First Lyons Ministry [SEP] end time
First Lyons Ministry
The First Lyons Ministry was the twenty-first Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 6 January 1932 to 12 October 1934.
United Australia Party
See also.
- Lyons Government
, 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