# First Hollway ministry

The First Hollway Ministry was the 54th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Thomas Hollway, and consisted of members of the Liberal and Country parties. Hollway led a Liberal-Country coalition until the Country Party ministers resigned on 3 December 1948. He then led an interim Liberal ministry until 8 December, when he formed a full Liberal ministry. The ministry were sworn in on 20 November 1947, 3 December 1948, and 8 December 1948.

## 1st Hollway Ministry I (20 November 1947 to 3 December 1948)

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| Liberal | Thomas Hollway, MLA | Premier Treasurer |
| Country | John McDonald, MLA | Deputy Premier Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Water Supply Minister of Soldier Settlement |
| Liberal | Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA | Minister of Transport Minister of Public Instruction Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Country | Keith Dodgshun, MLA | Chief Secretary |
| Liberal | Trevor Oldham, MLA | Attorney-General Solicitor-General |
| Country | Albert Dunstan, MLA | Minister of Health |
| Liberal | Alexander Dennett, MLA | Minister of Agriculture Minister of Forests Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Liberal | James Kennedy, MLC | Commissioner of Public Works Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works |
| Country | John Lienhop, MLC | Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings Minister of Mines |
| Country | Herbert Hyland, MLA | Minister of Labour* Minister in Charge of State Development* |
| Liberal | Arthur Warner, MLC | Minister in Charge of Materials Minister in Charge of Housing* |
| Country | Percy Byrnes, MLC | Minister without portfolio |
* Honorary positions

## 1st Hollway Ministry II (3 December 1948 to 8 December 1948)

| Minister | Portfolio |
| Thomas Hollway, MLA | Premier Treasurer Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Water Supply Minister of Soldier Settlement |
| Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA | Deputy Premier Minister of Transport Minister of Public Instruction Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works Chief Secretary |
| Trevor Oldham, MLA | Attorney-General Solicitor-General Minister of Health |
| Alexander Dennett, MLA | Minister of Agriculture Minister of Forests Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Labour Minister of Decentralisation |
| James Kennedy, MLC | Commissioner of Public Works Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings Minister of Mines |
| Arthur Warner, MLC | Minister in Charge of Materials* Minister in Charge of Housing * |
*Honorary positions

## 1st Hollway Ministry III (8 December 1948 to 27 June 1950)

| Minister | Portfolio |
| Thomas Hollway, MLA | Premier Treasurer Minister of Transport (29 October 1949 to 15 December 1949) Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings (29 October 1949 to 15 December 1949) Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (29 October 1949 to 15 December 1949) |
| Wilfrid Kent Hughes, MLA | Deputy Premier (until 28 October 1949) Minister of Transport Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (until 29 October 1949) |
| Trevor Oldham, MLA | Deputy Premier (from 28 October 1949) Attorney-General Solicitor-General Chief Secretary (from 19 June 1950) |
| Alexander Dennett, MLA | Minister of Agriculture Minister of Forests Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (until 15 December 1949) |
| Sir James Kennedy, MLC | Commissioner of Public Works |
| Arthur Warner, MLC | Minister in Charge of Housing (until 19 June 1950) Minister in Charge of Materials (until 19 June 1950) Minister of in Charge of State Development (until 15 December 1949) Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings (15 December 1949 to 19 June 1950) |
| William W Leggatt, MLA | Chief Secretary (until 19 June 1950) Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey (from 19 June 1950) President of the Board of Land and Works (from 19 June 1950) Minister of Soldier Settlement (from 19 June 1950) |
| Raymond W Tovell, MLA | Minister of Public Instruction |
| Rutherford Guthrie, MLA (until 19 June 1950) | Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Soldier Settlement |
| Henry Bolte, MLA | Minister of Water Supply Minister of Mines (to 19 June 1950) Minister for Conservation (from 15 December 1949) |
| Charles P Gartside, MLC | Minister of Health* |
| Allan McDonald, MLC | Minister of Labour Minister of State Development (from 15 December 1949)* |
| Edward Guye, MLA | Minister of Transport (from 15 December 1949) Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (from 15 December 1949) |
| John Hipworth, MLA | Minister without Portfolio (from 15 December 1949) Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (from 15 December 1949) |
| Sir Thomas Maltby, MLA | Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings (from 19 June 1950) Minister of Mines (from 19 June 1950) |
| John Don, MLA | Minister without Portfolio (from 19 June 1950) |
| Leslie G Norman, MLA | Minister without Portfolio (from 19 June 1950) |
* Honorary positions