Second Dunstan ministry explained

Cabinet Name:Second Dunstan Ministry
Cabinet Number:51st
Jurisdiction:Victoria, Australia
Date Formed:18 September 1943
Date Dissolved:2 October 1945
State Head Title:Monarch
Government Head Title:Premier
Deputy Government Head Title:Deputy premier
Government Head:Albert Dunstan
Deputy Government Head:Thomas Hollway
State Head:George VI
Governor:Sir Winston Dugan
Current Number:12
Political Party: United AustraliaCountry Coalition
Legislature Status:Coalition majority government
Opposition Party: Labor
Opposition Leaders:John Cain
Election:1943 state election
Previous:First Cain ministry
Successor:Macfarlan ministry
Flag Border:true
Cabinet Type:ministry

The Second Dunstan Ministry was the 51st ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Albert Dunstan. The ministry was sworn in on 18 September 1943, just several days after the formation of the First Cain Ministry, and consisted of members of the Country Party and the United Australia Party (UAP) (later the Liberal Party from March 1945).[1]

Portfolios

PartyMinisterPortfolios
CountryAlbert Dunstan, MLA
United AustraliaThomas Hollway, MLA
CountryAlbert Lind, MLA
CountryHerbert Hyland, MLA
CountryNorman Martin, MLA
CountryJohn McDonald, MLA
  • Minister for Water Supply
  • Minister in Charge of Electrical Undertakings
CountryJohn Lienhop, MLC
  • Minister for Works
United AustraliaIan MacFarlan, MLA
United AustraliaJames Kennedy, MLC
CountryGeorge Tuckett, MLC
  • Ministers without Portfolio
CountryTrevor Oldham, MLA
United AustraliaGilbert Chandler, MLC

Notes and References

  1. News: COALITION MINISTRY IN VICTORIA. . . ACT . 18 September 1943 . 27 March 2011 . 1 . National Library of Australia.