Page ministry

The Page ministry (Country–United Australia Coalition) was the 24th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 11th Prime Minister, Sir Earle Page. The Page ministry succeeded the Fourth Lyons ministry, which dissolved on 7 April 1939 following the death of former prime minister Joseph Lyons – the first of three occasions where a prime minister died in office. Since Page was the head of the Country Party, it was a caretaker ministry until the senior partner in the Coalition, the United Australia Party, could elect a new leader. Former Attorney-General Robert Menzies was ultimately elected on 18 April 1939. However, due to the Country Party withdrawing from the Coalition after relations between Page and Menzies broke down, Menzies along with his ministry was not sworn in until 26 April 1939.<ref name=phb>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

John McEwen, who died in 1980, was the last surviving member of the Page ministry; McEwen was also the last surviving member of the Fourth Lyons ministry. Robert Menzies was the last surviving UAP minister.

Ministry

Party		Minister	Portrait	Portfolio
Template:Australian party style|	Country	Sir Earle Page Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Cowper Template:Small	File:Earle Page - Falk Studios (cropped).jpg	Prime Minister Leader of the Country Party Minister for Commerce
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Billy Hughes Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for North Sydney Template:Small	File:Billy Hughes 1939 (cropped).jpg	Minister for External Affairs Attorney-General Minister for Industry
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Richard Casey Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Corio Template:Small	File:Richard Casey 1939 (cropped).jpg	Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|	Country	Harold Thorby Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Calare Template:Small	File:Harold Thorby 1940 (cropped).jpg	Deputy Leader of the Country Party Minister for Works Minister for Civil Aviation
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	John Perkins Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Eden-Monaro Template:Small	File:John Arthur Perkins.jpg	Minister for Trade and Customs
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Geoffrey Street Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Corangamite Template:Small	File:Geoffrey Street 1940 (cropped).jpg	Minister for Defence
Template:Australian party style|	Country	John McEwen Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Indi Template:Small	File:John McEwen 1930s.jpg	Minister for the Interior
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	George McLeay Template:Small Senator for South Australia Template:Small	File:George McLeay.jpg	Vice-President of the Executive Council Leader of the Government in the Senate
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Harry Foll Template:Small Senator for Queensland Template:Small	File:Harry Foll 1940.jpg	Minister for Health Minister for Repatriation
Template:Australian party style|	Country	Archie Cameron Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Barker Template:Small	File:Archie Cameron 1940.jpg	Postmaster-General
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Eric Harrison Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for Wentworth Template:Small	File:Eric John Harrison.jpg	Minister without portfolio administering external territories Minister without portfolio assisting the Prime Minister
Template:Australian party style|	United Australia	Allan MacDonald Template:Small Senator for Western Australia Template:Small	File:Allan MacDonald - Clarke Studio (cropped).jpg	Minister without portfolio assisting the Treasurer
Template:Australian party style|	Country	Victor Thompson Template:Small Template:Post-nominals for New England Template:Small	File:Victor Thompson.jpg	Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Commerce