ID 0093
State Government of Queensland beginning 1 August 1968 - period in office of Premier Chalk, Gordon William Wesley ending on 8 August 1968
Period in office of premier (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)
Premier
Chalk, Gordon William Wesley
Date of beginning of period in office
1 August 1968
Date of end of period in office
8 August 1968
Reason for end of preceding period in office
Death of premier
Reason for end of this government
Change of coalition party leader
Number of days in office
7
Parliamentary support during period
Party affiliation of premier at start of period
Liberal Party
If coalition government
Coalition partner 1
Coalition partner 1
Country Party
Coalition partner 2
--none--
Coalition partner 3
--none--
Coalition partner 4
--none--
Party support in parliament at beginning of period
Coalition
If change in parliamentary support during period
--none--
If further change during period
--none--
Number of ministers at beginning of period (this may vary during the period)
Total number of ministers
12
Number from party of premier
6
Number from coalition party 1
6
Number from coalition party 2
0
Number from upper house
0
Number who are women
0
Assembly elections contested as premier or after which became premier (see Glossary entry for 'after election')
This premier did not win office as the result of an election, and was not (or has not been) in office long enough to contest an election as premier ; see 'Period in office' table above.
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Sources
Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1965-1974, Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1977 (ISBN 0708113400).