Second Holt Ministry
The Second Holt Ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 42nd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 17th Prime Minister, Harold Holt. The Second Holt Ministry succeeded the First Holt Ministry, which dissolved on 14 December 1966 following the federal election that took place in November. The ministry was replaced by the caretaker McEwen Ministry on 19 December 1967, following the disappearance of Holt.[1]
Second Holt Ministry | |
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Date formed | 14 December 1966 |
Date dissolved | 19 December 1967 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General | Lord Casey |
Prime Minister | Harold Holt |
No. of ministers | 27 |
Member party | Liberal–Country coalition |
Status in legislature | Coalition majority government |
Opposition party | Labor |
Opposition leader | Arthur Calwell Gough Whitlam |
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Election(s) | 26 November 1966 |
Legislature term(s) | 26th |
Predecessor | First Holt Ministry |
Successor | McEwen Ministry |
As of 20 December 2020, Ian Sinclair and Peter Nixon are the last surviving members of the Second Holt Ministry. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Allen Fairhall was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.
Cabinet
Outer ministry
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Country | Hon Charles Barnes (1901–1998) |
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Liberal | Hon Gordon Freeth (1914–2001) |
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Liberal | Hon Reginald Swartz MBE (1911–2006) MP for Darling Downs |
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Liberal | Hon Billy Snedden QC (1926–1987) |
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Liberal | Hon Dr James Forbes MC (1923–2019) |
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Liberal | Hon Peter Howson (1919–2009) |
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Liberal | Hon Ken Anderson (1909–1985) Senator for New South Wales |
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Country | Hon Colin McKellar (1903–1970) Senator for New South Wales |
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Liberal | Hon Dame Annabelle Rankin DBE (1908–1986) Senator for Queensland |
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Liberal | Hon Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) |
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Liberal | Hon Nigel Bowen QC (1911–1994) MP for Parramatta |
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Liberal | Hon Don Chipp (1925–2006) MP for Higinbotham |
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Liberal | Hon Bert Kelly (1912–1997) MP for Wakefield |
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Country | Hon Peter Nixon (1928–) MP for Gippsland |
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See also
Notes
- "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.