Eleven of the original 27 ministers are still living.
The table shows the names, portfolios, birth dates and ages of all the surviving former ministers. They are listed from oldest to youngest.
| The Whitlam Ministries - Ministers Still Living |
|---|
| No. | Name/Portfolios | Seat | Born | Age as of
11.07.09 |
|---|
1. |
Gough Whitlam
Prime Minister (05.12.72 - 11.11.75)
Minister for Foreign Affairs (05.12.72 - 06.11.73)
Treasurer (05.12.72 - 19.12-72)
Attorney-General (05.12.72 - 19.12-72)
Minister for Customs and Excise (05.12.72 - 19.12-72)
Minister for Trade and Industry (05.12.72 - 19.12-72)
Minister for Shipping and Transport (05.12.72 - 19.12-72)
Minister for Education and Science (05.12.72 - 19.12-72)
Minister for Civil Aviation (05.12.72 - 19.12-72)
Minister for Housing (05.12.72 - 19.12-72)
Minister for Works (05.12.72 - 19.12-72)
Minister for External Territories (05.12.72 - 19.12-72)
Minister for the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts (05.12.72 - 19.12-72)
Minister for Environment (02.07.75 - 14.07.75) |
Werriwa, NSW (1952-78) |
11.07.1916 |
93 |
2. |
Tom Uren
Minister for Urban and Regional Development (19.12.72 - 11.11.75) |
Reid, NSW (1958-90) |
28.05.1921 |
88 |
3. |
Lionel Bowen
Special Minister of State (30.11.73 - 06.06.75)
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister (30.11.73 - 12.06.74)
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in matters relating to the Public Service (12.06.74 - 06.06.75)
Minister for Manufacturing Industry (06.06.75 - 11.11.75)
|
Kingsford-Smith, NSW (1969-90) |
28.12.1922 |
86 |
4. |
Doug Everingham
Minister for Health (19.12.72 - 11.11.75) |
Capricornia, Qld (1967-75)
Capricornia, Qld (1977-84) |
25.06.1923 |
86 |
5. |
Les Johnson
Minister for Housing (19.12.72 - 30.11.73)
Minister for Works (09.10.73 - 30.11.73)
Minister for Housing and Construction (30.11.73 - 06.06.75)
Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (06.06.75 - 11.11.75) |
Hughes, NSW (1955-66)
Hughes, NSW (1969-83) |
22.11.1924 |
84 |
6. |
Kep Enderby
Minister for Supply (09.10.73 - 12.06.74)
Minister for Secondary Industry (09.10.73 - 12.06.74)
Minister for Manufacturing Industry (12.06.74 - 10.02.75)
Minister for the Capital Territory (19.12.72 - 09.10.73)
Minister for the Northern Territory (19.12.72 - 19.10.73)
Attorney-General (10.02.75 - 11.11.75)
Minister for Customs and Excise (10.02.75 - 27.03.75)
Minister for Police and Customs (27.03.75 - 06.06.75)
|
Australian Capital Territory (1970-74)
Canberra, ACT (1974-75) |
25.06.1926 |
83 |
7. |
Doug McClelland
Minister for the Media (19.12.72 - 06.06.75)
Special Minister of State (06.06.75 - 11.11.75) |
Senator, NSW (1962-87) |
05.08.1926 |
82 |
8. |
Rex Patterson
Minister for Northern Development (19.12.72 - 11.11.75)
Minister for the Northern Territory (19.10.73 - 06.06.75)
Minister for Northern Australia (06.06.75 - 21.10.75)
Minister for Agriculture (21.10.75 - 11.11.75) |
Dawson, Qld (1966-75) |
08.01.1927 |
82 |
9. |
Moss Cass
Minister for the Environment and Conservation (19.12-72 - 21.04.75)
Minister for Environment (21.04.75 - 06.06.75)
Minister for the Media (06.06.75 - 11.11.75) |
Maribyrnong, Vic (1969-83) |
18.02.1927 |
82 |
10. |
Ken Wriedt
Minister for Primary Industry (19.12.72 - 12.06.74)
Minister for Agriculture (12.06.74 - 21.10.75)
Minister for Minerals and Energy (14.10.75 - 11.11.75) |
Senator, Tas (1968-80) |
11.07.1927 |
82 |
11. |
Bill Morrison
Minister for Science (19.12.72 - 06.06.75)
Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs (06.06.75 - 06.06.75)
Minister for External Territories (19.12.72 - 30.11.73)
Minister assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to Papua New Guinea (30.11.1973 - 06.06.75)
Minister Assisting the Minister for Foreign Affairs in matters relating to the Islands of the Pacific (06.06.75 - 11.11.75)
Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence (06-06-75 - 06-06-75)
Minister for Defence (06.06.75 - 11.11.75) |
St George, NSW (1969-75)
St George, NSW (1980-84) |
03.11.1928 |
80 |
12. |
Joe Riordan
Minister for Housing and Construction (06.06.75 - 11.11.75)
|
Phillip, NSW (1972-75) |
27.02.1930 |
79 |
13. |
Joe Berinson
Minister for Environment (14.07.75 - 11.11.75) |
Perth, WA (1969-75) |
07.01.1932 |
77 |
14. |
Bill Hayden
Minister for Social Security (19.12.72 - 06.06.75)
Treasurer (06.06.75 - 11.11.75) |
Oxley, Qld (1961-88) |
23.01.1933 |
76 |
15. |
Paul Keating
Minister for Northern Australia (21.10.75 - 11.11.75) |
Blaxland, NSW (1969-96) |
18.01.1944 |
65 |
