The Hall ministry was a ministry of the Government of South Australia, led by Liberal and Country League Premier Steele Hall. It succeeded the first Dunstan ministry on 17 April 1968, when Labor Premier Don Dunstan lost a motion of no confidence in the House of Assembly following the 1968 election on 2 March. It was in turn succeeded by the second Dunstan ministry on 2 June 1970 following the LCL government's defeat at the 1970 election.

The ministry

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The ministry was sworn in by Governor Edric Bastyan on 17 April 1968.[1]

On 2 March 1970, Glen Pearson resigned from the ministry ahead of his retirement from Parliament. A minor reshuffle took place.[2]

The ministers listed served, except where indicated, until the end of the ministry on 2 June 1970.[3]

Office Minister

Premier
Minister of Industrial Development
Treasurer (from 2 March 1970)

Steele Hall

Deputy Premier
Chief Secretary
Minister of Health
Minister of Mines

Ren DeGaris, MLC

Treasurer
Minister of Housing

Sir Glen Pearson, MHA [4]
(until 2 March 1970)

Minister of Lands
Minister of Repatriation
Minister of Irrigation
Minister of Immigration and Tourism

David Brookman, RDA, MHR

Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Forests

Ross Story, MLC

Until 2 March 1970:

Minister of Works
Minister of Marine
Minister of Labour and Industry

Minister of Education (from 2 March 1970)

John Coumbe, MHR

Attorney-General
Minister of Social Welfare (until 2 March 1970)
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs (until 2 March 1970)
Minister of Labour and Industry (from 2 March 1970)

Robin Millhouse, LL.B., MLA

Minister of Education (until 2 March 1970)
From 2 March 1970:

Minister of Social Welfare
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
Minister of Housing
Joyce Steele, MHA

Minister of Local Government
Minister of Roads
Minister of Transport

Murray Hill, MLC

Minister of Works
Minister of Marine

William Rodda
(from 2 March 1970)

References

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  1. ^ "Gazette Extraordinary (C.S.O. 100/1968) (17)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 17 April 1968. p. 1253–1254. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Gazette (C.S.O. 100/1968) (9)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 3 March 1970. p. 921. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Gazette Extraordinary (C.S.O. 100/1968) (25)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 3 June 1970. p. 2015–2016. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ Pearson was knighted on 24 April 1970. Source: "No. 45098". The London Gazette. 12 May 1970. p. 5343.