Fifth Menzies ministry

See also: Menzies government (1949–1966)
Fifth Menzies ministry

35th Ministry of Australia
The Fifth Menzies ministry at their swearing-in
Date formed 11 May 1951
Date dissolved 9 July 1954
People and organisations
Monarch George VI
Elizabeth II
Governor-General (Sir) William McKell
Sir William Slim
Prime Minister Robert Menzies
No. of ministers 20
Member party Liberal–Country coalition
Status in legislature Coalition majority government
Opposition party Labor
Opposition leader Ben Chifley
H. V. Evatt
History
Election(s) 28 April 1951
Outgoing election 29 May 1954
Legislature term(s) 20th
Predecessor Fourth Menzies ministry
Successor Sixth Menzies ministry

The Fifth Menzies ministry (Liberal–Country Coalition) was the 35th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 12th Prime Minister, Robert Menzies. The Fifth Menzies ministry succeeded the Fourth Menzies ministry, which dissolved on 11 May 1951 following the federal election that took place in April. The ministry was replaced by the Sixth Menzies ministry on 9 July 1954 following the 1954 federal election.

Paul Hasluck, who died in 1993, was the last surviving member of the Fifth Menzies Ministry; Hasluck was also the last surviving member of the Sixth Menzies ministry. John McEwen was the last surviving Country minister.

Ministry

Party Minister Portrait Portfolio
Liberal Rt Hon Robert Menzies
(1894–1978)

for Kooyong
(1934–1966)

Country Rt Hon (Sir) Arthur Fadden ()
(1894–1973)

for McPherson
(1949–1958)

Liberal (Rt) Hon (Sir) Eric Harrison ()
(1892–1974)

for Wentworth
(1931–1956)

Liberal (Rt) Hon Harold Holt
(1908–1967)

for Higgins
(1949–1967)

Country (Rt) Hon John McEwen
(1900–1980)

for Murray
(1949–1971)

Liberal Rt Hon Richard Casey
(1890–1976)

for La Trobe
(1949–1960)

Liberal Hon Philip McBride
(1892–1982)

for Wakefield
(1946–1958)

Liberal Hon John Spicer
(1899–1978)

Senator for Victoria
(1950–1956)

Liberal Hon Neil O'Sullivan
(1900–1968)

Senator for Queensland
(1947–1962)

Liberal Hon Howard Beale
(1898–1983)

for Parramatta
(1946–1958)

Liberal Hon George McLeay
(1892–1955)

Senator for South Australia
(1950–1955)

Country Hon Larry Anthony
(1897–1957)

for Richmond
(1937–1957)

Country Rt Hon Sir Earle Page
(1880–1961)

for Cowper
(1919–1961)

Liberal Hon Josiah Francis
(1890–1964)

for Moreton
(1922–1955)

Liberal Hon Bill Spooner
(1897–1966)

Senator for New South Wales
(1950–1965)

Country Hon Walter Cooper
(1888–1973)

Senator for Queensland
(1935–1968)

Liberal Hon Paul Hasluck
(1905–1993)

for Curtin
(1949–1969)

Liberal Hon Wilfrid Kent Hughes
(1895–1970)

for Chisholm
(1949–1970)

Liberal Hon Athol Townley
(1905–1963)

for Denison
(1949–1963)

Liberal Hon William McMahon
(1908–1988)

for Lowe
(1949–1982) (in Ministry from 7 July 1951)