Second Fraser ministry
Second Fraser ministry | |
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51st Ministry of Australia | |
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Date formed | 22 December 1975 |
Date dissolved | 20 December 1977 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor-General |
Sir John Kerr Sir Zelman Cowen |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Deputy Prime Minister | Doug Anthony |
No. of ministers | 28 |
Member party | Liberal–National Country coalition |
Status in legislature | Majority government |
Opposition party | Labor |
Opposition leader | Gough Whitlam |
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Election(s) | 13 December 1975 |
Outgoing election | 10 December 1977 |
Legislature term(s) | 30th |
Predecessor | First Fraser ministry |
Successor | Third Fraser ministry |
The second Fraser ministry (Liberal–National Country coalition) was the 51st ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 22nd Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser. The second Fraser ministry succeeded the first Fraser ministry, which dissolved on 22 December 1975 following the federal election that took place on 13 December. The ministry was replaced by the third Fraser ministry on 20 December 1977 following the 1977 federal election.
As of 25 October 2022, Ian Sinclair and Peter Nixon are the last surviving members of the Cabinet of the second Fraser ministry. Tony Street was the last surviving Liberal cabinet member.
Cabinet
Outer ministry
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Liberal |
Hon Bob Ellicott (1927–2022) for Wentworth |
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Liberal |
Hon John Howard (born 1939) for Bennelong |
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Liberal |
Hon Vic Garland (1934–2022) for Curtin |
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National Country |
Hon Ralph Hunt (1928–2011) for Gwydir |
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Liberal |
Hon Michael MacKellar (1938–2015) for Warringah |
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Liberal |
Hon Ian Viner (born 1933) for Stirling |
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National Country |
Hon Evan Adermann (1927–2001) for Fisher |
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Liberal |
Hon Eric Robinson (1929–1981) for McPherson |
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Liberal |
Hon John McLeay (1922–2000) for Boothby |
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Liberal |
Hon Kevin Newman (1933–1999) for Bass |
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National Country |
Hon James Webster (1925–2022) |
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Liberal |
Hon Tony Staley (1939–2023) for Chisholm |
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Liberal |
Hon Peter Durack (1926–2008) Senator for Western Australia |
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Liberal |
Hon Ian Macphee (born 1938) for Balaclava |
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Liberal |
Hon Wal Fife (1929–2017) for Farrer |
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