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The Page Ministry was the twenty-fifth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 7 April 1939 to 26 April 1939.
United Australia Party
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United Australia Party
United Australia Party
The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia...
–Australian Country Party
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
Coalition
- Rt Hon Sir Earle PageEarle PageSir Earle Christmas Grafton Page, GCMG, CH was the 11th Prime Minister of Australia, and is to date the second-longest serving federal parliamentarian in Australian history, with 41 years, 361 days in Parliament.-Early life:...
, GCMG MP: Prime Minister, Minister for Commerce (CP) - Rt Hon Billy HughesBilly HughesWilliam Morris "Billy" Hughes, CH, KC, MHR , Australian politician, was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923....
, MP: Minister for External Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industry (UAP) - Hon Richard CaseyRichard Casey, Baron CaseyRichard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey KG GCMG CH DSO MC KStJ PC was an Australian politician, diplomat and the 16th Governor-General of Australia.-Early life:...
, MP: Treasurer (UAP) - Hon Harold ThorbyHarold ThorbyHarold Victor Campbell Thorby was an Australian politician and government minister.-Early life:Thorby was born in the Sydney suburb of Annandale and was educated at Geurie Public School and Sydney Grammar School and worked on his grandparents' farm at Geurie. He studied woolclassing, veterinary...
, MP: Minister for Works, Minister for Civil Aviation (CP) - Hon John PerkinsJohn Perkins (Australian politician)John Arthur Perkins was an Australian politician and journalist.Perkins was born at Gocup near Tumut, New South Wales and educated at public schools in Tumut and Cooma. He was a member of the Cooma Municipal Council from 1902 to 1909 and mayor in 1904 and 1908...
, MP: Minister for Trade and Customs (UAP) - Hon Geoffrey StreetGeoffrey StreetGeoffrey Austin Street MC was an Australian Cabinet Minister and member of the House of Representatives, representing the Division of Corangamite from 1934 until his death in 1940....
, MP: Minister for Defence (UAP) - Hon John McEwenJohn McEwenSir John "Black Jack" McEwen, GCMG, CH , was an Australian politician and the 18th Prime Minister of Australia...
, MP: Minister for the Interior (CP) - Senator Hon George McLeayGeorge McLeayGeorge McLeay was an Australian politician and senior minister in the Menzies Liberal government.McLeay was born in Port Clinton, South Australia and educated at Port Clinton Public School until 1906 when he was sent to Adelaide where he continued his education at Unley Public School...
: Vice-President of the Executive Council (UAP) - Senator Hon Hattil FollHattil FollHattil Spencer "Harry" Foll was a long-serving Australian politician and Minister of State.Foll was born in West Brixton, London and educated at Holy Trinity School in London. He emigrated to Australia in 1909 and worked on a station near Longreach in western Queensland, but a year later moved to...
: Minister for Health, Minister for Repatriation (UAP) - Hon Archie CameronArchie CameronArchie Galbraith Cameron , was an Australian politician. He was Leader of the Country Party 1939-40, and Speaker of the House of Representatives 1950-56.-Biography:...
, MP: Postmaster-General (CP) - Senator Hon Allan MacDonaldAllan MacDonaldAllan Nicoll MacDonald was an Australian politician and government minister.MacDonald was born at Lochee, Forfarshire, Scotland and educated at Arbroath High School. He migrated to Western Australia in 1911 and worked at Collie before moving to Perth in 1914, where he was employed as an accountant...
: Minister without portfolio (UAP) - Hon Victor Thompson, MP: Minister without portfolio (CP)
- Hon Eric HarrisonEric HarrisonSir Eric John Harrison KCMG KCVO was an Australian politician who became the first Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia....
, MP: Minister without portfolio, administering external territories (UAP)