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First Fraser ministry

50th Ministry of Australia
photograph of Fraser
Malcolm Fraser
photograph of Anthony
Doug Anthony
Date formed11 November 1975
Date dissolved22 December 1975
People and organisations
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Governor-General
Sir John Kerr
Prime Minister
Malcolm Fraser
Deputy Prime Minister
Doug Anthony
No. of ministers
15
Member party
Liberal–National Country coalition
Status in legislature
Minority government
Opposition party
Labor
Opposition leader
Gough Whitlam
History
Outgoing election
13 December 1975
Legislature term29th
PredecessorThird Whitlam ministry
SuccessorSecond Fraser ministry

The first Fraser ministry (Liberal–National Country coalition) was the 50th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser. The first Fraser ministry succeeded the Third Whitlam ministry, which dissolved on 11 November following the dismissal of the Whitlam government by Governor-General Sir John Kerr. As such, it was a caretaker ministry until a federal election could take place.[1] To date, it is the last ministry not to be split between a Cabinet and outer ministry. In the event, the Coalition was ultimately elected on 13 December 1975, and this ministry was replaced by the second Fraser ministry on 22 December 1975.[2]

As of 1 May 2025, Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the First Fraser ministry; Sinclair is also the last surviving minister of the Menzies, Holt, McEwen, Gorton, and McMahon governments. Tony Street was the last surviving Liberal member.

Ministry

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Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Malcolm Fraser
(1930–2015)

MP for Wannon
(1955–1983)
National Country Doug Anthony
(1929–2020)

MP for Richmond
(1957–1984)
Liberal Phillip Lynch
(1933–1984)

MP for Flinders
(1966–1982)
National Country Ian Sinclair
(born 1929)

MP for New England
(1963–1998)
Liberal Reg Withers
(1924–2014)

Senator for Western Australia
(1968–1987)
Liberal Ivor Greenwood
(1926–1976)

Senator for Victoria
(1968–1976)
Liberal Bob Cotton
(1915–2006)

Senator for New South Wales
(1965–1978)
National Country Peter Nixon
(1928–2025)

MP for Gippsland
(1961–1983)
Liberal Andrew Peacock
(1939–2021)

MP for Kooyong
(1966–1994)
Liberal Don Chipp
(1925–2006)

MP for Hotham
(1969–1977)
Liberal James Killen
(1925–2007)

MP for Moreton
(1955–1983)
National Country Tom Drake-Brockman DFC
(1919–1992)

Senator for Western Australia
(1959–1978)
Liberal John Carrick
(1918–2018)

Senator for New South Wales
(1971–1987)
Liberal Tony Street
(1926–2022)

MP for Corangamite
(1966–1984)
Liberal Margaret Guilfoyle
(1926–2020)

Senator for Victoria
(1971–1987)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ "Cabinet records of the Fraser government, 1975–83 – Fact sheet 246". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
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