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Composition of
ministry
First arrangement
The composition of
the ministry was announced by Premier Cahill
following the 1953 state election on 23 February
1953, and covers the period until 16 September 1953,
when there was a minor rearrangement of the
ministry. 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
Colonial Treasurer |
Hon. Joseph
Cahill, MLA |
|
Labor |
23 February 1953 |
15 March 1956 |
3 years, 21 days |
| Minister
for Transport 1 |
|
7 September 1953 |
16 September 1953 |
9 days |
Deputy
Premier
Minister of Education |
Hon. Bob
Heffron, MLA |
|
23 February 1953 |
15 March 1956 |
3 years, 21 days |
| Secretary for Mines 2 |
|
16 September 1953 |
205 days |
| Minister
for Transport |
Hon.
Captain Clarrie
Martin, MEc, LLB, AAlS 1 |
|
5 September 1953 |
194 days |
Minister for Justice
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Representative of the Government in
Legislative Council |
Hon. Reg
Downing, MLC |
|
15 March 1956 |
3 years, 21 days |
Minister
for Housing
Minister for Co-operative Societies |
Hon. Clive
Evatt, KC, LLB, MLA 5 |
|
1 April 1954 |
1 year, 37 days |
Colonial
Secretary
Minister for Immigration |
Hon. Gus
Kelly, MLA |
|
15 March 1956 |
3 years, 21 days |
| Minister
for Health |
Hon. Maurice
O'Sullivan, MLA |
|
Minister for Agriculture
Minister for Food Production |
Hon. Eddie
Graham, MLA |
|
| Attorney–General |
Hon. Bill
Sheahan, QC, MLA |
|
| Secretary for Lands |
Hon. Frank
Hawkins, MLA |
|
Secretary
for Public Works
Minister for Local Government |
Hon. Jack
Renshaw, MLA |
|
| Minister for Conservation |
Hon. George
Enticknap, MLA |
|
Minister
for Labour and Industry
Minister
for Social Welfare |
Hon. Abe
Landa, MLA |
|
| Minister
without portfolio |
Hon. John
McGrath, MLA |
|
2 September 1954 |
1 year, 191 days |
| Assistant
Minister in the Legislative Council |
Hon. Francis
Buckley, MLC 2 |
|
16 September 1953 |
205 days |
- ^1 Martin
dies while in office, serving as Minister for
Transport.[3] Cahill
serves briefly as Minister for Transport in
addition to other portfolios before rearranging
the ministry.
- ^2 Heffron
served as Secretary for Mines before Buckley,
who was without portfolio, was appointed to the
role.
- ^5 After
voting against the Government, in 1954 Evatt was
forced to resign from the ministry and later
expelled from the Labor Party.[4]
Second arrangement
The rearrangement
of the ministry was triggered by the death of the
Minister for Transport, Captain Clarrie Martin, who
died in office on 5 September 1953.[3] Cahill
briefly held the Transport portfolio for nine days
before he took the opportunity to make a minor
rearrangement of the ministry. Ministers are listed
in order of seniority. Only changes in portfolios
are shown and covers the period until 1 April 1954,
when a further rearrangement was made.
| Portfolio |
Minister |
Party |
Term commence |
Term end |
Term of office |
| Secretary
for Mines |
Hon.
Francis Buckley, MLC 2 6 |
|
Labor |
16 September 1953 |
30 June 1954 |
287 days |
| Minister
for Transport |
Hon. Ernest
Wetherell, MLA 3 |
|
15 March 1956 |
2 years, 181 days |
| Minister
without portfolio |
Hon. William
Gollan, MLA 4 |
|
1 July 1954 |
288 days |
- ^2 Buckley,
who was without portfolio, was appointed as
Secretary for Mines, replacing Deputy Premier,
Bob Heffron.
- ^3 Wetherell
was appointed to the ministry, replacing the
recently deceased Martin, as Minister for
Transport.
- ^4 Gollan
was appointed to the ministry, replacing the
promoted Buckley, as Minister without portfolio.
- ^6 Buckley's
term in the Legislative Council expired on 30
June 1954.
Third arrangement
The rearrangement
of the ministry was triggered by the actions of the
Minister for Housing and Minister for Co-operative
Societies, Clive Evatt. In Parliament Evatt voted
against the Government's measures to increase fares
on public transport. Cahill forced Evatt to resign
from the ministry and Evatt was later expelled from
the Labor Party.[4] Cahill
made a minor rearrangement of the ministry.
Ministers are listed in order of seniority. Only
changes in portfolios are shown and covers the
period until 15 March 1956, when the 1956 state
election was held.
| Portfolio |
Minister |
Party |
Term commence |
Term end |
Term of office |
| Minister
for Co-operative Societies |
Hon. Gus Kelly, MLA 5 |
|
Labor |
1 April 1954 |
15 March 1956 |
1 year, 349 days |
| Minister for Housing |
|
2 September 1954 |
154 days |
| Hon.
John McGrath, MLA 5 |
|
2 September 1954 |
15 March 1956 |
1 year, 195 days |
| Secretary
for Mines |
Hon.
William Gollan, MLA 6 |
|
1 July 1954 |
1 year, 258 days |
| Minister without portfolio 7 |
Hon. Roger
Nott, MLA |
|
10 May 1954 |
1 year, 310 days |
| Hon. James Maloney, MLC |
|
1 July 1954 |
1 year, 258 days |
- ^5 Evatt's
former portfolios were both initially assumed by
Kelly, before McGrath taking the Housing
portfolio in late 1954.
- ^6 Buckley's
term in the Legislative Council expired. Gollan
was appointed as Secretary for Mines.
- ^7 Two
new ministers, without portfolio, were
appointed.
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