Fourth Lyons Ministry

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Fourth Lyons Ministry
Flag of Australia.svg
23rd Ministry of Australia
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Group photo of the Fourth Lyons Ministry
Date formed29 November 1937
Date dissolved7 April 1939
People and organisations
MonarchGeorge VI
Governor-GeneralLord Gowrie
Prime MinisterJoseph Lyons
No. of ministers17
Member partyUnited Australia–Country coalition
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderJohn Curtin
History
Election(s)23 October 1937
Legislature term(s)15th
PredecessorThird Lyons Ministry
SuccessorPage Ministry

The Fourth Lyons Ministry (United Australia–Country Coalition) was the 23rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 10th Prime Minister, Joseph Lyons. The Fourth Lyons Ministry succeeded the Third Lyons Ministry, which dissolved on 29 November 1937 following the federal election that took place in October. The ministry was replaced by the Page Ministry on 7 April 1939 following the death of Lyons - the first of three occasions where a sitting Prime Minister died in office.[1]

John McEwen, who died in 1980, was the last surviving member of the Fourth Lyons Ministry; McEwen was also the last surviving member of the Page Ministry. Robert Menzies was the last surviving UAP minister.

Ministry[]

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
United Australia Rt Hon Joseph Lyons CH
(1879–1939)

MP for Wilmot
(1929–1939)

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Country Rt Hon (Sir) Earle Page (GCMG)
(1880–1961)

MP for Cowper
(1919–1961)

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  • Leader of the Country Party
  • Minister for Commerce
  • Minister for Health (to 7 November 1938)
United Australia Rt Hon Robert Menzies KC
(1894–1978)

MP for Kooyong
(1934–1966)

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United Australia Hon Alexander McLachlan
(1872–1956)

Senator for South Australia
(1926–1944)

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United Australia Hon Thomas White DFC VD
(1888–1957)

MP for Balaclava
(1929–1951)

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  • Minister for Trade and Customs (to 8 November 1938)
United Australia Hon Richard Casey DSO MC
(1890–1976)

MP for Corio
(1931–1940)

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  • Treasurer
  • Minister in charge of Development and Scientific and Industrial Research (to 7 November 1938)
United Australia Rt Hon Billy Hughes KC
(1862–1952)

MP for North Sydney
(1922–1949)

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Country Hon Harold Thorby
(1888–1973)

MP for Calare
(1931–1940)

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  • Deputy Leader of the Country Party
  • Minister for Defence (to 7 November 1938)
  • Minister for Works (from 7 November 1938)
  • Minister for Civil Aviation (from 7 November 1938)
United Australia Hon Harry Foll
(1890–1977)

Senator for Queensland
(1917–1947)

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Country Hon John McEwen
(1900–1980)

MP for Indi
(1937–1949)

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  • Minister for the Interior
Country Hon Archie Cameron
(1895–1956)

MP for Barker
(1934–1956)

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  • Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Commerce (to 7 November 1938)
  • Postmaster-General (from 7 November 1938)
Country Hon Victor Thompson
(1885–1968)

MP for New England
(1922–1940)

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  • Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Commerce
United Australia Hon Allan MacDonald
(1892–1978)

Senator for Western Australia
(1935–1947)

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  • Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Commerce (to 7 November 1938)
  • Minister without portfolio assisting the Treasurer (from 7 November 1938)
United Australia Hon George McLeay
(1892–1955)

Senator for South Australia
(1935–1947) (in Ministry from 7 November 1938)

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United Australia Hon Geoffrey Street MC
(1894–1940)

MP for Corangamite
(1934–1940) (in Ministry from 7 November 1938)

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United Australia Hon John Perkins
(1878–1954)

MP for Eden-Monaro
(1931–1943) (in Ministry from 7 November 1938)

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  • Minister without portfolio administering external territories (from 7 November 1938 to 8 November 1938)
  • Minister without portfolio assisting the Prime Minister (from 7 November 1938 to 8 November 1938)
  • Minister for Trade and Customs (from 8 November 1938)
United Australia Hon Eric Harrison
(1892–1974)

MP for Wentworth
(1931–1956) (in Ministry from 8 November 1938)

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  • Minister without portfolio administering external territories (from 8 November 1938)
  • Minister without portfolio assisting the Prime Minister (from 8 November 1938)

See also[]

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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