The Shadow Ministry of Billy Snedden was the opposition Liberal shadow ministry of Australia from 21 December 1972 to 21 March 1975, opposing Gough Whitlam's Labor ministry. From 1974, it also included members of the Country Party.
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.
Billy Snedden became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia on 20 December 1972 and appointed a new Shadow Ministry.
First Arrangement
The following were members of the Shadow Ministry from 21 December 1972 to 14 June 1974:[1]
Shadow Minister | Portfolio | |
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Billy Snedden MP | ||
Phillip Lynch MP |
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Senator Reg Withers |
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Senator Ivor Greenwood QC |
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Robert Bonnett MP |
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Nigel Bowen QC MP |
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Don Chipp MP |
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Senator Bob Cotton |
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David Fairbairn MP |
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Dr Jim Forbes MP |
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Malcolm Fraser MP |
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John Gorton MP CH |
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William McMahon MP |
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Andrew Peacock MP |
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Senator Peter Rae |
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Tony Street MP |
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Senator Condor Laucke |
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Dr Harry Edwards MP |
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Second Arrangement
Following the 1974 election, the Shadow ministry was rearranged to include members of the Country Party. The following were members of the Shadow Ministry between 14 June 1974 and 21 March 1975:[1]
Colour key (for political parties) |
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Shadow Minister | Portfolio | |
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Billy Snedden MP | ||
Phillip Lynch MP |
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Doug Anthony MP |
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Ian Sinclair MP |
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Senator Reg Withers |
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Senator Ivor Greenwood QC |
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Senator John Carrick |
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Don Chipp MP |
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Senator Bob Cotton |
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Senator Tom Drake-Brockman |
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Senator Peter Durack |
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Dr Harry Edwards MP |
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Dr Jim Forbes MP |
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Malcolm Fraser MP |
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Senator Margaret Guilfoyle |
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Ralph Hunt MP |
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Bob Katter MP |
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James Killen MP |
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Bruce Lloyd MP |
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Michael MacKellar MP |
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Peter Nixon MP |
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Andrew Peacock MP |
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Senator Peter Rae |
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Tony Street MP |
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Bob Ellicott QC MP |
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See also
References
- 1 2 "Opposition Executive and Shadow Ministries". psephos.adam-carr.net. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2023.