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The Ninth
Menzies Ministry was
the fortieth Australian Commonwealth ministry,
and ran from 22 December 1961 to 18 December 1963, governing
as a Liberal
Party of Australia–Australian
Country Party Coalition
Cabinet
- Rt Hon Robert
Menzies, CH QC MP: Prime Minister.
Minister in charge of the Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
(to 16 February 1962)
- Rt Hon John
McEwen, MP: Minister for Trade (CP)
- Rt Hon Harold
Holt, MP: Treasurer
- Senator Hon Bill
Spooner: Minister for National
Development, Vice-President of the Executive
Council
- Hon Athol
Townley, MP: Minister for Defence
- Hon Paul
Hasluck, MP: Minister for Territories
- Hon William
McMahon, MP: Minister for Labour and
National Service
- Senator Hon Shane
Paltridge: Minister for Civil Aviation
- Hon Charles
Davidson, MP: Postmaster-General (CP)
- Hon Alec Downer, MP:
Minister for Immigration
- Hon Sir Garfield
Barwick, QC MP: Attorney-General,
Minister for External Affairs
- Hon Charles
Adermann, MP: Minister for Primary
Industry (CP)
Junior
ministry
- Hon John
Cramer, MP: Minister for the Army
- Hon Hugh
Roberton, MP: Minister for Social
Services (CP)
- Senator Hon Denham
Henty: Minister for Customs and Excise
- Hon Gordon
Freeth, MP: Minister for the Interior,
Minister for Works, Minister assisting the
Attorney-General
- Senator Hon John
Gorton: Minister for the Navy, Minister
assisting the Minister for External Affairs.
Minister in charge of the Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
(from 16 February 1962)
- Hon Hubert
Opperman, OBE MP: Minister for Shipping
and Transport
- Senator Hon Harrie
Wade: Minister for Health (CP)
- Hon Leslie Bury, MP:
Minister for Air, Minister assisting the
Treasurer (to 27 July 1962)
- Hon Allen
Fairhall, MP: Minister for Supply
- Hon Reginald
Swartz, MBE (Mil) MP: Minister for
Repatriation
- Hon David
Fairbairn, MP: Minister for Air (from 4
August 1962)
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