Cahill ministry (1953–56)

The Cahill ministry (1953–1956) or Second Cahill ministry was the 56th ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 29th Premier, the Honourable Joe Cahill, MLA, of the Labor Party. The ministry was the second 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 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.

This ministry covers the period from 23 February 1953 when Cahill won the 1953 state election, until 15 March 1956,[1] when Cahill led Labor to victory at the 1956 state election and the Third Cahill ministry was formed.

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		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 Transport¹	Hon. Joseph Cahill, MLA		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 Mines²	Hon. Bob Heffron, MLA			16 September 1953	205 days
Minister for Transport	Hon. Clarrie Martin, QC, MLA¹			5 September 1953	194 days
Minister for Justice Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council	Hon. Reg Downing, MLC			15 March 1956	3 years, 21 days
Minister for Housing Minister for Co-operative Societies	Hon. Clive Evatt, QC, MLA⁵			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, MLC²			16 September 1953	205 days

^1 Martin dies while in office, serving as Minister for Transport.[2] 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.[3]

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.[2] 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		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Secretary for Mines	Hon. Francis Buckley, MLC²⁶	Labor	16 September 1953	30 June 1954	287 days
Minister for Transport	Hon. Ernest Wetherell, MLA³			15 March 1956	2 years, 181 days
Minister without portfolio	Hon. William Gollan, MLA⁴			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.[3] 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		Term commence	Term end	Term of office
Minister for Co-operative Societies	Hon. Gus Kelly, MLA⁵	Labor	1 April 1954	15 March 1956	1 year, 349 days
Minister for Housing	Hon. Gus Kelly, MLA⁵		1 April 1954	2 September 1954	154 days
Minister for Housing	Hon. John McGrath, MLA⁵		2 September 1954	15 March 1956	1 year, 195 days
Secretary for Mines	Hon. William Gollan, MLA⁶		1 July 1954		1 year, 258 days
Minister without portfolio⁷	Hon. Roger Nott, MLA		10 May 1954		1 year, 310 days
Minister without portfolio⁷	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.

References

"Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
"Major (Clarrie) Clarence Edward Martin, QC, (1900-1953)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
Cunneen, Chris; McLaughlin, John Kennedy (2007). "Evatt, Clive Raleigh (1900–1984)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 7 June 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

Preceded by Cahill ministry (1952–1953)	Cahill ministry (1953–1956) 1953–1956	Succeeded by Cahill ministry (1956–1959)

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[1] "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

[nswplmartin-2] "Major (Clarrie) Clarence Edward Martin, QC, (1900-1953)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[evatt-3] Cunneen, Chris; McLaughlin, John Kennedy (2007). "Evatt, Clive Raleigh (1900–1984)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 7 June 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

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