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The Third
Cain Ministry was a ministry
of the Government
of Victoria (Australia). It was led by the Premier of
Victoria, John Cain of
the Labour Party. The ministry was
sworn in on 17 December 1952, and resigned on 7 June
1955 when it was succeeded by the Bolte
Ministry.
Three members of
Cain's cabinet—Les
Coleman (Minister of
Transport), Bill Barry (Minister
of Health) and Tom Hayes (Minister-in-Charge
of Housing)—were expelled from the Labor Party on 31
March 1955 during the Australian
Labor Party split of 1955 and
formed the Australian
Labor Party (Anti-Communist). They were
replaced in their ministerial roles by Don
Ferguson, Val Doube and John
Sheehan respectively.
Frank
Scully, a Minister without Portfolio, was
also expelled from the party and the cabinet—he was
not replaced.
Portfolios
| Office |
Minister |
|
Premier
Treasurer
|
The
Hon John
Cain, MLA |
|
Deputy Premier
Chief Secretary
|
The
Hon Bill
Galvin, MLA |
|
Minister of Transport
Vice-President of the Board of Lands and
Works
|
The
Hon Les
Coleman, MLC |
|
Minister of Transport
Vice-President of the Board of Lands and
Works
|
The
Hon Don
Ferguson, MLC (from 31 March 1955) |
|
Attorney-General
Minister-in-Charge of Prices
Minister-in-Charge of Immigration
|
The
Hon Bill
Slater, MLA |
|
Minister of Health
|
The
Hon Bill
Barry, MLA (until 31 March 1955) |
|
Minister of Health
|
The
Hon Val
Doube, MLA (from 31 March 1955) |
|
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of State Development and
Decentralization
Minister of Water Supply
Vice-President of the Board of Lands and
Works
|
The
Hon Clive
Stoneham, MLA |
|
Minister-in-Charge of Housing
Minister-in-Charge of Materials
|
The
Hon Tom
Hayes, MLA (until 31 March 1955) |
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Minister-in-Charge of Housing
|
The
Hon John
Sheehan, MLA (from 31 March 1955) |
|
Minister of Labour
Minister of Mines
|
The
Hon Archibald
Fraser, MLC |
|
Minister of Education
|
The
Hon Ernie
Shepherd, MLA |
|
Commissioner of Crown Lands and
Survey
Minister of Soldier Settlement
Minister for Conservation
President of the Board of Lands and Works
|
The
Hon Robert
Holt, MLA |
|
Commissioner of Public Works
Vice-President of the Board of Lands and
Works
|
The
Hon Samuel
Merrifield, MLA |
|
Minister-in-Charge of
Electrical Undertakings
Minister for Forests
|
The
Hon John
Galbally, MLC |
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Ministers without Portfolio
|
The Hon Joseph
Smith, MLA
The Hon Frank
Scully, MLA (until 31 March 1955)
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