Ninth Menzies Ministry
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The Ninth Menzies Ministry was the fortieth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 22 December 1961 to 18 December 1963.

Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...

Australian Country Party
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...

 Coalition

Cabinet

  • Rt Hon Robert Menzies
    Robert Menzies
    Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, , Australian politician, was the 12th and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia....

    , QC MP: Prime Minister. Minister in charge of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (to 16 February 1962)
  • Rt Hon John McEwen
    John McEwen
    Sir John "Black Jack" McEwen, GCMG, CH , was an Australian politician and the 18th Prime Minister of Australia...

    , MP: Minister for Trade (CP)
  • Rt Hon Harold Holt
    Harold Holt
    Harold Edward Holt, CH was an Australian politician and the 17th Prime Minister of Australia.His term as Prime Minister was brought to an early and dramatic end in December 1967 when he disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea, Victoria, and was presumed drowned.Holt spent 32 years...

    , MP: Treasurer
  • Senator Hon Bill Spooner: Minister for National Development, Vice-President of the Executive Council
  • Hon Athol Townley
    Athol Townley
    Athol Gordon Townley was an Australian politician and Minister for Defence.Townley was born in Hobart and educated at Elizabeth Street State School and Hobart High School, and at Hobart Technical College. He qualified as a pharmaceutical chemist in 1928 and in 1930 found a job looking after...

    , MP: Minister for Defence
  • Hon Paul Hasluck
    Paul Hasluck
    Sir Paul Meernaa Caedwalla Hasluck KG GCMG GCVO KStJ was an Australian historian, poet, public servant and politician, and the 17th Governor-General of Australia.-Early life:...

    , MP: Minister for Territories
  • Hon William McMahon
    William McMahon
    Sir William "Billy" McMahon, GCMG, CH , was an Australian Liberal politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Australia...

    , MP: Minister for Labour and National Service
  • Senator Hon Shane Paltridge: Minister for Civil Aviation
  • Hon Charles Davidson
    Charles Davidson
    Sir Charles William Davidson KBE was an Australian politician. He attended Townsville Grammar School in 1912 and 1913. He served in World War I and on his return was a dairy farmer and later grew sugar cane. During World War II, he served in the 42nd Battalion of the Australian Army in New...

    , MP: Postmaster-General (CP)
  • Hon Alexander Downer, MP: Minister for Immigration
  • Hon Sir Garfield Barwick
    Garfield Barwick
    Sir Garfield Edward John Barwick, was the Attorney-General of Australia , Minister for External Affairs and the seventh and longest serving Chief Justice of Australia...

    , MP: Attorney-General, Minister for External Affairs
  • Hon Charles Adermann
    Charles Adermann
    Sir Charles Frederick Adermann KBE was an Australian federal politician and government minister.Adermann was born at Vernor Siding, near Lowood, Queensland, the son of German immigrants and educated at Lowood and Wooroolin State schools until he was 13...

    , MP: Minister for Primary Industry (CP)

Junior ministry

  • Hon John Cramer, MP: Minister for the Army
  • Hon Hugh Roberton
    Hugh Roberton
    Hugh Stevenson Roberton was an Australian politician.Roberton was born in Glasgow, Scotland, son of Sir Hugh Roberton, a Scottish composer and founder of the Glasgow Orpheus Choir. He was educated at the West of Scotland Agricultural College and Glasgow University and emigrated to Australia in...

    , MP: Minister for Social Services (CP)
  • Senator Hon Denham Henty
    Denham Henty
    Sir Denham Henty, KBE was an Australian politician.Henty was born in Longford, Tasmania and educated at Launceston Church Grammar School. He left school at 14 to work in his fathers wholesale business. In March 1930 he married Faith Gordon Spotswood and they subsequently had three sons and a...

    : Minister for Customs and Excise
  • Hon Gordon Freeth
    Gordon Freeth
    Sir Gordon Freeth KBE was an Australian politician.Freeth was born in Angaston, South Australia, the son of Robert Freeth and Gladys Mary Snashall...

    , MP: Minister for the Interior, Minister for Works, Minister assisting the Attorney-General
  • Senator Hon John Gorton
    John Gorton
    Sir John Grey Gorton, GCMG, AC, CH , Australian politician, was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia.-Early life:...

    : Minister for the Navy, Minister assisting the Minister for External Affairs. Minister in charge of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (from 16 February 1962)
  • Hon Hubert Opperman
    Hubert Opperman
    Sir Hubert Ferdinand Opperman, OBE , referred to as Oppy by Australian and French crowds, was an Australian cyclist and politician, whose endurance cycling feats in the 1920s and 1930s earned him international acclaim....

    , MP: Minister for Shipping and Transport
  • Senator Hon Harrie Wade
    Harrie Wade
    Harrie Walter Wade OBE was an Australian federal politician and minister.Wade was born in Clear Lake, Victoria and educated at Horsham State School and Horsham High School. He worked as a schoolteacher and clerk and then as an accountant at Goroke...

    : Minister for Health (CP)
  • Hon Leslie Bury, MP: Minister for Air, Minister assisting the Treasurer (to 27 July 1962)
  • Hon Allen Fairhall
    Allen Fairhall
    Sir Allen Fairhall KBE was an Australian politician and Member of the Parliament of Australia for the Division of Paterson from 1949 to 1969. During that period he held a number of ministerial portfolios, most notably Supply and Defence.Fairhall was born at Morpeth and attended East Maitland...

    , MP: Minister for Supply
  • Hon Reginald Swartz
    Reginald Swartz
    Sir Reginald William Colin Swartz KBE , best known as Reg Swartz, was a Minister during the governments of Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt and John Gorton in Australia...

    , MP: Minister for Repatriation
  • Hon David Fairbairn
    David Fairbairn
    Sir David Eric Fairbairn KBE DFC was an Australian politician and cabinet minister.-Early life:Fairbairn was born in Claygate, Surrey, England...

    , MP: Minister for Air (from 4 August 1962)
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