Macfarlan Ministry

The Macfarlan Ministry was the 52nd ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Ian Macfarlan and consisted of members of the Liberal Party, the Country Party and two Independents. The ministry was known as the "stop gap ministry", and was formed when a crisis developed over loss of supply to Albert Dunstan's government. The ministry was sworn in on 2 October 1945, and met in parliament once on 3 October for the sole purpose of passing the supply bill for the next two months. Once the supply bill was passed, the Governor of Victoria, Sir Winston Dugan, dissolved the parliament and issued writs for an election.^[1] Despite the short-lived parliament, Macfarlan's ministers retained their commissions until John Cain's ministry was sworn in on 21 November following Labor's election victory.^[2]

Portfolios

Office	Minister	Party
Premier Treasurer Attorney-General Solicitor-General	The Hon Ian Macfarlan, MLA	Liberal
Deputy Premier Chief Secretary Minister in Charge of Electrical Undertakings	The Hon Thomas Maltby, MLA	Liberal
Minister of Health Minister of Housing	The Hon William Haworth, MLA	Liberal
Minister of Agriculture Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works	The Hon William Cumming, MLA	Liberal
Minister of Water Supply Minister of Decentralization	The Hon Edwin Mackrell, MLA	Country
Minister of Public Instruction Minister of Labour	The Hon Leslie Hollins, MLA	Independent
President of the Board of Land and Works Commissioner of Crown Lands Minister of Forests	The Hon William Everard, MLA	Liberal
Minister of Transport Minister of Mines Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works	The Hon James Disney, MLC	Liberal
Minister for Public Works	The Hon Likely McBrien, MLC	Independent
Minister without Portfolio	The Hon Archie Michaelis, MLA	Liberal

References

1. "END OF STATE PARLIAMENT.". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954). Vic.: National Library of Australia. 5 October 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
2. Victoria Government Gazette No. 150, Government of Victoria, 21 November 1945.

External links

• Victoria Government Gazette No. 130, Government of Victoria, 2 October 1945