Topic summary
Tenth Menzies ministry

- Member for Kooyong (1934–1966)
Prime Minister of Australia
First term of government (1939–1941)
Second term of government (1949–1966)
- ANZUS
- Communist Party ban
- 1951 Communist Party ban referendum
- Petrov Affair
- Royal Commission on Espionage
- Entry into Vietnam War
Ministries
Elections
The Tenth Menzies ministry (Liberal–CountryCoalition) was the 40th ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 12th Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies. The Tenth Menzies ministry succeeded the Ninth Menzies ministry, which dissolved on 18 December 1963 following the federal election that took place in November. The ministry was replaced by the First Holt ministry on 26 January 1966 following the retirement of Menzies.
As of 20 December 2020, Ian Sinclair is the last surviving member of the Tenth Menzies ministry; Sinclair is also the last surviving minister of the Holt, McEwen, Gorton, and McMahon governments, as well as the First Fraser ministry. James Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister, and Allen Fairhall and Charles Barnes were the last surviving Liberal and Country Cabinet ministers respectively.