Peter Howson (politician)
Minister for Air | |
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| In office 10 June 1964 – 28 February 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Sir Robert Menzies Harold Holt John McEwen John Gorton |
| Preceded by | David Fairbairn |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Freeth |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Casey | |
| In office 25 October 1969 – 2 December 1972 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Race Mathews |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Fawkner | |
| In office 10 December 1955 – 25 October 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Bourke |
| Succeeded by | Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 May 1919 Mentioned in Dispatches |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1940–1946 |
Peter Howson
Early life
Howson was born in London, England, the son of Jessie and
Politics
Howson was the
In 1967, Howson was caught up in the
Expecting to be rewarded for his support of McMahon during Gorton's ministry, Howson was disappointed when he was appointed as Australia's first
Howson was defeated by Labor's Race Mathews at the 1972 election.[4]
Later life
In 1973, Howson founded the Deafness Foundation Victoria.[9]
In 1984, Howson published a diary (edited by Don Aitkin) recording the events during his period as a parliamentarian and as a minister.[10] According to Rob Chalmers, it was "one of the most informative and interesting books on Australian postwar politics ever published".[3]
Howson was active as a commentator on Indigenous matters, strongly supporting their cultural assimilation while deriding the Stolen Generations as a "silly fairy tale".[7][11][12][13][14]
Howson died in Geelong in 2009, aged 89, after suffering complications from a fall.[15]
Honours
Howson was appointed a
Notes
- ^ Overington, Caroline (4 February 2009). "Former minister Howson dies at 89". The Australian.
- ^ Change in Canberra, Flight International, 25 June 1964.
- ^ a b Rob Chalmers (2011). Inside the Canberra Press Gallery: Life in the Wedding Cake of Parliament House. ANU Press. p. 110.
- ^ a b "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
- ^ "John Gorton, before". Australia's Prime Ministers. National Archives of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
- ^ "John Gorton, in office". Australia's Prime Ministers. National Archives of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
- ^ a b Mungo Wentworth MacCallum (10 February 2009). "Kevin's package stands up to scrutiny". Byron Shire Echo. Retrieved 17 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Chalmers (2011), p. 136.
- ^ "Deafness Foundation". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ISBN 0-7139-1656-7
- Institute for Private Enterprisewebsite
- ^ "Peter Howson, Legal Notes: The Stolen Generations True Believers Take One Step Back, National Observer, No. 49, Winter 2001". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
- ^ Peter Howson and Des Moore, A Rabbit-proof Fence Full of Holes Archived 20 August 2006 at archive.today, The Bennelong Society, originally published in The Australian, 11 March 2002
- ^ "Peter Howson, Live not by land alone: We should know by now that native title doesn't improve indigenous livelihood", The Australian, 28 September 2006
- ^ Former Aboriginal affairs minister Howson dies, ABC News, 2 February 2009
- ^ HOWSON, Peter, It's an Honour, 1980.
- ^ HOWSON, Peter, It's an Honour, 1980.
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