COMMONWEALTH MINISTRIES ======================================================================================== Ministers appear in the order given in successive editions of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Handbook. Later appointments appear in chronological order. Lyons Ministry I (6 January 1932 to 12 October 1934) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party Rt Hon Joseph Lyons MP: Prime Minister, Treasurer. Minister for Commerce 3 to 13 October 1932 Rt Hon John Latham MP: Attorney-General, Minister for External Affairs, Minister for Industry Senator Rt Hon Sir George Pearce: Minister for Defence Hon Archdale Parkhill MP: Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Transport to 12 April 1932. Minister for the Interior 12 April 1932 to 13 October 1932. Postmaster-General from 13 October 1932 Hon Henry Gullett MP: Minister for Trade and Customs to 14 January 1933. Hon Charles Marr MP: Minister for Health. Minister for Works and Railways to 12 April 1932. Minister for Territories to 24 May 1934. Minister for Repatriation ffrom 12 April 1932 Hon Charles Hawker MP: Minister for Markets, Minister for Repatriation to 12 April 1932. Minister for Commerce 12 April 1932 to 23 September 1932 Senator Hon Alexander McLachlan: Vice-President of the Executive Council, Minister for Development and Scientific and Industrial Research Hon Josiah Francis MP: Assistant Minister for Defence, Minister for War Service Homes Hon James Fenton MP: Postmaster-General to 13 October 1932 Rt Hon Stanley Bruce MP: Assistant Treasurer to 29 June 1932. Minister without Portfolio 29 June 1932 to 6 October 1933 Senator Hon Walter Massy-Greene: Minister Assisting the Leader of the Government in the Senate to 29 June 1932. Assistant Treasurer from 29 June 1932 Hon John Perkins MP: Assistant Minister for Trade and Customs to 13 October 1932 ---------- Hon John Perkins MP: Minister for the Interior from 13 October 1932 Hon Frederick Stewart MP: Minister for Commerce from 13 October 1932 Hon James Guy MP: Assistant Minister for Trade and Customs from 13 October 1932 Hon Richard Casey MP: Assistant Treasurer from 25 September 1933 Senator Hon Harry Lawson: Assistant Minister for the Treasury 17 October 1933 to 24 May 1934 Hon Thomas White MP: Minister for Trade and Customs from 14 January 1933 Senator Hon Harry Lawson: Minister for Territories from 24 May 1934 Lyons Ministry II (12 October 1934 to 9 November 1934) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party Rt Hon Joseph Lyons MP: Prime Minister, Treasurer Hon Robert Menzies MP: Attorney-General, Minister for Industry Senator Rt Hon Sir George Pearce: Minister for External Affairs, Minister for Territories Hon Archdale Parkhill MP: Minister for Defence Hon Thomas White MP: Minister for Trade and Customs Hon Frederick Stewart MP: Minister for Commerce Hon Eric Harrison MP: Minister for the Interior Rt Hon Billy Hughes MP: Minister for Health, Minister for Repatriation, Vice-President of the Executive Council Senator Hon Alexander McLachlan: Postmaster-General, Minister for Development and Scientific and Industrial Research Hon Josiah Francis MP: Minister for War Service Homes, Assistant Minister for Repatriation Hon Richard Casey MP: Assistant Treasurer Hon Charles Marr MP: Minister without Portfolio Hon Henry Gullett MP: Minister without Portfolio Senator Hon Thomas Brennan: Minister without Portfolio Lyons Ministry III (9 November 1934 to 29 November 1937) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party – Country Party Rt Hon Joseph Lyons MP (UAP): Prime Minister. Treasurer to 3 October 1935. Vice- President of the Executive Council from 8 November 1935. Minister for Health, Minister for Repatriation 8 November 1935 to 26 February 1936. Minister for Defence from 20 November 1937 Rt Hon Earle Page MP (CP): Minister for Commerce Rt Hon Robert Menzies MP (UAP): Attorney-General, Minister for Industry Senator Rt Hon Sir George Pearce (UAP): Minister for External Affairs, Minister for Territories Hon Archdale Parkhill MP (UAP): Minister for Defence to 20 November 1937 Hon Thomas Paterson MP (CP): Minister for the Interior Senator Hon Alexander McLachlan (UAP): Postmaster-General, Minister for Development and Scientific and Industrial Research Hon Thomas White MP (UAP): Minister for Trade and Customs Hon Richard Casey MP (UAP): Assistant Treasurer to 3 October 1935. Treasurer from 3 October 1935 Rt Hon Billy Hughes MP (UAP): Minister for Health, Minister for Repatriation, Vice- President of the Executive Council to 6 November 1935, from 26 February 1936 Hon Charles Marr MP (UAP): Minister without Portfolio to 31 December 1934 Hon Henry Gullett MP (UAP): Minister without Portfolio to 11 March 1937 Senator Hon Thomas Brennan (UAP): Minister without Portfolio Hon Harold Thorby MP (CP): Minister without Portfolio Hon James Hunter MP (CP): Minister without Portfolio Lyons Ministry IV (29 November 1937 to 7 April 1939) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Australia Party – Country Party Rt Hon Joseph Lyons MP (UAP): Prime Minister Rt Hon Earle Page MP (CP): Minister for Commerce. Minister for Health to 7 November 1938 Rt Hon Robert Menzies MP: Attorney-General, Minister for Industry to 20 March 1939 Senator Hon Alexander McLachlan: Postmaster-General to 7 November 1938 Hon Thomas White MP (UAP): Minister for Trade and Customs to 8 November 1938 Hon Richard Casey MP (UAP): Treasurer. Minister for Development and Scientific and Industrial Research to 7 November 1938 Rt Hon Billy Hughes MP (UAP): Minister for External Affairs. Minister for Territories, Vice-President of the Executive Council to 7 November 1938. Attorney-General, Minister for Industry from 20 March 1939 Hon Harold Thorby MP (CP): Minister for Defence to 7 November 1938. Minister for Works, Minister for Civil Aviation from 7 November 1938 Senator Hon Harry Foll (UAP): Minister for War Service Homes to 7 November 1938. Minister for Health, Minister for Repatriation from 7 November 1938 Hon John McEwen MP (CP): Minister for the Interior Hon Archie Cameron MP (CP): Minister without Portfolio to 7 November 1938. Postmaster- General from 7 November 1938 Hon Victor Thompson MP (CP): Minister without Portfolio Senator Hon Allan MacDonald (UAP): Minister without Portfolio ---------- Senator Hon George McLeay (UAP): Vice-President of the Executive Council from 7 November 1938 Hon Geoffrey Street MP (UAP): Minister for Defence from 7 November 1938 Hon John Perkins MP (UAP): Minister without Portfolio 7 November 1938 to 8 November 1938. Minister for Trade and Customs from 8 November 1938 Hon Eric Harrison MP (UAP): Minister without Portfolio from 8 November 1938