Government of Fraser IV
The Fraser IV government ruled Australia from November 3, 1980 to March 11, 1983. It was a coalition government of the Liberal Party (LP) and the National Country Party (NCP).
Malcolm Fraser had been Prime Minister of a coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Country Party since November 11, 1975. In the parliamentary elections on October 18, 1980 , the governing coalition lost 11 seats in the House of Representatives , but was able to maintain an absolute majority with 74 (LP: 54, NCP: 20) out of 125 seats. The government lost its majority in the Senate . The government was again a coalition of LP and NCP under Prime Minister Fraser. In the parliamentary elections on March 5, 1983 , the Labor Party won a clear majority with 75 out of 125 seats. Labor won 3 seats in the Senate, but missed the majority with 30 of 64 Senators. The subsequent government put the Labor Party under Prime Minister Bob Hawke .
List of ministers
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| prime minister | Malcolm Fraser | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 |
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| Deputy Prime Minister | Doug Anthony | NCP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 |
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| Minister for Trade and Natural Resources | ||||
| Minister for Industry and Trade | Phillip Lynch | LP | November 3, 1980 - October 11, 1982 |
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| Andrew Peacock | LP | October 11, 1982 - March 11, 1983 |
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| Minister of Communication | Ian Sinclair | NCP | November 3, 1980 - May 7, 1982 |
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| Minister for National Development and Energy | John Carrick | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 | |
| Vice President of the Executive Council | November 3, 1980 - May 7, 1982 | |||
| James Killen | LP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 |
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| Foreign minister | Tony Street | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 |
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| Minister for Primary Industry | Peter Nixon | NCP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 |
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| Treasury minister | John Howard | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 |
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| Minister for Industrial Relations | Andrew Peacock | LP | November 3, 1980 - April 16, 1981 |
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| Ian Viner | LP | April 16, 1981 - May 7, 1982 | ||
| Defense Minister | James Killen | LP | November 3, 1980 - May 7, 1982 |
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| Ian Sinclair | NCP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 |
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| Finance minister | Margaret Guilfoyle | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 | |
| Minister for Labor and Youth | Ian Viner | LP | November 3, 1980 - April 16, 1981 | |
| Minister for Labor and Industrial Relations | Ian Macphee | LP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | |
| Attorney General | Peter Durack | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 |
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| Minister of Social Affairs | Fred Chaney | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 |
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| Aviation Minister | Whale fife | LP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | |
| Minister of Education | April 16, 1981 - May 7, 1982 | |||
| Peter Baume | LP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | ||
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister | Ian Viner | LP | November 3, 1980 - May 7, 1982 | |
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| Minister for Labor and Youth | Neil Brown | LP | April 16, 1981 - May 7, 1982 | |
| Minister of Communication | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | |||
| Minister of the Interior and Environment | Bob Ellicott | LP | November 3, 1980 - February 17, 1981 | |
| Michael MacKellar | LP | February 17, 1981 - March 19, 1981 | ||
| Ian Wilson | LP | March 19, 1981 - May 7, 1982 | ||
| Tom McVeigh | NCP | March 19, 1981 - March 11, 1983 | ||
| Minister of transport | Ralph Hunt | NCP | November 3, 1980 - May 7, 1982 | |
| Minister for Transport and Construction | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | |||
| Minister of Defense Support | Ian Viner | LP | May 7, 1982 | |
| Minister of Health | Michael MacKellar | LP | November 3, 1980 - April 20, 1982 | |
| Peter Baume | LP | April 20, 1982 - May 7, 1982 | ||
| Jim Carlton | LP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | ||
| Minister of Education | Whale fife | LP | November 3, 1980 - April 16, 1981 | |
| Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | Ian Macphee | LP | November 3, 1980 - May 7, 1982 | |
| John Hodges | LP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | ||
| Minister of Science and Technology | David Thomson | NCP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 | |
| Minister for Administrative Services | Kevin Newman | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 | |
| Minister for Commerce and Consumers | John Moore | LP | November 3, 1980 - April 20, 1982 |
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| Neil Brown | LP | April 20, 1982 - May 7, 1982 | ||
| Minister for the Capital Territory | Michael Hodgman | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 |
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| Minister for Veterans | Tony Messner | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 | |
| Minister for Aborigines | Peter Baume | LP | November 3, 1980 - May 7, 1982 | |
| Ian Wilson | LP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | ||
| Minister for Housing and Construction | Tom McVeigh | NCP | April 20, 1982 - May 7, 1982 | |
| Assistant Minister in Assistance to the Prime Minister on Federal Affairs | Whale fife | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 | |
| Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister | Ian Viner | LP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | |
| Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Commerce and Natural Resources | Tom McVeigh | NCP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 | |
| Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Industry and Trade | Michael Hodgman | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 |
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| Assistant Minister in the Ministry of National Development and Energy | Peter Baume | LP | November 3, 1980 - May 7, 1982 | |
| Jim Carlton | LP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | ||
| Assistant Minister in the Treasury | Tony Messner | LP | November 3, 1980 - March 11, 1983 | |
| Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Defense | Kevin Newman | LP | November 3, 1980 - May 7, 1982 | |
| Ian Viner | LP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | ||
| Assistant Minister to the Attorney General | Neil Brown | LP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | |
| Assistant Minister in the Ministry of Social Affairs | Ian Wilson | LP | May 7, 1982 - March 11, 1983 | |
Web links
- Parliamentary Handbook for the 45th Parliament. (PDF; 13.4 MB) Part 6: Historical information on the Australian Parliament - Ministries and Cabinets. Parliament of Australia, p. 561 f. , accessed on May 26, 2019 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Prime Ministers of Australia. Malcolm Fraser. National Museum of Australia, accessed May 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 11, 48, 141 , accessed on May 30, 2019 .
- ^ A b Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 278-281
- ↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 11, 49, 141 , accessed on May 30, 2019 .
- ^ Prime Ministers of Australia. Bob Hawke. National Museum of Australia, accessed May 30, 2019 .
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