Hamer Ministry

The Hamer Ministry was the 59th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Rupert Hamer, of the Liberal Party of Australia. The ministry was sworn in on 24 August 1972.^[1]

Portfolios

Office	Minister
Premier Treasurer Minister of the Arts	The Hon Rupert Hamer, MLA
Deputy Premier Minister of Education	The Hon Lindsay Thompson, MLA
Minister of Agriculture	The Hon Sir Gilbert Chandler, MLC
Attorney-General	The Hon Sir George Reid, MLA
Chief Secretary Minister of Forests	The Hon Edward Meagher, MLA
Minister for Fuel and Power Minister of Mines	The Hon Jim Balfour, MLA
Minister of Health	The Hon John Rossiter, MLA
Minister of Transport	The Hon Vernon Wilcox, MLC
Minister of Housing Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (until 11 January 1975)[2]	The Hon Pat Dickie, MLC
Minister for Conservation Minister of Lands Minister of Soldier Settlement	The Hon Bill Borthwick, MLA
Minister of Labour and Industry Minister for Consumer Affairs Minister for Federal Affairs (from 18 February 1975)[3]	The Hon Joe Rafferty, MLA
Minister for State Development and Decentralization Minister of Tourism Minister of Immigration	The Hon Murray Byrne, MLC
Minister for Social Welfare Minister for Youth and Recreation	The Hon Ian Smith, MLA
Minister of Water Supply Minister of Public Works	The Hon Roberts Dunstan, MLA
Minister for Local Government	The Hon Alan Hunt, MLC
Minister without Portfolio	The Hon Alan Scanlan, MLA

References

1. "Ministers of the Crown". Victorian Government Gazette: p. 1972:2943-2944. 24 August 1972.
2. "Minister of the Crown", Victorian Government Gazette: p. 1975:340. 19 February 1975.
3. "Minister of the Crown", Victorian Government Gazette: p. 1975:472. 5 March 1975.