First Fraser ministry | |
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50th Ministry of Australia | |
Malcolm Fraser Anthony Doug | |
Date formed | 11 November 1975 |
Date dissolved | 22 December 1975 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Sir John Kerr |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Deputy Prime Minister | Doug Anthony |
No. of ministers | 15 |
Member party | Liberal– National Country coalition |
Status in legislature | Minority government |
Opposition party | Labor |
Opposition leader | Gough Whitlam |
History | |
Outgoing election | 13 December 1975 |
Legislature term(s) | 29th |
Predecessor | Third Whitlam ministry |
Successor | Second Fraser ministry |
The first Fraser ministry ( Liberal– National Country coalition) was the 50th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser. The first Fraser ministry succeeded the Third Whitlam ministry, which dissolved on 11 November following the dismissal of the Whitlam government by Governor-General Sir John Kerr. As such, it was a caretaker ministry until a federal election could take place. [1] To date, it is the last ministry not to be split between a Cabinet and outer ministry. In the event, the Coalition was ultimately elected on 13 December 1975, and this ministry was replaced by the second Fraser ministry on 22 December 1975. [2]
As of 25 October 2022, Ian Sinclair and Peter Nixon are the last surviving members of the first Fraser ministry. Tony Street was the last surviving Liberal member.
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Liberal |
Hon
Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) |
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National Country |
Rt Hon
Doug Anthony (1929–2020) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Phillip Lynch (1933–1984) |
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National Country |
Hon
Ian Sinclair (born 1929)
MP for
New England |
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Liberal |
Hon
Reg Withers (1924–2014)
Senator for
Western Australia |
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Liberal |
Hon
Ivor Greenwood
QC (1926–1976) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Bob Cotton (1915–2006)
Senator for
New South Wales |
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National Country |
Hon
Peter Nixon (born 1928) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Andrew Peacock (1939–2021) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Don Chipp (1925–2006) |
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Liberal |
Hon
James Killen (1925–2007) |
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National Country |
Hon
Tom Drake-Brockman
DFC (1919–1992)
Senator for
Western Australia |
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Liberal |
Hon
John Carrick (1918–2018)
Senator for
New South Wales |
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Liberal |
Hon
Tony Street (1926–2022)
MP for
Corangamite |
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Liberal |
Hon
Margaret Guilfoyle (1926–2020) |