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MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS
Statement b he Minister the Rt Hon, Sir Robel-t Menzies
His Excellency the Governor-General has authoris, d me
to make a statement this evening about the new Cabinet arrangements.
I propose to ask Parliament when it meets to amend
the Ministers of State Act to permit of the appointment of three
additional Ministers. This will make the total number
instead of 22 as at present, lhen this has been done, the
full list and portfolics of Ministers will be as follows
1. PRIME MINISTER
2. MINISTER FOR TRADE AND
INDUSTRY
3. TREASUFER
4. MINISTER FOR NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT VICEPRESIDENT
OF EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL
MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
6. MINISTER FOR LABOUR AND
NATIONAL SERVICE
7. MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS
8. MINISTER FOR PRIMARY
INDUSTRY
9. MINISTER FOR CIVIL
AVIATION
MINISTER FOR HEALTH
11. MINISTER FOR SUPPLY
12. MINISTER FOR CUSTOMS The Rt. Hon. SIR ROBERT IMENZIES,
KT, CH, QC, MP.
The Rt. Hon. J. McE!: EN, M. P.
The Rt. Hon. H. E. HOLT, MP,
Senator the Hon, SIR WILLTAM
SPOONER, KCMG, M i.
The Hon, Paul HASLUCK, Me?.
The Hono W. McMAHON, M. Po
The Hon:, Sir GARFIELD ARl" ICK,
QC, MP
The Hon, C, F. ADERMAdNN, MP.
Senator the Hon. Shane PALTRIDGE
Senator the Hon. Harrie WADE
The Hon. Allen FAIRHALL, P.
Senator the Hon. N. H. D. HENTY
13, MINISTER FOR WORKS, and
assisting the Prime Minister
in Commonwealth activities
in relation to research and
education which fall within
the Prime Minister's
Department
14, MINISTER FOR SHIPPING AND
TRANSPORT Senator the Hon. J. G. GORTON
The Hon. Gordon FREETH, M. P.
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POSTIMA STER-GEI'ERA L
16. MINISTER FO1. R
IMI3" 1I1 ' kT 10ON
17. MINISTER FOR
SOCIAL i3ERVICEoS The Hon. A. S. HUUIE
The Hon. THubert OPPE~ dh47AN,
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ThLe Hon. H. S. ROBERTON, M. P.
18. MINISTER FOR
Y d, ' A T! 11A T TION11 The Hon. R., IC. . STJA1TZ,
VIBL, ED, P1
19. MINISTER FOR AIR
AT'IORN. EYGENiJERIAL
21. MINISTER FOR
TERW'lTORIES
22. MINI31? E-FOR
23, V4INI-STYF FOR T1-1 A BI4Y,
and1 assisting the-
T. zea surer?
2 11. NITISTER FRTHE
_ N41zhI OR
r-12N11CTER FOR THE
NAVY The Hon, D. E. FAIREPIRY. DFCMP.
The Hon. B. 1M. S_' 2FDD N2 11. P.
The lion, C. E. BARITNE S, Vi.
TI-e 1-Tna0 LI1. E BURY, I~ P
The Hon, A FORBESHl.,-NP
The Hon,, J. D, ANTIH1 O1Y7 P.
Th. e lion. F. C. CTL:{ ANEY_, r AM! P
Until the Ministers of State Act has been aineuded
SENATOR GORTON will be ivinister for Interior and ' orks9
th. e zppointnient of 1MR. AN~ THONY to Interior being
defe-rre d intil thne amendment.
SIP, GARYIELD BL-R. WICK wil~ l be AtraC'ne: 2. and il1inister
for Ex ternal h'ffairs, the--n ooi~ C2n
MR~..% FDE~ ias Attorney... enero-l beoingdcfrel
until the amendmhent,
i'W RBES will lie Minister for the Ar: m. y and Nrthe
appo-; h. trent of IMP.. C HA. NE!'~ i~ d erA
aft'er thie amendiment0
T ppop ose ta,. t to-( Cirroir Mr. Anthony, Mr.* Snedden and
Mr,, Chan~ ey , houl. d be 3; i-. rn as Executive Councillors,
~ 1 Toun',,.-7y, who has been so e-ffectiv e as > rnse
for Defence anid whose 11ll-ness we all deeply re,-2et, ~ 2
confidently anticipate, be flly recovere-d in time to tale p an
a ppo intmeon I as Austra licn 11mba ssa dor to '. Ta schington.
Sir Howord Beale's term expires in March, after a
very notable period of so~ rvL'ce by him to Alustralia in the United
States, At teexp.,_ a--ion of Sir Eric Harrison's currently
extended tery., Iir, Di-jna r wi. Ll be come Aus ta lrian High Comrnis si oner
in London,, li-i order to evoid another iini st e rLa I change l1ate; cr on,
Mr, Downer inciJcated to me that he would not desire to be
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re-appointed as a Minister, though he will of course for the
time being continue to be a Menrber of the House, This was
a most helpful proposal on his part, since I know that he is
deeply attached to the work of the Immi. gration Department,
a Department in which he has been markedly successful.
Mr, Cramer, who has had a long and valuable term
of office as a Minister, placed himself at my disposal, knowing
that in current circumsances I might wish to bring some
younger men in. His generous action is much appreciated by
mee CAN BEPLP
17th December, 1963