First Holt ministry
41st ministry of government of Australia
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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 First 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]
First Holt ministry | |
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41st Ministry of Australia | |
 The First Holt ministry at their swearing-in | |
| Date formed | 26 January 1966 |
| Date dissolved | 14 December 1966 |
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| 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 |
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| Outgoing election | 26 November 1966 |
| Legislature term | 25th |
| Predecessor | Tenth Menzies ministry |
| Successor | Second Holt ministry |
As of 20 December 2020, Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the First Holt ministry; Sinclair is also the last surviving minister of the Menzies government, the Second Holt ministry, and the McEwen, Gorton, and McMahon governments, as well as the First Fraser 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.
Cabinet
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Liberal | Harold Holt (1908–1967) |
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| Country | John McEwen (1900–1980) |
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| Liberal | William McMahon (1908–1988) |
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| Liberal | Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) |
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| Country | Charles Adermann (1896–1979) |
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| Liberal | Allen Fairhall (1909–2006) |
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| Liberal | Denham Henty (1903–1978) |
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| Liberal | Alan Hulme (1907–1989) |
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| Liberal | David Fairbairn (1917–1994) |
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| Country | Charles Barnes (1901–1998) |
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| Liberal | John Gorton (1911–2002) |
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| Liberal | Les Bury (1913–1986) |
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Outer ministry
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |
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| Liberal | Gordon Freeth (1914–2001) |
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| Liberal | Reginald Swartz (1911–2006) MP for Darling Downs |
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| Liberal | Hubert Opperman (1904–1996) |
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| Liberal | Billy Snedden (1926–1987) |
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| Liberal | Dr James Forbes (1923–2019) |
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| Country | Doug Anthony (1929–2020) |
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| Liberal | Fred Chaney (1914–2001) |
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| Liberal | Peter Howson (1919–2009) |
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| Liberal | Ken Anderson (1909–1985) Senator for New South Wales |
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| Country | Colin McKellar (1903–1970) Senator for New South Wales |
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| Country | Ian Sinclair (1929–) MP for New England |
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| Liberal | Dame Annabelle Rankin (1908–1986) Senator for Queensland |
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| Liberal | Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) |
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