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Third Lyons Ministry
The Third Lyons Ministry was the twenty-third Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 9 November 1934 to 29 November 1937.
United Australia Party–Australian Country Party Coalition
- Rt Hon Joseph Lyons, MP: Prime Minister. Treasurer (to 3 October 1935). Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 6 November 1935). Minister for Health, Minister for Repatriation (6 November 1935 to 26 February 1936). Minister for Defence (from 20 November 1937) (UAP)
, 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