FEDERAL CABINET.
THE NEW PERSONNEL. (Fnitedi Press Association—Copyright.) CANBERRA, November 29. The Prime Minister (Mr J. A. Lyons) announced the new Commonwealth Ministry, which was sworn in this evening, as follows : Prime Minister: Mr J. A. Lyons. Minister for Commerce and Minister for Health: Dr. Earle Page. Attorney-General and Minister for Industry: Mr Robert G. Menzies. Minister for External Affairs, Vicepresident of the Executive Council, and Minister fou Territories: Mr W. M. Hughes. Commonwealth Treasurer and Minister in charge of Development: Mr Richard G. Casey. Minister for Customs: Mr T. W. White. Minister for Defence: Mr H. V. Thorby. Postmaster-General and Leader of the Government in the Senate: Senator A. J. McLachlan. Minister for the Interior: Mr John McEwen. Minister for Repatriation: Senator H. S. Foil. Assistant-Minister for Commerce: Mr A. G. Cameron. Second Assistant-Minister for Com-' merce: Senator A. N. Macdonald. Assistant-Minister for Customs: Mr J. A. Perkins. The new Cabinet is regarded as being strong and representative of all parties and States. The major portfolios have been ~e -tained tained by most of the original Ministers, except that, the portfolio of Defence will in future be handled by the Country Party member, Mr Thorby, who was a former Minister in the New South Wales Legislature and was held in high esteem. Mr McEwen replaces Mr T. Patterson.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 58, Issue 43, 30 November 1937, Page 6
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