Robert Gordon Menzies
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Robert Gordon Menzies was born on the 20th of December 1894 in japarit, Victoria, Australia and died on the 15th of May 1978.
His first appointment began in 1939, four months before Australia joined Britain by declaring war on Germany and his appointement ended in 1941. Then followeed eught years in opposition until Menzies, now leading a new Liberal Party-country Party coalition achieved a resounding victory in the election of December 1949. He became Prime Minister and held the leadership
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-41 abd 1949-66, Leader Federal Opposition 1943-49, Minister for External Affairs 1960-62, KC 1929, PRivy Councillor 1937. Cheif Commander, Legion of Merit (US) 1950, Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1958, Fellow, Royal society 1965. He also personally guided the policy of his Government to transform the status and magnitude of education throughout Australia, greatly to enhance the resources devoted to the arts, humanities and science. This was indeed a period of intellectual renewal and progress never equalled in Australia's history.
-41 abd 1949-66, Leader Federal Opposition 1943-49, Minister for External Affairs 1960-62, KC 1929, PRivy Councillor 1937. Cheif Commander, Legion of Merit (US) 1950, Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1958, Fellow, Royal society 1965. He also personally guided the policy of his Government to transform the status and magnitude of education throughout Australia, greatly to enhance the resources devoted to the arts, humanities and science. This was indeed a period of intellectual renewal and progress never equalled in Australia's history.