Department of Commerce and Agriculture

Department of Commerce and Agriculture
Department overview
Formed	22 December 1942
Preceding Department	Department of Post-War Reconstruction – for Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Fisheries Division; Department of Supply and Shipping – for jute and flax production; Department of Commerce – for trade and agriculture;
Dissolved	11 January 1956
Superseding agency	Department of Primary Industry (I) – for agricultural and pastoral industries and fisheries; Department of Trade (I) – for trade promotion, policy treaties, investigations;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Barton, Canberra
Ministers responsible	William Scully, Minister (1942–1946); Reg Pollard, Minister (1946–1949); John McEwen, Minister (1949–1956);
Department executives	Frank Murphy, Secretary (1942–1945); Edwin McCarthy, Secretary (1945–1950); John Crawford, Secretary (1950–1956);

The Department of Commerce and Agriculture was an Australian government department that existed between December 1942 and January 1956.

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