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Robert Menzies
Sign in to saveAlso known as Sir Robert Menzies, Robert Gordon Menzies, The Right Honourable Sir Robert Menzies, Sir Robert Gordon Menzies
Australian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (1894-1978)
Key facts
- Monarchs
- George VI Elizabeth II
- Governors general
- Sir William McKell Sir William Slim Viscount Dunrossil Viscount De L'Isle Lord Casey
- Deputy
- Arthur Fadden John McEwen
- Preceded by
- Ben Chifley
- Succeeded by
- Harold Holt
- Monarch
- George VI
- Governor general
- Lord Gowrie
- Prime minister
- John Curtin Frank Forde Ben Chifley
- Leader
- Joseph Lyons
- Premier
- Stanley Argyle
- Born
- Robert Gordon Menzies , ( 1894-12-20 ) 20 December 1894, Jeparit , Victoria , Australia
- Died
- 15 May 1978 (1978-05-15) (aged 83), Malvern, Victoria , Australia
- Resting place
- Melbourne General Cemetery
- Party
- Liberal (from 1945) United Australia (1931–1945) Nationalist (to 1931)
- Spouse
- Pattie Leckie ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1920 )
- Parents
- James Menzies (father) Kate Sampson (mother)
- Relatives
- Frank (brother) Sydney Sampson (uncle) Hugh (uncle) Douglas (cousin) Peter Henderson (son-in-law) Catherine Anne Money (niece)
- Education
- Jeparit State School Grenville College, Ballarat
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gordon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Jeparit
- Place of death
- Melbourne
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Position held
- Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
- Educated at
- Wesley College
- Political party
- Liberal Party of Australia
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Conflict
- Vietnam War
- Image
- Portrait Menzies 1950s.jpg
- Work location
- Canberra
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- Commons category
- Robert Menzies
- date of birth
- 1894-12-20
- date of death
- 1978-05-15
- topic's main category
- Category:Robert Menzies
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Robert Gordon Menzies
- name in native language
- Robert Gordon Menzies
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- writing language
- English language
- P12749
- Anno Domini
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