First Gorton Ministry
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The First Gorton Ministry was the forty-fifth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 10 January 1968 to 12 November 1969.
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. Minister for Education and Science (to 28 February 1968) - 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) - Rt Hon William McMahonWilliam McMahonSir William "Billy" McMahon, GCMG, CH , was an Australian Liberal politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Australia...
, MP: Treasurer - Hon Paul HasluckPaul HasluckSir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck KG GCMG GCVO KStJ was an Australian historian, poet, public servant and politician, and the 17th Governor-General of Australia.-Early life:...
, MP: Minister for External Affairs (to 11 February 1969) - Hon Allen FairhallAllen FairhallSir Allen Fairhall KBE was an Australian politician and Member of the Parliament of Australia for the Division of Paterson from 1949 to 1969. During that period he held a number of ministerial portfolios, most notably Supply and Defence.Fairhall was born at Morpeth and attended East Maitland...
, MP: Minister for Defence - 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 (CP) - Senator Hon Denham HentyDenham HentySir Denham Henty, KBE was an Australian politician.Henty was born in Longford, Tasmania and educated at Launceston Church Grammar School. He left school at 14 to work in his fathers wholesale business. In March 1930 he married Faith Gordon Spotswood and they subsequently had three sons and a...
: Minister for Supply (to 28 February 1968) - 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 David FairbairnDavid FairbairnSir David Eric Fairbairn KBE DFC was an Australian politician and cabinet minister.-Early life:Fairbairn was born in Claygate, Surrey, England...
, MP: Minister for National Development - Hon Leslie Bury, MP: Minister for Labour and National Service
- 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 Social Services (to 28 February 1968). Minister assisting the Minister for Trade and Industry. Minister for Shipping and Transport (from 28 February 1968) (CP) - Senator Hon Ken Anderson: Minister for Customs and Excise (to 28 February 1968). Minister for Supply (from 28 February 1968) (in Cabinet from 28 February 1968)
- 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 the Army (to 28 February 1968). Minister for Education and Science (from 28 February 1968) (in Cabinet from 28 February 1968) - Hon Gordon FreethGordon FreethSir Gordon Freeth KBE was an Australian politician.Freeth was born in Angaston, South Australia, the son of Robert Freeth and Gladys Mary Snashall...
, MP: Minister for Shipping and Transport (to 28 February 1968). Minister for Air, Minister assisting the Treasurer (28 February 1968 to 13 February 1969). Minister for External Affairs (from 11 February 1969) (in Cabinet from 11 February 1969)
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 Territories (to 28 February 1968). Minister for External Territories (from 28 February 1968) (CP) - 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 Civil Aviation. Minister assisting the Treasurer (from 13 February 1969) - 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 Immigration - Hon Dr James Forbes, MP: Minister for Health
- Hon Peter HowsonPeter Howson (Australian politician)Peter Howson, CMG was an Australian politician.-Biography:Howson was born in London, England in 1919 to Jessie and George Arthur Howson, and was educated at Stowe School and Trinity College, Cambridge...
, MP: Minister for Air, Minister assisting the Treasurer (to 28 February 1968) - Senator Hon Colin McKellar: Minister for Repatriation (CP)
- 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 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: Attorney-General - Hon Don ChippDon ChippDonald Leslie Chipp, AO was an Australian politician, and the inaugural leader of the Australian Democrats.-Early life:...
, MP: Minister for the Navy, Minister in charge of Tourist Activities (to 28 February 1968) - Hon Bert KellyBert KellyCharles Robert "Bert" Kelly CMG , was an Australian politician and government minister. He was influential in moving Australian political parties away from support for high-tariff policies....
, MP: Minister for Works (to 28 February 1968). Minister for the Navy (from 28 February 1968) - Hon Peter NixonPeter NixonPeter James Nixon AO is a former Australian politician representing the National Party ....
, MP: Minister for the Interior (CP) - 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 the Army (from 28 February 1968 - Senator Hon Malcolm ScottMalcolm ScottMalcolm Fox Scott , was an Australian politician and government minister.Scott was born in Western Australia and was a farmer and had extensive mining interests before entering parliament....
: Minister for Customs and Excise (from 28 February 1968) - Hon Bill Wentworth, MP: Minister for Social Services, Minister in charge of Aboriginal Affairs under the Prime Minister (from 28 February 1968)
- Senator Hon Reg Wright: Minister for Works, Minister in charge of Tourist Activities (from 28 February 1968)
- Hon Dudley ErwinDudley ErwinDudley Erwin was an Australian politician and briefly Minister for Air.During World War II, Erwin served as a flight lieutenant in the Royal Australian Air Force as a navigator in No. 31 Squadron and was involved in the South West Pacific. Prior to enter politics, he was an electrical radio...
, MP: Minister for Air (from 13 February 1969)