COMMONWEALTH MINISTRIES
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Ministers appear in the order given in successive editions of the Commonwealth 
Parliamentary Handbook. Later appointments appear in chronological order.

Menzies Ministry I (26 April 1939 to 14 March 1940)
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United Australia Party

Rt Hon Robert Menzies MP: Prime Minister, Treasurer. Minister for Defence Co-ordination
  from 13 November 1939. Minister for Trade and Customs 23 February 1940
Rt Hon Billy Hughes MP: Attorney-General, Minister for Industry
Hon Geoffrey Street MP: Minister for Defence to 13 November 1939. Minister for the Army 
  from 13 November 1939
Hon Richard Casey MP: Minister for Supply and Development to 26 January 1940
Hon Sir Henry Gullett MP: Minister for External Affairs. Minister for Information from 
  12 September 1939
Senator Hon George McLeay: Minister for Commerce
Hon John Lawson MP: Minister for Trade and Customs to 23 February 1940
Hon Eric Harrison MP: Postmaster-General, Minister for Repatriation
Hon James Fairbairn MP: Minister for Civil Aviation. Vice-President of the Executive 
  Council to 26 January 1940. Minister for Air from 13 November 1939
Hon Frederick Stewart MP: Minister for Health, Minister for Social Services. Minister 
  for the Navy from 13 November 1939. Minister for Supply and Development from 26 
  January 1940 
Senator Hon Harry Foll: Minister for Interior
Hon Percy Spender MP: Minister without Portfolio to 3 November 1939. Vice-President of 
  the Executive Council from 26 January 1940 
Hon John Perkins MP: Minister for External Territories
Senator Hon Herbert Collett: Minister for War Service Homes
Hon Harold Holt MP: Minister without Portfolio
Hon Philip McBride MP: Minister without Portfolio

Menzies Ministry II (14 March 1940 to 28 October 1940)
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United Australia Party – Country Party

Rt Hon Robert Menzies MP (UAP): Prime Minister, Minister for Defence Co-ordination, 
  Minister for Information. Minister for Munitions from 11 June 1940
Hon Archie Cameron MP (CP): Minister for Commerce, Minister for the Navy 
Rt Hon Billy Hughes MP (UAP): Attorney-General, Minister for Industry
Hon Percy Spender MP (UAP): Treasurer
Hon John McEwen MP (CP): Minister for External Affairs
Hon Harold Thorby MP (CP): Minister for Health, Postmaster-General
Hon Geoffrey Street MP (UAP): Minister for the Army, Minister for Repatriation to 13 
  August 1940
Hon Sir Henry Gullett MP (UAP): Vice-President of the Executive Council, Minister for 
  Development and Scientific and Industrial Research to 13 August 1940
Senator Hon George McLeay (UAP): Minister for Trade and Customs
Hon James Fairbairn MP (UAP): Minister for Civil Aviation, Minister for Air to 13 August 
  1940
Hon Frederick Stewart MP (UAP): Minister for Social Services, Minister for Supply and 
  Development
Senator Hon Harry Foll (UAP): Minister without Portfolio
Senator Hon Herbert Collett (UAP): Minister for War Service Homes. Vice-President of the 
  Executive Council, Minister for Development and Scientific and Industrial Research 
  from 14 August 1940
Senator Hon Philip McBride MP (UAP): Minister without Portfolio to 14 August 1940. 
  Minister for the Army, Minister for Repatriation from 14 August 1940
Hon Arthur Fadden MP (CP): Minister without Portfolio to 14 August 1940. Minister for 
  Civil Aviation, Minister for Air from 14 August 1940
Hon Horace Nock MP (CP): Minister without Portfolio

Menzies Ministry III (28 October 1940 to 28 August 1941)
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United Australia Party – Country Party

Rt Hon Robert Menzies MP (UAP): Prime Minister, Minister for Defence Co-ordination. 
  Minister for Information to 13 December 1940
Hon Arthur Fadden MP (CP): Treasurer
Rt Hon Billy Hughes MP (UAP): Attorney-General, Minister for the Navy
Senator Hon George McLeay (UAP): Vice-President of the Executive Council. Postmaster-
  General, Minister for Repatriation to 26 June 1941. Minister for Supply and 
  Development from 26 June 1941
Hon Frederick Stewart MP (UAP): Minister for External Affairs, Minister for Health, 
  Minister for Social Services
Senator Hon Harry Foll (UAP): Minister for Interior. Minister for Information from 13 
  December 1940 
Senator Hon Herbert Collett (UAP): Minister for War Service Homes. Minister for 
  Repatriation from 26 June 1941
Senator Hon Philip McBride MP (UAP): Minister for Munitions, Minister for Supply and 
  Development
Hon Percy Spender MP (UAP): Minister for the Army
Hon John McEwen MP (CP): Minister for Civil Aviation, Minister for Air
Hon Eric Harrison MP (UAP): Minister for Trade and Customs
Hon Harold Holt MP (UAP): Minister for Labour and National Service, Minister for 
  Scientific and Industrial Research
Rt Hon Sir Earle Page MP (CP): Minister for Commerce
Hon Thomas Collins MP (CP): Minister without Portfolio to 26 June 1941. Postmaster-
  General from 26 June 1941
Senator Hon John Leckie (UAP): Minister without Portfolio to 26 June 1941. Minister for 
  Aircraft Production from 26 June 1941
Hon Larry Anthony MP (CP): Minister without Portfolio to 26 June 1941. Minister for 
  Transport from 26 June 1941 
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Hon Joseph Abbott MP (CP): Minister for Home Security from 26 June 1941
Hon Allan McDonald ML (UAP): Minister for External Territories from 26 June 1941
Hon Eric Spooner MP (UAP): Minister for War Organisation of Industry from 26 June 1941