The Renshaw ministry was the 61st ministry of the

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, and was led by the 31st

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Jack Renshaw John Brophy Renshaw (8 August 190928 July 1987) was an Australian politician. He was Labor Premier of New South Wales from 30 April 1964 to 13 May 1965. He was the first New South Wales Premier born in the 20th century. Early life Jack Rensh ...

, of the Labor Party. The ministry was the only occasion when the government was led by Renshaw, as premier. Renshaw was elected to the

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in 1941 and served continuously until 1980, representing the seat of Castlereagh. Having served as the Secretary for Lands in the

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McGirr ministry, Renshaw was promoted as the Secretary for Public Works and Minister for Local Government in the

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and

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Cahill ministries. He then served as the Minister for Local Government and the Minister for Highways in the

and fourth Cahill ministries. When

Bob Heffron Robert James Heffron (10 September 189027 July 1978), also known as Bob Heffron or R. J. Heffron, was a long-serving New South Wales politician, union organiser and New South Wales Labor Party, AustralianLabor Party (ALP) Premier of New South ...

became Premier in 1959, Renshaw was elected as his

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, serving variously as the

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, the Minister for Lands, the

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, and the Minister for Industrial Development and Decentralisation in the

and

Heffron ministries. When Heffron resigned as

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in April 1964, Renshaw was elected to lead Labor and became Premier. This ministry covers the period from 30 April 1964 until 13 May 1965, when the Renshaw-led Labor Government was defeated at the 1965 state election by the

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led by

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and

Charles Cutler Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Benjamin Cutler KBE, ED (20 April 1918 – 23 September 2006) was an Australian politician, holding office for 28 years as an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Orange. Cutler was C ...

; ending twenty-four consecutive years of Labor government in New South Wales under

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, McGirr, Cahill, Heffron and Renshaw.

Composition of ministry

The composition of the ministry was announced by Premier Renshaw following his appointment as Premier on 30 April 1964, and covers the period until 13 May 1965, when Renshaw's Labor-led government was defeated. Ministers are listed in order of seniority and in all cases, serve the full term of this ministry. Ministers are members of the Legislative Assembly unless otherwise noted.

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