Sixth Menzies ministry
36th ministry of government of Australia
Sixth Menzies ministry | |
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 36th Ministry of Australia | |
 Members of the Sixth Menzies ministry at their swearing-in. | |
| Date formed | 9 July 1954 |
| Date dissolved | 11 January 1956 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Sir William Slim |
| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| No. of ministers | 21 |
| Member party | Liberal–Country coalition |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority government |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | H. V. Evatt |
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| Election(s) | 29 May 1954 |
| Outgoing election | 10 December 1955 |
| Legislature term(s) | 21st |
| Predecessor | Fifth Menzies ministry |
| Successor | Seventh Menzies ministry |
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Prime Minister of Australia First term of government (1939–1941)
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The Sixth Menzies ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 36th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 12th Prime Minister, Robert Menzies. The Sixth Menzies ministry succeeded the Fifth Menzies ministry, which dissolved on 9 July 1954 following the federal election that took place in May. The ministry was replaced by the Seventh Menzies ministry on 11 January 1956 following the 1955 federal election.[1]
Paul Hasluck, who died in 1993, was the last surviving member of the Sixth Menzies Ministry; Hasluck was also the last surviving member of the Fifth Menzies Ministry. John McEwen was the last surviving Country minister.
Ministry
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| Liberal | Rt Hon Robert Menzies CH QC (1894–1978) |  | ||
| Country | Rt Hon Sir Arthur Fadden KCMG (1894–1973) |  | ||
| Liberal | Rt Hon Sir Eric Harrison KCVO (1892–1974) |  |
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| Liberal | Rt Hon Harold Holt (1908–1967) |  |
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| Country | Rt Hon John McEwen (1900–1980) |  |
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| Liberal | Rt Hon Richard Casey CH DSO MC (1890–1976) |  |
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| Liberal | Hon Philip McBride (1892–1982) |  |
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| Liberal | Hon John Spicer QC (1899–1978) Senator for Victoria |  |
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| Liberal | Hon Neil O'Sullivan (1900–1968) Senator for Queensland |  |
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| Liberal | Hon Howard Beale (1898–1983) MP for Parramatta |  | ||
| Liberal | Hon George McLeay (1892–1955) Senator for South Australia |  |
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| Country | Hon Larry Anthony (1897–1957) |  |
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| Country | Rt Hon Sir Earle Page GCMG CH (1880–1961) |  |
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| Liberal | Hon Josiah Francis (1890–1964) |  |
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| Liberal | Hon Bill Spooner MM (1897–1966) Senator for New South Wales |  |
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| Country | Hon Walter Cooper MBE (1888–1973) Senator for Queensland |  |
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| Liberal | Hon Paul Hasluck (1905–1993) |  | ||
| Liberal | Hon Wilfrid Kent Hughes MVO MC (1895–1970) |  |
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| Liberal | Hon William McMahon (1908–1988) |  | ||
| Liberal | Hon Athol Townley (1905–1963) |  |
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| Liberal | Hon Shane Paltridge (1910-1966) Senator for Western Australia |  |
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Notes
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
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