# 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 |