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Second Holt ministry

{{Short description|42nd ministry of government of Australia}}

{{see also|Holt government}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Second Holt ministry

| cabinet_type = Ministry

| cabinet_number = 42nd

| jurisdiction = Australia

| flag = Flag of Australia.svg

| flag_border = true

| incumbent =

| image = Second Holt Ministry.jpg

| caption = The Second Holt ministry at their swearing-in

| date_formed = 14 December 1966

| date_dissolved = 19 December 1967

| government_head = Harold Holt

| government_head_history =

| deputy_government_head =

| state_head = Elizabeth II

| governor_general = Lord Casey

| members_number = 27

| former_members_number =

| total_number =

| political_party = Liberal–Country coalition

| legislature_status = Coalition majority government

| opposition_cabinet =

| opposition_party = Labor

| opposition_leader = Arthur Calwell
Gough Whitlam

| election = 26 November 1966

| last_election =

| legislature_term = 26th

| budget =

| advice_and_consent1 =

| incoming_formation =

| outgoing_formation =

| predecessor = First Holt ministry

| successor = McEwen ministry

| state_head_title = Monarch

| government_head_title = Prime Minister

}}

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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.{{cite web

| title = Ministries and Cabinets

| work =Parliamentary Handbook

| publisher =Parliament of Australia

| url =http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;page=0;query=Scullin%20Ministry%20(ALP);rec=0;resCount=Default

| access-date =17 September 2010 }}

As of 1 May 2025, Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the Second Holt ministry; Sinclair is also the last surviving minister of the Menzies government, the First Holt ministry, and the McEwen, Gorton, and McMahon governments, as well as the First Fraser ministry. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Allen Fairhall was the last surviving Liberal Cabinet minister.

Cabinet

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!Minister

!Portrait

!Portfolio

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Rt Hon Harold Holt ({{post-nominals|country=AUS|CH}})
{{small|(1908–1967)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Higgins
{{small|(1949–1967)}}

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{{Australian party style|Country}}|Country

| Rt Hon John McEwen
{{small|(1900–1980)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Murray
{{small|(1949–1971)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Rt Hon William McMahon
{{small|(1908–1988)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Lowe
{{small|(1949–1982)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Rt Hon Paul Hasluck
{{small|(1905–1993)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Curtin
{{small|(1949–1969)}}

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{{Australian party style|Country}}|Country

| Rt Hon Charles Adermann
{{small|(1896–1979)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Fisher
{{small|(1949–1972)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Allen Fairhall
{{small|(1909–2006)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Paterson
{{small|(1949–1969)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Denham Henty
{{small|(1903–1978)}}

Senator for Tasmania
{{small|(1950–1968)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Alan Hulme
{{small|(1907–1989)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Petrie
{{small|(1963–1972)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon David Fairbairn {{post-nominals|country=AUS|DFC}}
{{small|(1917–1994)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Farrer
{{small|(1949–1975)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon John Gorton
{{small|(1911–2002)}}

Senator for Victoria
{{small|(1950–1968)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Les Bury
{{small|(1913–1986)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Wentworth
{{small|(1956–1974)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|Country}}|Country

| Hon Doug Anthony
{{small|(1929–2020)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Richmond
{{small|(1957–1984)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|Country}}|Country

| Hon Ian Sinclair
{{small|(1929–)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for New England
{{small|(1963–1998)}}

(in Cabinet from 10 October 1967)

| 100px

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Outer ministry

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!colspan="2"|Party

!Minister

!Portrait

!Portfolio

{{Australian party style|Country}}|Country

| Hon Charles Barnes
{{small|(1901–1998)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for McPherson
{{small|(1958–1972)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Gordon Freeth
{{small|(1914–2001)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Forrest
{{small|(1949–1969)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Reginald Swartz {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MBE}}
{{small|(1911–2006)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Darling Downs
{{small|(1949–1972)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Billy Snedden {{post-nominals|country=AUS|QC}}
{{small|(1926–1987)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Bruce
{{small|(1955–1983)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Dr James Forbes {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MC}}
{{small|(1923–2019)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Barker
{{small|(1956–1975)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Peter Howson
{{small|(1919–2009)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Fawkner
{{small|(1955–1969)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Ken Anderson
{{small|(1909–1985)}}

Senator for New South Wales
{{small|(1953–1975)}}

| 100px

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{{Australian party style|Country}}|Country

| Hon Colin McKellar
{{small|(1903–1970)}}

Senator for New South Wales
{{small|(1958–1970)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Dame Annabelle Rankin {{post-nominals|country=AUS|DBE}}
{{small|(1908–1986)}}

Senator for Queensland
{{small|(1947–1971)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Malcolm Fraser
{{small|(1930–2015)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Wannon
{{small|(1955–1983)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Nigel Bowen {{post-nominals|country=AUS|QC}}
{{small|(1911–1994)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Parramatta
{{small|(1964–1973)}}

| 100px

|

{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Don Chipp
{{small|(1925–2006)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Higinbotham
{{small|(1960–1969)}}

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{{Australian party style|liberal}}|Liberal

| Hon Bert Kelly
{{small|(1912–1997)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Wakefield
{{small|(1958–1977)}}

(in Ministry from 28 February 1967)

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{{Australian party style|Country}}|Country

| Hon Peter Nixon
{{small|(1928–2025)}}

{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for Gippsland
{{small|(1961–1983)}}

(in Ministry from 16 October 1967)

| 100px

|

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