Gordon Freeth

Gordon Freeth, 1950

Sir Gordon Freeth , KBE (born August 6, 1914 in Angaston , South Australia , † November 27, 2001 in Perth ) was an Australian politician and, among other things, foreign minister of the country.

Life

Freeth was born in Angaston , South Australia and attended the Sydney Church of England Grammar School , as well as the Guildford Grammar School in Western Australia . He received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Western Australia in 1938 . In rowing , he won a gold medal in a four at the British Empire Games in Sydney in 1938 . In 1939 he married Joan Baker, with whom he had twin daughters - Felicity and Susan - and a son, Robert. That same year he began practicing law in Katanning , Western Australia. After the start of World War II , he was drawn to the Royal Australian Air Force and flew bombers during the New Guinea campaign. He was also appointed flight lieutenant in 1945.

Political career

Freeth was elected as a member of the Liberal Party of Australia in the Forrest constituency in the 1949 federal election. He was appointed Minister of the Interior, as well as Minister of Labor. In 1958 and 1963 he was appointed Minister of Transport. In February 1968 he became Minister of Aviation, taking over from Peter Howson . In February 1969 he became foreign minister to succeed Paul Hasluck , who was from then on governor general of Australia. In the federal elections in 1969, he was the candidate of the Australian Labor Party , Frank Kirwan , defeated.

From 1970 to 1973 Gordon Freeth was Ambassador to Japan and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1977 to 1980.

Honors

In 1978 Freeth Knight became Commander of the Order of the British Empire . In addition, Freeth Bay in Antarctica bears his name.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ John Farquharson: Freeth, Sir Gordon (1914-2001). In: oa.anu.edu.au. Obituaries Australia, National Center of Biography, Australian National University, accessed October 25, 2016 . 
2. ^ ^{A b c} John Howard : Condolences: Adermann, Hon. Albert Evan, AO, Freeth, Hon. Sir Gordon, KBE, Chaney, Hon. Sir Frederick Charles, KBE, AFC. ( Memento of the original from May 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Hansard . Parliament of Australia, February 12, 2002. Retrieved October 4, 2007