McMahon ministry
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:William McMahon sidebar The McMahon ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 46th ministry of the Australian Government. It was led by the country's 20th Prime Minister, William McMahon. The McMahon ministry succeeded the Second Gorton ministry, which dissolved on 10 March 1971 following the resignation of John Gorton as Prime Minister. The ministry was replaced by the First Whitlam ministry on 5 December 1972 following the federal election that took place on 2 December which saw Labor defeat the Coalition.[1]
As of 1 May 2025, Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the McMahon ministry; Sinclair is also the last surviving minister of the Menzies, Holt, McEwen, and Gorton governments, as well as the First Fraser ministries. Tom Hughes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Malcolm Fraser was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister. Tony Street was the last surviving assistant minister.
Cabinet
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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| | 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 | John Gorton (1911–2002)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Higgins |
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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 | Sir 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 | Sir 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 | 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 | Sir 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 Fraser (1930–2015)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Wannon |
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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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Don Chipp (1925–2006)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Hotham |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Bob Cotton (1915–2006)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Senator for New South Wales |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Country | Tom Drake-Brockman (1919–1992)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Senator for Western Australia |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Country | Mac Holten (1922–1996)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Indi |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Tom Hughes (1923–2024)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Berowra |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | James Killen (1925–2007)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Moreton |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Andrew Peacock (1939–2021)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Kooyong |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Country | Ralph Hunt (1928–2011)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Gwydir |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Kevin Cairns (1929–1984)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Lilley |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Ivor Greenwood (1926–1976)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Senator for Victoria |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Malcolm Mackay (1919–1999)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Evans |
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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 Casey |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Victor Garland (1934–2022)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Curtin |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Country | Bob Katter (1918–1990)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Kennedy |
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Assistant ministers
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Don Dobie (1927–1996)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Cook |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | John McLeay (1922–2000)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Boothby |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Country | Ian Robinson (1925–2017)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Cowper |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | Tony Street (1926-2022)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Corangamite |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Liberal | John Marriott (1913–1994)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Senator for Tasmania |
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| Template:Australian party style| | Country | Robert King Template:Post-nominals (1920–1991)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Post-nominals for Wimmera |
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References
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