McPherson ministry | |
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46th ministry of Victoria, Australia | |
Date formed | 22 November 1928 |
Date dissolved | 12 December 1929 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | George V |
Governor | Lord Somers |
Premier | Sir William McPherson |
No. of ministers | 14 |
Member party | Nationalist |
Status in legislature | Minority government 16 / 65 |
Opposition party | Labor |
Opposition leader | Edmond Hogan |
History | |
Predecessor | First Hogan ministry |
Successor | Second Hogan ministry |
The McPherson Ministry was the 46th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Sir William McPherson, and consisted of members of the Nationalist Party. The ministry was sworn in on 27 November 1928. [1]
Minister | Portfolio [2] [3] |
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Sir William McPherson, MLA | |
Stanley Argyle, MLA | |
Harold Cohen, MLC | |
Henry Angus, MLA |
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John Pennington, MLA | |
Frank Groves, MLA (until 10 December 1929) |
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Alfred Chandler, MLC | |
Ian Macfarlan, MLA |
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Henry Beardmore, MLA (from 18 June 1929) |
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Marcus Saltau, MLC |
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Robert Menzies, MLC | |
Edward Morley, MLA | |
Robert Cuthbertson, MLA | |
Frederick Brawn, MLC (from 3 July 1929) | |
Henry Currie, MLC (from 3 July 1929) |
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