McMahon ministry
McMahon ministry | |
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46th Ministry of Australia | |
The McMahon Ministry between March and May 1971. | |
| Date formed | 10 March 1971 |
| Date dissolved | 5 December 1972 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Sir Paul Hasluck |
| Prime Minister | William McMahon |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Doug Anthony |
| No. of ministers | 33 (plus 6 Assistant Ministers) |
| Member party | Liberal–Country coalition |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority government |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | Gough Whitlam |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 2 December 1972 |
| Legislature term | 27th |
| Predecessor | Second Gorton ministry |
| Successor | First Whitlam ministry |
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The McMahon ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 46th ministry of the Australian Government. It was led by the country's 20th Prime Minister, William McMahon. The McMahon ministry succeeded the Second Gorton ministry, which dissolved on 10 March 1971 following the resignation of John Gorton as Prime Minister. The ministry was replaced by the First Whitlam ministry on 5 December 1972 following the federal election that took place on 2 December which saw Labor defeat the Coalition.
As of 1 May 2025, Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the McMahon ministry; Sinclair is also the last surviving minister of the Menzies, Holt, McEwen, and Gorton governments, as well as the First Fraser ministries. Tom Hughes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Malcolm Fraser was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister. Tony Street was the last surviving assistant minister.