(1914-08-06)6 August 1914 Angaston, South Australia
Died
27 November 2001(2001-11-27) (aged 87) Perth, Western Australia
Political party
Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse
Joan Baker
(m. 1939; died 1997)
Children
3
Alma mater
University of Western Australia
Occupation
Lawyer
Gordon Freeth
Medal record
Men's rowing
British Empire Games
1938 Sydney
Coxed four
Sir Gordon Freeth, KBE (6 August 1914 – 27 November 2001) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969, including as a minister in the Coalition governments from 1958 to 1969. He later served as Ambassador to Japan from 1970 to 1973 and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1977 to 1980.
Sir GordonFreeth, KBE (6 August 1914 – 27 November 2001) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He served in the House of Representatives from 1949...
George Freeth (1883–1919), American surfer GordonFreeth (1914–2001), Australian politician James Freeth (1872 - 1940), English artist James Freeth (1786–1867)...
document contained a number of inaccuracies – his name was given as "John Alga Gordon", his parents were recorded as husband and wife, his father's name was incorrect...
shifted between family members, living for periods in Kensington, Beecroft, Gordon, and Centennial Park. McMahon saw little of his father or his siblings,...
Holt John McEwen John Gorton Preceded by Garfield Barwick Succeeded by GordonFreeth Minister for Defence In office 18 December 1963 – 24 April 1964 Prime...
members include Nelson Lemmon, a minister in the Chifley Government, GordonFreeth, a minister in the Menzies, Holt and Gorton governments, and Geoff Prosser...
named for the Hon. GordonFreeth, M.P., then Australian Minister for the Interior. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Freeth Bay...
February 1968 – 5 February 1971 Prime Minister John Gorton Preceded by GordonFreeth Succeeded by Peter Nixon Minister for Social Services In office 22 February...
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, replacing political appointee GordonFreeth. He was the first career diplomat appointed to the position. However...
the knee to free him. The Minister for Shipping and Transport, Sir GordonFreeth, announced in August 1965 that a new terminal building would be built...
Zahra Freeth (née Irene Zahra Dickson; 1924/1925 – 20 May 2015) was a British author who wrote primarily about the Middle East. She was the daughter of...
Robert's son, Gordon (1914–2001), won a gold medal for Australia in the Men's Coxed fours (rowing) at the 1938 British Empire Games. Freeth was a member...
[408] James Freeman 1977 Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney [409] GordonFreeth 1978 High Commissioner in London [410] John Russell French 1918 General...
Grant Phillips, Sir Leslie Melville. Minister for Foreign Affairs Sir GordonFreeth. Prime Minister Sir John Gorton. In 2001, the school was ranked 7th...
Dam were closed on 20 September 1963 by Minister for the Interior, GordonFreeth; Menzies was absent due to ill health. Several months on, with no rain...
1995) 1912 – Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010) 1914 – GordonFreeth, Australian lawyer and politician, 24th Australian Minister for Foreign...
(1901–1998) MP for McPherson (1958–1972) Minister for Territories Liberal Hon GordonFreeth (1914–2001) MP for Forrest (1949–1969) Minister for Shipping and Transport...
May 1965 and named after Federal Minister for Shipping & Transport GordonFreeth. In 1966 a further three were delivered for the North Australia Railway...
David Fairbairn Liberal Forrest, WA Labor Nelson Lemmon 2.3 4.4 2.8 GordonFreeth Liberal Gwydir, NSW Labor William Scully 1.2 9.2 5.1 Thomas Treloar...
Sir GordonFreeth Member of the Australian Parliament for Corio In office 10 December 1949 – 10 June 1967 Preceded by John Dedman Succeeded by Gordon Scholes...
4–5 years 8 Sir Allen Brown CBE 1965 (1965) 1970 (1970) 4–5 years 9 GordonFreeth 1970 (1970) 1973 (1973) 2–3 years 10 Mick Shann CBE 1973 (1973) 1977 (1977)...
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