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First Hollway Ministry
First McDonald Ministry

The First Hollway Ministry was the 54th ministry of the

Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Thomas Hollway, and consisted of members of the Liberal and Country parties.[1] Hollway led a Liberal-Country coalition until the Country Party ministers resigned on 3 December 1948.[2] He then led an interim Liberal ministry until 8 December, when he formed a full Liberal ministry.[2] The ministry were sworn in on 20 November 1947, 3 December 1948, and 8 December 1948.[2][3]

1st Hollway Ministry I (20 November 1947 to 3 December 1948)

Party Minister Portfolio
Liberal
 Thomas Hollway, MLA
Country
 John McDonald, MLA
  • Deputy Premier
  • Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey
  • President of the Board of Land and Works
  • Minister of Water Supply
  • Minister of Soldier Settlement
Liberal
 Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA
  • Minister of Transport
  • Minister of Public Instruction
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Country
 Keith Dodgshun, MLA
Liberal
 Trevor Oldham, MLA
Country
 Albert Dunstan, MLA
  • Minister of Health
Liberal
 Alexander Dennett, MLA
  • Minister of Agriculture
  • Minister of Forests
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Liberal
 James Kennedy, MLC
  • Commissioner of Public Works
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Country
 John Lienhop, MLC
Country
 Herbert Hyland, MLA
  • Minister in Charge of State Development*
Liberal
 Arthur Warner, MLC
  • Minister in Charge of Materials
  • Minister in Charge of Housing*
Country
 Percy Byrnes, MLC
  • Minister without portfolio

* Honorary positions

1st Hollway Ministry II (3 December 1948 to 8 December 1948)

Minister Portfolio
Thomas Hollway, MLA
  • Premier
  • Treasurer
  • Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey
  • President of the Board of Land and Works
  • Minister of Water Supply
  • Minister of Soldier Settlement
Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA
Trevor Oldham, MLA
Alexander Dennett, MLA
  • Minister of Agriculture
James Kennedy, MLC
  • Commissioner of Public Works
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
  • Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings
  • Minister of Mines
Arthur Warner, MLC
  • Minister in Charge of Materials*
  • Minister in Charge of Housing *

*Honorary positions

1st Hollway Ministry III (8 December 1948 to 27 June 1950)

Minister Portfolio
Thomas Hollway, MLA
  • Premier
  • Treasurer
  • Minister of Transport (29 October 1949 to 15 December 1949)
  • Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings (29 October 1949 to 15 December 1949)
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
    (29 October 1949 to 15 December 1949)
Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA
  • Deputy Premier (until 28 October 1949)
  • Minister of Transport
  • Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
    (until 29 October 1949)
Trevor Oldham, MLA
Alexander Dennett, MLA
  • Minister of Agriculture
  • Minister of Forests
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
    (until 15 December 1949)
Sir[b] James Kennedy, MLC
  • Commissioner of Public Works
Arthur Warner, MLC
  • Minister in Charge of Housing (until 19 June 1950)
  • Minister in Charge of Materials (until 19 June 1950)
  • Minister of in Charge of State Development (until 15 December 1949)
  • Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings (15 December 1949 to 19 June 1950)
William W Leggatt, MLA
  • Chief Secretary (until 19 June 1950)
  • Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey (from 19 June 1950)
  • President of the Board of Land and Works
    (from 19 June 1950)
  • Minister of Soldier Settlement (from 19 June 1950)
Raymond W Tovell, MLA
  • Minister of Public Instruction
Rutherford Guthrie, MLA (until 19 June 1950)
  • Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey
  • President of the Board of Land and Works
  • Minister of Soldier Settlement
Henry Bolte, MLA
Charles P Gartside, MLC
  • Minister of Health
    *
Allan McDonald, MLC
Edward Guye, MLA
  • Minister of Transport (from 15 December 1949)
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
    (from 15 December 1949)
John Hipworth, MLA
  • Minister without Portfolio (from 15 December 1949)
  • Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
    (from 15 December 1949)
Sir Thomas Maltby, MLA
  • Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings (from 19 June 1950)
  • Minister of Mines (from 19 June 1950)
John Don, MLA
  • Minister without Portfolio (from 19 June 1950)
Leslie G Norman, MLA

* Honorary positions

Notes

  1. ^ During the time between the end of Sir Dugan's Governorship and the appointment of Sir Brooks, the Governor was Lieutenant-Governor Sir Edmund Herring
  2. ^ Kennedy was knighted in January 1950, during this ministry

References

  1. ^ Jones, Barry O., "Hollway, Thomas Tuke (Tom) (1906–1971)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 4 January 2023
  2. ^ a b c Paul Strangio and Brian Costar (eds.), The Premiers of Victoria: 1856–2006 (Federation Press, Sydney, 2006).
  3. ^ http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/hollway1.txt
Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by
Second Cain Ministry
 First Hollway Ministry
1947-1950 		Succeeded by
First McDonald Ministry
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