McGirr ministry (1947)
The McGirr ministry (1947) or First McGirr ministry was the 52nd ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 28th Premier, the Honourable Jim McGirr, MLA, of the Australian 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 New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1922 and served continuously until 1952, holding the various seats of Cootamundra, Cumberland, Bankstown, and Liverpool. Having served in the third ministry of Jack Lang, and the first and second ministries of William McKell, McGirr was variously torn between Lang Labor and the newly formed Australian Labor Party. When McKell stood aside as Premier in 1947 in order to take up an appointment as Governor-General of Australia, McGirr was elected Labor Leader and became Premier.
This ministry covers just 102 days, from 6 February 1947 until the 1947 state election, held on 19 May[1][2] 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. Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases, serve the full term of parliament.
Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
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Premier Colonial Treasurer |
Hon. Jim McGirr, MLA | Labor | 6 February 1947 | 19 May 1947 | 102 days | |
Minister for Agriculture | 13 February 1947 | 7 days | ||||
Colonial Secretary Minister for Mines |
Hon. Jack Baddeley, MLA | 19 May 1947 | 102 days | |||
Deputy Premier Minister for National Emergency Services |
25 February 1947 | 83 days | ||||
Minister for Housing | Hon. Clive Evatt, KC, LLB, MLA | 6 February 1947 | 102 days | |||
Minister of Education | Hon. Bob Heffron, MLA | |||||
Attorney–General | Hon. Captain Clarrie Martin, MEc, LLB, AAlS | |||||
Secretary for Lands | Hon. Captain Bill Dunn, MLA | |||||
Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Services | Hon. Hamilton Knight, MLA | |||||
Minister for Justice Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council |
Hon. Reg Downing, MLC | |||||
Secretary for Public Works Minister for Local Government |
Hon. Joseph Cahill, MLA | |||||
Minister for Health | Hon. Gus Kelly, MLA | |||||
Minister for Transport | Hon. Maurice O'Sullivan, MLA | |||||
Assistant Minister | Hon. William Dickson, MLC | |||||
Minister for Conservation | Hon. George Weir, LLB, MLA | |||||
Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration | Hon. Frank Finnan, MLA | |||||
Minister for Agriculture | Hon. Eddie Graham, MLA | 13 February 1947 | 95 days |
See also
- Jim McGirr - 28th Premier of New South Wales
- Second McGirr ministry
- Third McGirr ministry
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1944–1947
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1946–1949
References
- ↑ "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ 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 4 June 2013.
Preceded by McKell ministry (1944–1947) |
McGirr ministry (1947) 1947 |
Succeeded by McGirr ministry (1947–1950) |