Hanlon ministry explained

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:

OfficeMinister
Premier
Chief Secretary
Ned Hanlon
Deputy Premier
Minister for Transport
Ted Walsh
Secretary for Health
Secretary for Home Affairs
Tom Foley
Secretary for Public WorksHarry Bruce
Secretary for Public LandsArthur Jones
Attorney-GeneralDavid Gledson
TreasurerJames Larcombe
Secretary for Labour and Employment
Secretary for Mines
Vince Gair
Secretary for Public InstructionThomas Lewis Williams
Secretary for Agriculture and StockHarold 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:

OfficeMinister
Premier
Chief Secretary
Ned Hanlon
Deputy Premier
Secretary for Labour and Industry
Vince Gair
Secretary for Agriculture and StockHarold Collins
Secretary for Public Lands
Secretary for Mines (until 17 March 1949)
Minister for Irrigation (from 17 March 1949)
Tom Foley
Secretary for Health
Secretary for Home Affairs
Arthur Jones
Attorney-GeneralDavid Gledson
(until 14 May 1949)
TreasurerJames Larcombe
Secretary for Public InstructionHarry Bruce
Minister for TransportJack Duggan
Secretary for Public Works
Secretary for Housing
Secretary for Local Government
William Power
Secretary for Mines
Secretary for Immigration
Bill Moore (from 17 March 1949)
Attorney-GeneralGeorge 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.

OfficeMinister
Premier
Chief Secretary
Ned Hanlon
(until 15 January 1952)
Deputy Premier
Treasurer
Vince Gair
Secretary for Public Lands and Irrigation
Tom Foley
Secretary for Agriculture and StockHarold Collins
Attorney-GeneralJames Larcombe
Secretary for Labour and IndustryArthur Jones
Minister for TransportJack Duggan
Secretary for Mines
Secretary for Immigration
William Power
Secretary for Public InstructionGeorge Devries
Secretary for Health
Secretary for Home Affairs
Bill Moore
Secretary for Public Works
Secretary for Housing
Secretary for Local Government
Paul Hilton

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