Third Whitlam ministry

Template:Short description Template:See also Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:Gough Whitlam sidebar The third Whitlam ministry (Labor) was the 49th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 21st Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam. The third Whitlam ministry succeeded the Second Whitlam ministry, which dissolved on 12 June 1974 following the federal election that took place in May. The ministry was replaced by the First Fraser ministry on 11 November following the dismissal of the Whitlam government by the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr.<ref name=phb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The order of seniority in the third Whitlam ministry was determined by the order in which members were elected to the Ministry by the Caucus on 10 June 1974, except for the four parliamentary leaders.

As of 21 October 2023, Doug McClelland and Paul Keating are the last surviving members of the third Whitlam ministry.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Labor	Gough Whitlam Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Werriwa Template:Small	File:Gough Whitlam at the Lodge 1974 (cropped).jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the Labor Party Minister for the Environment (from 2 July 1975 to 14 July 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Jim Cairns Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Lalor Template:Small	File:Jim Cairns 1974 (cropped).jpg	Deputy Prime Minister (to 2 July 1975) Deputy Leader of the Labor Party (to 2 July 1975) Minister for Overseas Trade (to 11 December 1974) Treasurer (from 11 December 1974 to 6 June 1975) Minister for the Environment (from 6 June 1975 to 2 July 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Rex Connor Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Cunningham Template:Small	File:Rex Connor 1973 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Minerals and Energy (to 14 October 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Bill Hayden Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Oxley Template:Small	File:Bill Hayden 1974 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Social Security (to 6 June 1975) Treasurer (from 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Lionel Murphy Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small	File:Lionel Murphy 1972 (cropped).jpg	Leader of the Government in the Senate (to 9 February 1975) Attorney-General (to 10 February 1975) Minister for Customs and Excise (to 10 February 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Don Willesee Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:Don Willesee 1973.jpg	Minister for Foreign Affairs
Template:Australian party style|		Ken Wriedt Template:Small Senator for Tasmania Template:Small	File:Ken Wriedt 1972 (cropped).jpg	Leader of the Government in the Senate (from 9 February 1975) Minister for Agriculture (to 21 October 1975) Minister for Minerals and Energy (from 14 October 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Frank Crean Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Melbourne Ports Template:Small	File:Frank Crean 1974 (cropped).jpg	Deputy Prime Minister (from 2 July 1975) Deputy Leader of the Labor Party (from 2 July 1975) Treasurer (to 11 December 1974) Minister for Overseas Trade (from 11 December 1974)
Template:Australian party style|		Fred Daly Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Grayndler Template:Small	File:Fred Daly 1973 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Services and Property (to 7 October 1975) Minister for Administrative Services (from 7 October 1975) Leader of the House
Template:Australian party style|		Doug McClelland Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small	File:Doug McClelland 1973.jpg	Minister for the Media (to 6 June 1975) Special Minister of State (from 6 June 1975) Manager of Government Business in the Senate (from 9 July 1974)
Template:Australian party style|		Lance Barnard Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Bass Template:Small	File:Lance Barnard 1973 (1).jpg	Minister for Defence (to 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Rex Patterson Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Dawson Template:Small	File:Rex Patterson 1973 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Northern Development (to 6 June 1975) Minister for the Northern Territory (to 6 June 1975) Minister for Northern Australia (from 6 June 1975 to 21 October 1975) Minister for Agriculture (from 21 October 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Clyde Cameron Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hindmarsh Template:Small	File:Clyde Cameron 1973 (1).jpg	Minister for Labour and Immigration (to 6 June 1975) Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs (from 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Kim Beazley Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Fremantle Template:Small	File:Kim Edward Beazley 1974 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Education
Template:Australian party style|		Lionel Bowen Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Kingsford-Smith Template:Small	File:Lionel Bowen 1973 (cropped).jpg	Special Minister of State (to 6 June 1975) Minister assisting the Prime Minister in matters relating to the Public Service (to 6 June 1975) Minister for Manufacturing Industry (from 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		John Wheeldon Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:John Wheeldon 1974 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Repatriation and Compensation Minister for Social Security (from 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Tom Uren Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Reid Template:Small	File:Tom Uren 1974 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Urban and Regional Development
Template:Australian party style|		Reg Bishop Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:Reg Bishop 1974 (cropped).jpg	Postmaster-General Minister assisting the Minister for Defence (from 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Les Johnson Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Hughes Template:Small	File:Les Johnson 1973.jpg	Minister for Housing and Construction (to 6 June 1975) Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (from 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Charles Jones Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Newcastle Template:Small	File:Charles Jones 1973 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Transport
Template:Australian party style|		Doug Everingham Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Capricornia Template:Small	File:Doug Everingham 1973 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Health
Template:Australian party style|		Kep Enderby Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Canberra Template:Small	File:Kep Enderby 1973.jpg	Minister for Manufacturing Industry (to 10 February 1975) Attorney-General (from 10 February 1975) Minister for Customs and Excise (from 10 February 1975 to 27 March 1975) Minister for Police and Customs (from 27 March 1975 to 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Gordon Bryant Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Wills Template:Small	File:Gordon Bryant 1973 (cropped).jpg	Minister for the Capital Territory
Template:Australian party style|		Moss Cass Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Maribyrnong Template:Small	File:Moss Cass 1973 (cropped).jpg	Minister for the Environment and Conservation (to 21 April 1975) Minister for the Environment (from 21 April 1975 to 6 June 1975) Minister for the Media (from 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Jim Cavanagh Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:Jim Cavanagh 1973 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (to 6 June 1975) Minister for Police and Customs (from 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Bill Morrison Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for St George Template:Small	File:Bill Morrison 1973.jpg	Minister for Science (to 6 June 1975) Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea (to 6 June 1975) Minister assisting the Minister for Defence (to 6 June 1975) Minister for Defence (from 6 June 1975) Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to the Islands of the Pacific (from 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Frank Stewart Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Lang Template:Small	File:Frank Stewart 1973 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Tourism and Recreation Vice-President of the Executive Council Minister assisting the Treasurer Minister assisting the Minister for Social Security (from 6 June 1975) Minister assisting the Minister for Repatriation and Compensation (from 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Jim McClelland Template:Small Senator for New South Wales Template:Small (in Ministry from 10 February 1975)	File:Jim McClelland 1974 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Manufacturing Industry (from 10 February 1975 to 6 June 1975) Minister for Labour and Immigration (from 6 June 1975) Minister assisting the Prime Minister in matters relating to the Public Service (from 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Joe Riordan Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Phillip Template:Small (in Ministry from 6 June 1975)	File:Joe Riordan.jpg	Minister for Housing and Construction (from 6 June 1975) Minister assisting the Minister for Urban and Regional Development (from 6 June 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Joe Berinson Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Perth Template:Small (in Ministry from 14 July 1975)	File:Joe Berinson 1973 (cropped).jpg	Minister for the Environment (from 14 July 1975)
Template:Australian party style|		Paul Keating Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Blaxland Template:Small (in Ministry from 21 October 1975)	File:Paul Keating 1970.png	Minister for Northern Australia (from 21 October 1975)

See also

• First Whitlam ministry
• Second Whitlam ministry