Second Fraser ministry | |
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51stMinistry of Australia | |
| Date formed | 22 December 1975 |
| Date dissolved | 20 December 1977 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | SirJohn Kerr Sir Zelman Cowen |
| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Doug Anthony |
| No. of ministers | 28 |
| Member party | Liberal–National Countrycoalition |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | Gough Whitlam |
| History | |
| Election | 13 December 1975 |
| Outgoing election | 10 December 1977 |
| Legislature term | 30th |
| Predecessor | First Fraser ministry |
| Successor | Third Fraser ministry |
Thesecond Fraser ministry (Liberal–National Countrycoalition) was the 51stministry of theGovernment of Australia. It was led by the country's 22ndPrime Minister,Malcolm Fraser. The second Fraser ministry succeeded thefirst Fraser ministry, which dissolved on 22 December 1975 following thefederal election that took place on 13 December. The ministry was replaced by thethird Fraser ministry on 20 December 1977 following the1977 federal election.[1]
As of 1 May 2025,Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the Cabinet of the second Fraser ministry.Tony Street was the last surviving Liberal cabinet member.
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Liberal | Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) | |||
| National Country | Doug Anthony (1929–2020) | |||
| Liberal | Phillip Lynch (1933–1984) |
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| National Country | Ian Sinclair (born 1929) MP forNew England | |||
| Liberal | Reg Withers (1924–2014) Senator forWestern Australia | |||
| Liberal | Ivor Greenwood (1926–1976) |
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| Liberal | Bob Cotton (1915–2006) Senator forNew South Wales | |||
| Liberal | Tony Street (1926–2022) MP forCorangamite |
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| National Country | Peter Nixon (1928–2025) | |||
| Liberal | John Carrick (1918–2018) Senator forNew South Wales |
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| Liberal | Andrew Peacock (1939–2021) | |||
| Liberal | James Killen (1925–2007) | |||
| Liberal | Margaret Guilfoyle (1926–2020) |
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| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Liberal | Bob Ellicott (1927–2022) |
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| Liberal | John Howard (born 1939) |
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| Liberal | Vic Garland (1934–2022) |
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| National Country | Ralph Hunt (1928–2011) | |||
| Liberal | Michael MacKellar (1938–2015) | |||
| Liberal | Ian Viner (born 1933) |
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| National Country | Evan Adermann (1927–2001) |
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| Liberal | Eric Robinson (1929–1981) |
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| Liberal | John McLeay (1922–2000) |
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| Liberal | Kevin Newman (1933–1999) |
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| National Country | James Webster (1925–2022) | |||
| Liberal | Tony Staley (1939–2023) MP forChisholm |
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| Liberal | Peter Durack (1926–2008) Senator forWestern Australia |
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| Liberal | Ian Macphee (born 1938) MP forBalaclava |
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| Liberal | Wal Fife (1929–2017) |
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