McPherson ministry

McPherson ministry
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]
Sir William McPherson, MLA	Premier Treasurer
Stanley Argyle, MLA	Chief Secretary Minister of Public Health
Harold Cohen, MLC	Minister of Public Instruction
Henry Angus, MLA	President of the Board of Land and Works Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey Minister of Water Supply.
John Pennington, MLA	Minister of Forests Minister of Agriculture Minister of Markets and Immigration Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Frank Groves, MLA (until 10 December 1929)	Minister of Railways Minister in Charge of Electrical Undertakings Minister of Labour Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Alfred Chandler, MLC	Commissioner of Public Works Minister of Mines Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
Ian Macfarlan, MLA	Attorney-General Solicitor-General
Henry Beardmore, MLA (from 18 June 1929)	Minister without Portfolio (until 10 December 1929) Minister of Railways (from 10 December 1929) Minister in Charge of Electrical Undertakings (from 10 December 1929) Minister of Labour (from 10 December 1929) Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works (from 10 December 1929)
Marcus Saltau, MLC	Ministers without Portfolio
Robert Menzies, MLC
Edward Morley, MLA
Robert Cuthbertson, MLA
Frederick Brawn, MLC (from 3 July 1929)
Henry Currie, MLC (from 3 July 1929)

References

1. "Council Hansard 2 November 1928" (PDF). 2 November 1928. pp. 2962–2963. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
2. Victorian Government Gazette No. 154, Government of Victoria, 22 November 1928.
3. Carr, Adam. "VICTORIAN MINISTIRES - McPherson Ministry". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 September 2023.

Parliament of Victoria
Preceded by First Hogan Ministry	McPherson Ministry 1928-1929	Succeeded by Second Hogan Ministry