Renshaw ministry

The Renshaw ministry was the 61st ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 31st Premier, the Honourable Jack Renshaw, MLA, of the Labor Party. The ministry was the only occasion when the Government was led by Renshaw, as Premier.

Renshaw was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1941 and served continuously until 1980, representing the seat of Castlereagh. Having served as the Secretary for Lands in the third McGirr ministry, Renshaw was promoted as the Secretary for Public Works and Minister for Local Government in the first and second Cahill ministries. He then served as the Minister for Local Government and the Minister for Highways in the third and fourth Cahill ministries. When Bob Heffron became Premier in 1959, Renshaw was elected as his Deputy, serving variously as the Treasurer, the Minister for Lands, the Minister for Agriculture, and the Minister for Industrial Development and Decentralisation in the first and second Heffron ministries. When Heffron resigned as Labor Leader in April 1964, Renshaw was elected to lead Labor and became Premier.

This ministry covers the period from 30 April 1964 until 13 May 1965,[1][2] when the Renshaw-led Labor Government was defeated at the 1965 state election by the Liberal-Country coalition led by Robert Askin and Charles Cutler; ending twenty-four consecutive years of Labor government in New South Wales under William McKell, McGirr, Cahill, Heffron and Renshaw.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Renshaw following his appointment as Premier on 30 April 1964, and covers the period until 13 May 1965, when Renshaw's Labor-led government was defeated. Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases, serve the full term of this ministry.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Treasurer Minister for Industrial Development and Decentralisation	Hon. Jack Renshaw, MLA		Labor	30 April 1964	13 May 1965	1 year, 13 days
Deputy Premier Minister for Local Government Minister for Highways	Hon. Pat Hills, MLA
Attorney–General Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Reg Downing, MLC
Chief Secretary Minister for Tourism Activities	Hon. Gus Kelly, MLA
Minister for Health	Hon. Bill Sheahan, QC, MLA
Minister for Child Welfare Minister for Social Welfare	Hon. Frank Hawkins, MLA
Minister for Agriculture Minister for Conservation	Hon. George Enticknap, MLA
Minister for Housing Minister for Co-operative Societies	Hon. Abe Landa, MLA
Minister of Education	Hon. Ernest Wetherell, MLA
Minister for Labour and Industry	Hon. James Maloney, MLC
Minister for Mines	Hon. Jim Simpson, MLA
Minister for Transport	Hon. John McMahon, MLA
Minister for Public Works	Hon. Norm Ryan, MLA
Minister of Justice	Hon. Jack Mannix, MLA
Minister for Lands	Hon. Keith Compton, MLA
Assistant Minister	Hon. Thomas Murphy, MLA

See also

• Jack Renshaw - 31st Premier of New South Wales
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1962–1965
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1961–1964
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1964–1967

References

1. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (MS Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
2. "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

Preceded by Heffron ministry (1962–1964)	Renshaw ministry 1964–1965	Succeeded by Askin–Cutler ministry (1965–1968)