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The Shadow Ministry of Malcolm Fraser was the opposition Coalition shadow ministry of Australia from 26 March to 11 November 1975, opposing Gough Whitlam's Labor Whitlam ministry.

The shadow ministry is a group of senior opposition spokespeople who form an alternative ministry to the government's, whose members shadow or mark each individual Minister or portfolio of the Government.

Malcolm Fraser became Leader of the Opposition upon his election as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia on 21 March 1975 and appointed a new Shadow Ministry.

Shadow Ministry

The following were members of the Shadow Ministry:^[1]

Colour key (for political parties)
Liberal National Country

Shadow Cabinet

Shadow Minister		Portfolio
Malcolm Fraser MP		Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Liberal Party
Phillip Lynch MP		Deputy Leader of the Opposition Shadow Treasurer Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
Doug Anthony MP		Shadow Minister for Trade, Resources and Decentralised Development Leader of the National Country Party
Ian Sinclair MP		Shadow Minister for Primary Industry Deputy Leader of the National Country Party
Senator Reg Withers		Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Minister for Services and Property
Senator Ivor Greenwood QC		Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate Shadow Attorney-General
Senator John Carrick		Shadow Minister for Federalism and Inter-Government Relations
Don Chipp MP		Shadow Minister for Social Security and Welfare
Senator Bob Cotton		Shadow Minister for Manufacturing Industry and Industrial Development
Senator Tom Drake-Brockman		Shadow Minister for Repatriation and Compensation
James Killen MP		Shadow Minister for Defence
Peter Nixon MP		Shadow Minister for Transport
Andrew Peacock MP		Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Territories

Outer shadow ministry

Shadow Minister		Portfolio
Evan Adermann MP		Shadow Minister for Customs and Excise
Senator Peter Durack		Shadow Postmaster-General
Dr Harry Edwards MP		Shadow Minister for Tariff and Industry Assistance Commission
Victor Garland MP		Shadow Minister for Public Service and Australian Capital Territory
Senator Margaret Guilfoyle		Shadow Minister for Education
John Howard MP		Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs and Commerce
Ralph Hunt MP		Shadow Minister for Environment and Conservation
Bob Katter MP		Shadow Minister for Northern Development and Northern Territory
Bruce Lloyd MP		Shadow Minister for Health
Michael MacKellar MP		Shadow Minister for Immigration
John McLeay MP		Shadow Minister for Housing and Construction
Senator Peter Rae		Shadow Minister for Community Development, Tourism and Tasmania
Eric Robinson MP		Shadow Minister for Science and Technology
Eric Robinson MP		Shadow Minister for Decentralised Development
Tony Street MP		Shadow Minister for Labour
Ian Wilson MP		Shadow Minister for Urban Affairs
John Spender MP		Shadow Minister for Aviation and Defence Support
Senator Harold Young		Shadow Minister for Media
Bob Ellicott QC MP		Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Tasmania (from 8 April 1975)