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The Shadow Ministry of Billy Snedden was the opposition Liberal shadow ministry of Australia from 21 December 1972 to 21 March 1975, opposing Gough Whitlam's Labor ministry. From 1974, it also included members of the Country Party.

The shadow ministry is a group of senior opposition spokespeople who form an alternative ministry to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government.

Billy Snedden became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia on 20 December 1972 and appointed a new Shadow Ministry.

Initial Interim Arrangement

The following were members of the initial Interim Executive from 21 December 1972, until the full shadow ministry was formally selected and announced on 29 January 1973:

More information Party, Executive Member ...
Party Executive Member Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Billy Snedden
(1926–1987)

MP for Bruce
(1955–1983)
Liberal Phillip Lynch
(1933–1984)

MP for Flinders
(1966–1982)
Liberal Reg Withers
(1924–2014)

Senator for Western Australia
(1968–1987)
Liberal Ivor Greenwood
(1926–1976)

Senator for Victoria
(1968–1976)
Liberal John Gorton
(1911–2002)

MP for Higgins
(1968–1975)
Liberal William McMahon
(1908–1988)

MP for Lowe
(1949–1982)
  • Member of the Interim Executive without Portfolio
Liberal Bob Cotton
(1915–2006)

Senator for New South Wales
(1965–1978)
Liberal Nigel Bowen
(1911–1994)

MP for Parramatta
(1964–1973)
Liberal David Fairbairn
(1917–1994)

MP for Farrer
(1949–1975)
Liberal Malcolm Fraser
(1930–2015)

MP for Wannon
(1955–1983)
Liberal Andrew Peacock
(1939–2021)

MP for Kooyong
(1966–1994)
Liberal Don Chipp
(1925–2006)

MP for Hotham
(1969–1977)
Liberal James Killen
(1925–2007)

MP for Moreton
(1955–1983)
Liberal Condor Laucke
(1914–1993)

Senator for South Australia
(1967–1981)
Liberal James Forbes
(1923–2019)

MP for Barker
(1956–1975)
Liberal Vic Garland
(1934–2022)

MP for Curtin
(1969–1981)
Liberal Peter Rae
(1932–)

Senator for Tasmania
(1968–1986)
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First Arrangement

The following were members of the Shadow Ministry from 29 January 1973 to 14 June 1974:[1] [better source needed]

More information Party, Spokesperson ...
Party Spokesperson Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Billy Snedden
(1926–1987)

MP for Bruce
(1955–1983)
Liberal Phillip Lynch
(1933–1984)

MP for Flinders
(1966–1982)
Liberal Reg Withers
(1924–2014)

Senator for Western Australia
(1968–1987)
Liberal Ivor Greenwood
(1926–1976)

Senator for Victoria
(1968–1976)
Liberal John Gorton
(1911–2002)

MP for Higgins
(1968–1975)
Liberal William McMahon
(1908–1988)

MP for Lowe
(1949–1982)
  • Opposition Spokesperson without Portfolio
Liberal Peter Rae
(1932–)

Senator for Tasmania
(1968–1986)
Liberal Robert "Duke" Bonnett
(1916–1994)

MP for Herbert
(1966–1977)
Liberal Nigel Bowen
(1911–1994)

MP for Parramatta
(1964–1973)
Liberal James Forbes
(1923–2019)

MP for Barker
(1956–1975)
Liberal Bob Cotton
(1915–2006)

Senator for New South Wales
(1965–1978)
Liberal Malcolm Fraser
(1930–2015)

MP for Wannon
(1955–1983)
Liberal Andrew Peacock
(1939–2021)

MP for Kooyong
(1966–1994)
Liberal Condor Laucke
(1914–1993)

Senator for South Australia
(1967–1981)
Liberal Don Chipp
(1925–2006)

MP for Hotham
(1969–1977)
Liberal David Fairbairn
(1917–1994)

MP for Farrer
(1949–1975)
Liberal Tony Street
(1926–2022)

MP for Corangamite
(1966–1984)
Liberal Harry Edwards
(1927–2012)

MP for Berowra
(1972–1993) (in Shadow Ministry from 3 August 1973)
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Second Arrangement

Following the 1974 election, the Shadow ministry was rearranged to include members of the Country Party. The following were members of the Shadow Ministry between 14 June 1974 and 21 March 1975:[1]

More information Party, Spokesperson ...
Party Spokesperson Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Billy Snedden
(1926–1987)

MP for Bruce
(1955–1983)
Liberal Phillip Lynch
(1933–1984)

MP for Flinders
(1966–1982)
Country Doug Anthony
(1929–2020)

MP for Richmond
(1957–1984)
Country Ian Sinclair
(born 1929)

MP for New England
(1963–1998)
Liberal Reg Withers
(1924–2014)

Senator for Western Australia
(1968–1987)
Liberal Ivor Greenwood
(1926–1976)

Senator for Victoria
(1968–1976)
Country Tom Drake-Brockman DFC
(1919–1992)

Senator for Western Australia
(1959–1978)
Liberal Bob Cotton
(1915–2006)

Senator for New South Wales
(1965–1978)
Liberal Andrew Peacock
(1939–2021)

MP for Kooyong
(1966–1994)
Liberal James Forbes
(1923–2019)

MP for Barker
(1956–1975)
Liberal Malcolm Fraser
(1930–2015)

MP for Wannon
(1955–1983)
Liberal Don Chipp
(1925–2006)

MP for Hotham
(1969–1977)
Country Peter Nixon
(1928–2025)

MP for Gippsland
(1961–1983)
Liberal Peter Rae
(1932–)

Senator for Tasmania
(1968–1986)
Liberal Tony Street
(1926–2022)

MP for Corangamite
(1966–1984)
Liberal Harry Edwards
(1927–2012)

MP for Berowra
(1972–1993)
Country Ralph Hunt
(1928–2011)

MP for Gwydir
(1969–1989)
Country Bob Katter
(1918–1990)

MP for Kennedy
(1966–1990)
Liberal James Killen
(1925–2007)

MP for Moreton
(1955–1983)
Liberal Margaret Guilfoyle
(1926–2020)

Senator for Victoria
(1971–1987)
Liberal John Carrick
(1918–2018)

Senator for New South Wales
(1971–1987)
Country Bruce Lloyd
(1937–)

MP for Murray
(1971–1996)
Liberal Michael MacKellar
(1938–2015)

MP for Warringah
(1969–1994)
Liberal John McLeay
(1922–2000)

MP for Boothby
(1966–1981)
Country Evan Adermann
(1927–2001)

MP for Fisher
(1972–1984)
Liberal Peter Durack
(1926–2008)

Senator for Western Australia
(1971–1993)
Liberal Bob Ellicott
(1927–2022)

MP for Wentworth
(1974–1981)
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