Gorton II government

The Gorton II government ruled Australia from February 28, 1968 to November 12, 1969. It was a coalition government of the Liberal Party (LP) and the Country Party (CP).

Prime Minister John Gorton also headed the previous government . In the parliamentary elections on October 25, 1969 , the governing parties suffered significant losses. The Liberal Party lost 15 House seats and received 46 seats , the Country Party lost 1 seat and 20 MPs. Together, however, they still had a majority of 46 of the 124 seats. Gorton remained Prime Minister of an LP-CP coalition.

List of ministers

cabinet
Office	minister	Political party	Term of office	image
prime minister	John Gorton	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister of Trade and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister	John McEwen	CP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Treasury minister	William McMahon	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Foreign minister	Paul Hasluck	LP	Feb. 28, 1968 - February 11, 1969
	Gordon Freeth	LP	February 11, 1969 - November 12, 1969
Defense Minister	Allen Fairhall	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister for Primary Industry	Doug Anthony	CP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Postmaster General	Alan Hulme	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Vice President of the Executive Council
Minister for National Development	David Fairbairn	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister for Labor and Conscription	Les Bury	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister for Shipping and Transport	Ian Sinclair	CP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry
Minister of Supply	Ken Anderson	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister for Education and Science	Malcolm Fraser	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister for the Air Force	Gordon Freeth	LP	Feb. 28, 1968 - February 13, 1969
Assistant Minister in the Treasury
Junior minister
Minister for the Air Force	Dudley Erwin	LP	February 13, 1969 - November 12, 1969
Minister for External Territories	Charles Barnes	CP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister for Aviation	Reginald Swartz	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister for Immigration	Billy Snedden	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister of Health	Jim Forbes	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister for Repatriation	Colin McKellar	CP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister for Housing	Annabelle Rankin	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Attorney General	Nigel Bowen	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Naval Minister	Bert Kelly	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Interior minister	Peter Nixon	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Army minister	Phillip Lynch	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister for Customs and Excise Taxes	Malcolm Scott	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Minister of Social Affairs	Bill Wentworth	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Building minister	Reg Wright	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Assistant Minister for Aboriginal Affairs in the Prime Minister's Office	Bill Wentworth	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Assistant Minister for Tourism in the Ministry of Trade and Industry	Reg Wright	LP	February 28, 1968 - November 12, 1969
Assistant Minister in the Treasury	Reginald Swartz	LP	February 13, 1969 - November 12, 1969

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. ↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 10, 43 , accessed on May 17, 2019 .  
2. ^ Prime Ministers of Australia. John Gorton. National Museum of Australia, accessed May 18, 2019 .  
3. ^ Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , p. 266.