Sir Robert Gordon Menzies,was an Australian politician who served as the 12th prime minister of Australia,in office from 1939 to 1941 and again from 1949 to 1966. He played a central role in the creation of the Liberal Party of Australia,defining its policies and its broad outreach. He is Australia's longest-serving prime minister,serving over 18 years in total.
The United Australia Party (UAP) was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. The party won four federal elections in that time,usually governing in coalition with the Country Party. It provided two Prime Ministers of Australia –Joseph Lyons (1932–1939) and Robert Menzies (1939–1941).
Sir Arthur William Fadden,was an Australian politician who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 29 August to 7 October 1941. He was the leader of the Country Party from 1940 to 1958.
Sir Arthur William "A.W." Coles was a prominent Australian businessman and philanthropist,a son of St James,Victoria shopkeeper George W. Coles.
The Liberal–National Coalition,commonly known simply as "the Coalition",is an alliance of centre-right political parties that forms one of the two major groupings in Australian federal politics. The two partners in the Coalition are the Liberal Party of Australia and the National Party of Australia. Its main opponent is the Australian Labor Party (ALP);the two forces are often regarded as operating in a two-party system. The Coalition has been in government since the 2013 federal election,most recently being re-elected in the 2019 Australian federal election. The group is led by Scott Morrison as Prime Minister of Australia since August 2018.
Winchelsea is a town in Victoria,Australia. The town is located in the Surf Coast Shire local government area,the suburb or locality of Winchelsea is predominantly within Surf Coast Shire with a small section within the Colac Otway Shire. Winchelsea is located on the Barwon River 115 km south-west of Melbourne and close to Geelong.
John William Leckie was an Australian politician. He served as a Senator for Victoria from 1935 to 1947,having previously been a member of the House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919 and the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1913 to 1917.
Sir Percy Claude Spender was an Australian politician,diplomat,and judge. He served in the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1951,including as a cabinet minister under Robert Menzies and Arthur Fadden. He was later Ambassador to the United States (1951–1958) and a member of the International Court of Justice (1958–1967),including as president of the court from 1964 to 1967.
Geoffrey Austin Street,was an Australian army officer and politician. He was a member of the United Australia Party (UAP) and served as Minister for Defence (1938–1939),the Army (1939–1940) and Repatriation (1940) in the early years of Australia's involvement in the Second World War.
Sir Eric John Harrison,was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was the inaugural deputy leader of the Liberal Party (1945–1956),and a government minister under four prime ministers. He was later High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1956 to 1964.
Sir Philip Albert Martin McBride,was an Australian politician. He was a United Australia Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for Grey from 1931 to 1937 and the Australian Senate from 1937 to 1944,and a Liberal Party of Australia member of the House of Representatives for Wakefield from 1946 to 1958. He served as a minister in both of Robert Menzies' governments,as Minister for the Army and Minister for Repatriation (1940),Minister for Supply and Development and Minister for Munitions (1940–1941),Minister for the Interior (1949–1950),and Minister for Defence (1950–1958).
Darren Leicester Cheeseman is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2018,representing the seat of South Barwon. He previously held the federal seat of Corangamite from 2007 to 2013.
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1940 to 1943,as elected at the 1940 state election:
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1932 to 1935,as elected at the 1932 state election.
The Menzies Government (1939–1941) refers to the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies. Menzies led the United Australia Party in the Australian Parliament from 1939 to 1941. Menzies served a later and longer term as Prime Minister as leader of a successor party,the Liberal Party of Australia from 1949 to 1966.
The Fadden Government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Arthur Fadden,as leader of the Country Party. He was appointed prime minister on 29 August 1941,during World War II,following the resignation of Robert Menzies of the United Australia Party (UAP). Fadden continued the coalition government between the Country Party and the UAP,but after just over one month in office the government was defeated on a confidence motion. Fadden was succeeded as prime minister on 7 October 1941 by John Curtin of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).
Major Sir Thomas Karran Maltby was a politician in Victoria,Australia. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for nearly 32 years from 1929 to 1961,served in several ministries and was Speaker of the assembly from 1947 to 1950.
James McDonald was an Australian politician.
The United Australia Party (UAP) held a leadership election on 9 October 1941,following the resignation of Robert Menzies on the same day. Billy Hughes was elected as his replacement.
The United Australia Party (UAP) held a leadership election on 22 September 1943,following the resignation of Billy Hughes. Robert Menzies,the party's former leader from 1939 to 1941,was elected as his replacement,defeating three other candidates –Thomas White,Allan McDonald,and Percy Spender.
