Douglas Barr Scott is a former Australia

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n National Party

National Party of Australia

The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...

 politician and briefly government minister.

Scott was born in Adelaide

Adelaide

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, South Australia

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 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 from the University of Sydney

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. He was a farmer and grazier before entering politics. During World War II

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, he was a member of the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1941 to 1945 and was discharged with the rank of lieutenant

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.

Scott was appointed by the Parliament of New South Wales

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 on 6 August 1970 to the Australian Senate

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 to fill a casual vacancy created by the death of Colin McKellar and held it until the 21 November 1970 half Senate election

Australian Senate election, 1970

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. He was elected to the Senate at the May 1974 election

Australian federal election, 1974

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. In 1979, he was appointed Minister for Special Trade Representations

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 in Malcolm Fraser

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's ministry

Third Fraser Ministry

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, until August 1980, when he was replaced by Ian Sinclair

Ian Sinclair

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, following Sinclair's acquittal on fraud charges. He did not stand for re-election at the 1984 election and retired at the expiration of his term at the end of June 1985.