Government of Menzies VIII

The Menzies VIII government ruled Australia from December 18, 1963 to January 26, 1966. It was a coalition government of the Liberal Party (LP) and the Country Party (CP).

In the early election to the House of Representatives on November 30, 1963 , the coalition of the Liberal Party and Country Party was able to win back its majority and won 72 of the 124 seats. Menzies, who had been Prime Minister since 1949, continued to lead a coalition government of Liberal and Country Party. When Menzies resigned on January 26, 1966, the previous Treasury Secretary Harold Holt was his successor.

List of ministers

cabinet
Office	minister	Political party	Term of office	image
prime minister	Robert Menzies	LP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Minister for Trade and Industry	John McEwen	CP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Treasury minister	Harold Holt	LP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Vice President of the Executive Council	Bill Spooner	LP	December 18, 1963 - June 10, 1964
	William McMahon	LP	June 10, 1964 - January 26, 1966
Minister for National Development	Bill Spooner	LP	December 18, 1963 - June 10, 1964
	David Fairbairn	LP	June 10, 1964 - January 26, 1966
Defense Minister	Paul Hasluck	LP	December 18, 1963 - April 24, 1964
	Shane Paltridge	LP	April 24, 1964 - January 26, 1966
Minister for Labor and Conscription	William McMahon	LP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Foreign minister	Garfield Barwick	LP	December 18, 1963 - April 24, 1964
	Paul Hasluck	LP	April 24, 1964 - January 26, 1966
Attorney General	Garfield Barwick	LP	December 18, 1963 - March 4, 1964
Minister for Primary Industry	Charles Adermann	CP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Minister for Aviation	Shane Paltridge	LP	December 18, 1963 - June 10, 1964
	Denham Henty	LP	June 10, 1964 - January 26, 1966
Minister of Health	Harrie Wade	CP	December 18, 1963 - November 18, 1964
Minister of Supply	Allen Fairhall	LP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Minister for Customs and Excise Taxes	Denham Henty	LP	December 18, 1963 - June 10, 1964
Postmaster General	Alan Hulme	LP	December 18, 1963 - June 10, 1964
Minister for the Air Force	David Fairbairn	LP	December 18, 1963 - June 10, 1964
Minister for Territories	Charles Barnes	CP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Junior minister
Attorney General	Billy Snedden	LP	March 4, 1964 - January 26, 1966
Minister of Health	Reginald Swartz	LP	November 21, 1964 - January 26, 1966
Minister for Customs and Excise Taxes	Ken Anderson	LP	June 10, 1964 - January 26, 1966
Building minister	John Gorton	LP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Interior minister	John Gorton	LP	December 18, 1963 - March 4, 1964
	Ken Anderson	LP	March 4, 1964 - January 26, 1966
Minister for Shipping and Transport	Gordon Freeth	LP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Minister for Immigration	Hubert Opperman	LP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Minister of Social Affairs	Hugh Roberton	CP	December 18, 1963 - January 21, 1965
	Reginald Swartz	LP	January 21, 1965 - February 22, 1965
	Ian Sinclair	CP	February 22, 1966 - January 26, 1965
Minister for Repatriation	Reginald Swartz	LP	December 18, 1963 - December 22, 1964
	Colin McKellar	CP	December 22, 1964 - January 26, 1966
Minister for the Air Force	Peter Howson	LP	June 10, 1964 - January 26, 1966
Minister for Housing	Les Bury	LP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Army minister	Jim Forbes	LP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Naval Minister			December 18, 1963 - March 4, 1964
	Fred Chaney	LP	March 4, 1964 - January 26, 1966
Assistant Minister for Research assigned to the Prime Minister	John Gorton	LP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966
Assistant Minister in the Treasury	Jim Forbes	LP	December 18, 1963 - January 26, 1966

Web links

• Parliamentary Handbook for the 45th Parliament. (PDF; 13.4 MB) Part 6: Historical information on the Australian Parliament - Ministries and Cabinets. Parliament of Australia, p. 542 f. , accessed on May 17, 2019 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stephen Barber: Federal election results 1901–2016 — Reissue 2. (PDF; 2.9 MB) Parliament of Australia, pp. 10, 41 , accessed on May 17, 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. ↑ IR Hancock: Holt, Harold Edward (1908-1967) . In: Douglas Pike (Ed.): Australian Dictionary of Biography . Volume 14. Melbourne University Press, Carlton (Victoria) 1996, ISBN 0-522-84717-X (English).
4. ^ Johannes H. Voigt : History of Australia. Alfred Kröner, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-520-48801-9 , pp. 262-265.