See also: Gorton government.
Cabinet Name: | First Gorton ministry |
Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
Cabinet Number: | 44th |
Jurisdiction: | Australia |
Flag: | Flag of Australia.svg |
Flag Border: | true |
Date Formed: | 10 January 1968 |
Date Dissolved: | 12 November 1969 |
Government Head: | John Gorton |
Deputy Government Head: | John McEwen |
State Head: | Elizabeth II |
Governor General: | Lord Casey Sir Paul Hasluck |
Members Number: | 30 |
Political Party: | Liberal–Country coalition |
Legislature Status: | Coalition majority government |
Opposition Party: | Labor |
Last Election: | 25 October 1969 |
Legislature Term: | 26th |
Predecessor: | McEwen ministry |
Successor: | Second Gorton ministry |
State Head Title: | Monarch |
Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
Deputy Government Head Title: | Deputy Prime Minister |
The First Gorton ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 44th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 19th Prime Minister, John Gorton. The First Gorton ministry succeeded the McEwen ministry, which dissolved on 10 January 1968 following the election of Gorton as Liberal leader after the disappearance of former Prime Minister Harold Holt. The ministry was replaced by the Second Gorton ministry on 12 November 1969 following the 1969 federal election.[1]
As of 20 December 2020, Ian Sinclair and Peter Nixon are the last surviving members of the First Gorton ministry. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Malcolm Fraser was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.