second Dunstan ministry

{{Short description|51st ministry of the Government of Victoria}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=November 2016}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

|cabinet_name = Second Dunstan Ministry

|cabinet_number= 51st

|jurisdiction= Victoria, Australia

|date_formed= 18 September 1943

|date_dissolved= 2 October 1945

|state_head_title = Monarch

|government_head_title = Premier

|deputy_government_head_title = Deputy premier

|government_head= Albert Dunstan

|deputy_government_head= Thomas Hollway

|state_head= George VI

|governor= Sir Winston Dugan

|current_number = 12

|political_party= {{color box|{{party color|United Australia Party}}|border=silver}} {{color box|{{party color|National Party of Australia}}|border=silver}} United Australia–Country Coalition

|legislature_status = Coalition majority government
{{Composition bar|34|65|{{party color|Coalition (Australia)}}}}

|opposition_cabinet =

|opposition_party= {{color box|{{party color|Australian Labor Party}}|border=silver}} Labor

|opposition_leaders= John Cain

|election= 1943 state election

|previous= First Cain ministry

|successor = Macfarlan ministry

|flag=File:Flag of Victoria (1901–1952).svg|flag_border=true

|cabinet_type=ministry

}}

The Second Dunstan Ministry was the 51st ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Albert Dunstan. The ministry was sworn in on 18 September 1943, just several days after the formation of the First Cain Ministry, and consisted of members of the Country Party and the United Australia Party (UAP) (later the Liberal Party from March 1945).{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2649600 |title=COALITION MINISTRY IN VICTORIA. |newspaper=The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926-1954) |location=ACT |date=18 September 1943 |accessdate=27 March 2011 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}