Sir Philip McBride | |
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| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 24 October 1950 – 10 December 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Athol Townley |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Grey | |
| In office 19 December 1931 – 21 September 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Lacey |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Badman |
| Senator for South Australia | |
| In office 21 October 1937 – 30 June 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Oliver Badman |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Wakefield | |
| In office 28 September 1946 – 14 October 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Smith |
| Succeeded by | Bert Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1892 Burra, South Australia |
| Died | 14 July 1982 (aged 90) Medindie, South Australia |
| Political party | UAP (1931–44) Liberal (1944–58) |
Sir Philip Albert Martin McBride, KCMG, PC (18 June 1892 – 14 July 1982) was an Australian politician. He was a United Australia Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for Grey from 1931 to 1937 and the Australian Senate from 1937 to 1944, and a Liberal Party of Australia member of the House of Representatives for Wakefield from 1946 to 1958. He served as a minister in both of Robert Menzies' governments, as Minister for the Army and Minister for Repatriation (1940), Minister for Supply and Development and Minister for Munitions (1940–1941), Minister for the Interior (1949–1950), and Minister for Defence (1950–1958).