Philip McBride
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Sir Philip Albert Martin McBride KCMG
(18 June 1892 – 14 July 1982) was an Australian politician.
McBride was born into a well-known pastoral family and educated at Burra
Public School and Prince Alfred College
in Adelaide
. In 1931, he was elected as the member for Grey
in the Australian House of Representatives
, representing the United Australia Party
. In October 1937, he was appointed to a casual vacancy in the Australian Senate
. He was Assistant Minister for Commerce from April 1939 to August 1940. He was Minister for the Army
and Minister for Repatriation
from March to October 1940 in Robert Menzies
ministry
. In the third Menzies Ministry
, he was Minister for Supply and Development
from October 1940 to June 1941 and Minister for Munitions
from October 1940 to the defeat of the Menzies government in August 1941. He was defeated in the 1943 general election
.
In the 1946 general election
, he was elected as the member for Wakefield
for the Liberal Party of Australia
and held it to his retirement in 1958, as a member of the Liberal and Country League
from 1951. Following the election of the Manzies government in 1949
, he became Minister for the Interior
from 1949 to 1950. In 1950, he was appointed Minister for Defence
, a position he retained to his retirement.
After McBride's retirement, he was Federal President of the Liberal Party from 1960 to 1965. He was survived by his widow and two surviving sons.
in 1953 and made a Privy councillor in 1959.
Order of St Michael and St George
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(18 June 1892 – 14 July 1982) was an Australian politician.
McBride was born into a well-known pastoral family and educated at Burra
Burra, South Australia
Burra is a pastoral centre and historic tourist town in the mid-north of South Australia. It lies east of the Clare Valley in the Bald Hills range, part of the northern Mount Lofty Ranges, and on Burra Creek. The town began as a single company mining township that, by 1851, was a set of townships ...
Public School and Prince Alfred College
Prince Alfred College
Prince Alfred College is an independent, day and boarding school for boys, located on Dequetteville Terrace, Kent Town, near the centre of Adelaide, South Australia...
in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
. In 1931, he was elected as the member for Grey
Division of Grey
The Division of Grey is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia.The division was created in 1903 and is named for Sir George Grey, who was Governor of South Australia 1841-45 ....
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....
, representing the United Australia Party
United Australia Party
The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia...
. In October 1937, he was appointed to a casual vacancy in the Australian Senate
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
. He was Assistant Minister for Commerce from April 1939 to August 1940. He was Minister for the Army
Minister for Defence (Australia)
The Minister for Defence of Australia administers his portfolio through the Australian Defence Organisation, which comprises the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force. Stephen Smith is the current Minister.-Ministers for Defence:...
and Minister for Repatriation
Minister for Veterans' Affairs (Australia)
The Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs oversees income support, compensation, care and commemoration programs for more than 400,000 veterans and their widows, widowers and dependants....
from March to October 1940 in Robert Menzies
Robert Menzies
Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, , Australian politician, was the 12th and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia....
ministry
Second Menzies Ministry
The Second Menzies Ministry was the twenty-seventh Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 14 March 1940 to 28 October 1940.United Australia Party–Australian Country Party Coalition...
. In the third Menzies Ministry
Third Menzies Ministry
The Third Menzies Ministry was the twenty-eighth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 28 October 1940 to 28 August 1941.United Australia Party–Australian Country Party Coalition...
, he was Minister for Supply and Development
Minister for Defence (Australia)
The Minister for Defence of Australia administers his portfolio through the Australian Defence Organisation, which comprises the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force. Stephen Smith is the current Minister.-Ministers for Defence:...
from October 1940 to June 1941 and Minister for Munitions
Minister for Defence (Australia)
The Minister for Defence of Australia administers his portfolio through the Australian Defence Organisation, which comprises the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force. Stephen Smith is the current Minister.-Ministers for Defence:...
from October 1940 to the defeat of the Menzies government in August 1941. He was defeated in the 1943 general election
Australian federal election, 1943
Federal elections were held in Australia on 21 August 1943. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister of Australia John Curtin easily defeated the opposition Country Party led...
.
In the 1946 general election
Australian federal election, 1946
Federal elections were held in Australia on 28 September 1946. All 74 seats in the House of Representatives, and 19 of the 36 seats in the Senate were up for election...
, he was elected as the member for Wakefield
Division of Wakefield
The Division of Wakefield is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of South Australia. It is located north of Adelaide, incorporating the outer northern suburbs of Salisbury and Elizabeth, and extending north as far as Clare. It covers the east coast of the Gulf St Vincent north of...
for the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
and held it to his retirement in 1958, as a member of the Liberal and Country League
Liberal and Country League
The Liberal and Country League was a major political party in South Australia throughout its forty year existence. Thirty-four years were spent in government, in part due to the electoral malapportionment known as the Playmander, introduced after coming to power.Created on 9 June 1932 as the...
from 1951. Following the election of the Manzies government in 1949
Australian federal election, 1949
Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 December 1949. All 121 seats in the House of Representatives, and 42 of the 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, where the single transferable vote was introduced...
, he became Minister for the Interior
Minister for Home Affairs (Australia)
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from 1949 to 1950. In 1950, he was appointed Minister for Defence
Minister for Defence (Australia)
The Minister for Defence of Australia administers his portfolio through the Australian Defence Organisation, which comprises the Department of Defence and the Australian Defence Force. Stephen Smith is the current Minister.-Ministers for Defence:...
, a position he retained to his retirement.
After McBride's retirement, he was Federal President of the Liberal Party from 1960 to 1965. He was survived by his widow and two surviving sons.
Honours
McBride was made a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St GeorgeOrder of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
in 1953 and made a Privy councillor in 1959.