First Menzies ministry

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:See also Template:Infobox government cabinet Template:Robert Menzies sidebar The First Menzies ministry (United Australia) was the 25th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 12th Prime Minister, Robert Menzies. The First Menzies ministry succeeded the Page ministry, which dissolved on 26 April 1939 following the election of Menzies as UAP leader after the death of former Prime Minister Joseph Lyons. However, due to the Country Party withdrawing from the Coalition after relations between caretaker Prime Minister Sir Earle Page and Menzies broke down, the First Menzies ministry was composed solely of UAP ministers, and was effectively a minority government. The ministry was replaced by the Second Menzies ministry on 14 March 1940 after Menzies took the Country Party back into his government - now led by Archie Cameron.<ref name=phb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Percy Spender, who died in 1985, was the last surviving member of the First Menzies ministry; Spender was also the last surviving minister of the Second Menzies ministry, Third Menzies ministry, Fadden ministry, and the Fourth Menzies ministry.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Robert Menzies Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Kooyong Template:Small	File:Robert Menzies in 1939.jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the United Australia Party Treasurer Minister for Defence Co-ordination (from 13 November 1939) Minister for Trade and Customs (from 23 February 1940)
Template:Australian party style|		Billy Hughes Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for North Sydney Template:Small	File:Billy Hughes 1939 (cropped).jpg	Attorney-General Minister for Industry
Template:Australian party style|		Geoffrey Street Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Corangamite Template:Small	File:Geoffrey Street 1940 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Defence (to 13 November 1939) Minister for the Army (from 13 November 1939)
Template:Australian party style|		Richard Casey Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Corio Template:Small	File:Richard Casey 1940.jpg	Minister for Supply and Development (to 26 January 1940)
Template:Australian party style|		Sir Henry Gullett Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Henty Template:Small	File:Henrygullett (cropped).jpg	Minister for External Affairs Minister for Information (from 12 September 1939)
Template:Australian party style|		George McLeay Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:George McLeay.jpg	Minister for Commerce Leader of the Government in the Senate
Template:Australian party style|		John Lawson Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Macquarie Template:Small	File:John Norman Lawson.jpg	Minister for Trade and Customs (to 23 February 1940)
Template:Australian party style|		Eric Harrison Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Wentworth Template:Small	File:Eric John Harrison.jpg	Postmaster-General Minister for Repatriation
Template:Australian party style|		James Fairbairn Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Flinders Template:Small	File:James Fairbairn.png	Minister for Civil Aviation Vice-President of the Executive Council (to 26 January 1940) Minister for Air (from 13 November 1939)
Template:Australian party style|		Sir Frederick Stewart Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Parramatta Template:Small	File:Frederick Stewart.jpg	Minister for Health Minister for Social Services Minister for the Navy (from 13 November 1939) Minister for Supply and Development (from 26 January 1940)
Template:Australian party style|		Harry Foll Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small	File:Harry Foll 1940.jpg	Minister for the Interior
Template:Australian party style|		Percy Spender Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Warringah Template:Small	File:Percy Spender 1930s.png	Minister without portfolio assisting the Treasurer (to 3 November 1939) Vice-President of the Executive Council (from 26 January 1940)
Template:Australian party style|		John Perkins Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Eden-Monaro Template:Small	File:John Arthur Perkins.jpg	Minister without portfolio administering external territories
Template:Australian party style|		Herbert Collett Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:Herbert Collett 1940 (cropped).jpg	Minister without portfolio administering War Service Homes
Template:Australian party style|		Harold Holt Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Fawkner Template:Small	File:Harold Holt 1930s.png	Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Supply and Development Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Trade and Customs (from 23 February 1940)
Template:Australian party style|		Philip McBride Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:Philip McBride 1930s.png	Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Commerce