Second Gorton Ministry
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The Second Gorton Ministry was the forty-sixth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 12 November 1969 to 10 March 1971.
Liberal Party of Australia
–Australian Country Party
Coalition
Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
–Australian Country Party
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
Coalition
Cabinet
- Rt Hon John GortonJohn GortonSir John Grey Gorton, GCMG, AC, CH , Australian politician, was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia.-Early life:...
, MP: Prime Minister - Rt Hon John McEwenJohn McEwenSir John "Black Jack" McEwen, GCMG, CH , was an Australian politician and the 18th Prime Minister of Australia...
, MP: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade and Industry (CP) (to 5 February 1971) (CP) - Rt Hon William McMahonWilliam McMahonSir William "Billy" McMahon, GCMG, CH , was an Australian Liberal politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Australia...
, MP: Minister for External Affairs (to 6 November 1970). Minister for Foreign Affairs (from 6 November 1970) - Rt Hon Doug AnthonyDoug AnthonyJohn Douglas Anthony, AC, CH , is a former Australian politician. He was leader of the National Party from 1971 to 1984, and Deputy Prime Minister from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1983.-Early life:...
, MP: Minister for Primary Industry (to 5 February 1971). Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade and Industry (from 5 February 1971) (CP) - Hon Alan HulmeAlan HulmeSir Alan Shallcross Hulme KBE was an Australian politician, accountant and cattle breeder. He was born in the Sydney suburb of Mosman and moved to Queensland before World War II, where he practised as an accountant...
, MP: Postmaster-General. Vice-President of the Executive Council - Hon Leslie Bury, MP: Treasurer
- Hon Ian SinclairIan SinclairIan McCahon Sinclair AC , is an Australian politician and former leader of the National Party of Australia.Sinclair was born in Sydney, the son of a suburban accountant. He was educated at Knox Grammar School and at the University of Sydney, where he graduated in arts and law...
, MP: Minister for Shipping and Transport, Minister assisting the Minister for Trade and Industry (to 5 February 1971). Minister for Primary Industry (from 5 February 1971) (CP) - Senator Hon Ken Anderson: Minister for Supply
- Hon Malcolm FraserMalcolm FraserJohn Malcolm Fraser AC, CH, GCL, PC is a former Australian Liberal Party politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. He came to power in the 1975 election following the dismissal of the Whitlam Labor government, in which he played a key role...
, MP: Minister for Defence (to 8 March 1971) - Hon Reginald SwartzReginald SwartzSir Reginald William Colin Swartz KBE , best known as Reg Swartz, was a Minister during the governments of Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt and John Gorton in Australia...
, MP: Minister for National Development - Hon Billy SneddenBilly SneddenSir Billy Mackie Snedden, KCMG, QC was an Australian politician representing the Liberal Party. He was Leader of the Opposition at the 1974 federal election, failing to defeat the Labor incumbent Gough Whitlam.-Early life:...
, QC MP: Minister for Labour and National Service - Hon Nigel BowenNigel BowenSir Nigel Hubert Bowen, AC, KBE was an Australian politician and judge.-Biography:Bowen was born in a log cabin in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, of Welsh and English parents. He came to Australia as a boy and was educated for two years in England and later at The King's School in Parramatta...
, QC MP: Minister for Education and Science - Hon Peter NixonPeter NixonPeter James Nixon AO is a former Australian politician representing the National Party ....
, MP: Minister for the Interior (to 5 February 1971). Minister for Shipping and Transport (from 5 February 1971) (CP)
Junior ministry
- Hon Charles BarnesCharles BarnesCharles Edward "Ceb" Barnes was a long serving member of the Australian House of Representatives who served as a Minister under five prime ministers....
, MP: Minister for External Territories (CP) - Hon Dr James Forbes, MP: Minister for Health
- Senator Hon Dame Annabelle RankinAnnabelle RankinDame Annabelle Jane Mary Rankin DBE was the second woman member of the Australian Senate, the first woman from Queensland to sit in the Parliament of Australia, the first woman to have a federal portfolio and the first woman to be appointed head of a foreign mission.-Biography:Rankin was born in...
: Minister for Housing - Hon Phillip LynchPhillip LynchSir Phillip Reginald Lynch KCMG was an Australian Liberal politician.Lynch held the House of Representatives seat of Flinders from 1966 to 1982. Between 1968 and 1972, he served variously as Minister for the Army, Minister for Immigration, and Minister for Labour and National Service, under Prime...
, MP: Minister for Immigration, Minister assisting the Treasurer - Hon Bill Wentworth, MP: Minister for Social Services, Minister in charge of Aboriginal Affairs under the Prime Minister
- Senator Hon Reg Wright: Minister for Works, Minister in charge of Tourist Activities
- Hon Don ChippDon ChippDonald Leslie Chipp, AO was an Australian politician, and the inaugural leader of the Australian Democrats.-Early life:...
, MP: Minister for Customs and Excise - Senator Hon Bob Cotton: Minister for Civil Aviation
- Senator Hon Tom Drake-Brockman: Minister for Air (CP)
- Hon Mac HoltenMac HoltenRendle McNeilage "Mac" Holten CMG was a leading Australian rules footballer, Australian politician and government minister.Holten was born in Melbourne and educated at Scotch College, Melbourne...
, MP: Minister for Repatriation (CP) - Hon Tom Hughes, QC, MP: Attorney-General
- Hon James KillenJames KillenSir Denis James "Jim" Killen, AC, KCMG , was an Australian politician.-Education and early career:Killen was born in Dalby, Queensland and educated at Brisbane Grammar School and the University of Queensland, where he graduated in law...
: Minister for the Navy - Hon Andrew PeacockAndrew PeacockAndrew Sharp Peacock AC, GCL , is a former Australian Liberal politician. He was a minister in the Gorton, McMahon and Fraser governments, and was federal leader of the Liberal Party of Australia 1983–1985 and 1989–1990...
, MP: Minister for the Army, Minister assisting the Prime Minister - Hon Ralph HuntRalph Hunt (Australian politician)Ralph James Dunnet Hunt AO was an Australian politician.Hunt was born in Narrabri, New South Wales and was a farmer and grazier before entering the Australian Parliament. He was a councillor of Boomi Shire Council from 1956 to 1968 and Vice-President of it from 1962 to 1968...
, MP: Minister for the Interior (from 5 February 1971) (CP)