Shadow Ministry of Billy Snedden

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[edit]

The following were members of the Shadow Ministry from 21 December 1972 to 14 June 1974:^[1] ^{[better source needed]}

Shadow Minister		Portfolio
Billy Snedden MP		Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party
Phillip Lynch MP		Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
Senator Reg Withers		Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Transport
Senator Ivor Greenwood QC		Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Attorney-General Shadow Minister for the Australian Capital Territory
Robert Bonnett MP		Shadow Minister for Pensions, Repatriation and Housing
Nigel Bowen QC MP		Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Territories
Don Chipp MP		Shadow Minister for International Trade and Tariffs
Senator Bob Cotton		Shadow Postmaster-General Shadow Minister for Works, Services and Property
David Fairbairn MP		Shadow Minister for Development, Minerals and Energy Shadow Minister for the Northern Territory
Dr Jim Forbes MP		Shadow Minister for Defence
Malcolm Fraser MP		Shadow Minister for Primary Industry
John Gorton MP CH		Shadow Minister for Urban and Regional Development Shadow Minister for Environment and Conservation
William McMahon MP		Shadow Minister without portfolio
Andrew Peacock MP		Shadow Minister for Manufacturing Industry
Senator Peter Rae		Shadow Minister for Social Development (to 24 January 1973) Shadow Minister for Education and Science (from 24 January 1973)
Tony Street MP		Shadow Minister for Social Security, Health and Welfare
Senator Condor Laucke		Shadow Minister for Social Development (from 21 December 1972)
Dr Harry Edwards MP		Shadow Minister for International Trade and Tariffs (from 31 July 1973)

Second Arrangement[edit]

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)
Liberal Country

Shadow Minister		Portfolio
Billy Snedden MP		Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party
Phillip Lynch MP		Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
Doug Anthony MP		Shadow Minister for Trade, Resources and Decentralised Development Leader of the National Country Party
Ian Sinclair MP		Shadow Minister for Primary Industry Deputy Leader of the National Country Party
Senator Reg Withers		Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Services and Property
Senator Ivor Greenwood QC		Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Attorney-General
Senator John Carrick		Shadow Minister for Urban Improvement
Don Chipp MP		Shadow Minister for Social Security and Welfare
Senator Bob Cotton		Shadow Minister for Manufacturing Industry
Senator Tom Drake-Brockman		Shadow Minister for Repatriation and Compensation
Senator Peter Durack		Shadow Postmaster-General
Dr Harry Edwards MP		Shadow Minister for Tariff and Industry Assistance Commission
Dr Jim Forbes MP		Shadow Minister for Defence
Malcolm Fraser MP		Shadow Minister for Labour
Senator Margaret Guilfoyle		Shadow Minister for Media
Ralph Hunt MP		Shadow Minister for Environment and Conservation
Bob Katter MP		Shadow Minister for Northern Development and Northern Territory
James Killen MP		Shadow Minister for Education
Bruce Lloyd MP		Shadow Minister for Health
Michael MacKellar MP		Shadow Minister for Immigration
Peter Nixon MP		Shadow Minister for Transport
Andrew Peacock MP		Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Territories
Senator Peter Rae		Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Community Development
Tony Street MP		Shadow Minister for Science and Technology Shadow Minister for the Australian Capital Territory
Bob Ellicott QC MP		Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Commerce (from 23 October 1974) Shadow Minister for Tasmania (from 23 October 1974)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Opposition Executive and Shadow Ministries". psephos.adam-carr.net. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2023.

[Carr-1] "Opposition Executive and Shadow Ministries". psephos.adam-carr.net. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2023.

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Second Arrangement[edit]

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