Fourth Menzies ministry explained

See also: Menzies government (1949–1966).

Cabinet Name:Fourth Menzies ministry
Cabinet Type:Ministry
Cabinet Number:34th
Jurisdiction:Australia
Flag:Flag of Australia.svg
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:19 December 1949
Date Dissolved:11 May 1951
Government Head:Robert Menzies
State Head:George VI
Governor General:William McKell
Members Number:19
Political Party:LiberalCountry coalition
Legislature Status:Coalition majority government
Opposition Party:Labor
Opposition Leader:Ben Chifley
Election:10 December 1949
Last Election:28 April 1951
Legislature Term:19th
Predecessor:Second Chifley ministry
Successor:Fifth Menzies ministry
State Head Title:Monarch
Government Head Title:Prime Minister

The Fourth Menzies ministry (LiberalCountry Coalition) was the 34th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 12th Prime Minister, Robert Menzies. The Fourth Menzies ministry succeeded the Second Chifley ministry, which dissolved on 19 December 1949 following the federal election that took place on 10 December which saw the Coalition defeat Ben Chifley's Labor Party. The ministry was replaced by the Fifth Menzies ministry on 11 May 1951 following the 1951 federal election.[1]

Percy Spender, who died in 1985, was the last surviving member of the Fourth Menzies Ministry; Spender was also the last surviving minister of the first Menzies government and the Fadden government. John McEwen was the last surviving Country minister.

Ministry

PartyMinisterPortraitPortfolio
LiberalRt Hon Robert Menzies
for Kooyong
CountryRt Hon Arthur Fadden
for McPherson
LiberalHon Eric Harrison
for Wentworth
LiberalHon Percy Spender
for Warringah
LiberalHon Harold Holt
for Higgins
CountryHon John McEwen
for Murray
  • Deputy Leader of the Country Party
LiberalRt Hon Richard Casey
for La Trobe
LiberalHon Philip McBride
for Wakefield
LiberalHon John Spicer
Senator for Victoria
LiberalHon Neil O'Sullivan
Senator for Queensland
LiberalHon Howard Beale
for Parramatta
LiberalHon George McLeay
Senator for South Australia
CountryHon Larry Anthony
for Richmond
LiberalHon Dame Enid Lyons
for Darwin
CountryRt Hon Sir Earle Page
for Cowper
LiberalHon Thomas White
for Balaclava
LiberalHon Josiah Francis
for Moreton
  • Minister for the Army
  • Minister for the Navy
LiberalHon Bill Spooner
Senator for New South Wales
CountryHon Walter Cooper
Senator for Queensland

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 . dmy.