2-587: Prime Minister of Australia First term of government (1939–1941) Second term of government (1949–1966) Ministries Elections [REDACTED] 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
4-1604: 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. MP for Kooyong (1934–1966) MP for McPherson (1949–1958) MP for Wentworth (1931–1956) MP for Higgins (1949–1967) MP for Murray (1949–1971) MP for La Trobe (1949–1960) MP for Wakefield (1946–1958) Senator for Victoria (1950–1956) Senator for Queensland (1947–1962) MP for Parramatta (1946–1958) Senator for South Australia (1950–1955) MP for Richmond (1937–1957) MP for Cowper (1919–1961) MP for Moreton (1922–1955) Senator for New South Wales (1950–1965) Senator for Queensland (1935–1968) MP for Curtin (1949–1969) MP for Chisholm (1949–1970) MP for Denison (1949–1963) MP for Lowe (1949–1982) (in Ministry from 7 July 1951) Menzies government (1939%E2%80%931941) Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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