Ralph Hunt (Australian politician)

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The Honourable Ralph Hunt AO
Hunt in 1974
Deputy Leader of the National Party
In office 17 January 1984 – 23 July 1987
Leader	Ian Sinclair
Preceded by	Ian Sinclair
Succeeded by	Bruce Lloyd
Minister for Transport
In office 8 December 1979 – 11 March 1983
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Peter Nixon
Succeeded by	Peter Morris
Minister for Health
In office 22 December 1975 – 8 December 1979
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Don Chipp
Succeeded by	Michael MacKellar
Minister for the Interior
In office 5 February 1971 – 5 December 1972
Prime Minister	John Gorton William McMahon
Preceded by	Peter Nixon
Succeeded by	Kep Enderby
Member of the Australian Parliament for Gwydir
In office 7 June 1969 – 24 February 1989
Preceded by	Ian Allan
Succeeded by	John Anderson
Personal details
Born	Ralph James Dunnet Hunt (1928-03-31)31 March 1928 Narrabri, New South Wales
Died	22 May 2011 (aged 83) Sydney, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	National Party of Australia
Other political affiliations	Liberal (before 1947)
Spouse	Miriam McMahon
Children	3
Occupation	Grazier

Ralph James Dunnet Hunt AO (31 March 1928 – 22 May 2011) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the National Party and served as the party's deputy leader from 1984 to 1987, under Ian Sinclair. He was a senior minister in Coalition governments, serving as Minister for the Interior (1971–1972), Health (1975–1979), and Transport (1979–1982), and Transport and Construction (1982–1983). He represented the New South Wales seat of Gwydir in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1989.