Roger Nott
Roger Bede Nott CBE (born October 20, 1908 in Gulgong , Mid-Western Region , New South Wales , † September 28, 2000 in Dunedoo , Warrumbungle Shire , New South Wales) was an Australian politician with the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales as well in the Northern Territory .
Life
Political career in New South Wales
Nott, who originally worked as a farmer , began his political career in 1941 when he ran for the Australian Labor Party for a seat in the conservative legislative assembly of New South Wales. He succeeded in the electoral district of Liverpool Plains with a majority of only 155 votes, making the Country Party this seat after 25 years to a Labor candidate. Nott represented the interests of the constituency until 1961.
In 1954 he was appointed to the state government for the first time by Prime Minister Joseph Cahill and took over the office of Minister without Portfolio from the forced resignation of the Labor Party lateral thinker Clive Evatt . As part of a cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed Minister of lands and 1,956 mines appointed and in 1957 also Minister of Agriculture , where he benefited from his practical professional experience. He was a member of the cabinet of Cahill and his successor Robert Heffron until 1961.
Political career in the Northern Territory
On April 1, 1961, he accepted the appointment made by Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies as Administrator of the Northern Territory.
He was particularly moved by the challenge to this office and the potential importance of the territory for mining , agriculture and tourism . In his office he was always close to the citizen and was known for taking off his jacket at public events and asking everyone else to do the same. This was only rejected by his predecessor James Clarence Archer , who was never seen in public without a coat. Nott's clothing style of long trousers with long-sleeved shirts became known to the population as "Territory Rig".
His work as an administrator was particularly important for the meat industry in the Northern Territory and led to the establishment of slaughterhouses for export and the construction of a network of roads and paths for cattle transport.
Two years before the official end of his tenure as administrator of the Northern Territory, he became administrator of Norfolk Island , an Australian suburb in the Pacific Ocean, on August 20, 1964 . He held this position until 1966.
In 1968 he returned to active political life to run for a seat in the Australian House of Representatives . After this candidacy remained unsuccessful, he finally withdrew from politics in 1970
For his services to Australian politics as well as to the Commonwealth of Nations , he was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1977 .
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| SURNAME | Nott, Roger |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Nott, Roger Bede (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gulgong , Mid-Western Region , New South Wales |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 2000 |
| Place of death | Dunedoo , Warrumbungle Shire , New South Wales |