McGirr ministry (1947)

The McGirr ministry (1947) or First McGirr ministry was the 52nd ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 28th Premier, the Honourable Jim McGirr, MLA, of the Australian Labor Party. The ministry was the first of three occasions when the Government was led by McGirr, as Premier.

McGirr was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1922 and served continuously until 1952, holding the various seats of Cootamundra, Cumberland, Bankstown, and Liverpool. Having served in the third ministry of Jack Lang, and the first and second ministries of William McKell, McGirr was variously torn between Lang Labor and the newly formed Australian Labor Party. When McKell stood aside as Premier in 1947 in order to take up an appointment as Governor-General of Australia, McGirr was elected Labor Leader and became Premier.

This ministry covers just 102 days, from 6 February 1947 until the 1947 state election, held on 19 May^[1][2] when McGirr led Labor to victory and the Second McGirr ministry was sworn in.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier McGirr on 6 February 1947 and covers until 19 May 1947 when the 1947 state election was held. Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases, serve the full term of parliament.

Portfolio	Minister	Party		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Premier Colonial Treasurer	Hon. Jim McGirr, MLA		Labor	6 February 1947	19 May 1947	102 days
Minister for Agriculture					13 February 1947	7 days
Colonial Secretary Minister for Mines	Hon. Jack Baddeley, MLA				19 May 1947	102 days
Deputy Premier Minister for National Emergency Services				25 February 1947		83 days
Minister for Housing	Hon. Clive Evatt, KC, LLB, MLA			6 February 1947		102 days
Minister of Education	Hon. Bob Heffron, MLA
Attorney–General	Hon. Captain Clarrie Martin, MEc, LLB, AAlS
Secretary for Lands	Hon. Captain Bill Dunn, MLA
Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Services	Hon. Hamilton Knight, MLA
Minister for Justice Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in Legislative Council	Hon. Reg Downing, MLC
Secretary for Public Works Minister for Local Government	Hon. Joseph Cahill, MLA
Minister for Health	Hon. Gus Kelly, MLA
Minister for Transport	Hon. Maurice O'Sullivan, MLA
Assistant Minister	Hon. William Dickson, MLC
Minister for Conservation	Hon. George Weir, LLB, MLA
Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration	Hon. Frank Finnan, MLA
Minister for Agriculture	Hon. Eddie Graham, MLA			13 February 1947		95 days

See also

• Jim McGirr - 28th Premier of New South Wales
• Second McGirr ministry
• Third McGirr ministry
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1944–1947
• Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 1946–1949

References

1. "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)". Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
2. Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF). VIII. Parliament of New South Wales: 276–277. Retrieved 4 June 2013.