Fourth Lyons ministry | |
|---|---|
 23rd Ministry of Australia | |
 Group photo of the Fourth Lyons ministry | |
| Date formed | 29 November 1937 |
| Date dissolved | 7 April 1939 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor-General | Lord Gowrie |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons |
| No. of ministers | 17 |
| Member party | United Australia–Country coalition |
| Status in legislature | Majority government |
| Opposition party | Labor |
| Opposition leader | John Curtin |
| History | |
| Election | 23 October 1937 |
| Legislature term | 15th |
| Predecessor | Third Lyons ministry |
| Successor | Page ministry |
The Fourth Lyons ministry (United Australia–Country Coalition) was the 23rd ministry of the Government of Australia. It was led by the country's 10th Prime Minister, Joseph Lyons. The Fourth Lyons ministry succeeded the Third Lyons ministry, which dissolved on 29 November 1937 following the federal election that took place in October. The ministry was replaced by the Page ministry on 7 April 1939 following the death of Lyons - the first of three occasions where a sitting Prime Minister died in office.[1]
John McEwen, who died in 1980, was the last surviving member of the Fourth Lyons ministry; McEwen was also the last surviving member of the Page ministry. Robert Menzies was the last surviving UAP minister.
- ^ "Ministries and Cabinets". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2010.