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 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
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
Secretary 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, MLA   6 February 1947 102 days
Minister of Education Hon. Bob Heffron, MLA  
Attorney–General Hon. Clarrie Martin, KC, MLA  
Secretary for Lands Hon. Bill Dunn, MLA  
Minister for Labour and Industryand Social Services Hon. Hamilton Knight, MLA  
Minister for Justice
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Representative of the Government in the 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, MLA  
Minister in Charge of Tourist Activitiesand Immigration Hon. Frank Finnan, MLA  
Minister for Agriculture Hon. Eddie Graham, MLA   13 February 1947 95 days
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gollark: Exactly.
gollark: People say they want stuff like taxes and mortgages explained but I'm pretty sure tax is magically handled by employers and mortgages aren't very difficult maths.
gollark: What would you actually like explained which you can't find out on your own practically?
gollark: Well, I think later education should be more person-specific, but if you're not exposed to lots of subjects in the first place it is nontrivial to know if you like them.

See also

References
  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 (Excel spreadsheet) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  2. "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
Preceded by
McKell ministry (1944–1947)		 McGirr ministry (1947)
1947		 Succeeded by
McGirr ministry (1947–1950)
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