The Prime Minister of Australia from 12 July 1945 until 10 December 1949 was Joseph Benedict 'Ben' Chifley.
Robert Menzies was Prime Minister of Australia on two different occasions:26 April 1939 until 28 August 194110 December 1949 until 20 January 1966
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia. On 18 April 1939, he was elected leader of the United Australia Party following the death of Joseph Lyons eleven days earlier, and became Prime Minister on 26 April 1939. On 28 August 1941, party dissension led Menzies to resign as Prime Minister. However, after forming the Liberal Party of Australia from the remnants of the UAP in 1944, Menzies regrouped to become Prime Minister for the second time on 19 December 1949 when the new Liberal Party, in coalition with the Country Party, beat Labor. He then remained as Prime Minister for another 16 years, a record which has not been broken in Australian politics.
Three Men acted as Australia's Prime Minister during 1941: Robert Menzies: 26 April 1939 - 29 August 1941 Arthur Fadden: 29 August - 7 October 1941 John Joseph Curtin: 7 October 1941 - 5 July 1945
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia. On 18 April 1939, he was elected leader of the United Australia Party following the death of Joseph Lyons eleven days earlier, and became Prime Minister on 26 April 1939. On 28 August 1941, party dissension led Menzies to resign as Prime Minister. However, after forming the Liberal Party of Australia from the remnants of the UAP in 1944, Menzies regrouped to become Prime Minister for the second time on 19 December 1949 when the new Liberal Party, in coalition with the Country Party, beat Labor. He then remained as Prime Minister for another 16 years, a record which has not been broken in Australian politics.
There was just one Australian Prime Minister through the 1950s, and that was Robert Gordon Menzies. He held office from 10 December 1949 until 20 January 1966.
The Australian Prime Minister from 1949 to 1966 was Sir Robert Menzies.
Robert Menzies was Prime Minister of Australia on two different occasions:26 April 1939 until 28 August 194110 December 1949 until 20 January 1966
Ben Chifley was the Prime Minister of Australia from July 13, 1945 to December 19, 1949. The Prime Minister before him was Frank Forde who served for just one week following the death of the 14th Prime Minister, John Curtin.
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia. On 18 April 1939, he was elected leader of the United Australia Party following the death of Joseph Lyons eleven days earlier, and became Prime Minister on 26 April 1939. On 28 August 1941, party dissension led Menzies to resign as Prime Minister. However, after forming the Liberal Party of Australia from the remnants of the UAP in 1944, Menzies regrouped to become Prime Minister for the second time on 19 December 1949 when the new Liberal Party, in coalition with the Country Party, beat Labor. He then remained as Prime Minister for another 16 years, a record which has not been broken in Australian politics.
Three Men acted as Australia's Prime Minister during 1941: Robert Menzies: 26 April 1939 - 29 August 1941 Arthur Fadden: 29 August - 7 October 1941 John Joseph Curtin: 7 October 1941 - 5 July 1945
She was the first female Prime Minister of Dominica in 1949 and retired in 1995.
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia. On 18 April 1939, he was elected leader of the United Australia Party following the death of Joseph Lyons eleven days earlier, and became Prime Minister on 26 April 1939. On 28 August 1941, party dissension led Menzies to resign as Prime Minister. However, after forming the Liberal Party of Australia from the remnants of the UAP in 1944, Menzies regrouped to become Prime Minister for the second time on 19 December 1949 when the new Liberal Party, in coalition with the Country Party, beat Labor. He then remained as Prime Minister for another 16 years, a record which has not been broken in Australian politics.
Australia's longest serving Prime Minister was Sir Robert Gordon Menzies.He served from 10 December 1949 to 20 January 1966. He was Prime Minister for over 18 years in total. Prior to his second term, he had a much shorter stint as Prime Minister, from 26 April 1939 to 28 August 1941.
John Curtin (born January 8, 1885 in Creswick, Victoria; died July 5, 1945 in Canberra, ACT) served as the fourteenth Prime Minister of Australia between October 7, 1941 and July 5, 1945.Following Curtin's exit from the post, Frank Forde (born July 18, 1890 in Mitchell, Queensland; died January 28, 1983 in Brisbane, Queensland) became the fifteenth Prime Minister of Australia, serving between July 6, 1945 and July 13, 1945, his eight days in the post being the fewest of any Australian Prime Minister to date.Following Forde's exit from the post, Ben Chifley (born September 22, 1885 in Bathurst, NSW; died June 13, 1951 in Canberra) became the sixteenth Prime Minister of Australia, serving between July 13, 1945 and December 19, 1949.
There was just one Australian Prime Minister through the 1950s, and that was Robert Gordon Menzies. He held office from 10 December 1949 until 20 January 1966.
Clement Atlee was Prime Minister in 1949. In 1951 he was succeeded by Winston Churchill for his second term of office.
Robert Gordon Menzies (later Sir Robert) of the Liberal Party of Australia was Australia's Prime Minister from 19 December 1949 - 26 January 196 (16 years, 1 month, 8 days).