# Second Holt ministry

* This article is part of a series about Harold Holt
Early life
Member for Fawkner (1935–1949)
Member for Higgins (1949–1967)
Minister without portfolio
World War II service
Minister for Labour and National Service (1940–41)
Child Endowment Act 1941
Minister for Labour and National Service (1949–58)
Minister for Immigration
Treasurer of Australia
Reserve Bank Act 1959
Credit squeeze and recession of 1960–61
1966 Liberal Party leadership election
Prime Minister of Australia
Term of government (1966–1967)
Decimalisation and dollar introduction
Migration Act 1966
1967 Indigenous referendum
All the way with LBJ
Australian involvement in the Vietnam War
Royal Commission into the Melbourne–Voyager collision
VIP aircraft affair
Disappearance
Ministries
First ministry
Second ministry
Elections
1966
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The Second Holt ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 42nd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 17th Prime Minister, Harold Holt. The Second Holt ministry succeeded the First Holt ministry, which dissolved on 14 December 1966 following the federal election that took place in November. The ministry was replaced by the caretaker McEwen ministry on 19 December 1967, following the disappearance of Holt.
As of 20 December 2020, Ian Sinclair and Peter Nixon are the last surviving members of the Second Holt ministry. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Allen Fairhall was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.

## Cabinet

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| Liberal | Rt Hon Harold Holt (CH) (1908–1967) MP for Higgins (1949–1967) | Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party |
| Country | Rt Hon John McEwen (1900–1980) MP for Murray (1949–1971) | Leader of the Country Party Minister for Trade and Industry |
| Liberal | Rt Hon William McMahon (1908–1988) MP for Lowe (1949–1982) | Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Treasurer |
| Liberal | Rt Hon Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) MP for Curtin (1949–1969) | Minister for External Affairs |
| Country | Rt Hon Charles Adermann (1896–1979) MP for Fisher (1949–1972) | Minister for Primary Industry (to 16 October 1967) |
| Liberal | Hon Allen Fairhall (1909–2006) MP for Paterson (1949–1969) | Minister for Defence |
| Liberal | Hon Denham Henty (1903–1978) Senator for Tasmania (1950–1968) | Leader of the Government in the Senate (to 16 October 1967) Minister for Supply |
| Liberal | Hon Alan Hulme (1907–1989) MP for Petrie (1963–1972) | Postmaster-General Vice-President of the Executive Council |
| Liberal | Hon David Fairbairn DFC (1917–1994) MP for Farrer (1949–1975) | Minister for National Development |
| Liberal | Hon John Gorton (1911–2002) Senator for Victoria (1950–1968) | Leader of the Government in the Senate (from 16 October 1967) Minister for Works (to 28 February 1967) Minister for Education and Science |
| Liberal | Hon Les Bury (1913–1986) MP for Wentworth (1956–1974) | Minister for Labour and National Service |
| Country | Hon Doug Anthony (1929–2020) MP for Richmond (1957–1984) | Deputy Leader of the Country Party Minister for the Interior (to 16 October 1967) Minister for Primary Industry (from 16 October 1967) |
| Country | Hon Ian Sinclair (1929–) MP for New England (1963–1998) (in Cabinet from 10 October 1967) | Minister for Social Services Minister assisting the Minister for Trade and Industry |

## Outer ministry

| Party | Minister | Portfolio |
| Country | Hon Charles Barnes (1901–1998) MP for McPherson (1958–1972) | Minister for Territories |
| Liberal | Hon Gordon Freeth (1914–2001) MP for Forrest (1949–1969) | Minister for Shipping and Transport |
| Liberal | Hon Reginald Swartz MBE (1911–2006) MP for Darling Downs (1949–1972) | Minister for Civil Aviation |
| Liberal | Hon Billy Snedden QC (1926–1987) MP for Bruce (1955–1983) | Minister for Immigration Leader of the House (from 21 February 1967) |
| Liberal | Hon Dr James Forbes MC (1923–2019) MP for Barker (1956–1975) | Minister for Health |
| Liberal | Hon Peter Howson (1919–2009) MP for Fawkner (1955–1969) | Minister for Air Minister assisting the Treasurer |
| Liberal | Hon Ken Anderson (1909–1985) Senator for New South Wales (1953–1975) | Minister for Customs and Excise |
| Country | Hon Colin McKellar (1903–1970) Senator for New South Wales (1958–1970) | Minister for Repatriation |
| Liberal | Hon Dame Annabelle Rankin DBE (1908–1986) Senator for Queensland (1947–1971) | Minister for Housing |
| Liberal | Hon Malcolm Fraser (1930–2015) MP for Wannon (1955–1983) | Minister for the Army |
| Liberal | Hon Nigel Bowen QC (1911–1994) MP for Parramatta (1964–1973) | Attorney-General |
| Liberal | Hon Don Chipp (1925–2006) MP for Higinbotham (1960–1969) | Minister for the Navy Minister in charge of Tourist Activities under the Minister for Trade and Industry |
| Liberal | Hon Bert Kelly (1912–1997) MP for Wakefield (1958–1977) (in Ministry from 28 February 1967) | Deputy Government Whip in the House (to 21 February 1967) Minister for Works (from 28 February 1967) |
| Country | Hon Peter Nixon (1928–) MP for Gippsland (1961–1983) (in Ministry from 16 October 1967) | Minister for the Interior (from 16 October 1967) |