See also: Holt government.
| Cabinet Name: | First Holt ministry |
| Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 41st |
| Jurisdiction: | Australia |
| Flag: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 26 January 1966 |
| Date Dissolved: | 14 December 1966 |
| Government Head: | Harold Holt |
| State Head: | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General: | Lord Casey |
| Members Number: | 25 |
| Political Party: | Liberal–Country coalition |
| Legislature Status: | Coalition majority government |
| Opposition Party: | Labor |
| Opposition Leader: | Arthur Calwell |
| Last Election: | 26 November 1966 |
| Legislature Term: | 25th |
| Predecessor: | Tenth Menzies ministry |
| Successor: | Second Holt ministry |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
The First Holt Ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 41st 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 former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies. The ministry was replaced by the Second Holt ministry on 14 December 1966 following the 1966 federal election.[1]
As of 20 December 2020, Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the First Holt ministry; Sinclair is also the last surviving member of the Tenth Menzies ministry. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Allen Fairhall and Charles Barnes were the last surviving Liberal and Country Cabinet ministers respectively.
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |||
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| Liberal | Rt Hon Harold Holt for Higgins |
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| Country | Rt Hon John McEwen for Murray |
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| Liberal | Rt Hon William McMahon for Lowe |
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| Liberal | Rt Hon Paul Hasluck for Curtin | |||||
| Country | Rt Hon Charles Adermann for Fisher |
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| Liberal | Hon Allen Fairhall for Paterson | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Denham Henty Senator for Tasmania | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Alan Hulme for Petrie | |||||
| Liberal | Hon David Fairbairn for Farrer |
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| Country | Hon Charles Barnes for McPherson | |||||
| Liberal | Hon John Gorton Senator for Victoria | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Les Bury for Wentworth | |||||
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |||
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| Liberal | Hon Gordon Freeth for Forrest | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Reginald Swartz for Darling Downs | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Hubert Opperman for Corio | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Billy Snedden for Bruce | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Dr James Forbes for Barker | |||||
| Country | Hon Doug Anthony for Richmond |
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| Liberal | Hon Fred Chaney for Perth | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Peter Howson for Fawkner | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Ken Anderson Senator for New South Wales | |||||
| Country | Hon Colin McKellar Senator for New South Wales | |||||
| Country | Hon Ian Sinclair for New England | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Dame Annabelle Rankin Senator for Queensland |
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| Liberal | Hon Malcolm Fraser for Wannon | |||||