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]
First Hollway Ministry | |
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.svg){kind=small} 54th ministry of Victoria, Australia | |
| Date formed | 20 November 1947 |
| Date dissolved | 27 June 1950 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor | Sir Winston Dugan (until 20 February 1949) Sir Dallas Brooks (from 18 October 1949)[a] |
| Premier | Thomas Hollway |
| Deputy premier | John McDonald (until 3 December 1948) Wilfrid Kent Hughes (3 December 1948 to 28 October 1949) Trevor Oldham (from 28 October 1949) |
| No. of ministers | 15 |
| Member party | Liberal–Country Coalition (until 3 December 1948) Liberal and Country (from 3 December 1948) |
| Status in legislature | Minority government 27 / 65 |
| Opposition party | Labor (until 7 December 1948) Country (from 7 December 1948) |
| Opposition leaders | John Cain (until 7 December 1948) John McDonald (from 7 December 1948) |
| History | |
| Elections | 1947 state election 1950 state election |
| Predecessor | Second Cain ministry |
| Successor | First McDonald ministry |
1st Hollway Ministry I (20 November 1947 to 3 December 1948)
edit| Party | Minister | Portfolio | |
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| Liberal | Thomas Hollway, MLA | ||
| Country | John McDonald, MLA |
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| Liberal | Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA |
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| Country | Keith Dodgshun, MLA | ||
| Liberal | Trevor Oldham, MLA |
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| Country | Albert Dunstan, MLA | ||
| Liberal | Alexander Dennett, MLA |
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| Liberal | James Kennedy, MLC | ||
| Country | John Lienhop, MLC |
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| Country | Herbert Hyland, MLA |
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| Liberal | Arthur Warner, MLC |
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| Country | Percy Byrnes, MLC |
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* Honorary positions
1st Hollway Ministry II (3 December 1948 to 8 December 1948)
edit| Minister | Portfolio |
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| Thomas Hollway, MLA |
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| Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA |
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| Trevor Oldham, MLA |
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| Alexander Dennett, MLA |
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| James Kennedy, MLC |
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| Arthur Warner, MLC |
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*Honorary positions
1st Hollway Ministry III (8 December 1948 to 27 June 1950)
edit| Minister | Portfolio |
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| Thomas Hollway, MLA |
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| Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA |
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| Trevor Oldham, MLA |
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| Alexander Dennett, MLA |
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| Sir[b] James Kennedy, MLC |
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| Arthur Warner, MLC |
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| William W Leggatt, MLA |
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| Raymond W Tovell, MLA |
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| Rutherford Guthrie, MLA (until 19 June 1950) |
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| Henry Bolte, MLA |
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| Charles P Gartside, MLC | |
| Allan McDonald, MLC |
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| Edward Guye, MLA |
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| John Hipworth, MLA |
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| Sir Thomas Maltby, MLA |
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| John Don, MLA |
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| Leslie G Norman, MLA |
* Honorary positions
Notes
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Kennedy was knighted in January 1950, during this ministry
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b c Paul Strangio and Brian Costar (eds.), The Premiers of Victoria: 1856–2006 (Federation Press, Sydney, 2006).
- ^ http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/states/vic/historic/ministries/hollway1.txt [bare URL]