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:

Office Minister

Premier
Chief Secretary

Ned Hanlon

Deputy Premier
Minister for Transport

Ted Walsh

Secretary for Health
Secretary for Home Affairs

Tom Foley
Secretary for Public Works Harry Bruce
Secretary for Public Lands Arthur Jones
Attorney-General David Gledson
Treasurer James Larcombe

Secretary for Labour and Employment
Secretary for Mines

Vince Gair
Secretary for Public Instruction Thomas Lewis Williams
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock Harold 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:

Office Minister

Premier
Chief Secretary

Ned Hanlon

Deputy Premier
Secretary for Labour and Industry

Vince Gair
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock Harold Collins

Secretary for Public Lands
Secretary for Mines (until 17 March 1949)
Minister for Irrigation (from 17 March 1949)

Tom Foley

Secretary for Health
Secretary for Home Affairs

Arthur Jones
Attorney-General David Gledson
(until 14 May 1949)
Treasurer James Larcombe
Secretary for Public Instruction Harry Bruce
Minister for Transport Jack Duggan

Secretary for Public Works
Secretary for Housing
Secretary for Local Government

William Power

Secretary for Mines
Secretary for Immigration

Bill Moore (from 17 March 1949)
Attorney-General George Devries
(from 9 June 1949)

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.

Office Minister

Premier
Chief Secretary

Ned Hanlon
(until 15 January 1952)

Deputy Premier
Treasurer

Vince Gair

Secretary for Public Lands and Irrigation

Tom Foley
Secretary for Agriculture and Stock Harold Collins
Attorney-General James Larcombe
Secretary for Labour and Industry Arthur Jones
Minister for Transport Jack Duggan

Secretary for Mines
Secretary for Immigration

William Power
Secretary for Public Instruction George Devries

Secretary for Health
Secretary for Home Affairs

Bill Moore

Secretary for Public Works
Secretary for Housing
Secretary for Local Government

Paul Hilton

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    Preceded by
    Cooper Ministry
    Hanlon Ministry
    1946–1952
    Succeeded by
    Gair Ministry