Allen Fairhall

Allen Fairhall

Sir Allen Fairhall KBE (24 November 1909 – 3 November 2006) was an Australian politician and Member of the Parliament of Australia for the Division of Paterson from 1949 to 1969. During that period he held a number of ministerial portfolios, most notably Supply and Defence.

Fairhall was born at Morpeth and attended East Maitland Boys' High School. After school he was apprenticed as an electrical fitter at the Walsh Island Dockyard in Newcastle, while attending Newcastle Technical College. At the same time he developed an interest in radio and gained an amateur radio licence. He was able to convince the then Postmaster-General's Department that Newcastle needed a second commercial radio station. In 1931 he established 2KO. During World War II he worked on the supply of signals equipment for the Australian armed services. From 1941 to 1944 he was an alderman of the City of Newcastle.cite web
title = Sir Allen Fairhall, K.B.E
url = http://www.fairhall.id.au/resources/fame/sirallen.htm
accessdate = 2008-02-03
] [cite news
last = Farquharson
first = John
title = A fair bet for PM, but he declined
publisher = Sydney Morning Herald
date = 10 December 2006
]

Political career

In 1949, Fairhall entered the Federal Parliament as the Liberal Member for Paterson. He was Minister for Interior and Minister for Works (1956-58), Minister for Supply (1961-66) and Minister for Defence (1966-69). In the latter role, he was responsible for the introduction of the F-111 fighter aircraft and the reintroduction of conscription for the Vietnam War. The purchase of the F-111 was a major political issue in the late 1960s and early 1970s due to price escalation and late delivery, although many of them are still in service and some of them are now expected to have a service life of well over 50 years.

Following the drowning of Harold Holt in December 1967, Fairhall had support to nominate for the Prime Ministership, but he declined to do so. [ [http://www.fairhall.id.au/resources/fame/sirallen.htm Sir Allen Fairhall, K.B.E. - Prime Minister of Australia ... if he had nominated?] ]

Conscription was an important factor in the defeat of the Liberal government, after 23 years of power, by Gough Whitlam's Labor Party in 1972. [cite web
title = Members of the Fairhall Family who have achieved a degree of fame
url = http://www.fairhall.id.au/resources/fame/famous.htm
accessdate = 2008-02-03
]

After retirement Fairhall wrote a book on Henry George, "Towards a New Society". [cite book
last = Fairhall
first = Allen
title = Towards a New Society
publisher = Allen Fairhall
date = 1997
location = Newcastle
pages = 114
id=ISBN 0-646-30921-8
] He was made a Knight of the Order of the British Empire in 1970, received an honorary Doctorate of Science by Newcastle University and was awarded the James N Kirby Medal from the Institution of Production Engineers (Australian Division) and life membership of the Wireless Institute of Australia.

Notes

Persondata
NAME=Fairhall, Allen
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH=24 November 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH=Morpeth, Australia
DATE OF DEATH=3 November 2006
PLACE OF DEATH=Australia


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Allen Fairhall — Sir Allen Fairhall (* 24. November 1909 in Morpeth, New South Wales; † 3. November 2006 in Newcastle, New South Wales) war ein australischer Rundfunkpionier und Politiker. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Schul und Berufsausbildung 2 Rundfunkpionier …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fairhall — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Allen Fairhall (1909–2006), australischer Rundfunkpionier und Politiker Neroli Fairhall (1944–2006), neuseeländische Sportlerin mit Querschnittlähmung Fairhall bezeichnet außerdem einen Ort in Neuseeland,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste der Biografien/Fa — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • KOFM (Newcastle) — Infobox Radio station name = KOFM (2KKO) city = Newcastle, New South Wales area = Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Maitland and surrounds branding = KOFM slogan = Playing Newcastle s Widest Variety Of Music airdate = August 1, 1931 (as 2KO) October 12 …   Wikipedia

  • Electoral results for the Division of Newcastle — This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Newcastle in Australian federal elections from the electorate s creation in 1901 until the present.MembersElection resultsElections in the 2000sElection box begin title=Australian federal… …   Wikipedia

  • Ministre de la Défense (Australie) — Stephen Smith, l actuel ministre de la défense australien. Le ministre de la Défense australien est actuellement Stephen Smith. Il administre son ministère via l Organisme australien de défense, qui englobe le ministère de la Défense et l armée… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ministre de la défense (Australie) — Le ministre de la défense Australien est actuellementJoel Fitzgibbon. Il administre son ministère via la Australian Defence Organisation, qui englobe le Ministère de la Défense et l armée australienne. Sommaire 1 Ministres de la défense 2… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Décès en 2006 — Décès 1992 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 Cette page dresse une liste de personnalités mortes au cours de l année 2006. Pour une… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Deces en 2006 — Décès en 2006 Décès 1996 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Cette page dresse une liste de personnalités mortes au cours de l année 2006. Pour une information complémentaire, voir la page d aide.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Décès En 2006 — Décès 1996 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Cette page dresse une liste de personnalités mortes au cours de l année 2006. Pour une information complémentaire, voir la page d aide. Les… …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”