Macfarlan ministry explained

Cabinet Name:	Macfarlan ministry
Cabinet Number:	52nd
Jurisdiction:	Victoria, Australia
Date Formed:	2 October 1945
Date Dissolved:	21 November 1945
State Head Title:	Monarch
Government Head Title:	Premier
Deputy Government Head Title:	Deputy premier
Government Head:	Ian Macfarlan
Deputy Government Head:	Thomas Maltby
State Head:	George VI
Governor:	Sir Winston Dugan
Current Number:	10
Political Party:	Liberal–Country Coalition
Legislature Status:	Coalition majority government
Opposition Party:	Labor
Opposition Leader:	John Cain
Predecessor:	Second Dunstan ministry
Successor:	Second Cain ministry
Flag:	File:Flag of Victoria (1901–1952).svg
Flag Border:	true
Cabinet Type:	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

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

External links

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

Notes and References

News: END OF STATE PARLIAMENT. . . Vic. . 5 October 1945 . 3 March 2012 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/images/1945/V/general/150.pdf Victoria Government Gazette No. 150