Robert Menzies Politician

Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, FAA, FRS, QC (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978), was an Australian politician and the 12th Prime Minister of Australia. He served over 18 collective years, first from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966, and is Australia's longest-serving prime minister.

Personal facts

Robert Menzies
Birth dateDecember 20, 1894
Birth place
Jeparit , Victoria (Australia)
Religion
Presbyterianism
Date of deathMay 15, 1978
Place of death
Australia , Victoria (Australia) , Melbourne
Education
University of Melbourne
Spouse
Profession
Lawyer

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Office holder

governor general
Richard Casey Baron Casey
William Morrison 1st Viscount Dunrossil
William Sidney 1st Viscount De L'Isle
monarch
George VI
Elizabeth II
officeDeputy Premier of Victoria
party
Liberal Party of Australia
Nationalist Party of Australia
United Australia Party
region
Division of Kooyong
Electoral district of Nunawading
successor

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Robert Menzies on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://anulib.anu.edu.au/subjects/ap/buildings
  2. http://aso.gov.au
  3. http://aso.gov.au/titles/spoken-word/menzies-speech-declaration-war
  4. http://collectionsearch.nma.gov.au/ce/Menzies#Menzies?object=56895&_suid=1432172293427043022633087603445
  5. http://library.unimelb.edu.au
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2941360
  7. http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=acls;cc=acls;view=toc;idno=heb03443.0001.001
  8. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/depts/menzies/index.html
  9. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/menzies
  10. http://www.liberals.net/sirrobertmenzies.htm