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Third Menzies Ministry
The Third Menzies Ministry was the twenty-eighth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 28 October 1940 to 28 August 1941.
United Australia Party–Australian Country Party Coalition
- Rt Hon Robert Menzies, KC MP: Prime Minister, Minister for Defence Co-ordination. Minister for Information (to 13 December 1940) (UAP)
- Hon Arthur Fadden, MP: Treasurer (CP)
- Rt Hon Billy Hughes, KC MP: Attorney-General, Minister for the Navy (
, appointed Country Party leader Earle Page as his temporary replacement, pending the selection of Lyons' successor by the UAP.
The UAP selected Robert Menzies to succeed Lyons and Menzies was sworn in as Prime Minister for the first time on 26 April 1939. Page refused to serve under Menzies and the UAP entered a period of minority government. On 3 September 1939, Australia entered World War II.
See also.
- First Lyons Ministry
- Second Lyons Ministry
- Third Lyons Ministry
- Fourth Lyons Ministry