House of Representatives- Darling Downs:
19 Dec. 1936 - 10 Dec. 1949
by-election vice Sir Lyttleton Groom Deceased
House of Representatives- McPherson:
10 Dec. 1949 - 14 Oct. 1958 (Retired)
Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Supply & Development:
14 Mar. 1940 - 14 Aug. 1940
Minister without portfolio assisting the Treasurer:
14 Mar. 1940 - 14 Aug. 1940
Minister assisting the Minister for Supply & Development:
14 Aug. 1940 - 28 Oct. 1940
Minister assisting the Treasurer:
14 Aug. 1940 - 28 Oct. 1940
Treasurer:
28 Oct. 1940 - 29 Aug. 1941
19 Dec. 1949 - 10 Dec. 1958
19 Dec. 1949 - 10 Dec. 1958
Minister for Air & Civil Aviation:
14 Aug. 1940 - 28 Oct. 1940
Member of the Cabinet:
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11 Jan. 1956 - 10 Dec. 1958
Leader of the Opposition:
08 Oct. 1941 - 23 Sep. 1943
Member of the Advisory War Council:
29 Oct. 1940 - 31 Aug. 1945
Deputy Prime Minister:
Jan. 1941 - May 1941
19 Dec. 1949 - 10 Dec. 1958
19 Dec. 1949 - 10 Dec. 1958
Temporary Chairman of Committees:
1937 - 1940
Member of War Cabinet:
1940 - 1941
Member of Economic Cabinet:
1940 - 1941
Acting Prime Minister:
Jan. - May 1941
May - Jul. 1952
Nov. - Dec. 1952
May - Jul. 1953
Jan. - Mar. 1955
May - Aug. 1956
May - Jul. 1957
The Rt Hon. R.G. Menzies was abroard for all of these
May - Jul. 1952
Nov. - Dec. 1952
May - Jul. 1953
Jan. - Mar. 1955
May - Aug. 1956
May - Jul. 1957
The Rt Hon. R.G. Menzies was abroard for all of these
Leader Australian Country Party:
12 Mar. 1941 - 26 Mar. 1958
Queensland Legislative Assembly:
11 Jun. 1932 - 11 May 1935 (Kennedy)
Shadow Treasurer:
11 Jun. 1932 - 11 May 1935
Less than six weeks after taking office his government was defeated on the floor of the House of Representatives.
Dec. 1951 to Jan. 1952
Visited London for a Meeting of Commonwealth finance ministers to discuss financial problems of the sterling.
Visited London for a Meeting of Commonwealth finance ministers to discuss financial problems of the sterling.
Sept to Oct 1955
Visited London, Ottawa and Washington to discuss financial matters
Attended Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and International Bank in Instanbul
Visited London, Ottawa and Washington to discuss financial matters
Attended Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and International Bank in Instanbul
Sep. to Oct. 1957
Went to Washington for the Annual Meetings of:
The Board of Governors,
The International Bank,
The International Monetary Fund and
The International Finance Corporation
Went to Washington for the Annual Meetings of:
The Board of Governors,
The International Bank,
The International Monetary Fund and
The International Finance Corporation
06 to 10 Oct. 1958
Went to New Delhi for the Annual meetings of:
The Board of Governors,
The International Bank,
The International Monetary Fund and
The International Finance Corporation
Went to New Delhi for the Annual meetings of:
The Board of Governors,
The International Bank,
The International Monetary Fund and
The International Finance Corporation
Conference of Commonwealth finance ministers, Mont Tremblant, Canada, from Sep. to Oct. 1957.
Leader of Australian delegation to the International Sugar Conference which commenced in Geneva on 22 Sep. 1958.
Member of the Australian Advisory War Council, from 29 Oct. 1940 to 31 Aug. 1945.
NOTE: These may not all be of a political nature. They include memberships of organisations and clubs as well as appointments to positions after they retired from politics.
He was a member of the Commonwealth Institute of Accountants (1921-73).
Elected an alderman of the Townsville Council in 1918.
Member of the Council of Defence December 1949.
President of the Parliamentary Retirement Allowances Trust December 1949.
He was a Freemason.
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