Fourth Lyons ministry explained

See also: Lyons government.

Cabinet Name:Fourth Lyons ministry
Cabinet Type:Ministry
Cabinet Number:23rd
Jurisdiction:Australia
Flag:Flag of Australia.svg
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:29 November 1937
Date Dissolved:7 April 1939
Government Head:Joseph Lyons
Governor General:Lord Gowrie
Members Number:17
Political Party:United AustraliaCountry coalition
Legislature Status:Majority government
Opposition Party:Labor
Opposition Leader:John Curtin
Election:23 October 1937
Legislature Term:15th
Predecessor:Third Lyons ministry
Successor:Page ministry
State Head Title:Monarch
Government Head Title:Prime Minister

The Fourth Lyons ministry (United AustraliaCountry Coalition) was the 23rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 10th Prime Minister, Joseph Lyons. The Fourth Lyons ministry succeeded the Third Lyons ministry, which dissolved on 29 November 1937 following the federal election that took place in October. The ministry was replaced by the Page ministry on 7 April 1939 following the death of Lyons - the first of three occasions where a sitting Prime Minister died in office.[1]

John McEwen, who died in 1980, was the last surviving member of the Fourth Lyons ministry; McEwen was also the last surviving member of the Page ministry. Robert Menzies was the last surviving UAP minister.

Ministry

PartyMinisterPortraitPortfolio
United AustraliaRt Hon Joseph Lyons
for Wilmot
CountryRt Hon (Sir) Earle Page
for Cowper
United AustraliaRt Hon Robert Menzies
for Kooyong
United AustraliaHon Alexander McLachlan
Senator for South Australia
United AustraliaHon Thomas White
for Balaclava
United AustraliaHon Richard Casey
for Corio
United AustraliaRt Hon Billy Hughes
for North Sydney
CountryHon Harold Thorby
for Calare
United AustraliaHon Harry Foll
Senator for Queensland
CountryHon John McEwen
for Indi
CountryHon Archie Cameron
for Barker
CountryHon Victor Thompson
for New England
United AustraliaHon Allan MacDonald
Senator for Western Australia
  • Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Commerce (to 7 November 1938)
  • Minister without portfolio assisting the Treasurer (from 7 November 1938)
United AustraliaHon George McLeay
Senator for South Australia
(in Ministry from 7 November 1938)
United AustraliaHon Geoffrey Street
for Corangamite
(in Ministry from 7 November 1938)
United AustraliaHon John Perkins
for Eden-Monaro
(in Ministry from 7 November 1938)
United AustraliaHon Eric Harrison
for Wentworth
(in Ministry from 8 November 1938)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministries and Cabinets . Parliamentary Handbook . . 17 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008065519/http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p%3Bpage%3D0%3Bquery%3DScullin%20Ministry%20%28ALP%29%3Brec%3D0%3BresCount%3DDefault . 8 October 2012.