First McDonald ministry

First McDonald ministry
First McDonald ministry
; 55th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date established	27 June 1950
Date dissolved	28 October 1952
Leadership and composition
Monarch	George VI (until 6 February 1952); Elizabeth II (from 6 February 1952)
Premier	John McDonald
Deputy premier	Keith Dodgshun
No. of ministers	12
Member party	Country
Status in legislature	Minority government
Opposition party	Liberal and Country (until 23 July 1952); Labor (from 23 July 1952)
Opposition leader	Thomas Hollway (until 5 December 1951); Les Norman (5 December 1951 to 23 July 1952); John Cain (from 23 July 1952)
Formation and history
Predecessor	First Hollway ministry
Successor	Second Hollway 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]

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Minister	Portfolio
John McDonald, MLA	Premier Treasurer
Keith Dodgshun, MLA	Deputy Premier Chief Secretary Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings Minister in charge of Immigration
Sir Albert E Lind, MLA	Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Soldier Settlement Minister of Forests
Sir Herbert Hyland, MLA	Minister of Transport Minister of State Development Minister in charge of Prices Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Percy Byrnes, MLC	Commissioner of Public Works Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Percival Inchbold, MLC	Minister of Education
George Moss, MLA	Minister of Agriculture Minister of Mines Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Richard Brose, MLA	Minister of Water Supply Minister for Conservation
William Fulton, MLA	Minister of Health
Thomas Mitchell, MLA	Attorney-General Solicitor-General
Ivan Swinburne, MLC	Minister in Charge of Housing* Minister in Charge of Materials*
Trevor Harvey, MLC	Minister of Labour*

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Date established27 June 1950

Date dissolved28 October 1952

Monarch

George VI (until 6 February 1952)
Elizabeth II (from 6 February 1952)

Premier

John McDonald

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*Honorary positions until 11 December 1950^[3]

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First McDonald ministry
55th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date established	27 June 1950
Date dissolved	28 October 1952
Leadership and composition
Monarch	George VI (until 6 February 1952) Elizabeth II (from 6 February 1952)
Premier	John McDonald
Deputy premier	Keith Dodgshun
No. of ministers	12
Member party	Country
Status in legislature	Minority government
Opposition party	Liberal and Country (until 23 July 1952) Labor (from 23 July 1952)
Opposition leader	Thomas Hollway (until 5 December 1951) Les Norman (5 December 1951 to 23 July 1952) John Cain (from 23 July 1952)
Formation and history
Predecessor	First Hollway ministry
Successor	Second Hollway ministry