahill. Heffron served as Deputy Premier to Cahill between 1953 and 1959 until Cahill died in office on 22 October 1959. The following day, Heffron was elected as Labor Leader and became Premier. Heffron led Labor to victory at the 1962 state election.

This ministry covers the period from 14 March 1962 until 30 April 1964,^[1][2] when Heffron resigned as Premier and retired to the backbench, his successor as Premier being his deputy, Jack Renshaw.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Heffron following the 1962 state election on 14 March 1962, and covers the period up until 30 April 1964, when Heffron resigned as Premier. Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases, serve the full term of this ministry.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier	Hon. Bob Heffron, MLA		Labor	14 March 1962	30 April 1964	2 years, 47 days
Deputy Premier Treasurer Minister for Industrial Development and Decentralisation	Hon. Jack Renshaw, MLA
Attorney–General Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Reg Downing, MLC
Chief Secretary Minister for Tourist Activities	Hon. Gus Kelly, MLA
Minister for Local Government Minister for Highways	Hon. Pat Hills, MLA
Minister for Health	Hon. Bill Sheahan, QC, MLA
Minister for Child Welfare Minister for Social Welfare	Hon. Frank Hawkins, MLA
Minister for Agriculture Minister for Conservation	Hon. George Enticknap, MLA
Minister for Housing Minister for Co-operative Societies	Hon. Abe Landa, MLA
Minister of Education	Hon. Ernest Wetherell, MLA
Minister for Labour and Industry	Hon. Jim Maloney, MLC
Minister for Mines	Hon. Jim Simpson, MLA
Minister for Transport	Hon. John McMahon, MLA
Minister for Public Works	Hon. Norm Ryan, MLA
Minister of Justice	Hon. Jack Mannix, MLA
Minister for Lands	Hon. Keith Compton, MLA

See also

• Bob Heffron - 30th Premier of New South Wales
• First Heffron ministry
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1962–1965
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1961–1964
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1964–1967

References

1. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (MS Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
2. Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF) VIII. Parliament of New South Wales: 276–277. Retrieved 7 June 2013.