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Sir Robert Gordon Menzies (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th prime minister of Australia from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966. He held office as the leader of the United Australia Party (UAP) in his first term, and subsequently as the inaugural leader of the Liberal Party of ...
Robert Menzies was Australia's longest serving prime minister. He had served a previous term as prime minister as leader of the United Australia Party from 1939 to 1941. Although he would retire in 1966, his party would remain in office until 1972 , an unprecedented 23 years of government from nine consecutive election victories.
Robert Menzies was sworn in as Prime Minister of Australia for the first time on 26 April 1939, following the death of Joseph Lyons. [6] He led a minority United Australia Party government – Country Party leader Earle Page had temporarily been Prime Minister after the death of Lyons, but he refused to serve in a government led by Menzies, and ...
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.
Robert Menzies (1894–1978) MP for Kooyong, Vic — (15th) 26 April 1939 29 August 1941 2 years, 125 days United Australia: 1st Menzies [24] United Australia 2nd Menzies: 1940 (16th) 3rd Menzies: 13 Arthur Fadden (1894–1973) MP for Darling Downs, Qld — (16th) 29 August 1941 7 October 1941 39 days Country Fadden [25] 14 John Curtin
Another Sir Robert Menzies, who was the eighth chief, built Weem Castle, near the current Castle Menzies, in about 1488. [7] The castle was plundered in 1502 by Stewart of Garth in a dispute over the lands of Fothergill. [ 7 ]
The Sir Robert Menzies Lecture is an annual lecture delivered in Melbourne, by a prominent politician, academic or other noteworthy individual, about various aspects of modern liberalism. The lectures have been held annually since 1978, and are named in honour of Sir Robert Menzies , Australia's longest-serving prime minister .
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