McGirr ministry (1947–1950)

McGirr ministry

53rd Cabinet of the State of New South Wales
Premier Jim McGirr
Date formed19 May 1947
Date dissolved30 June 1950
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge VI
GovernorSir John Northcott
PremierJim McGirr
Deputy PremierJack Baddeley
Joe Cahill
No. of ministers15
Member partyLabor
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyUAP/Country coalition
Opposition leaderVernon Treatt
History
Election1947 New South Wales election
PredecessorFirst McGirr ministry
SuccessorThird McGirr ministry

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.

This ministry covers the period from 19 May 1947 until the 1950 state election, held on 30 June, when McGirr led Labor to victory and the Third McGirr ministry was sworn in.

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