Bert Kelly
Minister for Works | |
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In office 28 February 1967 – 28 February 1968 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Holt John McEwen John Gorton |
Preceded by | John Gorton |
Succeeded by | Reg Wright |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Wakefield | |
In office 22 November 1958 – 10 November 1977 | |
Preceded by | Philip McBride |
Succeeded by | Geoffrey Giles |
Personal details | |
Born | Tarlee, South Australia | 22 June 1912
Died | 17 January 1997 | (aged 84)
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | Farmer |
Charles Robert "Bert" Kelly CMG (22 June 1912 – 17 January 1997),[1] was an Australian politician and government minister. He was influential in moving Australian political parties away from support for high-tariff policies.
Early life
Kelly was born in Tarlee, South Australia and educated at Prince Alfred College, Adelaide. His father, Stan Kelly was a part-time Commissioner of the Commonwealth Tariff Board from 1929 to 1940, and supported its opposition to the high-tariff policies of successive Australian governments. He was a farmer before entering politics and in 1951, he was granted a Nuffield Fellowship to study farming in the United Kingdom.[2][3][4]
Political career
Kelly was elected as the
After Kelly's departure from the ministry, he wrote a column in
Later life
Kelly renamed his column "Modest Farmer" and it was published successively in the Australian Financial Review, No private member has had as much influence in changing a major policy of the major parties.
Kelly's grandson Craig Kelly and great grandson Jake Kelly both played Australian rules football in the professional Australian Football League.
Notes
- ^ "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ a b c Chapman, Grant (5 February 1997). "Condolences: Kelly, Hon. Charles Robert, CMG". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ a b Howard, John (4 February 1997). "Condolences: Kelly, Hon. Charles Robert, CMG". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ a b "The Stan Kelly Memorial Lecture". The Economic Society of Australia (Victoria). 9 August 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ Colebatch, Hal. "The Modest Member: The Life and Times of Bert Kelly". connorcourt.com. Connorcourt Publishing. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- Hill, Robert (5 February 1997). "Condolences: Kelly, Hon. Charles Robert, CMG". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the originalon 24 May 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ^ Beazley, Kim (4 February 1997). "Condolences: Kelly, Hon. Charles Robert, CMG". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2008.