Birth of Robert Menzies
Birth of Robert Menzies
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Robert Menzies Biography and Timeline
Follow Robert Menzies through 20 dated historical records for Australia.
Robert Menzies, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
20Distinct records
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1894–1966Years on this page
1894
1934
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Kooyong
1935
Attorney General
Appointed Attorney General
Role range: 1935-1939
1939
Resignation of Robert Menzies
Resigns, angered by Lyons lack of support for his national insurance scheme
Role range: 1935-1939
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 1st term
Role range: 1939-1941 – 1939-1941
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the United Australia Party
Role range: 1939-1941
Declaration of War
Australia declares war
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1941
1940
Advisery War Council
Founds the Advisery War Council
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1941
Mobilization
Sends 2 Auatralian divisions to the Middle East
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1941
1941
Resignation of Robert Menzies
Resigns due to dissatisfaction with his wartime leadership
Role range: 1939-1941
1944
Liberal Party
Founs the Liberal Party
1949
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 2nd term
Role range: 1949-1951
1951
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 3rd term
Role range: 1951-1954
1954
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 4th term
Role range: 1954-1955
1955
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 5th term
Role range: 1955-1958
1956
Olympics
Helps bring the Olympic games to Melbourne
Role range: 1955-1958
1958
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 6th term
Role range: 1958-1961
1961
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 7th term
Role range: 1961-1963
1963
Prime Minister of Australia
Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, Eighth term
Role range: 1963-1966
1966
Resignation of Robert Menzies
Resigns as Prime Minister of Australia
Role range: 1963-1966
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.