First Holt ministry

First Holt Ministry
First Holt Ministry
; 42nd Ministry of Australia
	The First Holt Ministry at their swearing-in
Date formed	26 January 1966
Date dissolved	14 December 1966
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Lord Casey
Prime Minister	Harold Holt
No. of ministers	25
Member party	Liberal–Country coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition majority government
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Arthur Calwell
History
Legislature term	25th
Predecessor	Tenth Menzies Ministry
Successor	Second Holt Ministry

The First 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 Tenth Menzies Ministry, which dissolved on 26 January 1966 following the retirement of Robert Menzies. The ministry was replaced by the Second Holt Ministry on 14 December 1966 following the federal election that took place in November.^[1]

Cabinet

Party	Minister	Portfolio
Liberal	Rt Hon Harold Holt CH MP	Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party
Country	Rt Hon John McEwen MP	Leader of the Country Party Minister for Trade and Industry
Liberal	Rt Hon William McMahon MP	Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Treasurer
Liberal	Rt Hon Paul Hasluck MP	Minister for External Affairs
Country	Rt Hon Charles Adermann MP	Deputy Leader of the National Party (to 10 December 1966) Minister for Primary Industry
Liberal	Hon Allen Fairhall MP	Minister for Defence
Liberal	Hon Senator Denham Henty	Leader of the Government in the Senate Minister for Supply
Liberal	Hon Alan Hulme MP	Postmaster-General Vice-President of the Executive Council
Liberal	Hon David Fairbairn MP	Minister for National Development Leader of the House (to October 1966)
Country	Hon Charles Barnes MP	Minister for Territories
Liberal	Hon Senator John Gorton	Minister for Works Minister in charge of Commonwealth Activities in Education and Research under the Prime Minister
Liberal	Hon Les Bury MP	Minister for Labour and National Service

Junior ministry

Party	Minister	Portfolio
Liberal	Hon Gordon Freeth MP	Minister for Shipping and Transport
Liberal	Hon Reginald Swartz MBE MP	Minister for Civil Aviation
Liberal	Hon Hubert Opperman OBE MP	Minister for Immigration
Liberal	Hon Billy Snedden QC MP	Attorney-General
Liberal	Hon James Forbes MP	Minister for Health
Country	Hon Doug Anthony MP	Deputy Leader of the National Party (from 10 December 1967) Minister for the Interior
Liberal	Hon Fred Chaney MP	Minister for the Navy
Liberal	Hon Peter Howson MP	Minister for Air Minister assisting the Treasurer
Liberal	Hon Senator Ken Anderson	Minister for Customs and Excise
Country	Hon Senator Colin McKellar	Minister for Repatriation
Country	Hon Ian Sinclair MP	Minister for Social Services
Liberal	Hon Senator Dame Annabelle Rankin DBE	Chief Government Whip in the Senate (to 8 March 1966) Minister for Housing
Liberal	Hon Malcolm Fraser MP	Minister for the Army

Notes

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v t e Ministries of the Commonwealth of Australia
20th century	Barton Deakin 1 Watson Reid Deakin 2 Fisher 1 Deakin 3 Fisher 2 Cook Fisher 3 Hughes 1 2 3 4 5 Bruce 1 2 3 Scullin Lyons 1 2 3 4 Page Menzies 1 2 3 Fadden Curtin 1 2 Forde Chifley 1 2 Menzies 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holt 1 2 McEwen Gorton 1 2 McMahon Whitlam 1 2 3 Fraser 1 2 3 4 Hawke 1 2 3 4 Keating 1 2 Howard 1 2
21st century	Howard 3 4 Rudd 1 Gillard 1 2 Rudd 2 Abbott Turnbull 1 2 Morrison 1 2 Albanese
Current ministry

v t e Liberal Party of Australia
Leaders	Robert Menzies Harold Holt John Gorton William McMahon Billy Snedden Malcolm Fraser Andrew Peacock John Howard Andrew Peacock John Hewson Alexander Downer John Howard Brendan Nelson Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison Peter Dutton
Deputy Leaders	Eric Harrison Harold Holt William McMahon John Gorton Billy Snedden Phillip Lynch John Howard Neil Brown Andrew Peacock Fred Chaney Peter Reith Michael Wooldridge Peter Costello Julie Bishop Josh Frydenberg Sussan Ley
Presidents	Malcolm Ritchie Richard Casey W. H. Anderson Lyle Moore Philip McBride J. E. Pagan Robert Southey John Atwill A. J. Forbes John Valder John Elliott Ashley Goldsworthy Tony Staley Shane Stone Chris McDiven Alan Stockdale Richard Alston Nick Greiner John Olsen
Governments	Menzies Holt Gorton McMahon Fraser Howard Abbott Turnbull Morrison
Ministries	Menzies 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holt 1 2 Gorton 1 2 McMahon Fraser 1 2 3 4 Howard 1 2 3 4 Abbott Turnbull 1 2 Morrison 1 2
Shadow cabinets	Snedden Fraser Peacock I Howard I Peacock II Hewson Downer Howard II Nelson Turnbull Abbott Dutton
State divisions	Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory (Country Liberal Party) Queensland (Liberal National Party) South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Party-related organisations	Australian Liberal Students' Federation Coalition Cormack Foundation Norfolk Liberals Young Liberals Young LNP Menzies Research Centre
Factions	Moderates Centre Right Independent Liberal National Right Ginger Group (defunct) Lyons Forum (defunct)
History	Protectionist Party Free Trade Party Fusion Liberal Party National Labor Party Nationalist Party Liberal Union Australian Party United Australia Party Citizens' Municipal Organisation
Leadership contests	1966 1968 1969 1971 1972 1975 1982 1983 1985 1987 1989 1990 1993 1994 1995 2007 2008 2009 2015 (Feb) 2015 (Sep) 2018 2022