(1920-12-28)28 December 1920 San Francisco, California, United States
Died
5 January 2014(2014-01-05) (aged 93) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Political party
Australian Labor Party
Spouse
Dawn Gietzelt
Relations
Ray Gietzelt (brother)
Military service
Allegiance
Australia
Branch/service
Australian Army
Years of service
1941–1946
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
Royal Australian Engineers
Arthur Thomas Gietzelt, AO (28 December 1920 – 5 January 2014) was an Australian politician and minister.
Arthur Gietzelt was born in San Francisco[1] of Australian-born parents, and educated at Hurstville High School in south-western Sydney. He served in the armed forces in New Guinea during World War II from 1941 to 1946[2][3] along with his younger brother Ray Gietzelt.[4]
Later, Gietzelt served 15 years (1956–1971) in local government as a councillor of Sutherland Shire Council; for nine of those years he was shire president or mayor. As part of the council, he opposed the creation of a second Sydney airport at Towra Point.[5] He was elected as a Senator for New South Wales at the 1970 Senate election.[6]
In 1976 Gietzelt joined Jim Cairns, Barry Egan and Bridget Gilling as a member of the Tribunal on Homosexuals and Discrimination. He was appointed Minister for Veterans' Affairs in March 1983 in the first Hawke Ministry and held that position until July 1987. He was a joint Father of the Senate from 1987 until his departure from parliament. He resigned from the Senate in February 1989.[7]
Gietzelt was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1992 for "service to the Australian Parliament and to local government".[8]
Gietzelt died on 5 January 2014, aged 93.[9]
His younger brother was Ray Gietzelt, a famous Australian trade unionist who led the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union of Australia (FMWU; later known as United Voice) from 1955 to 1984.
^Biography for GIETZELT, the Hon. Arthur Thomas, AO, ParlInfo.
^Who's who in Australia. North Melbourne: Crown Content. 2008. p. 2303. ISBN 978-1-74095-160-9.
^GIETZELT, ARTHUR THOMAS Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, WW2 Nominal Roll, 2002.
^NSW Parliament, The Hon Lynda Voltz, Tribute to Ray Gietzelt, 23 October 2012 Archived 7 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^"Arthur Gietzelt's left leanings held fast in political life". 2 February 2014.
^Singleton, Gwynneth (2017). "GIETZELT, Arthur Thomas (1920–2014)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^"Members of the Senate since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
^"Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) entry for The Honourable Arthur Thomas Gietzelt". Australian Honours Database. Canberra, Australia: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 January 1992. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^"Shire stalwart Arthur Gietzelt dies at 93". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
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