Second Gorton ministry

See also: Gorton government

Second Gorton ministry

45th Ministry of Australia
Governor-General Sir Paul Hasluck with first arrangement of newly appointed ministers to the Second Gorton ministry
Date formed12 November 1969
Date dissolved10 March 1971
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralSir Paul Hasluck
Prime MinisterJohn Gorton
Deputy Prime MinisterJohn McEwen
Doug Anthony
No. of ministers27
Member partyLiberal–Country coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition majority government
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderGough Whitlam
History
Election25 October 1969
Legislature term27th
PredecessorFirst Gorton ministry
SuccessorMcMahon ministry
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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 1 May 2025, Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the Second Gorton ministry; Sinclair is also the last surviving minister of the Menzies, Holt, McEwen, and McMahon governments, as well as the First Gorton and the First Fraser ministries. Tom Hughes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Malcolm Fraser was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.

Cabinet

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal John Gorton
(1911–2002)

MP for Higgins
(1968–1975)

Country John McEwen
(1900–1980)

MP for Murray
(1949–1971)

Liberal William McMahon
(1908–1988)

MP for Lowe
(1949–1982)

Country Doug Anthony
(1929–2020)

MP for Richmond
(1957–1984)

Liberal Sir Alan Hulme
(1907–1989)

MP for Petrie
(1963–1972)

Liberal Les Bury
(1913–1986)

MP for Wentworth
(1956–1974)

Country Ian Sinclair
(born 1929)

MP for New England
(1963–1998)

Liberal Sir Ken Anderson
(1909–1985)

Senator for New South Wales
(1953–1975)

Liberal Malcolm Fraser
(1930–2015)

MP for Wannon
(1955–1983)

Liberal Reginald Swartz
(1911–2006)

MP for Darling Downs
(1949–1972)

Liberal Billy Snedden
(1926–1987)

MP for Bruce
(1955–1983)

Liberal Nigel Bowen
(1911–1994)

MP for Parramatta
(1964–1973)

Country Peter Nixon
(1928–2025)

MP for Gippsland
(1961–1983) (in Cabinet from 5 February 1971)

Outer ministry

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Country Charles Barnes
(1901–1998)

MP for McPherson
(1958–1972)

Liberal James Forbes
(1923–2019)

MP for Barker
(1956–1975)

Liberal Dame Annabelle Rankin
(1908–1986)

Senator for Queensland
(1947–1971)

Liberal Phillip Lynch
(1933–1984)

MP for Flinders
(1966–1982)

Liberal Bill Wentworth
(1907–2003)

MP for Mackellar
(1949–1977)

Liberal Reg Wright
(1905–1990)

Senator for Tasmania
(1950–1978)

Liberal Don Chipp
(1925–2006)

MP for Hotham
(1969–1977)

Liberal Bob Cotton
(1915–2006)

Senator for New South Wales
(1965–1978)

Country Tom Drake-Brockman
(1919–1992)

Senator for Western Australia
(1959–1978)

Country Mac Holten
(1922–1996)

MP for Indi
(1958–1977)

Liberal Tom Hughes
(1923–2024)

MP for Berowra
(1969–1972)

Liberal James Killen
(1925–2007)

MP for Moreton
(1955–1983)

Liberal Andrew Peacock
(1939–2021)

MP for Kooyong
(1966–1994)

Country Ralph Hunt
(1928–2011)

MP for Gwydir
(1969–1989) (in Ministry from 5 February 1971)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
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