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Australia's Prime Ministers
1945 to 1966

Name Francis Forde

Term of Office 6/7/1945 -13/7/1945

Party Labor

Born Mitchell, Queensland 1890

Education Toowoomba, Queensland

Profession Electrical Engineer

Notes 1917 Queensland Parliament
1922 Federal Parliament
1929 Minister for Trade
1932 Deputy Leader Labor Party .
On Scullin's resignation, lost leadership to Curtin by 1 vote & remained Deputy Leader.
Member Advisory War Council, and Minister for Army.
Represented Australia at formation of United Nations. Caretaker Prime Minister when Curtin died, but Chifley won Party leadership.
1946 Lost seat
High Commissioner Canada till 1953.
1953-57 Queensland Parliament .
1983 Died .

Name Joseph Benedict Chifley

Term of Office 13/7/1945 - 19/12/1949

Party Labor

Born Bathurst, NSW 1885

Education Bathurst

Profession Railway driver

Notes After several attempts, Ben Chifley entered federal parliament 1928, became Defence Minister.
1931 Lost seat , entered local government, but regained seat 1941, and became Treasurer. 1942 Minister for Postwar Reconstruction .
1945 Became Prime Minister & also Treasurer after death of Curtin. Won 1946 election.
1949-51 Leader of the Opposition .
Died 1951.

Name Robert Menzies

Term of Office 19/12/1949 - 26/1/1966

Party Liberal

Born Jeparit, Victoria 1894

Education Wesley College (Melbourne), Melbourne University

Profession Barrister

Notes During war, he combined anti-Labor groups and formed the Liberal Party 1944.
1949 Won government with large majority , and became Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, successful in 7 consecutive elections.
Queen Elizabeth made him member of Order of the Thistle 1963, and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.
Retired at age 71, died 1978.

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Name	Francis Forde
Term of Office	6/7/1945 -13/7/1945
Party	Labor
Born	Mitchell, Queensland 1890
Education	Toowoomba, Queensland
Profession	Electrical Engineer
Notes	1917 Queensland Parliament 1922 Federal Parliament 1929 Minister for Trade 1932 Deputy Leader Labor Party . On Scullin's resignation, lost leadership to Curtin by 1 vote & remained Deputy Leader. Member Advisory War Council, and Minister for Army. Represented Australia at formation of United Nations. Caretaker Prime Minister when Curtin died, but Chifley won Party leadership. 1946 Lost seat High Commissioner Canada till 1953. 1953-57 Queensland Parliament . 1983 Died .

Name	Joseph Benedict Chifley
Term of Office	13/7/1945 - 19/12/1949
Party	Labor
Born	Bathurst, NSW 1885
Education	Bathurst
Profession	Railway driver
Notes	After several attempts, Ben Chifley entered federal parliament 1928, became Defence Minister. 1931 Lost seat , entered local government, but regained seat 1941, and became Treasurer. 1942 Minister for Postwar Reconstruction . 1945 Became Prime Minister & also Treasurer after death of Curtin. Won 1946 election. 1949-51 Leader of the Opposition . Died 1951.

Name	Robert Menzies
Term of Office	19/12/1949 - 26/1/1966
Party	Liberal
Born	Jeparit, Victoria 1894
Education	Wesley College (Melbourne), Melbourne University
Profession	Barrister
Notes	During war, he combined anti-Labor groups and formed the Liberal Party 1944. 1949 Won government with large majority , and became Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, successful in 7 consecutive elections. Queen Elizabeth made him member of Order of the Thistle 1963, and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Retired at age 71, died 1978.