Thompson ministry

Thompson Ministry
60th ministry of Victoria, Australia
Date formed	June 5, 1981
Date dissolved	April 8, 1982
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Henry Winneke (until 28 February 1982) Sir Brian Murray (from 28 February 1982)
Premier	Lindsay Thompson
Deputy premier	Bill Borthwick
No. of ministers	18
Member party	Liberal
Status in legislature	Majority government 41 / 81
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leaders	Frank Wilkes (until 9 September 1981) John Cain (from 9 September 1981)
History
Predecessor	Hamer ministry
Successor	Cain II ministry

This article is part of a series about Lindsay Thompson
Early life 1970 state election Member of the Legislative Assembly for Malvern (1970–1982) Bolte Ministry Hamer Ministry Faraday School kidnapping Premier of Victoria Thompson Ministry 1982 Victorian state election
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The Thompson Ministry was the 60th ministry of the Government of Victoria. It was led by the Premier of Victoria, Lindsay Thompson, of the Liberal Party. The ministry was sworn in on 5 June 1981.^[1] The ministry was formed when Thompson became Premier following the resignation of Rupert Hamer.