McMahon ministry | |
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46thMinistry of Australia | |
The McMahon Ministry between March and May 1971. | |
| Date formed | 10 March 1971 |
| Date dissolved | 5 December 1972 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | SirPaul Hasluck |
| Prime Minister | William McMahon |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Doug Anthony |
| No. of ministers | 33 (plus 6 Assistant Ministers) |
| Member party | Liberal–Countrycoalition |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority government |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | Gough Whitlam |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 2 December 1972 |
| Legislature term | 27th |
| Predecessor | Second Gorton ministry |
| Successor | First Whitlam ministry |
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Member forLowe (1949–1982)
Term of government (1971–1972) Ministries Elections | ||
TheMcMahon ministry (Liberal–CountryCoalition) was the 46thministry of theAustralian Government. It was led by the country's 20thPrime Minister,William McMahon. The McMahon ministry succeeded theSecond Gorton ministry, which dissolved on 10 March 1971 following theresignation ofJohn Gorton as Prime Minister. The ministry was replaced by theFirst Whitlam ministry on 5 December 1972 following thefederal election that took place on 2 December which sawLabor 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 theMenzies,Holt,McEwen, andGorton governments, as well as theFirst Fraser ministries.Tom Hughes was the last surviving Liberal minister, andMalcolm Fraser was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.Tony Street was the last surviving assistant minister.
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Liberal | Don Dobie (1927–1996) |
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| Liberal | John McLeay (1922–2000) |
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| Country | Ian Robinson (1925–2017) |
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| Liberal | Tony Street (1926-2022) MP forCorangamite |
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| Liberal | John Marriott (1913–1994) |
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| Country | Robert KingOBE (1920–1991) |
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