Arthur Calwell
Former Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs of Australia
Politician. Arthur Augustus Calwell was Labor Member for the House of Representatives from 1940-1972. He succeeded H.V. Evatt as leader of the Federal Parliamentary Labor Party in 1960, resigning in 1967. Further biographical information at Google Books
Born: August 28, 1896, West Melbourne, Australia
Died: July 8, 1973 (age 76 years), East Melbourne, Australia
Books: Be Just and Fear Not
Party: Australian Labor Party
Previous offices: Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs of Australia (1945–1949), Minister for Information of Australia (1943–1949), and Member of the Australian House of Representatives (1940–1972)
Spouse: Elizabeth Calwell (m. 1932)