Ninth Menzies Ministry
The Ninth Menzies Ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 39th 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]
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Date formed | 22 December 1961 |
Date dissolved | 18 December 1963 |
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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 |
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Election(s) | 9 December 1961 |
Outgoing election | 30 November 1963 |
Legislature term(s) | 24th |
Predecessor | Eighth Menzies Ministry |
Successor | Tenth Menzies Ministry |
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Allen Fairhall, who died in 2006, was the last surviving member of the Ninth Menzies Ministry; Fairhall was also the last surviving member of the Seventh Menzies Ministry. Hugh Roberton was the last surviving Country junior minister, and Sir Garfield Barwick and Charles Davidson were the last surviving Liberal and Country Cabinet ministers respectively.
Cabinet
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Liberal | Rt Hon (Sir) Robert Menzies (KT) CH QC FAA (1894–1978) |
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Country | Rt Hon John McEwen (1900–1980) |
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Liberal | Rt Hon Harold Holt (1908–1967) |
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Liberal | Hon (Sir) William Spooner (KCMG) MM (1897–1966) Senator for New South Wales |
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Liberal | Hon Athol Townley (1905–1963) |
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Liberal | Hon Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) |
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Liberal | Hon William McMahon (1908–1988) |
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Liberal | Hon Shane Paltridge (1910-1966) Senator for Western Australia |
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Country | Hon Charles Davidson OBE (1897–1985) |
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Liberal | Hon Alexander Downer (1910–1981) |
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Liberal | Hon Sir Garfield Barwick QC (1903–1997) MP for Parramatta |
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Country | Hon Charles Adermann (1896–1979) |
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Outer ministry
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Liberal | Hon John Cramer (1896–1994) |
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Country | Hon Hugh Roberton (1900–1987) |
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Liberal | Hon Denham Henty (1903–1978) |
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Liberal | Hon Gordon Freeth (1914–2001) |
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Liberal | Hon John Gorton (1911–2002) |
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Liberal | Hon Hubert Opperman OBE (1904–1996) |
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Country | Hon Harrie Wade OBE (1905–1964) |
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Liberal | Hon Les Bury (1913–1986) |
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Liberal | Hon Allen Fairhall (1909–2006) |
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Liberal | Hon Reginald Swartz MBE (1911–2006) MP for Darling Downs |
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Liberal | Hon David Fairbairn DFC (1917–1994) |
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See also
Notes
- "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.