McEwen Ministry
McEwen Ministry | |
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43rd Ministry of Australia | |
Date formed | 19 December 1967 |
Date dissolved | 10 January 1968 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Lord Casey |
Prime Minister | John McEwen |
No. of ministers | 25 |
Member party | Country–Liberal coalition |
Status in legislature | Coalition majority government |
Opposition party | Labor |
Opposition leader | Gough Whitlam |
History | |
Legislature term(s) | 26th |
Predecessor | Second Holt Ministry |
Successor | First Gorton Ministry |
The McEwen Ministry (Country–Liberal Coalition) was the 43rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 18th Prime Minister, John McEwen. The McEwen Ministry succeeded the Second Holt Ministry, which dissolved on 19 December 1967 following the disappearance of former Prime Minister Harold Holt - the third and most recent occasion where a sitting Prime Minister died in office. Since McEwen was the head of the Country Party, it was a caretaker ministry until the senior partner in the Coalition, the Liberal Party, could elect a new leader. John Gorton was ultimately elected on 9 January 1968, and he was sworn in as Prime Minister along with his ministry the following day.[1]
As of 20 December 2020, Ian Sinclair and Peter Nixon are the last surviving members of the McEwen Ministry. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Allen Fairhall was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.
Cabinet[]
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Country | Rt Hon John McEwen (1900–1980) MP for Murray |
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Liberal | Rt Hon William McMahon (1908–1988) MP for Lowe |
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Liberal | Rt Hon Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) MP for Curtin |
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Liberal | Hon Allen Fairhall (1909–2006) MP for Paterson |
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Liberal | Hon Denham Henty (1903–1978) Senator for Tasmania |
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Liberal | Hon Alan Hulme (1907–1989) MP for Petrie |
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Liberal | Hon David Fairbairn DFC (1917–1994) MP for Farrer |
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Liberal | Hon John Gorton (1911–2002) Senator for Victoria |
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Liberal | Hon Les Bury (1913–1986) MP for Wentworth |
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Country | Hon Doug Anthony (1929–2020) MP for Richmond |
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Country | Hon Ian Sinclair (1929–) MP for New England |
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Outer ministry[]
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Country | Hon Charles Barnes (1901–1998) MP for McPherson |
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Liberal | Hon Gordon Freeth (1914–2001) MP for Forrest |
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Liberal | Hon Reginald Swartz MBE (1911–2006) MP for Darling Downs |
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Liberal | Hon Billy Snedden QC (1926–1987) MP for Bruce |
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Liberal | Hon Dr James Forbes MC (1923–2019) MP for Barker |
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Liberal | Hon Peter Howson (1919–2009) MP for Fawkner |
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Liberal | Hon Ken Anderson (1909–1985) Senator for New South Wales |
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Country | Hon Colin McKellar (1903–1970) Senator for New South Wales |
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Liberal | Hon Dame Annabelle Rankin DBE (1908–1986) Senator for Queensland |
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Liberal | Hon Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) MP for Wannon |
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Liberal | Hon Nigel Bowen QC (1911–1994) MP for Parramatta |
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Liberal | Hon Don Chipp (1925–2006) MP for Higinbotham |
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Liberal | Hon Bert Kelly (1912–1997) MP for Wakefield |
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Country | Hon Peter Nixon (1928–) MP for Gippsland |
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See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- Ministries of Elizabeth II
- Australian Commonwealth ministries
- 1967 establishments in Australia
- 1968 disestablishments in Australia
- Cabinets established in 1967
- Cabinets disestablished in 1968