First Whitlam Ministry

First Whitlam Ministry

The First Whitlam Ministry, often known as the "two-man Ministry" or the "Duumvirate", was the forty-eighth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 5 December 1972 to 19 December 1972.

This Ministry, the smallest in Australian history, was sworn in pending the election of a full Ministry by the ALP Caucus.

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