First Dunstan ministry (South Australia)
First Dunstan ministry | |
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61st ministry of South Australia | |
Don Dunstan in 1963 | |
| Date formed | 1 June 1967 |
| Date dissolved | 16 April 1968; 320 days |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Edric Bastyan |
| Premier | Don Dunstan |
| Deputy Premier | Des Corcoran |
| No. of ministers | 9 |
| Member party | Labor |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| Opposition cabinet | Hall shadow ministry |
| Opposition party | Liberal and Country |
| Opposition leader | Steele Hall |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 38th |
| Predecessor | Walsh ministry |
| Successor | Hall ministry |
The first Dunstan ministry was the 61st ministry of the Government of South Australia, led by the state's 35th premier Don Dunstan. Dunstan assumed the premiership in June 1967 after Frank Walsh resigned due to ill-health. Dunstan's Labor government stood for a year before being defeated at the 1968 election. Dunstan's second ministry began in June 1970 after winning the 1970 election, which stood for almost nine years.[1]
Final arrangement (1968)
The ministry was reshuffled on 26 March 1968 after the resignations of Frank Walsh and Gabe Bywaters, who were replaced by Tom Casey and Hugh Hudson.
Des Corcoran assumed the deputy premiership. Casey became Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Forests, the same portfolios formerly held by Bywaters. Hudson became Minister of Housing and Minister of Social Welfare, previously held by Dunstan and Walsh respectively.
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Offices | |
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| Labor | Don Dunstan (1926–1999) MHA for Norwood |
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| Labor | Cyril Hutchens (1904–1982) MHA for Hindmarsh |
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| Labor | Ron Loveday (1900–1987) MHA for Whyalla |
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| Labor | Des Corcoran (1928–2004) MHA for Millicent |
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| Labor | Bert Shard (1902–1991) MLC for Central District No. 1 |
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| Labor | Stan Bevan (1901–1987) MLC for Central District No. 1 |
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| Labor | Frank Kneebone (1905–2004) MLC for Central District No. 1 |
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| Labor | Tom Casey (1921–2003) MHA for Frome |
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| Labor | Hugh Hudson (1930–1993) MHA for Glenelg |
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First arrangement (1967–1968)
The ministry was formed on 1 June 1967.
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Offices | |
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| Labor | Don Dunstan (1926–1999) MHA for Norwood |
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| Labor | Cyril Hutchens (1904–1982) MHA for Hindmarsh |
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| Labor | Frank Walsh (1897–1968) MHA for Edwardstown |
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| Labor | Ron Loveday (1900–1987) MHA for Whyalla |
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| Labor | Gabe Bywaters (1914–2004) MHA for Murray |
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| Labor | Des Corcoran (1928–2004) MHA for Millicent |
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| Labor | Bert Shard (1902–1991) MLC for Central District No. 1 |
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| Labor | Stan Bevan (1901–1987) MLC for Central District No. 1 |
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| Labor | Frank Kneebone (1905–2004) MLC for Central District No. 1 |
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References
- ^ Woollacott, Angela. "Don Dunstan (1926–1999)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. p. 151. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.