Gorton I government

The Gorton I government ruled Australia from January 10, 1968 to February 28, 1968. It was a coalition government of the Liberal Party (LP) and the Country Party (CP).

Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared while swimming in the sea off the coast of Victoria on December 17, 1967 . Deputy Prime Minister John McEwen of the Country Party became Prime Minister of an interim government . The Liberal Party elected the Minister of Education and Science, John Gorton , as its new chairman, who then also assumed the office of Prime Minister. Gorton, who was a member of the Senate , resigned on February 1, 1968 and was elected to the House of Representatives in a by-election on February 24 . He also led the subsequent LP-CP government.

List of ministers

cabinet
Office	minister	Political party	Term of office	image
prime minister	John Gorton	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister for Education and Science
Minister of Trade and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister	John McEwen	CP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Treasury minister	William McMahon	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Foreign minister	Paul Hasluck	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Defense Minister	Allen Fairhall	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister for Primary Industry	Doug Anthony	CP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Postmaster General	Alan Hulme	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Vice President of the Executive Council
Minister for National Development	David Fairbairn	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister of Supply	Denham Henty	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister for Labor and Conscription	Les Bury	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister of Social Affairs	Ian Sinclair	CP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry
Junior minister
Minister for Shipping and Transport	Gordon Freeth	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister for Territories	Charles Barnes	CP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister for Aviation	Reginald Swartz	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister for Immigration	Billy Snedden	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister of Health	Jim Forbes	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister for the Air Force	Peter Howson	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister for Customs and Excise Taxes	Ken Anderson	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister for Repatriation	Colin McKellar	CP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Minister for Housing	Annabelle Rankin	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Army minister	Malcolm Fraser	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Building minister	Bert Kelly	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Attorney General	Nigel Bowen	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Naval Minister	Don Chipp	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Interior minister	Peter Nixon	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Assistant Minister for Tourism in the Ministry of Trade and Industry	Don Chipp	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968
Assistant Minister in the Treasury	Peter Howson	LP	Jan. 10, 1968 - February 28, 1968

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. 547 , accessed May 18, 2019 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ IR Hancock: Holt, Harold Edward (1908-1967) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 14. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1996, ISBN 0-522-84717-X (English).
2. ↑ CJ Lloyd: McEwen, Sir John (1900-1980) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 15. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 2000, ISBN 0-522-84843-5 (English).
3. ^ Prime Ministers of Australia. John Gorton. National Museum of Australia, accessed May 18, 2019 .  
4. ^ Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , p. 266.