Thomas Hollway

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Thomas Tuke Hollway
36th Premier of Victoria
In office 20 November 1947 – 3 December 1948
Preceded by	John Cain (senior)
Succeeded by	Thomas Hollway
In office 3 December 1948 – 27 June 1950
Preceded by	Thomas Hollway
Succeeded by	John McDonald
In office 28 October 1952 – 31 October 1952
Preceded by	John McDonald
Succeeded by	John McDonald
Born	2 October 1906 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Died	30 July 1971 (aged 64) Lonsdale, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Spouse	Sheila Florence Kelsall

Thomas Tuke "Tom" Hollway (Ballarat, 2 October 1906 — Point Lonsdale, Victoria, 30 July 1971) was the 36th Premier of Victoria, holding office from 1947 to 1950, and again for a short period in 1952.

From 1932 until 1955, Hollway served in the Victorian Legislative Assembly: first as a member of the United Australia Party (UAP), then as a Liberal. He took over as UAP leader when ex-Premier Stanley Argyle died in 1940. In Albert Dunstan's second wartime government (1943-1945) Hollway was Deputy Premier.

On 21 November 1947 Hollway's Liberals defeated the incumbent Labor administration of John Cain (senior). Hollway (who at 41 was among the youngest Premiers Victoria has ever had) remained in power until 27 June 1950, when he lost office to the Country Party under John McDonald. Hollway served another, and very brief, term as Premier from 28 October to 31 October 1952, when he again had to cede the premiership to McDonald.

[edit] Further reading

Paul Strangio and Brian Costar (eds.), The Premiers of Victoria: 1856-2006 (Federation Press, Sydney, 2006).

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