Colin McKellar | |
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| Minister for Repatriation | |
| In office 22 December 1964 – 12 November 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies Harold Holt John McEwen John Gorton |
| Preceded by | Reg Swartz |
| Succeeded by | Mac Holten |
| Senator forNew South Wales | |
| In office 22 November 1958 – 13 April 1970 | |
| Preceded by | James Ormonde |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1903-05-29)29 May 1903 Gulgong, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 13 April 1970(1970-04-13) (aged 66) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Party | Country |
| Spouse | Florence Emily Smith |
| Occupation | Farmer, soldier |
Gerald Colin McKellar (29 May 1903 – 13 April 1970) was an Australian politician. He was a member of theCountry Party and served as aSenator forNew South Wales from 1958 until his death in 1970. He wasMinister for Repatriation from 1964 to 1969.
McKellar was born inGulgong, New South Wales and educated atGilgandra and became a wheat and sheep farmer in the Gilgandra area. He married Florence Emily Smith in 1926. He commanded the local militia from 1936 and was appointed a major in thesecond Australian Imperial Force in September 1942. He was transferred to the reserves in April 1946. After World War II, he became an official in several farming organisations.[1]
McKellar was elected as aCountry PartySenator at the1958 election. In December 1964, he was appointedMinister for Repatriation.[2] He was obliged to implementCabinet's decision to cut costs despite the strenuous opposition of theReturned Services League. During theHolt government, he also came under strong pressure over theVIP flights affair as he represented theMinister for AirPeter Howson in the Senate. He agreed not to be appointed to thesecond Gorton Ministry in November 1969, on grounds of ill-health and five months later died ofcoronary heart disease, survived by his wife and three sons.[1]
The Canberra suburb ofMcKellar was named after him in 1974.
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