- Second Whitlam Ministry
The Second Whitlam Ministry was the forty-ninth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from
19 December 1972 to12 June 1974 .Australian Labor Party *Hon
Gough Whitlam , QC MP: Prime Minister. Minister for Foreign Affairs (to6 November 1973 )
*HonLance Barnard , MP: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence. Minister for Supply (to9 October 1973 ). Minister for the Army, Minister for the Navy, Minister for Air (to30 November 1973 )
*Hon DrJim Cairns , MP: Minister for Overseas Trade. Minister for Secondary Industry (to9 October 1973 )
*HonBill Hayden , MP: Minister for Social Security
*HonFrank Crean , MP: Treasurer
*Senator HonLionel Murphy , QC: Attorney-General, Minister for Customs and Excise
*Senator HonDonald Willesee : Special Minister of State (to30 November 1973 ). Vice-President of the Executive Council (to30 November 1973 ). Minister assisting the Prime Minister (to30 November 1973 ). Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs (to6 November 1973 ). Minister for Foreign Affairs (from30 November 1973 )
*Senator HonDouglas McClelland : Minister for the Media
*Hon DrRex Patterson , MP: Minister for Northern Development. Minister for the Northern Territory (from19 October 1973 )
*Senator HonReg Bishop : Minister for Repatriation. Minister assisting the Minister for Defence
*HonFred Daly , MP: Minister for Services and Property
*HonClyde Cameron , MP: Minister for Labour
*HonTom Uren , MP: Minister for Urban and Regional Development
*Hon Charles Jones, MP: Minister for Transport. Minister for Civil Aviation (to30 November 1973 )
*Hon Kim Beazley, MP: Minister for Education
*HonFrank Stewart , MP: Minister for Tourism and Recreation. Minister assisting the Treasurer (from15 February 1973 ) Vice-President of the Executive Council (from30 November 1973 )
*Senator HonJames Cavanagh : Minister for Works (to9 October 1973 ). Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (from9 October 1973 )
*Senator HonKen Wriedt : Minister for Primary Industry
*HonGordon Bryant , MP: Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (to9 October 1973 ). Minister for the Capital Territory (from9 October 1973 )
*HonRex Connor , MP: Minister for Minerals and Energy
*HonAl Grassby , MP: Minister for Immigration
*HonLes Johnson , MP: Minister for Housing (to30 November 1973 ). Minister for Works (9 October 1973 to30 November 1973 ). Minister for Housing and Construction (from30 November 1973 )
*HonKep Enderby , QC MP: Minister for the Capital Territory (to9 October 1973 ). Minister for the Northern Territory (to19 October 1973 ). Minister for Secondary Industry (from9 October 1973 ). Minister for Supply (from9 October 1973 )
*HonLionel Bowen , MP: Postmaster-General. Special Minister of State (from30 November 1973 ). Minister assisting the Prime Minister (from30 November 1973 )
*Hon DrDoug Everingham , MP: Minister for Health
*Hon DrMoss Cass , MP: Minister for the Environment and Conservation
*Hon Bill Morrison, MP: Minister for External Territories (to30 November 1973 ). Minister for Science. Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea (from30 November 1973 )The order of seniority in the Whitlam Ministry was determined by the order in which members were elected to the Ministry by the Caucus on
18 December 1972 , except for the four parliamentary leaders, who were elected separately.
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