HIS NEW CABINET.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20456, 8 November 1934, Page 1

HIS NEW CABINET.

Mr Lyons Announces List of Ministers. United Press Ass»:—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, November 7. The Federal JPrime Minister (Mr Lyons) has announced the membership of the New Cabinet resulting from the coalition.'of the United Australia and United Country parties; but he made no announcement concerning the Deputy-Leadership of the Government. which is expected to fall to Dr Earle Page. Cabinet is composed as follows; Rrime Minister and Treasurer—Mr J. ' A. Lyons.* Minister of Commerce—Dr Earle Page (Country Party). Minister for External Affairs and Territories—Senator Sir George Pearce* Attorney-General and Minister for Industry—Mr R. G. Menzies* Minister for Defence—Mr R. A. Parkhill* Minister for the Interior—Mr T. Paterson. Minister for Trade and Customs—Mr T. W. White* Vice-president of the Executive Council and Minister for Health and Repatriation—Mr W. M. Hughes* Postmaster-General and Minister in Charge of Development—Senator A. J. M’Lachlan* Minister (without portfolio) Directing Trade Treaties—Sir Henry Gullett .* Assistant-Treasurer—Mr R. G. Casey* Assistant-Minister for Commerce and Industry (without portfolio) Senator T. C. Brennan.* Assistant-Minister for War Service Homes and Repatriation (without portfolio)*—Mr H. V. C. Thorby. Assistant Postmaster-General (in House of Representatives)—Mr J. A. J. Hunter. *Members of previous Ministry. The Prime Minister said that Mr F. H. Stewart, former Minister of Commerce, had declined a position in the Ministry, but had offered to associate himself with the Government’s employment policy, which the Government had gratefully accepted. DR EARLE PAGE’S POST. CANBERRA, November 7. Dr Earle Page is Deputy-Leader of the Government. The Country Party received two portfolios—Commerce and Interior.