14 Facts About Edmond Hogan

Edmond John "Ned" Hogan was an Australian politician who was the 30th Premier of Victoria.

Edmond Hogan was born in Wallace, Victoria, where his Irish-born parents were small farmers.

In 1913, Edmond Hogan was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Warrenheip, an electorate near Ballarat, which was renamed Warrenheip and Grenville in 1927.

Edmond Hogan was a fine speaker and soon became a leading figure in a parliamentary party which was thin on talent.

Two years later Prendergast resigned as leader, and Edmond Hogan was the obvious choice to succeed him.

Nevertheless, at the 1927 state election, Edmond Hogan was able to capitalise on resentment against rural over-representation in the state parliament, and the consequent domination by the Country Party.

Edmond Hogan was able to form a government with the support of the four Country Progressive Party and two Liberal members.

Edmond Hogan led Labor to its best result yet, winning 30 seats to the Nationalists' 17 and the Country Party's 11.

Unlike New South Wales ALP Premier Jack Lang, Edmond Hogan adopted the orthodox economic view that governments must balance their budgets.

Nevertheless, Edmond Hogan's government survived because the Country Party continued to support it from the cross-benches.

In February 1932, Edmond Hogan travelled to London to talk to the banks about Victoria's desperate economic plight.

Edmond Hogan was appointed Minister for Agriculture and Mines, and held those posts through Dunstan's record term as Premier, which lasted until September 1943.

At the 1943 election, after 30 years in parliament, the 60-year-old Edmond Hogan was defeated in Warrenheip and Grenville by the Labor candidate.

Edmond Hogan was interred in a modest lawn grave at the Cheltenham Memorial Park.