Fraser government | |
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In office | |
11 November 1975 – 11 March 1983 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Deputy | Doug Anthony |
Parties | |
Status | |
Origin | Dismissal of predecessor |
Demise | Lost 1983 election |
Predecessor | Whitlam government |
Successor | Hawke government |
The Fraser government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. It was made up of members of a Liberal–Country party coalition in the Australian Parliament from November 1975 to March 1983. Initially appointed as a caretaker government following the dismissal of the Whitlam government, Fraser won in a landslide at the resulting 1975 Australian federal election, and won substantial majorities at the subsequent 1977 and 1980 elections, before losing to the Bob Hawke–led Australian Labor Party in the 1983 election.