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The First
Gorton Ministry was
the forty-fifth Australian Commonwealth ministry,
and ran from 10 January 1968 to 12 November 1969.
Liberal
Party of Australia–Australian
Country Party Coalition
Cabinet
- Rt Hon John
Gorton, MP: Prime Minister. Minister
for Education and Science (to 28 February 1968)
- Rt Hon John
McEwen, MP: Deputy Prime Minister,
Minister for Trade and Industry (CP)
- Rt Hon William
McMahon, MP: Treasurer
- Hon Paul
Hasluck, MP: Minister for External
Affairs (to 11 February 1969)
- Hon Allen
Fairhall, MP: Minister for Defence
- Hon Doug
Anthony, MP: Minister for Primary
Industry (CP)
- Senator Hon Denham
Henty: Minister for Supply (to 28
February 1968)
- Hon Alan
Hulme, MP: Postmaster-General,
Vice-President of the Executive Council
- Hon David
Fairbairn, MP: Minister for National
Development
- Hon Leslie Bury, MP:
Minister for Labour and National Service
- Hon Ian
Sinclair, MP: Minister for Social
Services (to 28 February 1968). Minister
assisting the Minister for Trade and Industry.
Minister for Shipping and Transport (from 28
February 1968) (CP)
- Senator Hon Ken Anderson: Minister
for Customs and Excise (to 28 February 1968).
Minister for Supply (from 28 February 1968) (in
Cabinet from 28 February 1968)
- Hon Malcolm
Fraser, MP: Minister for the Army (to
28 February 1968). Minister for Education and
Science (from 28 February 1968) (in Cabinet from
28 February 1968)
- Hon Gordon
Freeth, MP: Minister for Shipping and
Transport (to 28 February 1968). Minister for
Air, Minister assisting the Treasurer (28
February 1968 to 13 February 1969). Minister for
External Affairs (from 11 February 1969) (in
Cabinet from 11 February 1969)
Junior
ministry
- Hon Charles
Barnes, MP: Minister for Territories
(to 28 February 1968). Minister for External
Territories (from 28 February 1968) (CP)
- Hon Reginald
Swartz, MBE (Mil) MP: Minister for
Civil Aviation. Minister assisting the Treasurer
(from 13 February 1969)
- Hon Billy
Snedden, QC MP: Minister for
Immigration
- Hon Dr James Forbes, MP:
Minister for Health
- Hon Peter Howson, MP:
Minister for Air, Minister assisting the
Treasurer (to 28 February 1968)
- Senator Hon Colin
McKellar: Minister for Repatriation
(CP)
- Senator Hon Dame Annabelle
Rankin, DBE: Minister for Housing
- Hon Nigel
Bowen, QC MP: Attorney-General
- Hon Don
Chipp, MP: Minister for the Navy,
Minister in charge of Tourist Activities (to 28
February 1968)
- Hon Bert
Kelly, MP: Minister for Works (to 28
February 1968). Minister for the Navy (from 28
February 1968)
- Hon Peter
Nixon, MP: Minister for the Interior
(CP)
- Hon Phillip
Lynch, MP: Minister for the Army (from
28 February 1968
- Senator Hon Malcolm
Scott: Minister for Customs and Excise
(from 28 February 1968)
- Hon Bill
Wentworth, MP: Minister for Social
Services, Minister in charge of Aboriginal
Affairs under the Prime Minister (from 28
February 1968)
- Senator Hon Reg
Wright: Minister for Works, Minister in
charge of Tourist Activities (from 28 February
1968)
- Hon Dudley
Erwin, MP: Minister for Air (from 13
February 1969)
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