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Second Holt ministry

42nd Ministry of Australia
The Second Holt ministry at their swearing-in
Date formed14 December 1966
Date dissolved19 December 1967
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralLord Casey
Prime MinisterHarold Holt
No. of ministers27
Member partyLiberal–Country coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition majority government
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderArthur Calwell
Gough Whitlam
History
Election26 November 1966
Legislature term26th
PredecessorFirst Holt ministry
SuccessorMcEwen ministry
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The Second Holt ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 42nd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 17th Prime Minister, Harold Holt. The Second Holt ministry succeeded the First Holt ministry, which dissolved on 14 December 1966 following the federal election that took place in November. The ministry was replaced by the caretaker McEwen ministry on 19 December 1967, following the disappearance of Holt.[1]

As of 1 May 2025, Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the Second Holt ministry; Sinclair is also the last surviving minister of the Menzies government, the First Holt ministry, and the McEwen, Gorton, and McMahon governments, as well as the First Fraser ministry. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Allen Fairhall was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.

Cabinet

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Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Harold Holt
(1908–1967)

MP for Higgins
(1949–1967)

Country John McEwen
(1900–1980)

MP for Murray
(1949–1971)

Liberal William McMahon
(1908–1988)

MP for Lowe
(1949–1982)

Liberal Paul Hasluck
(1905–1993)

MP for Curtin
(1949–1969)

Country Charles Adermann
(1896–1979)

MP for Fisher
(1949–1972)

Liberal Allen Fairhall
(1909–2006)

MP for Paterson
(1949–1969)

Liberal Denham Henty
(1903–1978)

Senator for Tasmania
(1950–1968)

Liberal Alan Hulme
(1907–1989)

MP for Petrie
(1963–1972)

Liberal David Fairbairn
(1917–1994)

MP for Farrer
(1949–1975)

Liberal John Gorton
(1911–2002)

Senator for Victoria
(1950–1968)

Liberal Les Bury
(1913–1986)

MP for Wentworth
(1956–1974)

Country Doug Anthony
(1929–2020)

MP for Richmond
(1957–1984)

Country Ian Sinclair
(1929–)

MP for New England
(1963–1998) (in Cabinet from 10 October 1967)

Outer ministry

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Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Country Charles Barnes
(1901–1998)

MP for McPherson
(1958–1972)

Liberal Gordon Freeth
(1914–2001)

MP for Forrest
(1949–1969)

Liberal Reginald Swartz
(1911–2006)

MP for Darling Downs
(1949–1972)

Liberal Billy Snedden
(1926–1987)

MP for Bruce
(1955–1983)

Liberal James Forbes
(1923–2019)

MP for Barker
(1956–1975)

Liberal Peter Howson
(1919–2009)

MP for Fawkner
(1955–1969)

Liberal Ken Anderson
(1909–1985)

Senator for New South Wales
(1953–1975)

Country Colin McKellar
(1903–1970)

Senator for New South Wales
(1958–1970)

Liberal Dame Annabelle Rankin
(1908–1986)

Senator for Queensland
(1947–1971)

Liberal Malcolm Fraser
(1930–2015)

MP for Wannon
(1955–1983)

Liberal Nigel Bowen
(1911–1994)

MP for Parramatta
(1964–1973)

Liberal Don Chipp
(1925–2006)

MP for Higinbotham
(1960–1969)

Liberal Bert Kelly
(1912–1997)

MP for Wakefield
(1958–1977) (in Ministry from 28 February 1967)

Country Peter Nixon
(1928–2025)

MP for Gippsland
(1961–1983) (in Ministry from 16 October 1967)

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