Third Fraser Ministry - Definition and Overview

The Third Fraser Ministry was the fifty-third Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 20th December 1977 to 3rd November 1980.

Liberal Party of Australia–National Country Party Coalition Cabinet

• Rt Hon Malcolm Fraser, MP: Prime Minister
• Rt Hon Doug Anthony, MP: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Trade and Resources (NCP)
• Rt Hon Phillip Lynch, MP: Minister for Industry and Commerce
• Rt Hon Ian Sinclair, MP: Minister for Primary Industry (NCP) (to 27th September 1979). Minister for Special Trade Representations (from 19th August 1980)
• Senator Rt Hon Reginald Withers: Minister for Administrative Services, Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 7th August 1978)
• Hon Tony Street, MP: Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations (to 5th December 1978). Minister for Industrial Relations (from 5th December 1978).
• Hon Peter Nixon, MP: Minister for Transport (to 8th December 1979). Minister for Primary Industry (from 27th September 1979) (NCP)
• Hon John Howard, MP: Treasurer. Minister for Finance (23rd February 1979 to 27th February 1979)
• Senator Hon John Carrick: Minister for Education (to 8th December 1979). Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 7th August 1978). Minister for National Development and Energy (from 8th December 1979). Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Federal Affairs (to 25th August 1978)
• Hon Andrew Peacock, MP: Minister for Foreign Affairs
• Hon James Killen, MP: Minister for Defence
• Senator Hon Margaret Guilfoyle: Minister for Social Security.
• Hon Eric Robinson, MP: Minister for Finance (to 23rd February 1979). Minister for Finance (from 27th February 1979)
• Senator Hon Peter Durack, QC MP: Attorney-General. Minister for Administrative Services (7th August 1978 to 25th August 1978) (in Cabinet from 25 August 1978)
• Hon Ralph Hunt, MP: Minister for Health (to 8th December 1979). Minister for Transport (from 8th December 1979) (in Cabinet from 8th December 1979) (NCP)

Outer ministry

• Hon Robert Ellicott, MP: Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for the Capital Territory
• Hon Victor Garland, MP: Minister for Veterans' Affairs (to 4th July 1978). Minister for Special Trade Representations, Minister assisting the Minister for Trade and Resources (to 8th December 1979). Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs, Minister assisting the Minister for Industry and Commerce (from 8th December 1979)
• Hon Michael MacKellar, MP: Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (to 8th December 1979). Minister for Health, Minister assisting the Prime Minister (from 8th December 1979)
• Hon Ian Viner, MP: Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (to 5th December 1978). Minister assisting the Prime Minister (to 8th December 1979). Minister assisting the Treasurer (25 August 1978 to 8 thDecember 1979). Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs (from 5th December 1978)
• Hon Evan Adermann, MP: Minister assisting the Minister for Primary Industry. Minister for the Northern Territory (to 28th September 1978). Minister for Veterans' Affairs (from 4th July 1978) (NCP)
• Hon John McLeay, MP: Minister assisting the Minister for Defence. Minister for Construction (to 5th December 1978). Minister for Administrative Services (from 5th December 1978)
• Hon Kevin Newman, MP: Minister for National Development (to 8th December 1979). Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Federal Affairs (from 25th August 1978). Minister for Productivity (from 8th December 1979)
• Senator Hon James Webster: Minister for Science (to 5th December 1978). Minister for Science and the Environment (5th December 1978 to 8th December 1979) (NCP)
• Hon Tony Staley, MP: Minister for Post and Telecommunications
• Senator Hon Peter Durack, QC MP: Attorney-General (see Cabinet)
• Hon Ian Macphee, MP: Minister for Productivity (to 8th December 1979). Minister assisting the Minister for Industry and Commerce (5th December 1978 to 8th December 1979). Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Minister assisting the Treasurer (from 8th December 1979)
• Hon Wallace Fife, MP: Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs (to 8th December 1979). Minister for Education (from 8th December 1979)
• Hon Raymond Groom, MP: Minister for Environment, Housing and Community Development, Minister assisting the Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations (to 5th December 1978). Minister for Housing and Construction (from 5th December 1978)
• Senator Hon Fred Chaney: Minister for Administrative Services, Minister assisting the Minister for Education (25th August 1978 to 5th December 1978). Minister for Aboriginal Affairs (from 5th December 1978). Minister assisting the Minister for National Development and Energy (from 8th December 1979)
• Senator Hon Douglas Scott: Minister for Special Trade Representations, Minister assisting the Minister for Trade and Resources (8th December 1979 to 19th August 1980)
• Hon David Thomson, MP: Minister for Science and the Environment (from 8th December 1979)