Third Whitlam ministry

See also: Whitlam government

Third Whitlam ministry

49th Ministry of Australia
The third Whitlam ministry meeting at Old Parliament House, Canberra, in 1974
Date formed12 June 1974
Date dissolved11 November 1975
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralSir Paul Hasluck
Sir John Kerr
Prime MinisterGough Whitlam
Deputy Prime MinisterJim Cairns
Frank Crean
No. of ministers31
Member partyLabor
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyLiberal–National Country coalition
Opposition leaderBilly Snedden
Malcolm Fraser
History
Election18 May 1974
Legislature term29th
PredecessorSecond Whitlam ministry
SuccessorFirst Fraser ministry
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The third Whitlam ministry (Labor) was the 49th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 21st Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam. The third Whitlam ministry succeeded the Second Whitlam ministry, which dissolved on 12 June 1974 following the federal election that took place in May. The ministry was replaced by the First Fraser ministry on 11 November following the dismissal of the Whitlam government by the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr.[1]

The order of seniority in the third Whitlam ministry was determined by the order in which members were elected to the Ministry by the Caucus on 10 June 1974, except for the four parliamentary leaders.

As of 5 December 2025, Doug McClelland and Paul Keating are the last surviving members of the third Whitlam ministry.

Ministry

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
  Labor Gough Whitlam
(1916–2014)

MP for Werriwa
(1952–1978)

  Jim Cairns
(1914–2003)

MP for Lalor
(1969–1977)

  Rex Connor
(1907–1977)

MP for Cunningham
(1963–1977)

  Bill Hayden
(1933–2023)

MP for Oxley
(1961–1988)

  Lionel Murphy
(1922–1986)

Senator for New South Wales
(1962–1975)

  Don Willesee
(1916–2003)

Senator for Western Australia
(1950–1975)

  Ken Wriedt
(1927–2010)

Senator for Tasmania
(1968–1980)

  Frank Crean
(1916–2008)

MP for Melbourne Ports
(1951–1977)

  Fred Daly
(1912–1995)

MP for Grayndler
(1949–1975)

  Doug McClelland
(1926–)

Senator for New South Wales
(1962–1987)

  Lance Barnard
(1919–1997)

MP for Bass
(1954–1975)

  Rex Patterson
(1927–2016)

MP for Dawson
(1966–1975)

  Clyde Cameron
(1913–2008)

MP for Hindmarsh
(1949–1980)

  Kim Beazley
(1917–2007)

MP for Fremantle
(1945–1977)

  Lionel Bowen
(1922–2012)

MP for Kingsford-Smith
(1969–1990)

  John Wheeldon
(1929–2006)

Senator for Western Australia
(1965–1981)

  Tom Uren
(1921–2015)

MP for Reid
(1958–1990)

  Reg Bishop
(1913–1999)

Senator for South Australia
(1962–1981)

  Les Johnson
(1924–2015)

MP for Hughes
(1969–1983)

  Charles Jones
(1917–2003)

MP for Newcastle
(1958–1983)

  Doug Everingham
(1923–2017)

MP for Capricornia
(1967–1975)

  Kep Enderby
(1926–2015)

MP for Canberra
(1974–1975)

  Gordon Bryant
(1914–1991)

MP for Wills
(1955–1980)

  Moss Cass
(1927–2022)

MP for Maribyrnong
(1969–1983)

  Jim Cavanagh
(1913–1990)

Senator for South Australia
(1962–1981)

  Bill Morrison
(1928–2013)

MP for St George
(1969–1975)

  Frank Stewart
(1923–1979)

MP for Lang
(1953–1977)

  Jim McClelland
(1915–1999)

Senator for New South Wales
(1971–1978) (in Ministry from 10 February 1975)

  Joe Riordan
(1930–2012)

MP for Phillip
(1972–1975) (in Ministry from 6 June 1975)

  Joe Berinson
(1932–2018)

MP for Perth
(1969–1975) (in Ministry from 14 July 1975)

  Paul Keating
(1944–)

MP for Blaxland
(1969–1996) (in Ministry from 21 October 1975)

See also

Notes

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