The Shadow Ministry of Malcolm Fraser was the opposition Coalition shadow ministry of Australia from 26 March to 11 November 1975, opposing Gough Whitlam's Labor Whitlam ministry.

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.

Malcolm Fraser became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia on 21 March 1975 and appointed a new Shadow Ministry.

Shadow Ministry

The following were members of the Shadow Ministry:[1]

Colour key
(for political parties)
  Liberal
  National Country

Shadow Cabinet

Shadow Minister Portfolio
Malcolm Fraser MP
Phillip Lynch MP
Doug Anthony MP
Ian Sinclair MP
Senator Reg Withers
Senator Ivor Greenwood QC
  • Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
  • Shadow Attorney-General
Senator John Carrick
  • Shadow Minister for Federalism and Inter-Government Relations
Don Chipp MP
  • Shadow Minister for Social Security and Welfare
Senator Bob Cotton
  • Shadow Minister for Manufacturing Industry and Industrial Development
Senator Tom Drake-Brockman
  • Shadow Minister for Repatriation and Compensation
James Killen MP
  • Shadow Minister for Defence
Peter Nixon MP
  • Shadow Minister for Transport
Andrew Peacock MP
  • Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Territories

Outer shadow ministry

Shadow Minister Portfolio
Evan Adermann MP
  • Shadow Minister for Customs and Excise
Senator Peter Durack
  • Shadow Postmaster-General
Dr Harry Edwards MP
  • Shadow Minister for Tariff and Industry Assistance Commission
Victor Garland MP
  • Shadow Minister for Public Service and Australian Capital Territory
Senator Margaret Guilfoyle
  • Shadow Minister for Education
John Howard MP
  • Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Commerce
Ralph Hunt MP
  • Shadow Minister for Environment and Conservation
Bob Katter MP
  • Shadow Minister for Northern Development and Northern Territory
Bruce Lloyd MP
  • Shadow Minister for Health
Michael MacKellar MP
  • Shadow Minister for Immigration
John McLeay MP
  • Shadow Minister for Housing and Construction
Senator Peter Rae
  • Shadow Minister for Community Development, Tourism and Tasmania
Eric Robinson MP
  • Shadow Minister for Science and Technology
Eric Robinson MP
  • Shadow Minister for Decentralised Development
Tony Street MP
  • Shadow Minister for Labour
Ian Wilson MP
  • Shadow Minister for Urban Affairs
John Spender MP
  • Shadow Minister for Aviation and Defence Support
Senator Harold Young
  • Shadow Minister for Media
Bob Ellicott QC MP
  • Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Tasmania (from 8 April 1975)

See also

References

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