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Robert Menzies Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Robert Menzies, based on 20 World History Database records associated with Australia.

20 records1894–196611 events4 places

Chronological biography

1894

Birth of Robert Menzies1894

Politics / United Australia Party · Party Leader of UA · Jepparit

Birth of Robert Menzies

1934

Member of Parliament1934

Politics / United Australia Party · Member of Parliament for Kooyong · Kooyong

Elected Member of Parliament for Kooyong

1935

Attorney General1935

Government / Government of Australia · Attorney General · Canberra

Appointed Attorney General

1939

Resignation of Robert Menzies20 March 1939

Government / Government of Australia · Attorney General

Resigns, angered by Lyons lack of support for his national insurance scheme

Party Leader26 April 1939

Politics / United Australia Party · Party Leader of UA

Appointed Party Leader of the United Australia Party

Prime Minister of Australia26 April 1939

Government / Government of Australia · Prime Minister of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 1st term

Declaration of War3 September 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Prime Minister of Australia

Australia declares war

1940

Mobilization1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Prime Minister of Australia

Sends 2 Auatralian divisions to the Middle East

Advisery War Council28 October 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd · Prime Minister of Australia

Founds the Advisery War Council

1941

Resignation of Robert Menzies28 August 1941

Government / Government of Australia · Prime Minister of Australia · Canberra

Resigns due to dissatisfaction with his wartime leadership

1944

Liberal Party1944

Politics / Liberal Party · Party Leader of LP

Founs the Liberal Party

1949

Prime Minister of Australia19 December 1949

Government / Government of Australia · Prime Minister of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 2nd term

1951

Prime Minister of Australia1951

Government / Government of Australia · Prime Minister of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 3rd term

1954

Prime Minister of Australia1954

Government / Government of Australia · Prime Minister of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 4th term

1955

Prime Minister of Australia1955

Government / Government of Australia · Prime Minister of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 5th term

1956

Olympics1956

Government / Government of Australia · Prime Minister of Australia · Melbourne

Helps bring the Olympic games to Melbourne

1958

Prime Minister of Australia1958

Government / Government of Australia · Prime Minister of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 6th term

1961

Prime Minister of Australia1961

Government / Government of Australia · Prime Minister of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, 7th term

1963

Prime Minister of Australia1963

Government / Government of Australia · Prime Minister of Australia

Appointed Prime Minister of Australia, Eighth term

1966

Resignation of Robert Menzies18 January 1966

Government / Government of Australia · Prime Minister of Australia · Canberra

Resigns as Prime Minister of Australia

Titles and roles

Attorney General · Member of Parliament for Kooyong · Party Leader of LP · Party Leader of UA · Prime Minister of Australia

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.