Third Fraser ministry | |
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![]() 52nd Ministry of Australia | |
Malcolm Fraser Doug Anthony | |
Date formed | 20 December 1977 |
Date dissolved | 3 November 1980 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Sir Zelman Cowen |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Deputy Prime Minister | Doug Anthony |
No. of ministers | 30 |
Member party | Liberal– National Country coalition |
Status in legislature | Majority government |
Opposition party | Labor |
Opposition leader | Bill Hayden |
History | |
Election | 10 December 1977 |
Outgoing election | 18 October 1980 |
Legislature term | 31st |
Predecessor | Second Fraser ministry |
Successor | Fourth Fraser ministry |
The third Fraser ministry ( Liberal– National Country coalition) was the 52nd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 22nd Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser. The third Fraser ministry succeeded the second Fraser ministry, which dissolved on 20 December 1977 following the federal election that took place on 10 December. The ministry was replaced by the fourth Fraser ministry on 3 November 1980 following the 1980 federal election. [1]
As of 31 October 2022, John Howard and Ian Viner are the last surviving Liberal members of the Cabinet of the third Fraser ministry, while Ian Sinclair and Peter Nixon are the last surviving NCP members.
Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Liberal |
Rt Hon
Malcolm Fraser
CH (1930–2015) |
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National Country |
Rt Hon
Doug Anthony (1929–2020) |
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Liberal |
Rt Hon
Phillip Lynch (1933–1984) |
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National Country |
Rt Hon
Ian Sinclair (born 1929)
MP for
New England |
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Liberal |
Rt Hon
Reg Withers (1924–2014)
Senator for
Western Australia |
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Liberal |
Hon
Tony Street (1926–2022)
MP for
Corangamite |
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National Country |
Hon
Peter Nixon (born 1928) |
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Liberal |
Hon
John Howard (born 1939) |
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Liberal |
Hon
John Carrick (1918–2018)
Senator for
New South Wales |
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Liberal |
Hon
Andrew Peacock (1939–2021) |
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Liberal |
Hon
James Killen (1925–2007) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Margaret Guilfoyle (1926–2020) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Eric Robinson (1929–1981) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Ian Viner (born 1933) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Peter Durack
QC (1926–2008)
Senator for
Western Australia |
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National Country |
Hon
Ralph Hunt (1928–2011) |
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Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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Liberal |
Hon
Michael MacKellar (1938–2015) |
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National Country |
Hon
Evan Adermann (1927–2001) |
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Liberal |
Hon
John McLeay (1922–2000) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Kevin Newman (1933–1999) |
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National Country |
Hon
James Webster (1925–2022) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Tony Staley (1939–2023) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Ian Macphee (born 1938) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Wal Fife (1929–2017) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Vic Garland (1934–2022) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Bob Ellicott
QC (1927–2022) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Ray Groom (born 1944) |
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Liberal |
Hon
Fred Chaney (born 1941)
Senator for
Western Australia |
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National Country |
Hon
Douglas Scott (1920–2012)
Senator for
New South Wales |
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National Country |
Hon
David Thomson
MC (1924–2013)
MP for
Leichhardt |
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