The Second McDonald Ministry was the 58th ministry of the Government of Victoria, which consisted of members of the Country Party. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, John McDonald, and Deputy Premier Keith Dodgshun.
The ministry was formed when the Governor of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks, asked McDonald to form an interim government after dismissing the ministry of Thomas Hollway's electoral reform group which had been in government for just seventy hours, and calling an election. McDonald's government was also short-lived, lasting 47 days (31 October to 17 December 1952) until it was defeated at the state election in December by the Labor Party under John Cain.
Portfolios
Minister PortfoliosVictoria Government Gazette No. 854, Government of Victoria, 31 October 1952. John McDonald, MLAPremier Treasurer Keith Dodgshun, MLADeputy Premier Chief Secretary Minister-in-Charge of Electrical Undertakings Minister-in-Charge of Immigration Sir Albert Lind, MLACommissioner of Crown Lands and Survey President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Soldier Settlement Minister of Forests Sir Herbert Hyland, MLAMinister of Transport Minister-in-Charge of Prices Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works Percy Byrnes, MLCCommissioner of Public Works Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works Percival Inchbold, MLCMinister of Education George Moss, MLAMinister of Agriculture Minister of Mines Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works Richard Brose, MLAMinister of Water Supply Minister of Conservation Bill Fulton, MLAMinister of Health Tom Mitchell, MLAAttorney-General Ivan Swinburne, MLCMinister-in-Charge of Housing Minister-in-Charge of Materials Trevor Harvey, MLCMinister of Labour Russell White, MLAMinister of State Development
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