John Cremean
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John Lawrence Cremean was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne
, he was educated at Catholic
schools before becoming a clerk. He was secretary to federal Labor
minister Arthur Calwell
from 1942–45, secretary of the Fire Brigades Employees Union 1945-48, and also sat on Richmond City Council
. In 1945 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
as the Labor member for Clifton Hill
, where he remained until 1949. In that year, he transferred to federal politics, winning the new seat of Hoddle
in the Australian House of Representatives
. In 1955, Cremean was one of seven MPs who left the ALP and formed the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)
, the precursor to the Democratic Labor Party
. Cremean's seat of Hoddle was abolished for the 1955 election
, so he contested its successor, Scullin
, as an Anti-Communist, but was defeated by the Labor candidate, Edward Peters
, the member for Burke
. Cremean died in 1982.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, he was educated at Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
schools before becoming a clerk. He was secretary to federal Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
minister Arthur Calwell
Arthur Calwell
Arthur Augustus Calwell Australian politician, was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for 32 years from 1940 to 1972, Immigration Minister in the government of Ben Chifley from 1945 to 1949 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party from 1960 to 1967.-Early life:Calwell was born in...
from 1942–45, secretary of the Fire Brigades Employees Union 1945-48, and also sat on Richmond City Council
City of Richmond
The City of Richmond was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1855 until 1994.-History:...
. In 1945 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
as the Labor member for Clifton Hill
Electoral district of Clifton Hill
Electoral district of Clifton Hill was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria.-Members for Clifton Hill:...
, where he remained until 1949. In that year, he transferred to federal politics, winning the new seat of Hoddle
Division of Hoddle
The Division of Hoddle was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1949 and abolished in 1955. It was named for Robert Hoddle, the surveyor who laid out the street plan of the City of Melbourne...
in the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
. In 1955, Cremean was one of seven MPs who left the ALP and formed the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)
Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)
The Australian Labor Party was the name initially used by the right-wing group which split away from the Australian Labor Party in 1955, and which later became the Democratic Labor Party in 1957....
, the precursor to the Democratic Labor Party
Democratic Labor Party (historical)
The Democratic Labor Party was an Australian political party that existed from 1955 until 1978.-History:The DLP was formed as a result of a split in the Australian Labor Party that began in 1954. The split was between the party's national leadership, under the then party leader Dr H.V...
. Cremean's seat of Hoddle was abolished for the 1955 election
Australian federal election, 1955
Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 December 1955. All 122 seats in the House of Representatives, and 30 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies with coalition partner the Country Party...
, so he contested its successor, Scullin
Division of Scullin (1955-69)
The Division of Scullin was an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It was located in the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne. It included the suburbs of Carlton and Fitzroy....
, as an Anti-Communist, but was defeated by the Labor candidate, Edward Peters
Edward Peters
Edward William "Ted" Peters was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended Catholic schools before becoming a clerk with the Victorian Public Service. He was president of the Victorian branch of the Clerks' Union and in 1934 was President of the Victorian Labor Party...
, the member for Burke
Division of Burke (1949-55)
The Division of Burke was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1949 and replaced the similarly located and pronounced division of Bourke...
. Cremean died in 1982.