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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/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:

See also※

• First Whitlam ministry (interim)
• Second Whitlam ministry
• Second Holt Ministry
• McEwen Ministry
• First Gorton Ministry
• Second Gorton Ministry
• McMahon Ministry

References※