Pizzey ministry

Pizzey ministry

37th Cabinet of Queensland
Date formed17 January 1968[1]
Date dissolved1 August 1968 (197 days)
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorAlan Mansfield
No. of ministers13
Member partyCountryLiberal Coalition
Status in legislatureMajority government
47 / 78
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderJack Houston
History
Legislature term1966–1969
PredecessorNicklin IX ministry
SuccessorChalk ministry (interim)

The Pizzey Ministry was the 37th[1] ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Country Party Premier Jack Pizzey and Liberal Deputy Premier Gordon Chalk. It succeeded the Nicklin ministry,[1] led by Premier and Country Party leader Frank Nicklin, the longest serving cabinet in Queensland history, at that point.[2] It was preceded by a Gordon Chalk-led interim ministry, the second-shortest cabinet in Queensland history, by length of duration. The Pizzey ministry itself lasted for 197 days, coming to an end following the death of Country Party leader and Premier Jack Pizzey.

Cabinet

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Premier, Minister for State Development17 January 196831 July 1968 Country
Deputy Premier17 January 196831 July 1968 Liberal
Treasury
Treasurer
Gordon Chalk
17 January 196831 July 1968 Liberal
Department of Works and Housing
Minister for Works and Housing17 January 196831 July 1968 Country
Department of Justice and Attorney-General
Minister for Justice and Attorney-General17 January 196831 July 1968 Liberal
Department of Education
Minister for Education and Cultural Affairs17 January 196831 July 1968 Country
Outer Ministry
Minister for Local Government and Conservation17 January 196831 July 1968 Country
Minister for Primary Industries17 January 196831 July 1968 Country
Minister for Health17 January 196831 July 1968 Liberal
Minister for Labour and Tourism17 January 196831 July 1968 Liberal
Minister for Mines, Main Roads and Electricity17 January 196831 July 1968 Country
Minister for Transport17 January 196831 July 1968 Liberal
Minister for Industrial Development17 January 196831 July 1968 Liberal
Minister for Lands17 January 196831 July 1968 Country

References

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  1. ^ a b c A. Hughes, Colin (1977). A handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1965–1974. ANU Press. p. 42.
  2. ^ Wanna, John; Arklay, Tracey (2010). The Ayes Have It: The history of the Queensland Parliament, 1957–1989 (PDF). ANU Press. p. 123.
Preceded by Pizzey ministry
1968 (Jan–Jul)
Succeeded by
Chalk ministry (interim)