Sir Arthur Fadden
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The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Fadden GCMG |
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13th Prime Minister of Australia Elections: 1943 |
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In office 29 August – 7 October 1941 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor-General | Lord Gowrie |
| Preceded by | Robert Menzies |
| Succeeded by | John Curtin |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 7 October 1941 – 23 September 1943 |
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| Prime Minister | John Curtin |
| Preceded by | John Curtin |
| Succeeded by | Robert Menzies |
| Treasurer of Australia | |
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In office 28 October 1940 – 6 October 1941 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies Arthur Fadden |
| Preceded by | Percy Spender |
| Succeeded by | Ben Chifley |
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In office 19 December 1949 – 9 December 1958 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Ben Chifley |
| Succeeded by | Harold Holt |
| Leader of the Country Party | |
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In office 12 March 1941 – 26 March 1958 Acting: 16 October 1940 – 12 March 1941 |
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| Deputy | John McEwen |
| Preceded by | Archie Cameron |
| Succeeded by | John McEwen |
| Deputy Leader of the Country Party | |
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In office 16 October 1940 – 12 March 1941 |
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| Leader | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Harold Thorby |
| Succeeded by | John McEwen |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Darling Downs | |
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In office 6 November 1936 – 10 December 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Littleton Groom |
| Succeeded by | Reginald Swartz |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for McPherson | |
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In office 10 December 1949 – 22 November 1958 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Charles Barnes |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Kennedy |
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In office 11 June 1932 – 11 May 1935 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Bruce |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Jesson |
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13 April 1894 Ingham, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 21 April 1973 (aged 79) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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CPNP (until 1936) Country Party (after 1936) |
| Spouse(s) | Ilma Thornber (m. 1916; wid. 1973) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Walkerston State School |
| Occupation | Accountant |
Sir Arthur William Fadden, GCMG (13 April 1894 – 21 April 1973) was an Australian politician who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 29 August to 7 October 1941. He was the leader of the Country Party from 1940 to 1958.
Fadden was born in Ingham, Queensland, to Irish immigrant parents. He was raised in Mackay, and left school at the age of 15 to work as a clerk. Following the 1918 Mackay cyclone, which destroyed the town, Fadden moved to Townsville and set up as a public accountant. He was elected to the Townsville City Council in 1930, and in 1932 was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Country and Progressive National Party. Fadden lost his seat in 1935, but the following year won a by-election to the federal Division of Darling Downs.
In March 1940, Fadden was named a minister without portfolio in the government of Robert Menzies, who led the United Australia Party in a coalition with the Country Party. A few months later, following the deaths of three senior ministers in an air crash, he took over as Minister for Air and Minister for Civil Aviation. In October 1940, Fadden replaced Harold Thorby as deputy leader of the Country Party. The leadership was vacant at the time, following Archie Cameron's resignation, so Fadden became acting leader of the party and de facto deputy prime minister. Menzies subsequently promoted him to Treasurer of Australia.
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