First McDonald ministry

The First McDonald Ministry was the 55th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, John McDonald, and consisted of members of the Country Party.[1] The ministry was sworn in on 27 June 1950.[2]

Minister Portfolio
John McDonald, MLA
Keith Dodgshun, MLA
Sir Albert E Lind, MLA
Sir Herbert Hyland, MLA
Percy Byrnes, MLC
Percival Inchbold, MLC
George Moss, MLA
Richard Brose, MLA
William Fulton, MLA
Thomas Mitchell, MLA
Ivan Swinburne, MLC
  • Minister in Charge of Housing*
  • Minister in Charge of Materials*
Trevor Harvey, MLC
  • Minister of Labour*
This article is about the first ministry led by John McDonald. For other uses, see Macdonald ministry.

First McDonald ministry

55th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed27 June 1950
Date dissolved28 October 1952
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge VI (until 6 February 1952)
Elizabeth II (from 6 February 1952)
GovernorSir Dallas Brooks
PremierJohn McDonald
Deputy premierKeith Dodgshun
No. of ministers12
Member party  Country
Status in legislatureMinority government
13 / 65
Opposition party  Liberal and Country (until 23 July 1952)
  Labor (from 23 July 1952)
Opposition leaderThomas Hollway (until 5 December 1951)
Les Norman (5 December 1951 to 23 July 1952)
John Cain (from 23 July 1952)
History
PredecessorFirst Hollway Ministry
SuccessorSecond Hollway Ministry

*Honorary positions until 11 December 1950[3]

References
  1. Costar, B. J., "McDonald, Sir John Gladstone Black (Jack) (1898–1977)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 4 January 2023
  2. Victoria Government Gazette No. 537, Government of Victoria, 27 June 1950.
  3. Victoria Government Gazette No.1031, Government of Victoria, 11 December 1950.
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