Second McDonald ministry

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The Second McDonald Ministry was the 58th ministry of the Government of Victoria, which consisted of members of the Country Party. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, John McDonald, and Deputy Premier Keith Dodgshun.

Second McDonald ministry

58th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed31 October 1952
Date dissolved17 December 1952
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorSir Dallas Brooks
PremierJohn McDonald
Deputy premierKeith Dodgshun
No. of ministers13
Member party  Country
Status in legislatureMinority government
13 / 65
Opposition party  Labor
Opposition leaderJohn Cain
History
PredecessorSecond Hollway ministry
SuccessorThird Cain ministry

The ministry was formed when the Governor of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks, asked McDonald to form an interim government after dismissing the ministry of Thomas Hollway's electoral reform group which had been in government for just seventy hours, and calling an election. McDonald's government was also short-lived, lasting 47 days (31 October to 17 December 1952) until it was defeated at the state election in December by the Labor Party under John Cain.

Portfolios

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Minister Portfolios[1]
John McDonald, MLA
Keith Dodgshun, MLA
Sir Albert Lind, MLA
Sir Herbert Hyland, MLA
Percy Byrnes, MLC
Percival Inchbold, MLC
George Moss, MLA
Richard Brose, MLA
Bill Fulton, MLA
Tom Mitchell, MLA
Ivan Swinburne, MLC
Trevor Harvey, MLC
Russell White, MLA
  • Minister of State Development

References

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  1. ^ Victoria Government Gazette No. 854, Government of Victoria, 31 October 1952.
Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by Second McDonald Ministry
1952
Succeeded by