Pizzey Ministry

The Pizzey Ministry was the 37th ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Country Party Premier Jack Pizzey and Liberal Deputy Premier Gordon Chalk. It succeeded the Nicklin Ministry on 17 January 1968 when Nicklin retired from politics, and was in turn succeeded by the Chalk Ministry on 1 August 1968 following Pizzey's unexpected death on 31 July.

On 17 January 1968, the Governor designated 13 principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to the Ministry as follows. Blue entries indicate members of the Liberal Party.

Office	Minister
Premier Minister for State Development	Jack Pizzey, BA, Dip. Ed.
Deputy Premier Treasurer	Gordon Chalk
Minister for Works Minister for Housing	Joh Bjelke-Petersen
Attorney-General Minister for Justice	Peter Delamothe
Minister for Education Minister for Cultural Affairs	Alan Fletcher
Minister for Primary Industries	John Row
Minister for Local Government Minister for Conservation	Harold Richter
Minister for Health	Douglas Tooth
Minister for Labour Minister for Tourism	John Herbert
Minister for Mines Minister for Main Roads Minister for Electricity	Ron Camm
Minister for Transport	William Knox
Minister for Industrial Development	Fred Campbell
Minister for Lands	Vic Sullivan

References

• Hughes, Colin A. (1977). A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1965-1974. ANU Press. p. 42. ISBN 0-7081-1340-0.