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It was led by the country's 12th Prime Minister, Robert Menzies.

The Fifth Menzies ministry succeeded the Fourth Menzies ministry, which dissolved on 11 May 1951 following the federal election that took place in April.

[1] Paul Hasluck, who died in 1993, was the last surviving member of the Fifth Menzies Ministry; Hasluck was also the last surviving member of the Sixth Menzies ministry.

John McEwen was the last surviving Country minister.