Government of Holt II

The Holt II government ruled Australia from December 14, 1966 to December 19, 1967. It was a coalition government of the Liberal Party (LP) and the Country Party (CP).

Harold Holt became Prime Minister on January 26, 1966, following the resignation of Harold Menzies . In the parliamentary elections on November 26, 1966 , the ruling coalition expanded its majority in the House of Representatives . The Liberal Party received 61 and the County Party 21 of the 124 seats. Holt remained Prime Minister of a coalition of LP and CP. Holt disappeared on December 17, 1967 while swimming in the sea off the coast of Victoria. Deputy Prime Minister John McEwen of the Country Party was Prime Minister until a new chairman of the Liberal Party was elected.

List of ministers

cabinet
Office	minister	Political party	Term of office	image
prime minister	Harold Holt	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Minister for Trade and Industry	John McEwen	CP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Treasury minister	William McMahon	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Foreign minister	Paul Hasluck	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Defense Minister	Allen Fairhall	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Interior minister	Doug Anthony	CP	December 14, 1966 - October 16, 1967
Minister of Supply	Denham Henty	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Minister for Primary Industry	Charles Adermann	CP	December 14, 1966 - October 16, 1967
	Doug Anthony	CP	October 16, 1967 - December 19, 1967
Postmaster General	Alan Hulme	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Vice President of the Executive Council
Minister for National Development	David Fairbairn	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Minister for Education and Science	John Gorton	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Building minister			January 26, 1966 - February 28, 1967
Minister for Labor and Conscription	Les Bury	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Minister of Social Affairs	Ian Sinclair	CP	October 16, 1967 - December 19, 1967
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry
Junior minister
Interior minister	Peter Nixon	LP	October 16, 1967 - December 19, 1967
Building minister	Bert Kelly	LP	February 28, 1967 - December 19, 1967
Minister for Shipping and Transport	Gordon Freeth	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Minister for Territories	Charles Barnes	CP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Minister for Aviation	Reginald Swartz	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Minister for Immigration	Billy Snedden	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Minister of Health	Jim Forbes	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Minister for the Air Force	Peter Howson	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Minister for Customs and Excise Taxes	Ken Anderson	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Minister for Repatriation	Colin McKellar	CP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Minister of Social Affairs	Ian Sinclair	CP	December 14, 1966 - October 16, 1967
Minister for Housing	Annabelle Rankin	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Army minister	Malcolm Fraser	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Attorney General	Nigel Bowen	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Naval Minister	Don Chipp	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry	Ian Sinclair	CP	October 16, 1967 - December 19, 1967
Assistant Minister for Tourism in the Ministry of Trade and Industry	Don Chipp	LP	December 14, 1966 - December 19, 1967
Assistant Minister in the Treasury	Peter Howson	LP	January 26, 1966 - December 14, 1966

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. 545 , accessed May 18, 2019 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} 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. ↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 10, 42 , accessed on May 17, 2019 .  
3. ↑ 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).