Hanlon Ministry

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The Hanlon Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier Ned Hanlon. It succeeded the Cooper Ministry on 7 March 1946 following Frank Cooper's resignation from the Ministry. The ministry was followed by the Gair Ministry on 17 January 1952 following Hanlon's death in office two days earlier.

First ministry[]

On 7 March 1946, the Governor, Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, designated 10 principal executive offices of the Government, appointed Harold Collins to the Executive Council to fill the vacancy left by Cooper's resignation, and appointed the following Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to the Ministry as follows:

Office Minister

Premier

Ned Hanlon

Deputy Premier

Ted Walsh


Tom Foley
Secretary for Public Works Harry Bruce
Arthur Jones
Attorney-General David Gledson
Treasurer James Larcombe


Vince Gair
Secretary for Public Instruction Thomas Lewis Williams
Harold Collins

Second ministry[]

On 15 May 1947, following the state election, the Governor, Sir John Lavarack, designated 10 principal executive offices of the Government, appointed William Power and Jack Duggan to the Executive Council to fill the vacancy left by Walsh's loss of his parliamentary seat and Williams's retirement, and appointed the following Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to the Ministry as follows:

Office Minister

Premier

Ned Hanlon

Deputy Premier

Vince Gair
Harold Collins


(until 17 March 1949)
Minister for Irrigation (from 17 March 1949)

Tom Foley


Arthur Jones
Attorney-General David Gledson
(until 14 May 1949)
Treasurer James Larcombe
Secretary for Public Instruction Harry Bruce
Jack Duggan

Secretary for Public Works

William Power


Bill Moore (from 17 March 1949)
Attorney-General George Devries
(from 9 June 1949)

Third ministry[]

On 10 May 1950, following the state election, the Governor, Sir John Lavarack, designated 10 principal executive offices of the Government, appointed Paul Hilton to the Executive Council to fill the vacancy left by Bruce's loss of his parliamentary seat, and appointed the following Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to the Ministry as follows. The ministry lasted until 17 January 1952, at which time the Gair Ministry was sworn in.

Office Minister

Premier

Ned Hanlon
(until 15 January 1952)

Deputy Premier
Treasurer

Vince Gair


Tom Foley
Harold Collins
Attorney-General James Larcombe
Arthur Jones
Jack Duggan


William Power
Secretary for Public Instruction George Devries


Bill Moore

Secretary for Public Works

Paul Hilton

Notes[]

References[]

  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 7 March 1946. p. 166:591.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 15 May 1947. p. 168:1511–1512.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 17 March 1949. p. 172:960.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 9 June 1949. p. 172:2297.
  • "Proclamation". Queensland Government Gazette. 10 May 1950. p. 174:1907–1908.
  • Parliament of Queensland (2009). Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2009 (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
Preceded by
1946–1952
Succeeded by
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