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Macfarlan ministry
52nd ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date established	2 October 1945
Date dissolved	21 November 1945
Leadership and composition
Monarch	George VI
Premier	Ian Macfarlan
Deputy premier	Thomas Maltby
No. of ministers	10
Member party	Liberal–Country Coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition majority government
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	John Cain
Formation and history
Predecessor	Second Dunstan ministry
Successor	Second Cain ministry

The Macfarlan Ministry was the 52nd ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Ian Macfarlan and consisted of members of the Liberal Party, the Country Party and two Independents. The ministry was known as the "stop gap ministry", and was formed when a crisis developed over loss of supply to Albert Dunstan's government. The ministry was sworn in on 2 October 1945, and met in parliament once on 3 October for the sole purpose of passing the supply bill for the next two months. Once the supply bill was passed, the Governor of Victoria, Sir Winston Dugan, dissolved the parliament and issued writs for an election. Despite the short-lived parliament, Macfarlan's ministers retained their commissions until John Cain's ministry was sworn in on 21 November following Labor's election victory.

Portfolios

Party		Minister	Portfolios
	Liberal	Ian Macfarlan, MLA	Premier Treasurer Attorney-General Solicitor-General
	Liberal	Thomas Maltby, MLA	Deputy Premier Chief Secretary Minister in Charge of Electrical Undertakings
	Liberal	William Haworth, MLA	Minister of Health Minister of Housing
	Liberal	William Cumming, MLA	Minister of Agriculture Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
	Country	Edwin Mackrell, MLA	Minister of Water Supply Minister of Decentralization
	Independent	Leslie Hollins, MLA	Minister of Public Instruction Minister of Labour
	Liberal	William Everard, MLA	President of the Board of Land and Works Commissioner of Crown Lands Minister of Forests
	Liberal	James Disney, MLC	Minister of Transport Minister of Mines Vice-President of the Board of Land and Works
	Independent	Likely McBrien, MLC	Minister for Public Works
	Liberal	Archie Michaelis, MLA	Minister without Portfolio

External links

• Victoria Government Gazette No. 130, Government of Victoria, 2 October 1945