Sir Robert Gordon Menzies (20 December 1894 - 14 May 1978) was the 12th Prime Minister of Australia.
Australia
He was Prime Minister for a total of 18 and half years which is the longest in Australia's history. After the death of Joseph Lyons he was elected leader of the United Australia Party and became Prime Minister in 1939. He resigned in 1941 after a lot of criticism. In 1944 he helped form the new Liberal Party. In 1949 he was re-elected Prime Minister. He stayed in the job until he retired in 1966.
Commonwealth
According to his biography in the Australian Dictionary of Biography, "Menzies belonged to a generation for whom to be Australian was automatically to be British."
Honours
Knight of the Thistle, 1963
Constable of Dover Castle, 1965
Warden of the Cinque Ports, 1965
References
1894 births
1978 deaths
Deaths from myocardial infarction
Prime Ministers of Australia
Politicians from Victoria (Australia) Attorneys General of Australia Monarchists Liberal Party of Australia politicians Leaders of the Opposition (Australia) United Australia Party politicians Treasurers of Australia