Hall ministry


The Hall ministry was a ministry of the Government of South Australia, led by Liberal and Country League Premier Steele Hall. It succeeded the first Dunstan ministry on 17 April 1968, when Labor Premier Don Dunstan lost a motion of no confidence in the House of Assembly following the 1968 election on 2 March. It was in turn succeeded by the second Dunstan ministry on 2 June 1970 following the LCL government's defeat at the 1970 election.

The ministry

The ministry was sworn in by Governor Edric Bastyan on 17 April 1968.
On 2 March 1970, Glen Pearson resigned from the ministry ahead of his retirement from Parliament. A minor reshuffle took place.
The ministers listed served, except where indicated, until the end of the ministry on 2 June 1970.
OfficeMinister

Premier

Minister of Industrial Development

Treasurer 		Steele Hall

Deputy Premier

Chief Secretary

Minister of Health

Minister of Mines		Ren DeGaris, MLC

Treasurer

Minister of Housing		Sir Glen Pearson, MHA

Minister of Lands

Minister of Repatriation

Minister of Irrigation

Minister of Immigration and Tourism		David Brookman, RDA, MHR

Minister of Agriculture

Minister of Forests		Ross Story, MLC

Until 2 March 1970:

Minister of Education 		John Coumbe, MHR

Attorney-General

Minister of Social Welfare

Minister of Aboriginal Affairs

Minister of Labour and Industry 		Robin Millhouse, LL.B., MLA

Minister of Education

From 2 March 1970:

Minister of Local Government

Minister of Roads

Minister of Transport		Murray Hill, MLC

Minister of Works

Minister of Marine		William Rodda