Heffron ministry (1959–62)

The Heffron ministry (1959–1962) or First Heffron ministry was the 59th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 30th Premier, the Honourable Bob Heffron, MLA, of the Labor Party. The ministry was the first 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 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; retaining Cahill's ministry intact.

This ministry covers the period from 28 October 1959 until 14 March 1962,[1][2] when Heffron led Labor to victory at the 1962 state election.

Composition of ministry

First arrangement

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Heffron following his appointment as Premier on 23 October 1959, and covers the period until 31 May 1960, when the ministry was reconfigured. Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in most cases, serve the full term of this ministry.

Portfolio	Minister		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier	Hon. Bob Heffron, MLA	Labor	28 October 1959	14 March 1962	2 years, 137 days
Minister of Education¹	Hon. Bob Heffron, MLA			31 May 1960	216 days
Deputy Premier Treasurer	Hon. Jack Renshaw, MLA⁵			14 March 1962	2 years, 137 days
Attorney–General Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Reg Downing, MLC			14 March 1962	2 years, 137 days
Minister of Justice²	Hon. Reg Downing, MLC			31 May 1960	216 days
Chief Secretary Minister for Tourist Activities	Hon. Gus Kelly, MLA			14 March 1962	2 years, 137 days
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 Transport	Hon. George Enticknap, MLA³			31 May 1960	216 days
Minister for Housing Minister for Co-operative Societies	Hon. Abe Landa, MLA			14 March 1962	2 years, 137 days
Minister for Conservation	Hon. Ernest Wetherell, MLA¹			31 May 1960	216 days
Minister for Agriculture	Hon. Roger Nott, MLA⁶			3 March 1961	1 year, 126 days
Minister for Labour and Industry	Hon. Jim Maloney, MLC			14 March 1962	2 years, 137 days
Minister for Mines	Hon. Jim Simpson, MLA			14 March 1962	2 years, 137 days
Minister for Lands⁵	Hon. John McMahon, MLA⁴			31 May 1960	216 days
Minister for Public Works	Hon. Norm Ryan, MLA			14 March 1962	2 years, 137 days
Assistant Minister	Hon. Jack Mannix, MLA²			14 March 1962	2 years, 137 days

^1 As Premier, Heffron relinquished the portfolio of Education, promoting Wetherell as Minister for Education.

^2 Downing relinquished the portfolio of Justice, and Mannix was promoted as Minister for Justice.

^3 Following the promotion of Wetherell, Enticknap was promoted as Minister for Conservation and relinquished the portfolio of Transport.

^4 Following the promotion of Enticknap, McMahon was promoted as Minister for Transport and relinquished the portfolio of Lands.

^5 Following the promotion of McMahon, Renshaw took on additional responsibilities as Minister for Lands.

^6 Following the appointment of Nott, Renshaw took on additional responsibilities as Minister for Agriculture and relinquished the portfolio of Lands.

Second arrangement

A minor rearrangement of the ministry took effect on 31 May 1960 and covers the period until 3 March 1961, when a further minor was effected.

Portfolio	Minister		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Minister for Lands	Hon. Jack Renshaw, MLA⁵	Labor	31 May 1960	3 March 1961	276 days
Minister for Conservation	Hon. George Enticknap, MLA³			14 March 1962	1 year, 287 days
Minister for Education	Hon. Ernest Wetherell, MLA¹
Minister for Transport	Hon. John McMahon, MLA⁴
Minister of Justice	Hon. Jack Mannix, MLA²

^1 As Premier, Heffron relinquished the portfolio of Education, promoting Wetherell as Minister for Education.

^2 Downing relinquished the portfolio of Justice, and Mannix was promoted as Minister for Justice.

^3 Following the promotion of Wetherell, Enticknap was promoted as Minister for Conservation and relinquished the portfolio of Transport.

^4 Following the promotion of Enticknap, McMahon was promoted as Minister for Transport and relinquished the portfolio of Lands.

^5 Following the promotion of McMahon, Renshaw took on additional responsibilities as Minister for Lands.

Third arrangement

A minor rearrangement of the ministry took effect on 3 March 1961 as a result of the appointment of the Hon. Roger Nott as the Administrator of the Northern Territory, and covers the period until 14 March 1962, when the 1962 state election was held.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Minister for Agriculture⁶	Hon. Jack Renshaw, MLA		Labor	3 March 1961	14 March 1962	1 year, 11 days
Minister for Lands⁷	Hon. Keith Compton, MLA		Labor	3 March 1961	14 March 1962	1 year, 11 days

^6 Following the appointment of Nott, Renshaw took on additional responsibilities as Minister for Agriculture and relinquished the portfolio of Lands.

^7 Compton was promoted into the ministry, as the Minister for Lands.

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References

"Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)". Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original (MS Excel spreadsheet) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
"Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

Preceded by Cahill ministry (1959)	Heffron ministry (1959–1962) 1959–1962	Succeeded by Heffron ministry (1962–1964)

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[1] "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)". Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original (MS Excel spreadsheet) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2013.

[2] "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

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