First Gorton ministry | |
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44th Ministry of Australia | |
Date formed | 10 January 1968 |
Date dissolved | 12 November 1969 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General |
Lord Casey Sir Paul Hasluck |
Prime Minister | John Gorton |
Deputy Prime Minister | John McEwen |
No. of ministers | 30 |
Member party | Liberal– Country coalition |
Status in legislature | Coalition majority government |
Opposition party | Labor |
Opposition leader | Gough Whitlam |
History | |
Outgoing election | 25 October 1969 |
Legislature term | 26th |
Predecessor | McEwen ministry |
Successor | Second Gorton ministry |
The First Gorton ministry ( Liberal– Country Coalition) was the 44th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 19th Prime Minister, John Gorton. The First Gorton ministry succeeded the McEwen ministry, which dissolved on 10 January 1968 following the election of Gorton as Liberal leader after the disappearance of former Prime Minister Harold Holt. The ministry was replaced by the Second Gorton ministry on 12 November 1969 following the 1969 federal election. [1]
As of 20 December 2020, Ian Sinclair and Peter Nixon are the last surviving members of the First Gorton ministry. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Malcolm Fraser was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Liberal |
Rt Hon
John Gorton (1911–2002) |
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Country |
Rt Hon
John McEwen (
CH) (1900–1980) |
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Liberal |
Rt Hon
William McMahon (1908–1988) |
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Liberal |
Rt Hon
Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Allen Fairhall (1909–2006) |
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Country |
Hon
Doug Anthony (1929–2020) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Denham Henty (1903–1978) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Alan Hulme (1907–1989) |
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Liberal |
Hon
David Fairbairn
DFC (1917–1994) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Les Bury (1913–1986) |
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Country |
Hon
Ian Sinclair (born 1929)
MP for
New England |
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Liberal |
Hon
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
Gordon Freeth (1914–2001)
MP for
Forrest |
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Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Country |
Hon
Charles Barnes (1901–1998) |
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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) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Dr James Forbes
MC (1923–2019) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Peter Howson (1919–2009) |
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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 |
|||
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) |
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Country |
Hon
Peter Nixon (born 1928) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Phillip Lynch (1933–1984)
MP for
Flinders |
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Liberal |
Hon
Malcolm Scott (1911–1989)
Senator for
Western Australia |
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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
Dudley Erwin (1917–1984)
MP for
Ballaarat |
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First Gorton ministry | |
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44th Ministry of Australia | |
Date formed | 10 January 1968 |
Date dissolved | 12 November 1969 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General |
Lord Casey Sir Paul Hasluck |
Prime Minister | John Gorton |
Deputy Prime Minister | John McEwen |
No. of ministers | 30 |
Member party | Liberal– Country coalition |
Status in legislature | Coalition majority government |
Opposition party | Labor |
Opposition leader | Gough Whitlam |
History | |
Outgoing election | 25 October 1969 |
Legislature term | 26th |
Predecessor | McEwen ministry |
Successor | Second Gorton ministry |
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Term of government (1968–1971)
Ministries Elections |
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The First Gorton ministry ( Liberal– Country Coalition) was the 44th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 19th Prime Minister, John Gorton. The First Gorton ministry succeeded the McEwen ministry, which dissolved on 10 January 1968 following the election of Gorton as Liberal leader after the disappearance of former Prime Minister Harold Holt. The ministry was replaced by the Second Gorton ministry on 12 November 1969 following the 1969 federal election. [1]
As of 20 December 2020, Ian Sinclair and Peter Nixon are the last surviving members of the First Gorton ministry. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Malcolm Fraser was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal |
Rt Hon
John Gorton (1911–2002) |
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Country |
Rt Hon
John McEwen (
CH) (1900–1980) |
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Liberal |
Rt Hon
William McMahon (1908–1988) |
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Liberal |
Rt Hon
Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) |
| ||
Liberal |
Hon
Allen Fairhall (1909–2006) |
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Country |
Hon
Doug Anthony (1929–2020) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Denham Henty (1903–1978) |
| ||
Liberal |
Hon
Alan Hulme (1907–1989) |
|||
Liberal |
Hon
David Fairbairn
DFC (1917–1994) |
|||
Liberal |
Hon
Les Bury (1913–1986) |
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Country |
Hon
Ian Sinclair (born 1929)
MP for
New England |
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Liberal |
Hon
Ken Anderson (1909–1985)
Senator for
New South Wales |
| ||
Liberal |
Hon
Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015)
MP for
Wannon |
| ||
Liberal |
Hon
Gordon Freeth (1914–2001)
MP for
Forrest |
|
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Country |
Hon
Charles Barnes (1901–1998) |
| ||
Liberal |
Hon
Reginald Swartz
MBE (1911–2006)
MP for
Darling Downs |
| ||
Liberal |
Hon
Billy Snedden
QC (1926–1987) |
| ||
Liberal |
Hon
Dr James Forbes
MC (1923–2019) |
|||
Liberal |
Hon
Peter Howson (1919–2009) |
| ||
Country |
Hon
Colin McKellar (1903–1970)
Senator for
New South Wales |
|||
Liberal |
Hon
Dame Annabelle Rankin
DBE (1908–1986)
Senator for
Queensland |
|||
Liberal |
Hon
Nigel Bowen
QC (1911–1994)
MP for
Parramatta |
|||
Liberal |
Hon
Don Chipp (1925–2006)
MP for
Higinbotham |
| ||
Liberal |
Hon
Bert Kelly (1912–1997) |
| ||
Country |
Hon
Peter Nixon (born 1928) |
|||
Liberal |
Hon
Phillip Lynch (1933–1984)
MP for
Flinders |
| ||
Liberal |
Hon
Malcolm Scott (1911–1989)
Senator for
Western Australia |
| ||
Liberal |
Hon
Bill Wentworth (1907–2003)
MP for
Mackellar |
| ||
Liberal |
Hon
Reg Wright (1905–1990)
Senator for
Tasmania |
| ||
Liberal |
Hon
Dudley Erwin (1917–1984)
MP for
Ballaarat |
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