Cahill ministry (1959)

The Cahill ministry (1959) or Fourth Cahill ministry was the 58th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 29th Premier, the Honourable Joe Cahill, MLA, of the Australian Labor Party. The ministry was the fourth and final of four consecutive occasions when the Government was led by Cahill, as Premier.

Cahill was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1925 and served up until 1932, representing the seats of St George and Arncliffe before being defeated. He was re-elected in 1935, again representing Arncliffe, and then represented Cook's River between 1941 and 1959. Having served continuously as Secretary for Public Works in the first, second, and third ministries of Jim McGirr, when Deputy Premier Jack Baddeley resigned, Cahill was appointed as McGirr's deputy on 21 September 1949. McGirr resigned as Premier several years later, on 2 April 1952, and Cahill was elected as Labor Leader and became Premier.

Cahill led Labor to victory at the 1953, 1956, and 1959 state elections.

This ministry covers the period from 1 April when Cahill won the 1959 state election, until 28 October 1959.[1][2] On 22 October 1959 Cahill, a heavy smoker, died at Sydney Hospital of a myocardial infarction while still serving as Premier.[3] Cahill's deputy, the Hon. Bob Heffron, MLA succeeded Cahill as Premier.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Cahill following the 1959 state election on 1 April 1959, and covers the period up until 28 October 1959, when the ministry was reconfigured as the First Heffron 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
Treasurer		 Hon. Joseph Cahill, MLA   Labor 1 April 1959 22 October 1959 204 days
Hon. Bob Heffron, MLA   23 October 1959 28 October 1959 5 days
Deputy Premier   1 April 1959 23 October 1959 205 days
Minister of Education   28 October 1959 210 days
Attorney–General
Minister for Justice
Vice-President of the Executive Council
Representative of the Government in Legislative Council		 Hon. Reg Downing, MLC  
Chief Secretary
Minister for Tourism Activities		 Hon. Gus Kelly, MLA  
Minister Assisting the Premier and Treasurer Hon. Pat Hills, MLA  
Minister for Health Hon. Bill Sheahan, QC, MLA  
Minister for Child Welfare
Minister for Social Welfare		 Hon. Frank Hawkins, MLA  
Minister for Local Government
Minister for Highways		 Hon. Jack Renshaw, MLA  
Minister for Transport Hon. George Enticknap, MLA  
Minister for Housing
Minister for Co-operative Societies		 Hon. Abe Landa, MLA  
Minister for Conservation Hon. Ernest Wetherell, MLA  
Minister for Agriculture Hon. Roger Nott, MLA  
Minister for Labour and Industry Hon. James Maloney, MLC  
Minister for Mines Hon. Jim Simpson, MLA  
Minister for Lands Hon. John McMahon, MLA  
Minister for Public Works Hon. Norm Ryan, MLA  

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Former Members - Chronological List of Ministries 1856 to 2009 (requires download)" (MS Excel spreadsheet). Project for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Wah, Malvyne Jong; Page, Jeffrey E. (November 2007). "New South Wales Parliamentary Record 1824 – 2007" (PDF) VIII. Parliament of New South Wales: 276–277. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mr John Joseph Cahill (1891 - 1959)". Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006. New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
Preceded by
Cahill ministry (1956–1959)		 Cahill ministry (1959)
1959 		Succeeded by
Heffron ministry (1959–1962)
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