McGirr ministry (1950–52)

The McGirr ministry (1950–1952) or Third McGirr ministry was the 54th 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 third and final of three consecutive 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. McGirr led Labor to victory at the 1947 and 1950 state elections.

This ministry covers the period from 30 May 1950 until 2 April 1952^[1][2] when McGirr stood aside as Premier in favour of Joseph Cahill.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier McGirr following the election held on 30 May 1950, and covers the period up until 2 April 1952. 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 Colonial Treasurer	Hon. Jim McGirr, MLA		Labor	30 June 1950	2 April 1952	1 year, 277 days
Deputy Premier Secretary for Public Works Minister for Local Government	Hon. Joseph Cahill, MLA
Colonial Secretary Assistant Treasurer Minister for Co-operative Societies	Hon. Clive Evatt, KC, LLB, MLA
Minister of Education	Hon. Bob Heffron, MLA
Attorney–General	Hon. Captain Clarrie Martin, MEc, LLB, AAlS
Minister for Justice Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Reg Downing, MLC
Minister for Housing	Hon. Gus Kelly, MLA
Minister for Health	Hon. Maurice O'Sullivan, MLA
Minister for Secondary Industries Minister for Building Materials	Hon. William Dickson, MLC
Minister for Agriculture	Hon. Eddie Graham, MLA
Minister for Conservation	Hon. George Weir, LLB, MLA
Minister for Labour and Industry Minister for Social Services	Hon. Frank Finnan, MLA
Minister for Transport	Hon. Bill Sheahan, QC, MLA
Secretary for Mines Minister for Immigration	Hon. Joshua Arthur, MLA
Minister without portfolio	Hon. Frank Hawkins, MLA
Secretary for Lands	Hon. Jack Renshaw, MLA

See also

• Jim McGirr - 28th Premier of New South Wales
• First McGirr ministry
• Second McGirr ministry
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1950–1953
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1949–1952

References

1. "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.
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 4 June 2013.