Department of Secondary Industry

Department of Secondary Industry
Department overview
Formed	19 December 1972
Preceding Department	Department of Shipping and Transport; Department of Trade and Industry;
Dissolved	12 June 1974
Superseding Department	Department of Overseas Trade; Department of Manufacturing Industry;
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Parkes, Canberra
Ministers responsible	Jim Cairns, Minister (1972–1973); Kep Enderby, Minister (1973–1974);
Department executives	Doug McKay, Acting Secretary (1972–1973); Frank Pryor, Secretary (1973–1974);

The Department of Secondary Industry was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and June 1974 under the Whitlam government.