Ninth Menzies ministry

Ninth Menzies Ministry
Ninth Menzies Ministry
; 40th Ministry of Australia
	The Ninth Menzies Ministry shortly prior to the 1963 federal election.
Date formed	22 December 1961
Date dissolved	18 December 1963
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor-General	Viscount De L'Isle
Prime Minister	Sir Robert Menzies
No. of ministers	23
Member party	Liberal–Country coalition
Status in legislature	Coalition majority government
Opposition party	Labor
Opposition leader	Arthur Calwell
History
Legislature term(s)	24th
Predecessor	Eighth Menzies Ministry
Successor	Tenth Menzies Ministry

The Ninth Menzies Ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 40th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 12th Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies. The Ninth Menzies Ministry succeeded the Eighth Menzies Ministry, which dissolved on 22 December 1961 following the federal election that took place in early December. The ministry was replaced by the Tenth Menzies Ministry on 18 December 1963 following the 1963 federal election.^[1]

Cabinet

Party	Minister	Portfolio
Liberal	Rt Hon Sir Robert Menzies CH QC MP	Prime Minister Leader of the Liberal Party Minister in charge of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (to 16 February 1962)
Country	Rt Hon John McEwen MP	Leader of the Country Party Minister for Trade
Liberal	Rt Hon Harold Holt MP	Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party Treasurer Leader of the House
Liberal	Hon Senator Sir William Spooner	Leader of the Government in the Senate Minister for National Development Vice-President of the Executive Council
Liberal	Hon Athol Townley MP	Minister for Defence
Liberal	Hon Paul Hasluck MP	Minister for Territories
Liberal	Hon William McMahon MP	Minister for Labour and National Service
Liberal	Hon Senator Shane Paltridge	Minister for Civil Aviation
Country	Hon Charles Davidson MP	Deputy Leader of the Country Party (to 11 December 1963) Postmaster-General
Liberal	Hon Alexander Downer MP	Minister for Immigration
Liberal	Hon Sir Garfield Barwick QC MP	Attorney-General Minister for External Affairs
Country	Hon Charles Adermann MP	Deputy Leader of the Country Party (from 11 December 1963) Minister for Primary Industry

Junior ministry

Party	Minister	Portfolio
Liberal	Hon John Cramer MP	Minister for the Army
Country	Hon Hugh Roberton MP	Minister for Social Services
Liberal	Hon Senator Denham Henty	Minister for Customs and Excise
Liberal	Hon Gordon Freeth MP	Minister for the Interior Minister for Works Minister assisting the Attorney-General
Liberal	Hon Senator John Gorton	Minister for the Navy Minister assisting the Minister for External Affairs Minister in charge of Commonwealth Activities in Education and Research under the Prime Minister (from 16 February 1962)
Liberal	Hon Hubert Opperman OBE MP	Minister for Shipping and Transport
Country	Hon Senator Harrie Wade	Minister for Health
Liberal	Hon Les Bury MP	Minister for Air (to 27 July 1962) Minister assisting the Treasurer (to 27 July 1962)
Liberal	Hon Allen Fairhall MP	Minister for Supply
Liberal	Hon Reginald Swartz MBE MP	Minister for Repatriation
Liberal	Hon David Fairbairn MP (in Ministry from 4 August 1962)	Minister for Air (from 4 August 1962)

Notes

^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

[phb-1] "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

[1]

v t e Ministries of the Commonwealth of Australia
20th century	Barton Deakin 1 Watson Reid Deakin 2 Fisher 1 Deakin 3 Fisher 2 Cook Fisher 3 Hughes 1 2 3 4 5 Bruce 1 2 3 Scullin Lyons 1 2 3 4 Page Menzies 1 2 3 Fadden Curtin 1 2 Forde Chifley 1 2 Menzies 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holt 1 2 McEwen Gorton 1 2 McMahon Whitlam 1 2 3 Fraser 1 2 3 4 Hawke 1 2 3 4 Keating 1 2 Howard 1 2
21st century	Howard 3 4 Rudd 1 Gillard 1 2 Rudd 2 Abbott Turnbull 1 2 Morrison 1 2 Albanese
Current ministry

v t e Liberal Party of Australia
Leaders	Robert Menzies Harold Holt John Gorton William McMahon Billy Snedden Malcolm Fraser Andrew Peacock John Howard Andrew Peacock John Hewson Alexander Downer John Howard Brendan Nelson Malcolm Turnbull Tony Abbott Malcolm Turnbull Scott Morrison Peter Dutton
Deputy Leaders	Eric Harrison Harold Holt William McMahon John Gorton Billy Snedden Phillip Lynch John Howard Neil Brown Andrew Peacock Fred Chaney Peter Reith Michael Wooldridge Peter Costello Julie Bishop Josh Frydenberg Sussan Ley
Presidents	Malcolm Ritchie Richard Casey W. H. Anderson Lyle Moore Philip McBride J. E. Pagan Robert Southey John Atwill A. J. Forbes John Valder John Elliott Ashley Goldsworthy Tony Staley Shane Stone Chris McDiven Alan Stockdale Richard Alston Nick Greiner John Olsen
Governments	Menzies Holt Gorton McMahon Fraser Howard Abbott Turnbull Morrison
Ministries	Menzies 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Holt 1 2 Gorton 1 2 McMahon Fraser 1 2 3 4 Howard 1 2 3 4 Abbott Turnbull 1 2 Morrison 1 2
Shadow cabinets	Snedden Fraser Peacock I Howard I Peacock II Hewson Downer Howard II Nelson Turnbull Abbott Dutton
State divisions	Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory (Country Liberal Party) Queensland (Liberal National Party) South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia
Party-related organisations	Australian Liberal Students' Federation Coalition Cormack Foundation Norfolk Liberals Young Liberals Young LNP Menzies Research Centre
Factions	Moderates Centre Right Independent Liberal National Right Ginger Group (defunct) Lyons Forum (defunct)
History	Protectionist Party Free Trade Party Fusion Liberal Party National Labor Party Nationalist Party Liberal Union Australian Party United Australia Party Citizens' Municipal Organisation
Leadership contests	1966 1968 1969 1971 1972 1975 1982 1983 1985 1987 1989 1990 1993 1994 1995 2007 2008 2009 2015 (Feb) 2015 (Sep) 2018 2022