Hanlon Ministry


The Hanlon Ministry was a ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Labor Premier Ned Hanlon. It succeeded the Cooper Ministry on 7 March 1946 following Frank Cooper's resignation from the Ministry. The ministry was followed by the Gair Ministry on 17 January 1952 following Hanlon's death in office two days earlier.

First ministry

On 7 March 1946, the Governor, Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, designated 10 principal executive offices of the Government, appointed Harold Collins to the Executive Council to fill the vacancy left by Cooper's resignation, and appointed the following Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to the Ministry as follows:
OfficeMinister

Premier

Chief Secretary
Ned Hanlon

Deputy Premier

Minister for Transport
Ted Walsh

Secretary for Health

Secretary for Home Affairs
Tom Foley
Secretary for Public WorksHarry Bruce
Secretary for Public LandsArthur Jones
Attorney-GeneralDavid Gledson
TreasurerJames Larcombe

Secretary for Labour and Employment

Secretary for Mines
Vince Gair
Secretary for Public InstructionThomas Lewis Williams
Secretary for Agriculture and StockHarold Collins

Second ministry

On 15 May 1947, following the state election, the Governor, Sir John Lavarack, designated 10 principal executive offices of the Government, appointed William Power and Jack Duggan to the Executive Council to fill the vacancy left by Walsh's loss of his parliamentary seat and Williams's retirement, and appointed the following Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to the Ministry as follows:
OfficeMinister

Premier

Chief Secretary
Ned Hanlon

Deputy Premier

Secretary for Labour and Industry
Vince Gair
Secretary for Agriculture and StockHarold Collins

Secretary for Public Lands

Secretary for Mines

Minister for Irrigation
Tom Foley

Secretary for Health

Secretary for Home Affairs
Arthur Jones
Attorney-GeneralDavid Gledson
TreasurerJames Larcombe
Secretary for Public InstructionHarry Bruce
Minister for TransportJack Duggan

Secretary for Public Works

Secretary for Housing

Secretary for Local Government
William Power

Secretary for Mines

Secretary for Immigration
Bill Moore
Attorney-GeneralGeorge Devries

Third ministry

On 10 May 1950, following the state election, the Governor, Sir John Lavarack, designated 10 principal executive offices of the Government, appointed Paul Hilton to the Executive Council to fill the vacancy left by Bruce's loss of his parliamentary seat, and appointed the following Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland to the Ministry as follows. The ministry lasted until 17 January 1952, at which time the Gair Ministry was sworn in.
OfficeMinister

Premier

Chief Secretary
Ned Hanlon

Deputy Premier

Treasurer
Vince Gair

Secretary for Public Lands and Irrigation
Tom Foley
Secretary for Agriculture and StockHarold Collins
Attorney-GeneralJames Larcombe
Secretary for Labour and IndustryArthur Jones
Minister for TransportJack Duggan

Secretary for Mines

Secretary for Immigration
William Power
Secretary for Public InstructionGeorge Devries

Secretary for Health

Secretary for Home Affairs
Bill Moore

Secretary for Public Works

Secretary for Housing

Secretary for Local Government
Paul Hilton