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Seventh Menzies ministry

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Seventh Menzies ministry

37th Ministry of Australia
The Cabinet of the Seventh Menzies ministry at their swearing-in
Date formed11 January 1956
Date dissolved10 December 1958
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralSir William Slim
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
No. of ministers24
Member partyLiberal–Country coalition
Status in legislatureCoalition majority government
Opposition partyLabor
Opposition leaderH. V. Evatt
History
Election10 December 1955
Outgoing election22 November 1958
Legislature term22nd
PredecessorSixth Menzies ministry
SuccessorEighth Menzies ministry
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The Seventh Menzies ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 37th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 12th Prime Minister, Robert Menzies. The Seventh Menzies ministry succeeded the Sixth Menzies ministry, which dissolved on 11 January 1956 following the federal election that took place in the previous December. It is the first ministry to consist of a two-tier ministry, with only senior ministers being members of Cabinet, while the other ministers are in the outer ministry. With the exception of the Whitlam government and the caretaker First Fraser ministry, this practice has endured to this day. The ministry was replaced by the Eighth Menzies ministry on 10 December 1958 following the 1958 federal election.[1]

Allen Fairhall, who died in 2006, was the last surviving member of the Seventh Menzies Ministry; Fairhall was also the last surviving member of the Ninth Menzies ministry. Hugh Roberton was the last surviving Country junior minister, and Paul Hasluck and John McEwen were the last surviving Liberal and Country Cabinet ministers respectively.

Cabinet

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Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Rt Hon Robert Menzies CH QC (FAA)
(1894–1978)

MP for Kooyong
(1934–1966)

Country Rt Hon Sir Arthur Fadden (GCMG)
(1894–1973)

MP for McPherson
(1949–1958)

Liberal Rt Hon Sir Eric Harrison KCVO
(1892–1974)

MP for Wentworth
(1931–1956)

Liberal Rt Hon Harold Holt
(1908–1967)

MP for Higgins
(1949–1967)

Country Rt Hon John McEwen
(1900–1980)

MP for Murray
(1949–1971)

Liberal Rt Hon Richard Casey CH DSO MC
(1890–1976)

MP for La Trobe
(1949–1960)

Liberal Hon Philip McBride
(1892–1982)

MP for Wakefield
(1946–1958)

Liberal Hon Neil O'Sullivan
(1900–1968)

Senator for Queensland
(1947–1962)

Liberal Hon John Spicer QC
(1899–1978)

Senator for Victoria
(1950–1956)

Liberal Hon Bill Spooner MM
(1897–1966)

Senator for New South Wales
(1950–1965)

Liberal Hon Athol Townley
(1905–1963)

MP for Denison
(1949–1963)

Liberal Hon Paul Hasluck
(1905–1993)

MP for Curtin
(1949–1969)

Liberal Hon William McMahon
(1908–1988)

MP for Lowe
(1949–1982) (in Cabinet from 18 October 1956)

Liberal Hon Howard Beale
(1898–1983)

MP for Parramatta
(1946–1958) (in Cabinet from 24 October 1956)

Liberal Hon Shane Paltridge
(1910-1966)

Senator for Western Australia
(1951-1966) (in Cabinet from 11 February 1958)

Outer ministry

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Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Country Hon Walter Cooper MBE
(1888–1973)

Senator for Queensland
(1935–1968)

Country Hon Charles Davidson OBE
(1897–1985)

MP for Dawson
(1949–1963)

Liberal Hon Dr Donald Cameron OBE
(1900–1974)

MP for Oxley
(1949–1961)

Liberal Hon Allen Fairhall
(1909–2006)

MP for Paterson
(1949–1969)

Liberal Hon Frederick Osborne DSC & Bar VRD
(1909–1996)

MP for Evans
(1949–1961)

Liberal Hon John Cramer
(1896–1994)

MP for Bennelong
(1949–1974) (in Ministry from 28 February 1956)

Country Hon Hugh Roberton
(1900–1987)

MP for Riverina
(1949–1965) (in Ministry from 28 February 1956)

Liberal Hon Denham Henty
(1903–1978)

Senator for Tasmania
(1950–1968) (in Ministry from 24 October 1956)

Liberal Hon Alexander Downer
(1910–1981)

MP for Angas
(1949–1964) (in Ministry from 20 March 1958)

Notes

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