Second Gorton ministry | |
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Governor-General
Sir Paul Hasluck with first arrangement of newly appointed ministers to the Second Gorton ministry | |
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 |
History | |
Election | 25 October 1969 |
Legislature term | 27th |
Predecessor | First Gorton ministry |
Successor | McMahon ministry |
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 the 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.
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Liberal |
Rt Hon
John Gorton (
CH) (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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Country |
Hon
Doug Anthony (1929–2020) |
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Liberal |
Hon
(Sir) Alan Hulme (
KBE) (1907–1989) |
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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
(Sir) Ken Anderson (1909–1985)
Senator for
New South Wales |
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Liberal |
Hon
Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) |
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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
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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Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Country |
Hon
Charles Barnes (1901–1998) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Dr James Forbes
MC (1923–2019) |
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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) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Bill Wentworth (1907–2003) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Reg Wright (1905–1990) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Don Chipp (1925–2006) |
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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) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Tom Hughes
QC (born 1923) |
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Liberal |
Hon
James Killen (1925–2007) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Andrew Peacock (1939–2021) |
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Country |
Hon
Ralph Hunt (1928–2011)
MP for
Gwydir |
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Second Gorton ministry | |
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![]() 45th Ministry of Australia | |
![]()
Governor-General
Sir Paul Hasluck with first arrangement of newly appointed ministers to the Second Gorton ministry | |
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 |
History | |
Election | 25 October 1969 |
Legislature term | 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 the 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.
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Liberal |
Rt Hon
John Gorton (
CH) (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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Country |
Hon
Doug Anthony (1929–2020) |
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Liberal |
Hon
(Sir) Alan Hulme (
KBE) (1907–1989) |
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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
(Sir) Ken Anderson (1909–1985)
Senator for
New South Wales |
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||
Liberal |
Hon
Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) |
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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
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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Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Country |
Hon
Charles Barnes (1901–1998) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Dr James Forbes
MC (1923–2019) |
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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) |
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| |
Liberal |
Hon
Bill Wentworth (1907–2003) |
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||
Liberal |
Hon
Reg Wright (1905–1990) |
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||
Liberal |
Hon
Don Chipp (1925–2006) |
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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) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Tom Hughes
QC (born 1923) |
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Liberal |
Hon
James Killen (1925–2007) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Andrew Peacock (1939–2021) |
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Country |
Hon
Ralph Hunt (1928–2011)
MP for
Gwydir |
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