The Shadow Ministry of Gough Whitlam was the opposition Australian Labor Party frontbench of Australia from 8 February 1967 to 5 December 1972, opposing the Liberal-Country Coalition government.
Gough Whitlam became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Australian Labor Party on 9 February 1967, and headed up the Australian Labor Party Caucus Executive until 1969. Following their loss at the 1969 election, the Labor Party adopted a Shadow Cabinet system. The shadow cabinet is a group of senior Opposition spokespeople who form an alternative Cabinet to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government.
Caucus Executive (1967-1969) The following were members of the ALP Caucus Executive from 8 February 1967 to 12 November 1969: Party Executive Member Portrait Role Labor Gough Whitlam for Werriwa Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labor Party Lance Barnard for Bass Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Lionel Murphy Senator for New South Wales Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Sam Cohen Senator for Victoria Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (to 7 October 1969) Noel Beaton for Bendigo Member of the Caucus Executive (to 9 April 1969) Jim Cairns for Yarra Member of the Caucus Executive Clyde Cameron for Hindmarsh Member of the Caucus Executive Rex Connor for Cunningham Member of the Caucus Executive Frank Crean for Melbourne Ports Member of the Caucus Executive Fred Daly for Grayndler Member of the Caucus Executive Charles Jones for Newcastle Member of the Caucus Executive Tony Luchetti for Macquarie Member of the Caucus Executive Rex Patterson for Dawson Member of the Caucus Executive Harry Webb for Stirling Member of the Caucus Executive
Shadow Ministry (1969-1972) The following were members of the Shadow Cabinet from 12 November 1969 to 5 December 1972:
Party Spokesperson Portrait Portfolio Labor Gough Whitlam for Werriwa Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Labor Party Opposition Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Lance Barnard for Bass Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Labor Party Opposition Spokesperson for Defence Lionel Murphy Senator for New South Wales Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Opposition Spokesperson for Attorney-General Matters Don Willesee Senator for Western Australia Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Kim Beazley for Fremantle Opposition Spokesperson for Education Jim Cairns for Lalor Opposition Spokesperson for Trade and Industry Clyde Cameron for Hindmarsh Opposition Spokesperson for Labour Frank Crean for Melbourne Ports Opposition Spokesperson on Economic Matters Fred Daly for Grayndler Opposition Spokesperson for Immigration Bill Hayden for Oxley Opposition Spokesperson for Health and Social Security Charles Jones for Newcastle Opposition Spokesperson for Transport Rex Patterson for Dawson Opposition Spokesperson for Primary Industry Frank Stewart for Lang Opposition Spokesperson for Fuel and Natural Resources Tom Uren for Reid Opposition Spokesperson for Housing and Urban Affairs
See also First Whitlam ministry (interim) Second Whitlam ministry Second Holt Ministry McEwen Ministry First Gorton Ministry Second Gorton Ministry McMahon Ministry
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