Joseph Lyons
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The Right Honourable Joseph Lyons CH |
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10th Prime Minister of Australia Elections: 1931, 1934, 1937 |
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In office 6 January 1932 – 7 April 1939 |
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| Monarch |
George V Edward VIII George VI |
| Governor-General |
Sir Isaac Isaacs Lord Gowrie |
| Deputy |
John Latham 1932-1934 Earle Page 1934-1939 |
| Preceded by | James Scullin |
| Succeeded by | Earle Page |
| Leader of the United Australia Party | |
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In office 7 May 1931 – 7 April 1939 |
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| Deputy |
John Latham George Pearce Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Robert Menzies |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 7 May 1931 – 6 January 1932 |
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| Prime Minister | James Scullin |
| Deputy | John Latham |
| Preceded by | John Latham |
| Succeeded by | James Scullin |
| Minister for Defence | |
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In office 20 November 1937 – 29 November 1937 |
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| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons |
| Preceded by | Archdale Parkhill |
| Succeeded by | Harold Thorby |
| Minister for Repatriation | |
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In office 8 November 1935 – 6 February 1936 |
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| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons |
| Preceded by | Billy Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Billy Hughes |
| Vice-President of the Executive Council | |
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In office 6 November 1935 – 29 November 1937 |
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| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons |
| Preceded by | Billy Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Billy Hughes |
| Minister for Health | |
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In office 6 November 1935 – 29 November 1937 |
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| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons |
| Preceded by | Billy Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Billy Hughes |
| Treasurer of Australia | |
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In office 6 January 1932 – 2 October 1935 |
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| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons |
| Preceded by | Ted Theodore |
| Succeeded by | Richard Casey |
| Minister for Commerce | |
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In office 6 January 1932 – 2 October 1935 |
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| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons |
| Preceded by | Charles Hawker |
| Succeeded by | Frederick Stewart |
| Postmaster-General | |
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In office 22 October 1929 – 4 February 1931 |
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| Prime Minister | James Scullin |
| Preceded by | William Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Albert Green |
| Minister for Works and Railways | |
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In office 22 October 1929 – 4 February 1931 |
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| Prime Minister | James Scullin |
| Preceded by | William Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Albert Green |
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Premier of Tasmania Elections: 1919, 1922, 1925, 1928 |
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In office 25 October 1923 – 15 June 1928 |
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| Monarch | George V |
| Governor | Sir James O'Grady |
| Preceded by | Sir Walter Lee |
| Succeeded by | Sir John McPhee |
| Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania | |
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In office 15 June 1928 – September 1929 |
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| Preceded by | John McPhee |
| Succeeded by | Ben Watkins |
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In office November 1916 – 25 October 1925 |
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| Preceded by | John Earle |
| Succeeded by | Edward Hobbs |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Wilmot | |
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In office 12 October 1929 – 7 April 1939 |
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| Preceded by | Llewellyn Atkinson |
| Succeeded by | Lancelot Spurr |
| Member of the Tasmanian Parliament for Wilmot |
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In office 30 April 1909 – 13 September 1929 Serving with Walter Lee; John Hope; Richard Field; Jonathan Best; Jens Jensen; Herbert Hays; Michael O'Keefe; Norman Cameron; Edward Mulcahy; Neil Campbell; John Palamountain; Ernest Blyth; William Connell; Eric Ogilvie; George Pullen; Albert Bendall; Percy Best |
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| Preceded by | Division Created |
| Succeeded by | William Shoobridge |
| Personal details | |
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Joseph Aloysius Lyons 15 September 1879 Stanley, Tasmania, British Empire |
| Died | 7 April 1939 (aged 59) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Labor (1909–1931) UAP (1931–1939) |
| Spouse(s) | Enid Lyons (1917–1939, his death) |
| Children | 12 |
| Education | Philip Smith Teachers' Training College |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Joseph Aloysius Lyons, CH (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was the tenth Prime Minister of Australia, serving from January 1932 until his death. He had earlier served as Premier of Tasmania from 1923 to 1928, and was the first and only prime minister from Tasmania.
Lyons was born in Stanley, Tasmania, and was a schoolteacher and trade unionist before entering politics. He was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1909, representing the Labor Party, and became a government minister in 1914, under John Earle. Lyons was elected party leader after the Labor government's defeat at the 1916 state election. He became premier in October 1923, after Walter Lee lost a no-confidence motion, and served until being defeated at the 1928 state election. He afterward entered federal politics.
Elected to the Division of Wilmot at the 1929 federal election, Lyons was immediately made a minister in the new government formed by James Scullin. However, he resigned from cabinet in January 1931 over a policy dispute, and two months later left the party altogether. He and several other Labor defectors subsequently helped to form the new United Australia Party (UAP), which elected Lyons as its leader. The UAP won government at the 1931 federal election, and was re-elected in 1934 and 1937. Lyons died of a heart attack in April 1939, becoming the first prime minister to die in office. His widow, Enid Lyons, later became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives.
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