Tenth Menzies ministry

See also: Menzies government (1949–1966)

Tenth Menzies ministry

40th Ministry of Australia
A cabinet meeting of the Tenth Menzies ministry held on 6 December 1965.
Date formed18 December 1963
Date dissolved26 January 1966
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralViscount De L'Isle
Lord Casey
Prime MinisterSir Robert Menzies
No. of ministers29
Member partyLiberal–Country coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition majority government
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderArthur Calwell
History
Election30 November 1963
Legislature term25th
PredecessorNinth Menzies ministry
SuccessorFirst Holt ministry
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The Tenth Menzies ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 40th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 12th Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies. The Tenth Menzies ministry succeeded the Ninth Menzies ministry, which dissolved on 18 December 1963 following the federal election that took place in November. The ministry was replaced by the First Holt ministry on 26 January 1966 following the retirement of Menzies.[1]

As of 20 December 2020, Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the Tenth Menzies ministry; Sinclair is also the last surviving minister of the Holt, McEwen, Gorton, and McMahon governments, as well as the First Fraser ministry. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Allen Fairhall and Charles Barnes were the last surviving Liberal and Country Cabinet ministers respectively.

Cabinet

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Sir Robert Menzies
(1894–1978)

MP for Kooyong
(1934–1966)

Country John McEwen
(1900–1980)

MP for Murray
(1949–1971)

Liberal Harold Holt
(1908–1967)

MP for Higgins
(1949–1967)

Liberal Sir William Spooner
(1897–1966)

Senator for New South Wales
(1950–1965)

Liberal Paul Hasluck
(1905–1993)

MP for Curtin
(1949–1969)

Liberal William McMahon
(1908–1988)

MP for Lowe
(1949–1982)

Liberal Sir Garfield Barwick
(1903–1997)

MP for Parramatta
(1958–1964)

Country Charles Adermann
(1896–1979)

MP for Fisher
(1949–1972)

Liberal Sir Shane Paltridge
(1910-1966)

Senator for Western Australia
(1951-1966)

Country Harrie Wade
(1905–1964)

Senator for Victoria
(1956–1964)

Liberal Allen Fairhall
(1909–2006)

MP for Paterson
(1949–1969)

Liberal Denham Henty
(1903–1978)

Senator for Tasmania
(1950–1968)

Liberal Alan Hulme
(1907–1989)

MP for Petrie
(1963–1972) (in Cabinet from 13 June 1964)

Liberal David Fairbairn
(1917–1994)

MP for Farrer
(1949–1975) (in Cabinet from 13 June 1964)

Country Charles Barnes
(1901–1998)

MP for McPherson
(1958–1972) (in Cabinet from 13 August 1965)

Outer ministry

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Country Hugh Roberton
(1900–1987)

MP for Riverina
(1949–1965)

Liberal Gordon Freeth
(1914–2001)

MP for Forrest
(1949–1969)

Liberal John Gorton
(1911–2002)

Senator for Victoria
(1950–1968)

Liberal Hubert Opperman
(1904–1996)

MP for Corio
(1949–1967)

Liberal Reginald Swartz
(1911–2006)

MP for Darling Downs
(1949–1972)

Liberal Les Bury
(1913–1986)

MP for Wentworth
(1956–1974)

Liberal James Forbes
(1923–2019)

MP for Barker
(1956–1975)

Country Doug Anthony
(1929–2020)

MP for Richmond
(1957–1984) (in Ministry from 4 March 1964)

Liberal Fred Chaney
(1914–2001)

MP for Perth
(1955–1969) (in Ministry from 4 March 1964)

Liberal Billy Snedden
(1926–1987)

MP for Bruce
(1955–1983) (in Ministry from 4 March 1964)

Liberal Ken Anderson
(1909–1985)

Senator for New South Wales
(1953–1975) (in Ministry from 10 June 1964)

Liberal Peter Howson
(1919–2009)

MP for Fawkner
(1955–1969) (in Ministry from 10 June 1964)

Country Colin McKellar
(1903–1970)

Senator for New South Wales
(1958–1970) (in Ministry from 22 December 1964)

Country Ian Sinclair
(1929–)

MP for New England
(1963–1998) (in Ministry from 22 February 1965)

Notes

  1. ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
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