Shadow Ministry of Gough Whitlam (1967–72)

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:

• Gough Whitlam QC MP - Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labor Party
• Lance Barnard MP - Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
• Senator Lionel Murphy QC - Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
• Senator Samuel Cohen (to 7 October 1969) - Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
• Noel Beaton MP (to 9 April 1969)
• Jim Cairns MP
• Clyde Cameron MP
• Rex Connor MP
• Frank Crean MP
• Fred Daly MP
• Charles Jones MP
• Tony Luchetti MP
• Rex Patterson MP
• Harry Webb MP

Shadow Ministry (1969-1972)

The following were members of the Shadow Cabinet from 12 November 1969 to 5 December 1972:

Shadow Minister	Portfolio
Gough Whitlam QC MP	Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Leader of the Labor Party
Lance Barnard MP	Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Minister for Defence Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
Senator Lionel Murphy	Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Attorney-General
Senator Don Willesee	Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Kim Beazley MP	Shadow Minister for Education
Jim Cairns MP	Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry
Clyde Cameron MP	Shadow Minister for Labour
Frank Crean MP	Shadow Treasurer
Fred Daly MP	Shadow Minister for Immigration
Bill Hayden MP	Shadow Minister for Health and Social Security
Charles Jones MP	Shadow Minister for Transport
Rex Patterson MP	Shadow Minister for Primary Industry
Frank Stewart MP	Shadow Minister for Fuel and Natural Resources
Tom Uren MP	Shadow Minister 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