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: | Liberal–Country 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 (Liberal–Country 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.
| Party | Minister | Portrait | Portfolio | |||
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| Liberal | Rt Hon Robert Menzies for Kooyong |
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| Country | Rt Hon Arthur Fadden for McPherson |
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| Liberal | Hon Eric Harrison for Wentworth |
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| Liberal | Hon Percy Spender for Warringah |
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| Liberal | Hon Harold Holt for Higgins |
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| Country | Hon John McEwen for Murray |
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| Liberal | Rt Hon Richard Casey for La Trobe |
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| Liberal | Hon Philip McBride for Wakefield |
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| Liberal | Hon John Spicer Senator for Victoria | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Neil O'Sullivan Senator for Queensland |
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| Liberal | Hon Howard Beale for Parramatta |
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| Liberal | Hon George McLeay Senator for South Australia |
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| Country | Hon Larry Anthony for Richmond | |||||
| Liberal | Hon Dame Enid Lyons for Darwin |
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| Country | Rt Hon Sir Earle Page for Cowper |
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| Liberal | Hon Thomas White for Balaclava |
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| Liberal | Hon Josiah Francis for Moreton |
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| Liberal | Hon Bill Spooner Senator for New South Wales | |||||
| Country | Hon Walter Cooper Senator for Queensland |
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