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The composition of
the ministry was announced by Premier Cahill
following his election as Labor Leader and his
appointment as Premier on 2 April 1952, and covers
the period until 23 February 1953. Ministers are
listed in order of seniority and in most cases,
serve the full term of this ministry.
| Portfolio |
Minister |
Party |
Term commence |
Term end |
Term of office |
| Premier
and Executive Councillor |
Hon. Joseph
Cahill, MLA |
|
Labor |
2 April 1952 |
23 February 1953 |
327 days |
Premier
Colonial Treasurer
Minister for Local Government |
|
3 April 1952 |
326 days |
Deputy
Premier
Minister of Education |
Hon. Bob
Heffron, MLA |
|
Minister
for Housing
Minister for Co-operative Societies
Assistant Treasurer |
Hon. Clive
Evatt, KC, LLB, MLA |
|
| Attorney–General |
Hon.
Captain Clarrie
Martin, MEc, LLB, AAlS |
|
Minister for Justice
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Representative of the Government in
Legislative Council |
Hon. Reg
Downing, MLC |
|
| Colonial
Secretary |
Hon. Gus
Kelly, MLA |
|
| Minister
for Health |
Hon. Maurice
O'Sullivan, MLA |
|
Minister
for Secondary Industries
Minister for Building Materials |
Hon. William
Dickson, MLC 1 |
|
15 August 1952 |
135 days |
| Minister for Agriculture |
Hon. Eddie
Graham, MLA |
|
23 February 1953 |
326 days |
| Minister
for Conservation |
Hon. George
Weir, LLB, MLA 3 |
|
3 November 1952 |
214 days |
| Hon. George
Enticknap, MLA 2 |
|
3 November 1952 |
23 February 1953 |
112 days |
| Minister for Transport |
Hon. Bill
Sheahan, QC, MLA |
|
3 April 1952 |
326 days |
| Hon.
George Weir, LLB, MLA [Acting] 3 |
|
3 November 1952 |
29 December 1952 |
56 days |
Minister
for Labour and Industry
Minister
for Social Welfare |
Hon. Frank
Finnan, MLA |
|
3 April 1952 |
23 February 1953 |
326 days |
Secretary for Mines
Minister for Immigration |
Hon. Joshua
Arthur, MLA |
|
| Secretary for Lands |
Hon. Frank
Hawkins, MLA |
|
Secretary
for Public Works
Assistant Minister for Local Government |
Hon. Jack
Renshaw, MLA |
|
| Minister
without portfolio |
Hon. George Enticknap, MLA 2 |
|
3 November 1952 |
214 days |
| Acting
Minister for Conservation |
|
28 August 1952 |
3 November 1952 |
67 days |
| Minister
without portfolio |
Hon.
George Weir, LLB, MLA 3 |
|
3 November 1952 |
23 February 1953 |
112 days |
| Assistant
Minister in the Legislative Council |
Hon. Francis
Buckley, MLC |
|
19 November 1952 |
96 days |
- ^1 Dickson
resigned from the ministry in August 1952 and
was appointed as President
of the New South Wales Legislative Council.
The portfolios of Secondary Industries
and Building Materials were abolished.
- ^2 Enticknap,
who was without portfolio, acted as Minister for
Conservation before being appointed to the role
in November 1952.
- ^3 Weir,
who was Minister for Conservation, was appointed
as a Minister without Portfolio, acting briefly
in the Transport portfolio, before his
resignation from Parliament in 1953 and taking
up an appointment as a Judge on the Industrial
Relations Commission of New South Wales.
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