House of Representatives- Echuca:
15 Sep. 1934 - 23 Oct. 1937 (Electorate Redistributed)
House of Representatives- Indi:
23 Oct. 1937 - 10 Dec. 1949 (Electorate Redistributed)
House of Representatives- Murray:
10 Dec. 1949 - 01 Feb. 1971 (Resigned)
Minister for the Interior:
29 Nov. 1937 - 26 Apr. 1939
Minister for External Affairs:
14 Mar. 1940 - 28 Oct. 1940
Minister for Civil Aviation:
28 Oct. 1940 - 07 Oct. 1941
Minister for Commerce & Agriculture:
19 Dec. 1949 - 11 Jan. 1956
Minister for Air:
28 Oct. 1940 - 07 Oct. 1941
Minister for Trade:
11 Jan. 1956 - 05 Feb. 1971
Minister for Industry:
18 Dec. 1963 - 05 Feb. 1971
Deputy Prime Minister:
10 Jan. 1968 - 05 Feb. 1971
Acting Prime Minister:
28 Apr. 1959 - 08 Jul. 1959
01 Dec. 1959 - 13 Dec. 1959
15 Apr. 1960 - 20 Jun. 1960
29 Sep. 1960 - 19 Oct. 1960
22 Feb. 1961 - 30 Mar. 1961
24 May 1962 - 23 Jun. 1962
13 Jun. 1963 - 13 Jul 1963
20 Jun. 1964 - 18 Jul 1964
02 Jan. 1965 - 08 Feb. 1965
04 Jun. 1965 - 11 Jul 1965
When the Rt. Hon. R.G. Menzies was overseas
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21 Apr. 1966 - 01 May 1966
28 Jun. 1966 - 16 Jul 1966
29 Aug. 1966 - 19 Sep. 1966
24 Oct. 1966 - 27 Oct. 1966
02 Feb. 1967 - 08 Feb. 1967
28 Mar. 1967 - 10 Apr. 1967
28 May 1967 - 22 Jun. 1967
When the Rt Hon. H.E. Holt was overseas
01 Dec. 1959 - 13 Dec. 1959
15 Apr. 1960 - 20 Jun. 1960
29 Sep. 1960 - 19 Oct. 1960
22 Feb. 1961 - 30 Mar. 1961
24 May 1962 - 23 Jun. 1962
13 Jun. 1963 - 13 Jul 1963
20 Jun. 1964 - 18 Jul 1964
02 Jan. 1965 - 08 Feb. 1965
04 Jun. 1965 - 11 Jul 1965
When the Rt. Hon. R.G. Menzies was overseas
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21 Apr. 1966 - 01 May 1966
28 Jun. 1966 - 16 Jul 1966
29 Aug. 1966 - 19 Sep. 1966
24 Oct. 1966 - 27 Oct. 1966
02 Feb. 1967 - 08 Feb. 1967
28 Mar. 1967 - 10 Apr. 1967
28 May 1967 - 22 Jun. 1967
When the Rt Hon. H.E. Holt was overseas
Acting Treasurer:
29 Sep. 1960 - 13 Oct. 1960
The Rt Hon. H.E. Holt was overseas
The Rt Hon. H.E. Holt was overseas
Acting Minister for Defence:
19 Jan. 1965 - 27 Feb. 1965
The Hon. S.D. Paltridge was overseas
The Hon. S.D. Paltridge was overseas
Acting Minister for External Affairs:
28 May 1962 - 03 Jul. 1962
The Hon. Sir Garfield Barwick was overseas
12 Jun. 1965 - 04 Jul. 1965.
The Hon. P.M.C. Hasluck was overseas
The Hon. Sir Garfield Barwick was overseas
12 Jun. 1965 - 04 Jul. 1965.
The Hon. P.M.C. Hasluck was overseas
Member of the Cabinet:
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11 Jan. 1956 - 10 Mar. 1971
Member of War Cabinet:
1940 - 1941
Advisory War Council:
28 Oct. 1940 - 31 Aug. 1945
Leader Parliamentary Country Party:
26 Mar. 1958 - 05 Feb. 1971
HE HELD NO POSITIONS AT STATE GOVERNMENT LEVEL
NONE: He was a 'care-taker' Prime Minister.
Official visits in 1950
London for a meeting of the International Wool Study Group: October
London for a meeting of the International Wool Study Group: October
Official visits in 1956
For a review of the United Kingdom-Australia Trade Agreement visited:
London,
and Geneva
For a review of the United Kingdom-Australia Trade Agreement visited:
London,
and Geneva
Official visits in 1957
To Japan to negotiate a trade agreement between Australia and Japan, June to July.
To Japan to negotiate a trade agreement between Australia and Japan, June to July.
Official visits in 1958
23 August - 06 October To Malaya to arrange a trade agreement between Australia & Malaya . and to Ceylon for trade negotiations with the Government of Ceylon
23 August - 06 October To Malaya to arrange a trade agreement between Australia & Malaya . and to Ceylon for trade negotiations with the Government of Ceylon
Official visits in 1959
Went to Washington for Trade talks in April
Went to Washington for Trade talks in April
Official visits in 1960
Visited New Zealand for trade discussions from July to August
Visited New Zealand for trade discussions from July to August
Official visits in 1962
From March to April for discussions on the effects of Australia's trade due to Britain's entry into the European Economic Community (EEC)
Visited the United States
Visited Canada
Visited The United Kingdom
and Europe
From March to April for discussions on the effects of Australia's trade due to Britain's entry into the European Economic Community (EEC)
Visited the United States
Visited Canada
Visited The United Kingdom
and Europe
Official visits in 1963
Between April & May visited these countries for trade negotiations
New Zealand,
The United States,
Canada,
The United Kingdom,
and Europe
Between April & May visited these countries for trade negotiations
New Zealand,
The United States,
Canada,
The United Kingdom,
and Europe
Official visits in 1963
Between July & August visited these countries for trade negotiations:
Hong Kong,
Japan,
and the Philippines
Between July & August visited these countries for trade negotiations:
Hong Kong,
Japan,
and the Philippines
Official visits in 1966
May to June Commonwealth Trade Ministers' Meeting in London and trade talks in the United States
Went to Poland and Bulgaria for trade talks in June
May to June Commonwealth Trade Ministers' Meeting in London and trade talks in the United States
Went to Poland and Bulgaria for trade talks in June
Official visits in 1967
Went to New Zealand for Trade Agreement Talks in February
To Rumania to sign Trade Agreement in May
To Hungary for trade talks, from November to December
Went to New Zealand for Trade Agreement Talks in February
To Rumania to sign Trade Agreement in May
To Hungary for trade talks, from November to December
Official visits in 1967
To Rumania to sign Trade Agreement, May
To Hungary for trade talks, from November to December
To Rumania to sign Trade Agreement, May
To Hungary for trade talks, from November to December
Official visits in 1968
To Tokyo for trade talks in February
To Tokyo for trade talks in February
Consultant on the Australian delegation to the United Nations Conference on International Organisation, San Francisco, April 1945.
Commonwealth Financial and Economic Conference, London, from November to December 1952.
Conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers, London, from June to July 1956.
Led Australian delegation to the Commonwealth Trade and Economic Conference, Montreal, 23 August 1958 to 6 October 1958.
The Conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers, London, September 1962, With the Prime Minister.
Commonwealth Trade Ministers' Conference, London from March to April 1964.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva, from March to April 1964.
Leader of the Australian delegation to the International Sugar Conference, Geneva, from September to October 1965.
Talks with British ministers in London and went to Geneva for the final Kennedy Round negotiations of GATT, from April to May 1967.
Led Australian delegation to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, New Delhi, February 1968.
Member of the Bankruptcy Legislation Committee, 1935 - 1936.
Member of the Privileges Committee, from 7 March 1944 to 4 December 1947.
Member of Standing Orders Committee, from 14 March 1962 to 1 February 1971.
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.
1923-1924 McEwen was the first chairman of the local Stanhope Dairy Cooperative
Attended Inauguration of Papua and New Guinea House of Assembly, June 1964.
Attended OECD ministerial council meetings in Paris 1967
He was a Freemason
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