Government of Menzies IV

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The Menzies IV government ruled Australia from December 19, 1949 to May 11, 1951. It was a coalition government of the Liberal Party (LP) and the Country Party (CP).

In the general election on December 10, 1949 , the ruling Labor Party was defeated. It only provided 48 of the 123 MPs in the House of Representatives . The Liberal Party received 55 seats and the Country Party 19 seats. In the Senate , Labor was able to maintain its majority with 33 out of 60 senators. The new government was formed by a coalition of the Liberal Party and the Country Party. Prime Minister Robert Menzies , who held the office from 1939 to 1941. When Labor in the Senate rejected the banking law, Menzies got new elections for both chambers of parliament. In the general election on April 28, 1951 Labor rose slightly and won 54 seats, the Liberal Party with 57 seats and the Country Party with 17 seats lost slightly, but the government was able to maintain its majority. In the Senate, however, the government was able to win a majority with 32 of the sixty seats.

List of ministers

Office minister Political party Term of office image
prime minister Robert Menzies LP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Treasury minister Arthur Fadden CP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Defense Minister Eric Harrison LP December 19, 1949 - October 24, 1950
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Philip McBride LP October 24, 1950 - May 11, 1951
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Minister for Post-War Reconstruction Eric Harrison LP December 19, 1949 - March 17, 1950
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Minister for Labor and Conscription Harold Holt LP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Minister for Immigration
Minister for Economy and Agriculture John McEwen CP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Foreign minister Percy dispenser LP December 19, 1949 - April 26, 1951
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Richard Casey LP April 27, 1951 - May 11, 1951
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Minister for the External Territories Percy dispenser LP December 19, 1949 - April 26, 1951
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Richard Casey LP April 27, 1951 - May 11, 1951
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Minister for Construction and Housing December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
Minister for Supply and Development December 19, 1949 - March 17, 1950
Minister for National Development March 17, 1950 - May 11, 1951
Research Minister March 23, 1950 - May 11, 1951
Minister of Supply Howard Beale LP March 17, 1950 - May 11, 1951
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Interior minister Philip McBride LP December 19, 1949 - October 24, 1950
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Eric Harrison LP October 24, 1950 - May 11, 1951
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Minister of Health Earle Page CP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Minister for Trade and Customs Neil O'Sullivan LP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Minister for Shipping and Fuel George McLeay LP December 19, 1949 - March 17, 1950
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Minister for Fuel, Shipping and Transport March 17, 1950 - May 11, 1951
Minister for the Air Force Thomas White LP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Minister for Aviation
Postmaster General Hubert Lawrence Anthony CP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Army minister Josiah Francis LP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Naval Minister
Attorney General John Spicer LP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Vice President of the Executive Council Enid Lyons LP December 19, 1949 - March 7, 1951
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Robert Menzies LP March 7, 1951 - May 11, 1951
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Minister of Social Affairs Bill Spooner LP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Minister for Repatriation Walter Cooper CP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Information minister Howard Beale LP December 19, 1949 - May 11, 1951
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Minister of transport December 19, 1949 - March 17, 1950

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 9, 35, 140 , accessed on May 11, 2019 .
  2. ^ AW Martin: Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon (Bob) (1894–1978) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 15. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 2000, ISBN 0-522-84843-5 (English).
  3. ^ Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 259-262.
  4. Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 9, 36, 140 , accessed on May 11, 2019 .