McGirr ministry (1947–1950)
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{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = McGirr ministry
| cabinet_number = 53rd
| jurisdiction = the State of New South Wales
| flag =
| flag_border = true
| incumbent =
| image = JamesMcGirr1947.jpg
| image_size = 200px
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| caption = Premier Jim McGirr
| date_formed = 19 May 1947
| date_dissolved = 30 June 1950
| government_head = Jim McGirr
| government_head_title = Premier
| deputy_government_head = Jack Baddeley
Joe Cahill
| deputy_government_head_title = Deputy Premier
| state_head = George VI
| state_head_title = Monarch
| governor = Sir John Northcott
| members_number = 15
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| political_party = {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}
| legislature_status = Majority government
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = UAP/Country coalition
| opposition_leader = Vernon Treatt
| election = 1947 New South Wales election
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| previous = First McGirr ministry
| successor = Third McGirr ministry
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The McGirr ministry (1947–1950) or Second McGirr ministry was the 53rd ministry of the New South Wales Government, and was led by the 28th Premier, Jim McGirr, of the Labor Party. The ministry was the second of three consecutive occasions when the Government was led by McGirr, as Premier.
McGirr was first elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1922 and served continuously until 1952, holding the various seats of Cootamundra, Cumberland, Bankstown, and Liverpool. Having served in the third ministry of Jack Lang, and the first and second ministries of William McKell, McGirr was variously torn between Lang Labor and the newly formed Australian Labor Party. When McKell stood aside as Premier in 1947 in order to take up an appointment as Governor-General of Australia, McGirr was elected Labor Leader and became Premier. McGirr led Labor to victory at the 1947 state election.{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |first=David |last=Clune |title=McGirr, James (Jim) (1890-1957) |id2=mcgirr-james-jim-10957 |access-date=2021-03-23}}
This ministry covers the period from 19 May 1947 until the 1950 state election, held on 30 June,{{NSW Parliamentary Record|part=6|access-date=12 April 2020}}{{cite web|title=Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006|url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/formermembers/pages/former-members-index.aspx|access-date=4 December 2019|publisher=New South Wales Parliament}} when McGirr led Labor to victory and the Third McGirr ministry was sworn in.
Composition of ministry
The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier McGirr on 19 May 1947. The principal changes from the first McGirr ministry were that Bill Dunn was dropped, replaced by Bill Sheahan and the portfolio of Building Materials was created, filled by Claude Matthews. There was a rearrangement of the Ministry in September 1949, triggered by the resignation of Deputy Premier, Jack Baddeley. Baddeley suffered a heart attack in December 1948 while serving as Acting Premier.{{Australian Dictionary of Biography |first=Frank |last=Farrell |title=Baddeley, John Marcus (1881–1953) |id2=baddeley-john-marcus-5087 |access-date=4 May 2019}} Joe Cahill succeeded Baddeley as Deputy Premier. The portfolio of Co-operative Societies was created and filled by Clarrie Martin.
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Portfolio !! Minister !! colspan="2" | Party !! Term commence !! Term end !! Term of office |
| Premier Treasurer | {{sortname|Jim|McGirr}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}} | rowspan="32" {{Australian party style|Labor NSW}} | | rowspan="32" | {{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}{{ns|6}} | rowspan="2" align="center" |19 May 1947 | align="center" | 30 June 1950 | align=right | {{ayd|1947|05|19|1950|06|30}} |
| rowspan="2" |Deputy Premier
| {{sortname|Jack|Baddeley}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained|Retained portfolios of from First McGirr ministry.}} | align="center" | 8 September 1949 | align=right | {{ayd|1947|05|19|1949|09|08}} |
| {{sortname|Joe|Cahill|Joseph Cahill}}
| align=center | 21 September 1949 | align=center | 30 June 1950 | align=right | {{ayd|1949|09|21|1950|06|30}} |
| rowspan="3" |Chief Secretary
| {{sortname|Jack|Baddeley}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}} | align="center" | 19 May 1947 | align="center" | 8 September 1949 | align="right" | {{ayd|1947|05|19|1949|09|08}} |
| {{sortname|Jim|McGirr}}
| align="center" | 8 September 1949 | align="center" | 21 September 1949 | align=right | {{ayd|1949|09|08|1949|09|21}} |
| {{sortname|Claude|Matthews|dab=Australian politician}}
| align="center" | 21 September 1949 | align="center" | 30 June 1950 | align=right | {{ayd|1949|09|21|1950|06|30}} |
| rowspan="3" | Secretary for Mines
| {{sortname|Jack|Baddeley}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}} | align="center" | 19 May 1947 | align="center" | 8 September 1949 | align=right | {{ayd|1947|05|19|1949|09|08}} |
| {{sortname|Jim|McGirr}}
| align="center" | 8 September 1949 | align="center" | 21 September 1949 | align="right" | {{ayd|1949|09|08|1949|09|21}} |
| {{sortname|William|Dickson|dab=Australian politician}}, MLC
| align="center" | 21 September 1949 | align="center" | 30 June 1950 | align="right" | {{ayd|1949|09|21|1950|06|30}} |
| rowspan="2" | Minister for National Emergency Services
| {{sortname|Jack|Baddeley}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}} | align="center" | 19 May 1947 | align="center" | 8 September 1949 | align=right | {{ayd|1947|05|19|1949|09|08}} |
| {{sortname|Jim|McGirr}}
| align="center" | 8 September 1949 | align="center" | 21 September 1949 | align="right" | {{ayd|1949|09|08|1949|09|21}} |
| Minister for Housing Assistant Treasurer | {{sortname|Clive|Evatt}}{{hsp}}{{efn|Retained portfolio of Housing from First McGirr ministry.}} | rowspan="3" align="center" | 19 May 1947 | rowspan="4" align="center" | 30 June 1950 | rowspan="3" align="right" | {{ayd|1947|05|19|1950|06|30}} |
| Minister for Education
| {{sortname|Bob|Heffron}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}} |
| Attorney–General
| rowspan=2 | {{sortname|Clarrie|Martin}}, KC{{hsp}}{{efn|Retained portfolio of Attorney–General from First McGirr ministry.}} |
| Minister for Co-operative Societies
| align="center" | 21 September 1949 | align="right" | {{ayd|1949|09|21|1950|06|30}} |
| rowspan="3" |Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare
| {{sortname|Hamilton|Knight}}{{hsp}}{{Efn|name=retained}} | align="center" | 19 May 1947 | align="center" | 29 October 1947 | align="right" | {{ayd|1947|05|19|1947|10|29}} |
| {{sortname|Jack|Baddeley}}
| align="center" | 29 October 1947 | align="center" | 9 March 1948 | align="right" | {{ayd|1947|10|29|1948|03|09}} |
| {{sortname|Frank|Finnan}}
| align="center" | 9 March 1948 | align="center" | 30 June 1950 | align="right" | {{ayd|1948|03|09|1950|06|30}} |
| Minister of Justice Vice-President of the Executive Council Representative of the Government in the Legislative Council | {{sortname|Reg|Downing}}, {{nowrap|MLC{{hsp}}{{Efn|name=retained}}}} | rowspan="7" align="center" | 19 May 1947 | rowspan="7" align="center" | 30 June 1950 | rowspan="7" align="right" | {{ayd|1947|05|19|1950|06|30}} |
| Secretary for Public Works Minister for Local Government | {{sortname|Joe|Cahill|Joseph Cahill}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}} |
| Minister for Health
| {{sortname|Gus|Kelly|dab=politician}}{{hsp}}{{Efn|name=retained}} |
| Minister for Transport
| {{sortname|Maurice|O'Sullivan|dab=politician}}{{hsp}}{{Efn|name=retained}} |
| Minister for Agriculture
| {{sortname|Eddie|Graham|dab=politician}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}} |
| Minister for Conservation
| {{sortname|George|Weir|George Weir (Australian politician)}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}} |
| Secretary for Lands
| {{sortname|Bill|Sheahan|dab=politician}} |
| rowspan="3" | Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration
| {{sortname|Frank|Finnan}}{{hsp}}{{efn|name=retained}} | align="center" | 29 October 1947 | align="center" | 9 March 1948 | align="right" | {{ayd|1947|10|29|1948|03|09}} |
| {{sortname|Claude|Matthews|dab=Australian politician}}
| align="center" | 9 March 1948 | align="center" | 21 September 1949 | align="right" | {{ayd|1948|03|09|1949|09|21}} |
| rowspan=2 | {{sortname|Joshua|Arthur}}
| align="center" | 21 September 1949 | align="center" | 30 June 1950 | align="right" | {{ayd|1949|09|21|1950|06|30}} |
| Minister without portfolio
| align="center" | 15 September 1949 | align="center" | 21 September 1949 | align="right" | {{ayd|1949|09|15|1949|09|21}} |
| rowspan="2" | Minister for Building Materials
| {{sortname|Claude|Matthews|dab=Australian politician}} | align="center" | 19 May 1947 | align="center" | 9 March 1948 | align="right" | {{ayd|1947|10|29|1948|03|09}} |
| rowspan="2" | {{sortname|William|Dickson|dab=Australian politician}}, MLC
| align="center" | 9 March 1948 | align="center" | 30 June 1950 | align="right" | {{ayd|1948|03|09|1950|06|30}} |
| Assistant Minister
| align="center" | 19 May 1947 | align="center" | 9 March 1948 | align="right" | {{ayd|1947|10|29|1948|03|09}} |
Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.
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