| Named after | Robert Menzies |
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| Formation | 1994; 32 years ago (1994) |
| Type | Think tank |
| Purpose | Public policy |
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Chair | Paul Espie AO |
Executive director | David Hughes |
| Affiliations | Liberal Party |
| Website | www |
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TheMenzies Research Centre (MRC) is an Australian centre-rightpublic policythink tank aligned with theLiberal Party.
The Menzies Research Centre was founded in 1994 and is named in honour of SirRobert Menzies, the founder of theLiberal Party of Australia and Australia's longest-serving prime minister. It is the think-tank of the Liberal Party of Australia.[citation needed]
The Menzies Research Centre, abbreviated as MRC,[1] "works to promote the principles of individual liberty, free speech, competitive enterprise, limited government and democracy".[2] The Centre publishes books and monographs, and organises conferences and seminars throughout the year.[2]
David Hughes was appointed to the role of executive director in March 2023.[3]
Its activities include:[citation needed]
As of 2013[update] the directors of the MRC are:[4]
Former chairs have been:
Executive directors of the Menzies Research Centre have been:
