First Gorton ministry
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:John Gorton sidebar The First Gorton ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 44th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 19th Prime Minister, John Gorton. The First Gorton ministry succeeded the McEwen ministry, which dissolved on 10 January 1968 following the election of Gorton as Liberal leader after the disappearance of former Prime Minister Harold Holt. The ministry was replaced by the Second Gorton ministry on 12 November 1969 following the 1969 federal election.[1]
As of 1 May 2025, Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the First Gorton ministry; Sinclair is also the last surviving minister of the Menzies, Holt, McEwen, and McMahon governments, as well as the Second Gorton and the First Fraser ministries. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Malcolm Fraser was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.
Cabinet
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | John Gorton (1911–2002)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Senator for Victoria Template:Post-nominals for Higgins |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Country | John McEwen (1900–1980)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Murray |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | William McMahon (1908–1988)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Lowe |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Paul Hasluck (1905–1993)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Curtin |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Allen Fairhall (1909–2006)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Paterson |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Country | Doug Anthony (1929–2020)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Richmond |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Denham Henty (1903–1978)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Senator for Tasmania |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Alan Hulme (1907–1989)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Petrie |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | David Fairbairn (1917–1994)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Farrer |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Les Bury (1913–1986)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Wentworth |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Country | Ian Sinclair (born 1929)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for New England |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Ken Anderson (1909–1985)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Senator for New South Wales |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Wannon |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Gordon Freeth (1914–2001)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Forrest |
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Outer ministry
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| Template:Australian party style| | Country | Charles Barnes (1901–1998)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for McPherson |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Reginald Swartz (1911–2006)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Darling Downs |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Billy Snedden (1926–1987)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Bruce |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | James Forbes (1923–2019)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Barker |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Peter Howson (1919–2009)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Fawkner |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Country | Colin McKellar (1903–1970)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Senator for New South Wales |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Dame Annabelle Rankin (1908–1986)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Senator for Queensland |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Nigel Bowen (1911–1994)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Parramatta |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Don Chipp (1925–2006)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Higinbotham |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Bert Kelly (1912–1997)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Wakefield |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Country | Peter Nixon (1928-2025)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Gippsland |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Phillip Lynch (1933–1984)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Flinders |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Malcolm Scott (1911–1989)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Senator for Western Australia |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Bill Wentworth (1907–2003)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Mackellar |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Reg Wright (1905–1990)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Senator for Tasmania |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Dudley Erwin (1917–1984)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Ballaarat |
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Notes
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