Ninth Menzies ministry

See also: Menzies government (1949–1966)

Ninth Menzies ministry

39th Ministry of Australia
The Ninth Menzies ministry shortly prior to the 1963 federal election.
Date formed22 December 1961
Date dissolved18 December 1963
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralViscount De L'Isle
Prime MinisterSir Robert Menzies
No. of ministers23
Member partyLiberal–Country coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition majority government
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderArthur Calwell
History
Election9 December 1961
Outgoing election30 November 1963
Legislature term24th
PredecessorEighth Menzies ministry
SuccessorTenth 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]

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

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 Athol Townley
(1905–1963)

MP for Denison
(1949–1963)

Liberal Paul Hasluck
(1905–1993)

MP for Curtin
(1949–1969)

Liberal William McMahon
(1908–1988)

MP for Lowe
(1949–1982)

Liberal Shane Paltridge
(1910-1966)

Senator for Western Australia
(1951-1966)

Country Charles Davidson
(1897–1985)

MP for Dawson
(1949–1963)

Liberal Alexander Downer
(1910–1981)

MP for Angas
(1949–1964)

Liberal Sir Garfield Barwick
(1903–1997)

MP for Parramatta
(1958–1964)

Country Charles Adermann
(1896–1979)

MP for Fisher
(1949–1972)

Outer ministry

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal John Cramer
(1896–1994)

MP for Bennelong
(1949–1974)

Country Hugh Roberton
(1900–1987)

MP for Riverina
(1949–1965)

Liberal Denham Henty
(1903–1978)

Senator for Tasmania
(1950–1968)

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)

Country Harrie Wade
(1905–1964)

Senator for Victoria
(1956–1964)

Liberal Les Bury
(1913–1986)

MP for Wentworth
(1956–1974)

Liberal Allen Fairhall
(1909–2006)

MP for Paterson
(1949–1969)

Liberal Reginald Swartz
(1911–2006)

MP for Darling Downs
(1949–1972)

Liberal David Fairbairn
(1917–1994)

MP for Farrer
(1949–1975) (in Ministry from 4 August 1962)

Notes

  1. ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
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