Third Cain ministry

57th ministry of Government of Victoria, Australia

LaborStatus in legislatureMajority government

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Opposition party Liberal and CountryOpposition leaderTrevor Oldham (until 2 May 1953)
Henry Bolte (from 3 June 1953)HistoryElection(s)1952 state electionPredecessorSecond McDonald MinistrySuccessorBolte ministry

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John Cain I

Member of the Legislative Assembly for Jika Jika (1917–1927)
Member of the Legislative Assembly for Northcote (1927–1957)

Premier of Victoria (1943–1955)

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The Third Cain Ministry was the 57th ministry of the Government of Victoria (Australia). It was led by the Premier of Victoria, John Cain of the Labor Party. The ministry was sworn in on 17 December 1952, and resigned on 7 June 1955 when it was succeeded by the Bolte Ministry.^[1]^[2]

Three members of Cain's cabinet—Les Coleman (Minister of Transport), Bill Barry (Minister of Health) and Tom Hayes (Minister-in-Charge of Housing)—were expelled from the Labor Party on 31 March 1955 during the Australian Labor Party split of 1955 and formed the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist). They were replaced in their ministerial roles by Don Ferguson, Val Doube and John Sheehan respectively.^[3] Frank Scully, a Minister without Portfolio, was also expelled from the party and the cabinet—he was not replaced.

Portfolios

Minister	Portfolios
John Cain, MLA	Premier Treasurer
Bill Galvin, MLA	Deputy Premier Chief Secretary
Les Coleman, MLC	Minister of Transport Vice-president of the Board of Land and Works
Don Ferguson, MLC (from 31 March 1955)	Minister of Transport Vice-president of the Board of Land and Works
Bill Slater, MLA	Attorney-General Minister-in-Charge of Prices Minister-in-Charge of Immigration
Bill Barry, MLA (until 31 March 1955)	Minister of Health
Val Doube, MLA (from 31 March 1955)	Minister of Health
Clive Stoneham, MLA	Minister of Agriculture Minister of State Development and Decentralization Minister of Water Supply Vice-president of the Board of Land and Works
Tom Hayes, MLA (until 31 March 1955)	Minister-in-Charge of Housing Minister-in-Charge of Materials
John Sheehan, MLA (from 31 March 1955)	Minister-in-Charge of Housing
Archibald Fraser, MLC	Minister of Labour Minister of Mines
Ernie Shepherd, MLA	Minister of Education
Robert Holt, MLA	Commissioner of Crown Lands and Survey Minister of Soldier Settlement Minister for Conservation President of the Board of Land and Works
Samuel Merrifield, MLA	Commissioner of Public Works Vice-president of the Board of Land and Works
John Galbally, MLC	Minister-in-Charge of Electrical Undertakings Minister for Forests
Joseph Smith, MLA	Ministers without Portfolio
Frank Scully, MLA (until 31 March 1955)	Ministers without Portfolio

References

^ "Ministers of the Crown". Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 17 December 1952. p. 1952:7203.
^ "Ministers of the Crown". Victoria Government Gazette. Victorian Government Printer. 7 June 1955. p. 1955:2803.
^ "Cain silent on poll". The Argus. Melbourne. 2 April 1955. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2012 – via National Library of Australia.