Second Gorton Ministry
Second Gorton Ministry | |
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45th Ministry of Australia | |
Date formed | 12 November 1969 |
Date dissolved | 10 March 1971 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Sir Paul Hasluck |
Prime Minister | John Gorton |
Deputy Prime Minister | John McEwen Doug Anthony |
No. of ministers | 27 |
Member party | Liberal–Country coalition |
Status in legislature | Coalition majority government |
Opposition party | Labor |
Opposition leader | Gough Whitlam |
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Election(s) | 25 October 1969 |
Legislature term(s) | 27th |
Predecessor | First Gorton Ministry |
Successor | McMahon Ministry |
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Term of Government (1968-1971)
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The Second Gorton Ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 45th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 19th Prime Minister, John Gorton. The Second Gorton Ministry succeeded the First Gorton Ministry, which dissolved on 12 November 1969 following the federal election that took place in October. The ministry was replaced by the McMahon Ministry on 10 March 1971 following the resignation of Gorton.[1]
As of 16 April 2021, Tom Hughes is last surviving Liberal member of the Second Gorton Ministry, while Ian Sinclair and Peter Nixon are the last surviving Country members. Malcolm Fraser was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.
Cabinet[]
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Liberal | Rt Hon John Gorton (CH) (1911–2002) MP for Higgins |
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Country | Rt Hon John McEwen CH (1900–1980) MP for Murray |
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Liberal | Rt Hon William McMahon (1908–1988) MP for Lowe |
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Country | Hon Doug Anthony (1929–2020) MP for Richmond |
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Liberal | Hon (Sir) Alan Hulme (KBE) (1907–1989) MP for Petrie |
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Liberal | Hon Les Bury (1913–1986) MP for Wentworth |
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Country | Hon Ian Sinclair (born 1929) MP for New England |
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Liberal | Hon (Sir) Ken Anderson (1909–1985) Senator for New South Wales |
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Liberal | Hon Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) MP for Wannon |
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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 Nigel Bowen QC (1911–1994) MP for Parramatta |
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Country | Hon Peter Nixon (born 1928) MP for Gippsland |
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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 Dr James Forbes MC (1923–2019) MP for Barker |
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Liberal | Hon Dame Annabelle Rankin DBE (1908–1986) Senator for Queensland |
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Liberal | Hon Phillip Lynch (1933–1984) MP for Flinders |
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Liberal | Hon Bill Wentworth (1907–2003) MP for Mackellar |
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Liberal | Hon Reg Wright (1905–1990) Senator for Tasmania |
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Liberal | Hon Don Chipp (1925–2006) MP for Hotham |
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Liberal | Hon Bob Cotton (1915–2006) Senator for New South Wales |
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Country | Hon Tom Drake-Brockman DFC (1919–1992) Senator for Western Australia |
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Country | Hon Mac Holten (1922–1996) MP for Indi |
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Liberal | Hon Tom Hughes QC (born 1923) MP for Berowra |
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Liberal | Hon James Killen (1925–2007) MP for Moreton |
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Liberal | Hon Andrew Peacock (1939–2021) MP for Kooyong |
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Country | Hon Ralph Hunt (1928–2011) MP for Gwydir |
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See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- Ministries of Elizabeth II
- Australian Commonwealth ministries
- 1969 establishments in Australia
- 1971 disestablishments in Australia
- Cabinets established in 1969
- Cabinets disestablished in 1971