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NORTHERN IRELAND New Premier Abolishes Five Secretaryships N.Z. Press Association. —Copyright Rec. 1 p.m. LONDON, May 6. Sir Basil Brooke, new Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, has formed a new Cabinet and abolished the positions of five Parliamentary Secretaries. Sir Basil continues to hold the Commerce portfolio. Mr. William Grant, a former Cabinet member, becomes Minister of Labour, Mr. J. C. MacDermott remains Attorney-General, and Mr. Harry Midgley, former chairman of the Northern Ireland Labour party, has been brought into the Cabinet as Minister of Public Security. Other Cabinet members are:— Finance: Major J. M. Sinclair. Home Affairs: Mr. W. Lowry. Education: The Rev. Professor R. Corkey. Agriculture: The Rev. R. Moore. Parliamentary Secretary of Home Affairs: Sir Wilson Hungerford. Parliamentary Secretary of Commerce: Dr. W. B. Maginess.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 107, 7 May 1943, Page 3
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