Ideologies / Conservative / Robert Menzies
§ The minds · 1894–1978 · Australia · Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
The forgotten people's champion
Founded Australia's Liberal Party; Crown and middle class.
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TraditionalProgressive
Australia's longest-serving PM, who founded the Liberal Party and built a durable conservatism around the 'forgotten' middle class and loyalty to the Crown.
social
Strongly traditional — British ties, family, respectability.
economic
Pro-enterprise and middle-class aspiration within a mixed economy.
governance
Monarchist and institutional; long, stable centre-right rule.
Notable for
- Founded the Liberal Party of Australia
- 16 years as prime minister
- Anchored the postwar middle class
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