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{{Short description|34th ministry of government of Australia}}
The '''Fourth Menzies Ministry''' was the thirty-fifth [[Australian Commonwealth ministries 1901-2004|Australian Commonwealth ministry]], and ran from [[19 December]] [[1949]] to [[11 May]] [[1951]]. .
{{see also|Menzies government (1949–1966)}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}
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| cabinet_name = Fourth Menzies ministry
| cabinet_type = Ministry
| cabinet_number = 34th
| jurisdiction = Australia
| flag = Flag of Australia.svg
| flag_border = true
| incumbent =
| image = Fourth_Menzies_Ministry.jpg
| caption = The Fourth Menzies ministry at their swearing-in
| date_formed = 19 December 1949
| date_dissolved = 11 May 1951
| government_head = [[Robert Menzies]]
| government_head_history =
| deputy_government_head =
| state_head = [[George VI]]
| governor_general = [[William McKell]]
| members_number = 19
| former_members_number =
| total_number =
| political_party = [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]–[[National Party of Australia|Country]] [[Coalition (Australia)|coalition]]
| legislature_status = Coalition majority government
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]]
| opposition_leader = [[Ben Chifley]]
| election = [[1949 Australian federal election|10 December 1949]]
| last_election = [[1951 Australian federal election|28 April 1951]]
| legislature_term = 19th
| budget =
| advice_and_consent1 =
| incoming_formation =
| outgoing_formation =
| predecessor = [[Second Chifley ministry]]
| successor = [[Fifth Menzies ministry]]
| state_head_title = Monarch
| government_head_title = Prime Minister
}}
{{Robert Menzies sidebar}}
The '''Fourth Menzies ministry''' ([[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]–[[National Party of Australia|Country]] [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]]) was the 34th [[List of Australian ministries|ministry]] of the [[Government of Australia]]. It was led by the country's 12th [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]], [[Robert Menzies]]. The Fourth Menzies ministry succeeded the [[Second Chifley ministry]], which dissolved on 19 December 1949 following the [[1949 Australian federal election|federal election]] that took place on 10 December which saw the Coalition defeat [[Ben Chifley]]'s [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]]. The ministry was replaced by the [[Fifth Menzies ministry]] on 11 May 1951 following the [[1951 Australian federal election|1951 federal election]].<ref name=phb>{{cite web
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[[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 [[Menzies government (1939–1941)|first Menzies government]] and the [[Fadden government]]. [[John McEwen]] was the last surviving Country minister.
[[Liberal Party of Australia]]&ndash;[[National Party of Australia|Australian Country Party]] Coalition


==Ministry==
*Rt Hon [[Robert Menzies]], KC MP: Prime Minister. Vice-President of the Executive Council (from [[7 March]] [[1951]])
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*Rt Hon [[Arthur Fadden]], MP: Treasurer (CP)
!colspan="2"|Party
*Hon [[Eric Harrison]], MP: Minister for Defence (to [[24 October]] [[1950]]), Minister for Postwar Reconstruction (to [[17 March]] [[1950]]), Minister for the Interior (from [[24 October]] [[1950]])
!Minister
*Hon [[Percy Spender]], KC MP: Minister for External Affairs (to [[26 April]] [[1951]])
!Portrait
*Hon [[Harold Holt]], MP: Minister for Labour and National Service, Minister for Immigration
!Portfolio
*Hon [[John McEwen]], MP: Minister for Commerce and Agriculture (CP)
|-
*Rt Hon [[Richard Casey, Baron Casey|Richard Casey]], CH MP: Minister for Works and Housing. Minister for Supply and Development (to [[17 March]] [[1950]]), Minister for National Development (from [[17 March]] [[1950]]), Minister in charge of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (from [[23 March]] [[1950]]), Minister for External Affairs, Minister for External Territories (from [[26 April]] [[1951]])
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
*Hon [[Philip McBride]], MP: Minister for the Interior (to [[24 October]] [[1950]]), Minister for Defence (from [[24 October]] [[1950]])
| [[The Right Honourable|Rt Hon]] [[Robert Menzies]] ({{post-nominals|country=AUS|CH}}) {{post-nominals|country=AUS|KC}} <br />{{small|(1894–1978)}}
*Senator Hon [[John Spicer (Australian politician)|John Spicer]], QC: Attorney-General
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Kooyong|Kooyong]] <br />{{small|(1934–1966)}}
*Senator Hon [[Neil O'Sullivan]]: Minister for Trade and Customs
| [[File:Portrait Menzies 1950s.jpg|100px]]
*Hon [[Howard Beale (Australian politician)|Howard Beale]], MP: Minister for Information, Minister for Transport (to [[17 March]] [[1950]]), Minister for Supply (from [[17 March]] [[1950]])
|
*Senator Hon [[George McLeay]]: Minister for Shipping and Fuel (to [[17 March]] [[1950]]), Minister for Shipping, Fuel and Transport (from [[17 March]] [[1950]])
* [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]]
*Hon [[Larry Anthony, senior|Larry Anthony]], MP: Postmaster-General (CP)
* ''[[Liberal Party of Australia#List of leaders|Leader of the Liberal Party]]''
*Hon Dame [[Enid Lyons]], GBE MP: Vice-President of the Executive Council (to [[7 March]] [[1951]])
* [[Vice-President of the Executive Council]] <small>(from 7 March 1951)</small>
*Rt Hon Sir [[Earle Page]], GCMG CH MP: Minister for Health (CP)
|-
*Hon [[Thomas White (Australian politician)|Thomas White]], MP: Minister for Air, Minister for Civil Aviation
| {{Australian party style|Country}}| ||[[National Party of Australia|Country]]
*Hon [[Josiah Francis]], MP: Minister for the Army, Minister for the Navy
| [[The Right Honourable|Rt Hon]] [[Arthur Fadden]] <br />{{small|(1894–1973)}}
*Senator Hon [[William Spooner (Australian politician)|William Spooner]]: Minister for Social Services
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of McPherson|McPherson]] <br />{{small|(1949–1958)}}
*Senator Hon [[Walter Cooper]]: Minister for Repatriation (CP)
| [[File:Arthur Fadden.jpg|100px]]
|
* ''[[National Party of Australia#Country/National parliamentary leaders|Leader of the Country Party]]''
* [[Treasurer of Australia|Treasurer]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Eric Harrison]] <br />{{small|(1892–1974)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Wentworth|Wentworth]] <br />{{small|(1931–1956)}}
| [[File:Eric John Harrison.jpg|100px]]
|
* ''[[Liberal Party of Australia#Liberal federal deputy leaders|Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party]]''
* [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for Defence]] <small>(to 24 October 1950)</small>
* [[Minister for Resources and Energy (Australia)|Minister for Postwar Reconstruction]] <small>(to 17 March 1950)</small>
* [[Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government|Minister for the Interior]] <small>(from 24 October 1950)</small>
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Percy Spender]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|KC}} <br />{{small|(1897–1985)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Warringah|Warringah]] <br />{{small|(1937–1951)}}
| [[File:Percy Spender (1897-1985).jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Minister for External Affairs]] <small>(to 26 April 1951)</small>
* [[Minister for Territories|Minister for External Territories]] <small>(to 26 April 1951)</small>
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Harold Holt]] <br />{{small|(1908–1967)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Higgins|Higgins]] <br />{{small|(1949–1967)}}
| [[File:HaroldHoltPortrait1953.JPG|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Australia)|Minister for Labour and National Service]]
* [[Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Australia)|Minister for Immigration]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Country}}| ||[[National Party of Australia|Country]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[John McEwen]] <br />{{small|(1900–1980)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Murray|Murray]] <br />{{small|(1949–1971)}}
| [[File:John McEwen 1950.jpg|100px]]
|
* ''[[National Party of Australia#Deputy Leaders|Deputy Leader of the Country Party]]''
* [[Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Australia)|Minister for Commerce and Agriculture]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Right Honourable|Rt Hon]] [[Richard Casey, Baron Casey|Richard Casey]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CH}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|DSO}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MC}} <br />{{small|(1890–1976)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of La Trobe|La Trobe]] <br />{{small|(1949–1960)}}
| [[File:Lord Casey.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Housing (Australia)|Minister for Works and Housing]]
* [[Minister for Defence Industry|Minister for Supply and Development]] <small>(to 17 March 1950)</small>
* [[Minister for Resources and Energy (Australia)|Minister for National Development]] <small>(from 17 March 1950)</small>
* [[Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia)|Minister in charge of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation]] <small>(from 23 March 1950)</small>
* [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Minister for External Affairs]] <small>(from 26 April 1951)</small>
* [[Minister for Territories|Minister for External Territories]] <small>(from 26 April 1951)</small>
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Philip McBride]] <br />{{small|(1892–1982)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Wakefield|Wakefield]] <br />{{small|(1946–1958)}}
| [[File:Philip McBride.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government|Minister for the Interior]] <small>(to 24 October 1950)</small>
* [[Minister for Defence (Australia)|Minister for Defence]] <small>(from 24 October 1950)</small>
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[John Spicer (Australian politician)|John Spicer]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|KC}} <br />{{small|(1899–1978)}}
[[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] <br />{{small|(1950–1956)}}
| [[File:John Spicer 1956 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Attorney-General of Australia|Attorney-General]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Neil O'Sullivan]] <br />{{small|(1900–1968)}}
[[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[Queensland]] <br />{{small|(1947–1962)}}
| [[File:Neil O'Sullivan 1949 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|
* ''[[Leader of the Government in the Senate (Australia)|Leader of the Government in the Senate]]''
* [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Minister for Trade and Customs]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Howard Beale (politician)|Howard Beale]] <br />{{small|(1898–1983)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Parramatta|Parramatta]] <br />{{small|(1946–1958)}}
| [[File:Howard Beale.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Department of Information (Australia)|Minister for Information]] <small>(to 17 March 1950)</small>
* [[Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)|Minister for Transport]] <small>(to 17 March 1950)</small>
* [[Minister for Defence Industry|Minister for Supply]] <small>(from 17 March 1950)</small>
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[George McLeay]] <br />{{small|(1892–1955)}}
[[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[South Australia]] <br />{{small|(1950–1955)}}
| [[File:George McLeay 1949 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)|Minister for Shipping and Fuel]] <small>(to 17 March 1950)</small>
* [[Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)|Minister for Fuel, Shipping and Transport]] <small>(from 17 March 1950)</small>
|-
| {{Australian party style|Country}}| ||[[National Party of Australia|Country]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Hubert Lawrence Anthony|Larry Anthony]] <br />{{small|(1897–1957)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Richmond|Richmond]] <br />{{small|(1937–1957)}}
| [[File:LarryAnthony1953.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Australia)|Postmaster-General]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Enid Lyons|Dame Enid Lyons]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|GBE}} <br />{{small|(1897–1981)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Darwin|Darwin]] <br />{{small|(1943–1951)}}
| [[File:Enid Lyons 1950.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Vice-President of the Executive Council]] <small>(to 7 March 1951)</small>
|-
| {{Australian party style|Country}}| ||[[National Party of Australia|Country]]
| [[The Right Honourable|Rt Hon]] [[Earle Page|Sir Earle Page]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|GCMG}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CH}} <br />{{small|(1880–1961)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Cowper|Cowper]] <br />{{small|(1919–1961)}}
| [[File:Earle Page 1950.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Health (Australia)|Minister for Health]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Thomas White (Australian politician)|Thomas White]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|DFC}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|VD}} <br />{{small|(1888–1957)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Balaclava|Balaclava]] <br />{{small|(1929–1951)}}
| [[File:Thomas Walter White.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Defence (Australia)#Ministers for Air|Minister for Air]]
* [[Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Australia)|Minister for Civil Aviation]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Josiah Francis]] <br />{{small|(1890–1964)}}
{{post-nominals|country=AUS|MP}} for [[Division of Moreton|Moreton]] <br />{{small|(1922–1955)}}
| [[File:Josiah Francis.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Defence (Australia)#Ministers for the Army|Minister for the Army]]
* [[Minister for Defence (Australia)#Ministers for the Navy|Minister for the Navy]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|liberal}}| ||[[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Bill Spooner (politician)|Bill Spooner]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MM}} <br />{{small|(1897–1966)}}
[[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[New South Wales]] <br />{{small|(1950–1965)}}
| [[File:Sir William Spooner.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Human Services|Minister for Social Services]]
|-
| {{Australian party style|Country}}| ||[[National Party of Australia|Country]]
| [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Walter Cooper (Queensland politician)|Walter Cooper]] {{post-nominals|country=AUS|MBE}} <br />{{small|(1888–1973)}}
[[Australian Senate|Senator]] for [[Queensland]] <br />{{small|(1935–1968)}}
| [[File:Walter Cooper.jpg|100px]]
|
* [[Minister for Veterans' Affairs (Australia)|Minister for Repatriation]]
|}

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Ministries of George VI]]
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Latest revision as of 00:25, 13 July 2024

See also: Menzies government (1949–1966)

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
This article is part of
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Robert Menzies

Prime Minister of Australia

First term of government (1939–1941)

Second term of government (1949–1966)

Ministries

Elections

Robert Menzies's signature

Government of Australia

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 Rt Hon Robert Menzies (CH) KC
(1894–1978)

MP for Kooyong
(1934–1966)

Country Rt Hon Arthur Fadden
(1894–1973)

MP for McPherson
(1949–1958)

Liberal Hon Eric Harrison
(1892–1974)

MP for Wentworth
(1931–1956)

Liberal Hon Percy Spender KC
(1897–1985)

MP for Warringah
(1937–1951)

Liberal Hon Harold Holt
(1908–1967)

MP for Higgins
(1949–1967)

Country Hon John McEwen
(1900–1980)

MP for Murray
(1949–1971)

Liberal Rt Hon Richard Casey CH DSO MC
(1890–1976)

MP for La Trobe
(1949–1960)

Liberal Hon Philip McBride
(1892–1982)

MP for Wakefield
(1946–1958)

Liberal Hon John Spicer KC
(1899–1978)

Senator for Victoria
(1950–1956)

Liberal Hon Neil O'Sullivan
(1900–1968)

Senator for Queensland
(1947–1962)

Liberal Hon Howard Beale
(1898–1983)

MP for Parramatta
(1946–1958)

Liberal Hon George McLeay
(1892–1955)

Senator for South Australia
(1950–1955)

Country Hon Larry Anthony
(1897–1957)

MP for Richmond
(1937–1957)

Liberal Hon Dame Enid Lyons GBE
(1897–1981)

MP for Darwin
(1943–1951)

Country Rt Hon Sir Earle Page GCMG CH
(1880–1961)

MP for Cowper
(1919–1961)

Liberal Hon Thomas White DFC VD
(1888–1957)

MP for Balaclava
(1929–1951)

Liberal Hon Josiah Francis
(1890–1964)

MP for Moreton
(1922–1955)

Liberal Hon Bill Spooner MM
(1897–1966)

Senator for New South Wales
(1950–1965)

Country Hon Walter Cooper MBE
(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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