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Fourth Menzies ministry

34th Ministry of Australia
The Fourth Menzies ministry at their swearing-in
Date formed19 December 1949
Date dissolved11 May 1951
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge VI
Governor-GeneralWilliam McKell
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
No. of ministers19
Member partyLiberal–Country coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition majority government
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderBen Chifley
History
Election10 December 1949
Outgoing election28 April 1951
Legislature term19th
PredecessorSecond Chifley ministry
SuccessorFifth Menzies ministry
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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.

Ministry

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Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Robert Menzies
(1894–1978)

MP for Kooyong
(1934–1966)

Country Arthur Fadden
(1894–1973)

MP for McPherson
(1949–1958)

Liberal Eric Harrison
(1892–1974)

MP for Wentworth
(1931–1956)

Liberal Percy Spender
(1897–1985)

MP for Warringah
(1937–1951)

Liberal Harold Holt
(1908–1967)

MP for Higgins
(1949–1967)

Country John McEwen
(1900–1980)

MP for Murray
(1949–1971)

Liberal Richard Casey
(1890–1976)

MP for La Trobe
(1949–1960)

Liberal Philip McBride
(1892–1982)

MP for Wakefield
(1946–1958)

Liberal John Spicer
(1899–1978)

Senator for Victoria
(1950–1956)

Liberal Neil O'Sullivan
(1900–1968)

Senator for Queensland
(1947–1962)

Liberal Howard Beale
(1898–1983)

MP for Parramatta
(1946–1958)

Liberal George McLeay
(1892–1955)

Senator for South Australia
(1950–1955)

Country Larry Anthony
(1897–1957)

MP for Richmond
(1937–1957)

Liberal Dame Enid Lyons
(1897–1981)

MP for Darwin
(1943–1951)

Country Sir Earle Page
(1880–1961)

MP for Cowper
(1919–1961)

Liberal Thomas White
(1888–1957)

MP for Balaclava
(1929–1951)

Liberal Josiah Francis
(1890–1964)

MP for Moreton
(1922–1955)

Liberal Bill Spooner
(1897–1966)

Senator for New South Wales
(1950–1965)

Country Walter Cooper
(1888–1973)

Senator for Queensland
(1935–1968)

Notes

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  1. ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
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