James Webster (Australian politician)
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James Joseph Webster is a former member of the Australian Senate
.
Educated at Caulfield Grammar School
and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
, he worked as an accountant and farmer prior to entering politics. He was appointed to the Senate as a member of the Country Party
following the death of Harrie Wade
in 1964, and served in the Senate until 1980.
He was the federal Minister for Science
(later Minister for Science and the Environment
) in the Fraser
Government from 1975 to 1979.
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
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Educated at Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as a boys' school, Caulfield began admitting girls exactly one hundred years later...
and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
, he worked as an accountant and farmer prior to entering politics. He was appointed to the Senate as a member of the Country 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...
following the death of Harrie Wade
Harrie Wade
Harrie Walter Wade OBE was an Australian federal politician and minister.Wade was born in Clear Lake, Victoria and educated at Horsham State School and Horsham High School. He worked as a schoolteacher and clerk and then as an accountant at Goroke...
in 1964, and served in the Senate until 1980.
He was the federal Minister for Science
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia)
The current Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research is Kim Carr, appointed on 3 December 2007. He administers his portfolio through the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.-List of Ministers for Industry :...
(later Minister for Science and the Environment
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts (Australia)
The current Australian Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities is Tony Burke, who took over from Peter Garrett . The Minister and department change took effect in the Second Gillard Ministry on 14 September 2010...
) in the Fraser
Malcolm Fraser
John Malcolm Fraser AC, CH, GCL, PC is a former Australian Liberal Party politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. He came to power in the 1975 election following the dismissal of the Whitlam Labor government, in which he played a key role...
Government from 1975 to 1979.
External links
- Profile at PsephosPsephosthumb|350px|A map of Congressional districts in South Florida, from Psephos: Adam Carr's Electoral ArchivePsephos: Adam Carr's Electoral Archive is an online archive of election statistics, and claims to be the world's largest online resource of such information...
- Who's Who in the Fraser government