Lyons government

Lyons government
In office
6 January 1932 – 7 April 1939
Monarch	George V Edward VIII George VI
Prime Minister	Joseph Lyons
Deputy	John Latham (1932-1934) Earle Page (1934-1939)
Parties	UAP (1932–1939) Country (1934–1939)
Origin	Won 1931 election
Demise	Lyons' death
Predecessor	Scullin government
Successor	Page government

The Lyons government was the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister Joseph Lyons. It was made up of members of the United Australia Party in the Australian Parliament from January 1932 until the death of Joseph Lyons in 1939. Lyons negotiated a coalition with the Country Party after the 1934 Australian federal election. The Lyons government stewarded Australia's recovery from the Great Depression and established the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.