First Holt ministry

First Holt ministry
41st Ministry of Australia
The First Holt ministry at their swearing-in
Date formed	26 January 1966
Date dissolved	14 December 1966
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Lord Casey
Prime Minister	Harold Holt
No. of ministers	25
Member party	Liberal–Country coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition majority government
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Arthur Calwell
History
Outgoing election	26 November 1966
Legislature term	25th
Predecessor	Tenth Menzies ministry
Successor	Second Holt ministry

This article is part of a series about Harold Holt
Early life Member for Fawkner (1935–1949) Member for Higgins (1949–1967) Minister without portfolio World War II service Minister for Labour and National Service (1940–41) Child Endowment Act 1941 Minister for Labour and National Service (1949–58) Minister for Immigration Treasurer of Australia Reserve Bank Act 1959 Credit squeeze and recession of 1960–61 1966 Liberal Party leadership election Prime Minister of Australia Term of government (1966–1967) Decimalisation and dollar introduction Migration Act 1966 1967 Indigenous referendum All the way with LBJ Australian involvement in the Vietnam War Royal Commission into the Melbourne–Voyager collision VIP aircraft affair Disappearance Ministries First ministry Second ministry Elections 1966 1967 (Half-Senate)
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The First Holt Ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 41st ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 17th Prime Minister, Harold Holt. The First Holt ministry succeeded the Tenth Menzies ministry, which dissolved on 26 January 1966 following the retirement of former Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies. The ministry was replaced by the Second Holt ministry on 14 December 1966 following the 1966 federal election.^[1]

As of 20 December 2020, Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the First Holt ministry; Sinclair is also the last surviving member of the Tenth Menzies ministry. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Allen Fairhall and Charles Barnes were the last surviving Liberal and Country Cabinet ministers respectively.