It succeeded the Wise Ministry on 1 April 1947, following the defeat of the Labor government at the 1947 election two weeks earlier.
He designated eight principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following ministers to their positions, who served until the reconstitution of the Ministry on 7 October 1949.
He designated eight principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following ministers to their positions, who served until the Ministry was reformed on 6 April 1950 after the 1950 election.
As previously, two honorary ministers were appointed, with David Brand replacing Robert Ross McDonald in the Ministry.
He designated eight principal executive offices of the Government and appointed the following ministers to their positions, who served until the end of the Ministry.