Earl Page
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The Right Honourable Sir Earle Page GCMG, CH |
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| 11th Prime Minister of Australia | |
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In office 7 April – 26 April 1939 |
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| Monarch | George VI |
| Governor-General | Lord Gowrie |
| Preceded by | Joseph Lyons |
| Succeeded by | Robert Menzies |
| Leader of the Country Party | |
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In office 5 April 1921 – 13 September 1939 |
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| Deputy |
Edmund Jowett Henry Gregory William Fleming William Gibson Thomas Paterson Harold Thorby |
| Preceded by | William McWilliams |
| Succeeded by | Archie Cameron |
| Treasurer of Australia | |
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In office 9 February 1923 – 21 October 1929 |
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| Prime Minister | Stanley Bruce |
| Preceded by | Stanley Bruce |
| Succeeded by | Ted Theodore |
| Minister for Commerce | |
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In office 9 November 1932 – 26 April 1939 |
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| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons Earle Page |
| Preceded by | Frederick Stewart |
| Succeeded by | George McLeay |
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In office 28 October 1940 – 7 October 1941 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies Arthur Fadden |
| Preceded by | Archie Cameron |
| Succeeded by | William Scully |
| Minister for Health | |
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In office 29 November 1937 – 7 November 1938 |
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| Prime Minister | Joseph Lyons |
| Preceded by | Billy Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Harry Foll |
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In office 19 December 1949 – 11 January 1956 |
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| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | Nick McKenna |
| Succeeded by | Donald Cameron |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Cowper | |
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In office 13 December 1919 – 9 December 1961 |
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| Preceded by | John Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Frank McGuren |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Earle Christmas Grafton Page 8 August 1880 Grafton, New South Wales |
| Died | 20 December 1961 (aged 81) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Country |
| Spouse(s) |
Ethel Blunt (m. 1906; wid. 1958) Jean Thomas (m. 1959; wid. 1961) |
| Relations |
Robert Page (nephew) Geoffrey Page (grandson) Donald Page, Jr. (grandson) |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Sydney Boys High School |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation |
Medical pathologist (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Self-employed) |
| Profession |
Physician Politician |
Sir Earle Christmas Grafton Page, GCMG, CH, PC (8 August 1880 – 20 December 1961) was an Australian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Australia for a brief period in April 1939, holding office in a caretaker capacity after the death of Joseph Lyons. He led the Country Party from 1921 to 1939, and served as a cabinet minister under six different prime ministers.
Page was born in Grafton, New South Wales. He entered the University of Sydney at the age of 14, and completed his medical degree at the age of 20. Page initially worked as a surgeon at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, but later moved back to Grafton and opened a private practice. He soon became involved in local politics, and in 1915 purchased a part-share in The Daily Examiner, a local newspaper. Page gained prominence as an advocate of various development schemes for the Northern Rivers region, especially those involving hydroelectricity. He also helped found a movement for New England statehood.
In 1919, Page was elected to federal parliament representing the Division of Cowper. He joined the newly formed Country Party the following year, and initially served as the party whip; he replaced William McWilliams as party leader in April 1921. Page was a strong opponent of the policies of Billy Hughes, the prime minister and leader of the Nationalist Party. When the Country Party gained the balance of power at the 1922 election, he forced several concessions from the Nationalist Party in exchange for a coalition – most notably the replacement of Billy Hughes with Stanley Bruce. Page subsequently served as Treasurer of Australia in the Bruce Government from 1923 to 1929.
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