Rt Hon Ian Sinclair

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The Right Honourable Ian McCahon Sinclair AC, CH (born 10 June 1929), Australian politician, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of a suburban accountant. He was educated at Knox Grammar School and at the University of Sydney, where he graduated in arts and law. He practised law in Sydney, but soon developed an interest in farming, and acquired a property near Tamworth in the New England region of northern New South Wales. In 1956, he married Margaret Tarrant, with whom he had three children. After the early death of his wife, in 1970, he married again, to former Miss Australia 1961, Rosemary Fenton, with whom he has one son. His eldest daughter, Fiona, is married to the former Australian politician Peter King. June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... -1... Sydney is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian state of New South Wales, as well as Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Knox Grammar School is a Uniting Church in Australia school located in Wahroonga in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The University of Sydney The University of Sydney, established in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia, and it is located in Sydney, the capital city of the state of New South Wales. ... Tamworth is a regional centre (population: 35,000) and Local Government Area in the southern New England area of New South Wales, Australia. ... New England is the name given to a region in the north of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Miss Australia is the title for the winner of the Miss Australia Quest/Awards, which ran from 1954 until 2000, when the last Miss Australia was called. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Peter King Peter Edward King (born 29 June 1952), Australian politician, was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from November 2001 to October 2004, representing the Division of Wentworth, New South Wales. ...

In 1961 Sinclair became a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and in 1963, he was elected to the House of Representatives for the seat of New England. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ...

In 1965 Sinclair was promoted to the ministry, becoming Minister for Social Services in the Liberal-Country Party coalition government of Robert Menzies. In 1968, he became Minister for Shipping and Transport. He and Doug Anthony were seen as the most likely successors to the veteran Country Party leader John McEwen, but when McEwen retired in 1971, it was Anthony who was elected party Leader, while Sinclair was elected Deputy Leader, becoming at the same time Minister for Primary Industry. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... Sir Robert Gordon Menzies (20 December 1894 – 14 May 1978), Australian politician, was the twelfth and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia, serving a total of eighteen and a half years in office from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Doug Anthony The Rt Hon John Douglas Anthony AC, CH (born 31 December 1929), Australian politician, was born in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales. ... Rt Hon John McEwen Sir John McEwen (March 29, 1900 - November 20, 1980), Australian politician and 18th Prime Minister of Australia, was born at Chiltern, Victoria, where his father was a pharmacist. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

After spending the three years of the Whitlam Labor government in opposition, Sinclair again became Minister for Primary Industry in 1975, in the Fraser government. He held this position until 1979, when he was forced to resign from the ministry after being charged with forgery. The charges arose from a dispute over his father's will, on which he was accused of having forged his father's signature. He was acquitted of these charges in August 1980, and then returned to the ministry as Minister for Special Trade Negotiations. After the 1980 elections he became Minister for Communications. In May 1982, he became Minister for Defence, a post he held until the defeat of the Fraser government in 1983. Edward Gough Whitlam (born 11 July 1916), Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia, was the only Australian Prime Minister to be dismissed by the Governor-General. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... John Malcolm Fraser (born 21 May 1930), Australian politician and 22nd Prime Minister of Australia, came to power in the circumstances of the dismissal of the Whitlam government. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In January 1984 Anthony resigned the leadership of the National Country Party (as the Country Party had been renamed in 1975), and Sinclair succeeded him. Under his leadership the party was renamed the National Party of Australia (NPA), reflecting the need to broaden the party's base beyond its declining rural constituency. The party aggressively challenged the Liberals in urban seats, but had little success except in Queensland. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...

Sinclair also tried to position the NPA as the party of social conservatism. During the 1984 election he created a controversy by blaming the appearance of AIDS on the Hawke Labor government's policy of "condoning" homosexuality. Sinclair had a poor relationship with Liberal leader Andrew Peacock, and supported his more conservative rival, John Howard. When Howard became Liberal leader in 1985, the two formed a close partnership. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Red Ribbon is the global symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and is defined as a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the depletion of the immune system caused... Robert James Lee Hawke (born 9 December 1929), Australian trade union leader and politician, was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. ... Since its inception, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... Link title Headline text Andrew Peacock Andrew Peacock Andrew Peacock Andrew Peacock ALL bout im Andrew Peacock Andrew Peacock The Hon. ... John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the countrys 25th Prime Minister. ... This article is about the year. ...

This alliance was disrupted by the determination of the extremely conservative Queensland branch of the NPA and its leader, Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, to seize the national political agenda. The Queensland NPA forced the federal party to break off the coalition with the Liberals, and launched a "Joh for Canberra" campaign with the aim of making the 76-year-old Bjelke-Petersen Prime Minister at the 1987 elections. Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... The Hon. ... The Joh for Canberra or Joh for PM campaign was the 1987 attempt of the Queensland branch of the National Party of Australia to install Queensland Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen as Prime Minister of Australia. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

This campaign was a complete failure: the Hawke government was re-elected in July 1987, the NPA lost seats, particularly in Queensland, and Sinclair and Howard both found their leaderships under pressure. In May 1989, there were simultaneous, co-ordinated leadership coups in both parties, with Peacock displacing Howard as Liberal leader and Charles Blunt replacing Sinclair. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Blunt Charles William Blunt (born 19 January Australian politician, was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and graduated from the University of Sydney with a degree in economics. ...

Sinclair was furious, and when Blunt lost his seat at the 1990 elections, he made a determined attempt to regain the NPA leadership, but was defeated by Tim Fischer, and retired to the back-benches. By this time he was the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives. He was also the last serving Australian politician to be a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, entitling him to the prefix "The Right Honourable". This article is about the year. ... Tim Fischer Timothy Andrew Fischer AC (born 3 March 1946), Australian politician, was born in Lockhart, in the Riverina district of New South Wales, son of a farmer of German descent. ... See also: List of longest-serving members of the Australian Senate The first House of Representatives was elected on 30 March 1901. ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ... The Right Honourable (abbreviated The Rt Hon. ...

Aged nearly 70 and having had heart problems for some time, Sinclair announced his intention to retire at the 1998 elections. In February 1998 Howard appointed Sinclair as Chairman of the Constitutional Convention which debated the possibility of Australia becoming a republic, a role in which he won praise from all sides. When the Speaker of the House, Robert Halverson, suddenly resigned in March, Sinclair was elected to replace him. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... ... The Speakers chair in the House of Representatives The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament of Australia. ...

Sinclair made an excellent Speaker, and tried to persuade the NPA to allow him to stand again in New England, but they had already chosen another candidate and Sinclair had no choice but to retire, which he did at the October elections.

Rt. Hon. Ian Sinclair is now the President of AUSTCARE, an international, non- profit, independent aid organisation.