McKell ministry (1944–47)
The McKell ministry (1944–1947) or Second McKell ministry was the 51st ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 27th Premier, the Honourable William McKell, MLA, of the Labor Party. The ministry was the second of two occasions when the Government was led by McKell, as Premier.
McKell was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1917 and served continuously until 1947, when he resigned to become the 12th Governor-General of Australia. Having served as a junior minister in the first and third ministries of Jack Lang, during the 1930s McKell came to oppose Lang's dictatorial rule and critical of electoral failures. In 1939 McKell displaced Lang as Labor leader and NSW Leader of the Opposition.[1] McKell led Labor to victory at the 1941 state election, defeating the United Australia Party/Country Party coalition of Alexander Mair and Michael Bruxner. McKell and his government were re-elected for a subsequent term at the 1944 state election.
This ministry covers the period from 8 June 1944 until 6 February 1947[2][3] when McKell resigned to become Governor-General of Australia. McKell was succeeded by Jim McGirr.
Composition of ministry
First arrangement
The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier McKell on 8 June 1944 and covers until 9 May 1946 when there was a minor rearrangement. Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in some cases, serve the full term of parliament.
Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
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Premier Colonial Treasurer |
Hon. William McKell, MLA | Labor | 8 June 1944 | 6 February 1947 | 2 years, 243 days | |
Deputy Premier Colonial Secretary Secretary for Mines Minister for National Emergency Services |
Hon. Jack Baddeley, MLA | |||||
Minister of Education | Hon. Bob Heffron, MLA | |||||
Attorney–General | Hon. Clarrie Martin, KC, MLA | |||||
Minister for Conservation | Hon. Bill Dunn, MLA | 9 May 1946 | 1 year, 335 days | |||
Minister for Labour and Industryand Social Services | Hon. Hamilton Knight, MLA | 6 February 1947 | 2 years, 243 days | |||
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 Housing | Hon. Jim McGirr, MLA | |||||
Minister for Lands | Hon. Jack Tully, MLA | 9 May 1946 | 1 year, 335 days | |||
Minister for Transport | Hon. Maurice O'Sullivan, MLA | 6 February 1947 | 2 years, 243 days | |||
Minister for Agriculture | Hon. Eddie Graham, MLA | |||||
Assistant Minister | Hon. Clive Evatt, KC, MLA | 9 May 1946 | 1 year, 335 days | |||
Hon. William Dickson, MLC | 6 February 1947 | 2 years, 243 days | ||||
Hon. George Weir, MLA | 25 February 1946 | 9 May 1946 | 73 days |
Second arrangement
The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier McKell on 9 May 1946 and covers the period up to 6 February 1947. Ministers are listed in order of seniority. Only changes in portfolios are shown.
Portfolio | Minister | Party | Term commence | Term end | Term of office | |
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Secretary for Lands | Hon. Bill Dunn, MLA | Labor | 9 May 1946 | 6 February 1947 | 273 days | |
Minister for Conservation | Hon. George Weir, MLA | |||||
Minister in Charge of Tourist Activitiesand Immigration | Hon. Clive Evatt, KC, MLA |
See also
- William McKell - 27th Premier of New South Wales
- First McKell ministry
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1944-1947
References
- Clune, David (2011). "The life and times of William McKell". The McKell Institute. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- "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 12 March 2012.
- "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
Preceded by McKell ministry (1941–1944) |
McKell ministry (1944–1947) 1944–1947 |
Succeeded by McGirr ministry (1947) |