See also: Menzies government (1949–1966).
Cabinet Name: | Sixth Menzies ministry |
Cabinet Type: | Ministry |
Cabinet Number: | 36th |
Jurisdiction: | Australia |
Flag: | Flag of Australia.svg |
Flag Border: | true |
Date Formed: | 9 July 1954 |
Date Dissolved: | 11 January 1956 |
Government Head: | Robert Menzies |
State Head: | Elizabeth II |
Governor General: | Sir William Slim |
Members Number: | 21 |
Political Party: | Liberal–Country coalition |
Legislature Status: | Coalition majority government |
Opposition Party: | Labor |
Opposition Leader: | H. V. Evatt |
Election: | 29 May 1954 |
Last Election: | 10 December 1955 |
Legislature Term: | 21st |
Predecessor: | Fifth Menzies ministry |
Successor: | Seventh Menzies ministry |
State Head Title: | Monarch |
Government Head Title: | Prime Minister |
The Sixth Menzies ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 36th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 12th Prime Minister, Robert Menzies. The Sixth Menzies ministry succeeded the Fifth Menzies ministry, which dissolved on 9 July 1954 following the federal election that took place in May. The ministry was replaced by the Seventh Menzies ministry on 11 January 1956 following the 1955 federal election.[1]
Paul Hasluck, who died in 1993, was the last surviving member of the Sixth Menzies Ministry; Hasluck was also the last surviving member of the Fifth Menzies Ministry. John McEwen was the last surviving Country minister.