See also: John McEwen.
| Cabinet Name: | McEwen ministry |
| Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 43rd |
| Jurisdiction: | Australia |
| Flag: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 19 December 1967 |
| Date Dissolved: | 10 January 1968 |
| Government Head: | John McEwen |
| State Head: | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General: | Lord Casey |
| Members Number: | 25 |
| Political Party: | Country–Liberal coalition |
| Legislature Status: | Coalition majority government |
| Opposition Party: | Labor |
| Legislature Term: | 26th |
| Predecessor: | Second Holt ministry |
| Successor: | First Gorton ministry |
| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
The McEwen ministry (Country–Liberal Coalition) was the 43rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 18th prime minister, John McEwen. The McEwen ministry succeeded the Second Holt ministry, which dissolved on 19 December 1967 following the disappearance of former prime minister Harold Holt – the third and most recent occasion where a sitting prime minister died in office. Since McEwen was the head of the Country Party, it was a caretaker ministry until the senior partner in the Coalition, the Liberal Party, could elect a new leader. John Gorton was ultimately elected on 9 January 1968, and he was sworn in as prime minister along with his ministry the following day.[1]
As of 20 December 2020, Ian Sinclair and Peter Nixon are the last surviving members of the McEwen ministry. James Forbes, who died in 2019, was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Allen Fairhall, who died in 2006, was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |||
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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 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Liberal | Hon John Gorton Senator for Victoria |
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| Liberal | Hon Les Bury for Wentworth | |||||
| Country | Hon Doug Anthony for Richmond |
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| Country | Hon Ian Sinclair for New England |
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| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |||
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| Country | Hon Charles Barnes for McPherson | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Gordon Freeth for Forrest | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Reginald Swartz for Darling Downs | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Billy Snedden for Bruce | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Dr James Forbes for Barker | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Peter Howson for Fawkner |
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| Liberal | Hon Ken Anderson Senator for New South Wales | |||||
| Country | Hon Colin McKellar Senator for New South Wales | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Dame Annabelle Rankin Senator for Queensland | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Malcolm Fraser for Wannon | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Nigel Bowen for Parramatta | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Don Chipp for Higinbotham |
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| Liberal | Hon Bert Kelly for Wakefield | |||||
| Country | Hon Peter Nixon for Gippsland | |||||