Second McDonald ministry

This article is about the second ministry led by John McDonald. For other uses, see Macdonald ministry.

Second McDonald ministry
58th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed	31 October 1952
Date dissolved	17 December 1952
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Dallas Brooks
Premier	John McDonald
Deputy premier	Keith Dodgshun
No. of ministers	13
Member party	Country
Status in legislature	Minority government 13 / 65
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	John Cain
History
Predecessor	Second Hollway ministry
Successor	Third Cain ministry

The Second McDonald Ministry was the 58th ministry of the Government of Victoria, which consisted of members of the Country Party. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, John McDonald, and Deputy Premier Keith Dodgshun.

The ministry was formed when the Governor of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks, asked McDonald to form an interim government after dismissing the ministry of Thomas Hollway's electoral reform group which had been in government for just seventy hours, and calling an election. McDonald's government was also short-lived, lasting 47 days (31 October to 17 December 1952) until it was defeated at the state election in December by the Labor Party under John Cain.

Portfolios

Minister	Portfolios
John McDonald, MLA	Premier Treasurer
Keith Dodgshun, MLA	Deputy Premier Chief Secretary Minister-in-Charge of Electrical Undertakings Minister-in-Charge of Immigration
Sir Albert Lind, MLA	Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey President of the Board of Land and Works Minister of Soldier Settlement Minister of Forests
Sir Herbert Hyland, MLA	Minister of Transport Minister-in-Charge of Prices Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Percy Byrnes, MLC	Commissioner of Public Works Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Percival Inchbold, MLC	Minister of Education
George Moss, MLA	Minister of Agriculture Minister of Mines Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Richard Brose, MLA	Minister of Water Supply Minister of Conservation
Bill Fulton, MLA	Minister of Health
Tom Mitchell, MLA	Attorney-General
Ivan Swinburne, MLC	Minister-in-Charge of Housing Minister-in-Charge of Materials
Trevor Harvey, MLC	Minister of Labour
Russell White, MLA	Minister of State Development