Ted Theodore information

The Honourable
Ted Theodore
The Honourable Ted Theodore
Treasurer of Australia
	In office; 29 January 1931 – 6 January 1932
Prime Minister	James Scullin
Preceded by	James Scullin
Succeeded by	Joseph Lyons
	In office; 22 October 1929 – 9 June 1930
Prime Minister	James Scullin
Preceded by	Earle Page
Succeeded by	James Scullin
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
	In office; 5 February 1929 – 19 December 1931
Leader	James Scullin
Preceded by	Arthur Blakeley
Succeeded by	Frank Forde
Member of Parliament ; for Dalley
	In office; 26 February 1927 – 19 December 1931
Preceded by	William Mahony
Succeeded by	Sol Rosevear
20th Premier of Queensland ; Elections: 1920, 1923
	In office; 22 October 1919 – 26 February 1925
Monarch	George V
Deputy	John Fihelly ; William Gillies
Governor	Hamilton Goold-Adams ; Matthew Nathan
Preceded by	T. J. Ryan
Succeeded by	William Gillies
4th Deputy Premier of Queensland
	In office; 1 June 1915 – 22 October 1919
Premier	T. J. Ryan
Preceded by	Thomas O'Sullivan
Succeeded by	John Fihelly
Preceded by	In office; 22 October 1919 – 26 February 1925
State cabinet posts
Chief Secretary
	In office; 22 October 1919 – 26 February 1925
Preceded by	T. J. Ryan
Succeeded by	William Gillies
24th Treasurer of Queensland
	In office; 8 February 1922 – 26 February 1925
Preceded by	John Fihelly
Succeeded by	William Gillies
	In office; 22 October 1919 – 9 March 1920
Preceded by	Himself
Succeeded by	John Fihelly
	In office; 1 June 1915 – 22 October 1919
Premier	T. J. Ryan
Preceded by	Walter Barnes
Succeeded by	Himself
Secretary for Public Works
	In office; 8 February 1922 – 6 October 1922
Preceded by	John Fihelly
Succeeded by	William Forgan Smith
	In office; 1 June 1915 – 22 October 1919
Premier	T. J. Ryan
Preceded by	T. J. Ryan
Succeeded by	Walter Barnes
Deputy	In office; 22 October 1919 – 24 February 1925
State party positions
Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland
	In office; 22 October 1919 – 24 February 1925
Deputy	John Fihelly ; William Gillies
Preceded by	T. J. Ryan
Succeeded by	William Gillies
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party in Queensland
	In office; 7 September 1912 – 22 October 1919
Preceded by	T. J. Ryan
Succeeded by	John Fihelly
Preceded by	In office; 27 April 1912 – 22 September 1925
State electorates
Member of the Legislative Assembly ; for Woothakata
	In office; 27 April 1912 – 22 September 1925
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	John O'Keefe
Member of the Legislative Assembly ; for Chillagoe
	In office; 2 October 1909 – 27 April 1912
Preceded by	Michael Woods
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	Edward Granville Theodore; 29 December 1884; Port Adelaide, Province of South Australia, British Empire
Died	9 February 1950 (aged 65); Edgecliff, New South Wales, Australia
Resting place	South Head Cemetery, Bronte
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Esther Mahoney (m. 1909)
Relations	Stephen (brother)
Children	4

Edward Granville Theodore (29 December 1884 – 9 February 1950) was an Australian politician who served as Premier of Queensland from 1919 to 1925, as leader of the state Labor Party. He later entered federal politics, serving as Treasurer in the Scullin Labor government.

Theodore was born in Adelaide, the son of a Romanian immigrant. He left school at the age of 12, and spent the next decade working his way around the country. He arrived in Queensland in 1906, and soon became involved in the labour movement. Theodore was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1909, aged just 24. He was also elected state president of the Australian Workers' Union in 1913. Theodore became Treasurer of Queensland following Labor's victory at the 1915 state election.

In 1919, Theodore succeeded T. J. Ryan as premier. His government pursued various interventionist economic policies, establishing a number of state-run enterprises and introducing new competition and labour market regulations. These perceived steps towards socialism led to Theodore being nicknamed "Red Ted". A notable constitutional reform was the abolition of the Queensland Legislative Council in 1922; Queensland remains the only Australian state with no upper house in its parliament. Theodore was popular among the general public, and won two state elections (1920 and 1923) before resigning in 1925 to enter federal politics. He was defeated at his first attempt, but two years later won a by-election for a seat in Sydney.

In 1929, Theodore was elected deputy leader to James Scullin. He became Treasurer and de facto Deputy Prime Minister after the 1929 election, but resigned after less than a year amid accusations of corruption. Theodore returned as a Treasurer in early 1931, and served until the government's landslide defeat at the 1931 election, where he lost his own seat. He had little success in combating the Great Depression, and disputes over economic policy led to a party split and several defections to Lang Labor and the United Australia Party. Theodore was only 47 when he left politics, and went on to have a successful business career as a partner of Frank Packer.

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