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Monarch
  
Queen Elizabeth II

Preceded by
  
Governor-General
  
Paul Hasluck

Succeeded by
  

Preceded by
  
Roger Dean

Name
  
Fred Sr.

Succeeded by
  
Spouse
  
Mavis Chaney (m. 1938)

Role
  
Former Member of the Australian Parliament

Died
  
December 17, 2001, Perth, Australia

Party
  
Liberal Party of Australia

Previous office
  
Member of the Australian Parliament (1955–1969)

Children
  
Fred Chaney, Michael Chaney, John Chaney

Siblings
  
Richard Chaney, Robin Chaney, Karen Chaney

Sir Frederick Charles Chaney KBE, AFC (20 October 1914 – 17 December 2001) was an Australian politician and Minister for the Navy.

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Early life

Chaney was born in Fremantle, Western Australia and educated in state and Catholic schools. As a result of his sporting ability he won a scholarship to attend Christian Brothers' College, Perth. He taught in state schools from 1932 and married Mavis, a fellow teacher, in 1938. In 1941, he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force as a pilot and flying instructor and served in Australia, New Guinea and Borneo and was awarded the Air Force Cross. Chaney and his wife had four sons (including Fred, a deputy leader of the Liberal Party; Michael, a businessman; and John, a judge) and three daughters.

Politics

Chaney was elected at the 1955 election as the Liberal member for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Perth. He was appointed Minister for the Navy in Robert Menzies' December 1963 ministry, but not sworn in until 4 March 1964, due to the need to pass legislation to enlarge the ministry. In the interim, on 10 February 1964 the Melbourne–Voyager collision took place, and Chaney was responsible for dealing with its repercussions. He was not reappointed to Harold Holt's second ministry in December 1966 and he was defeated at the 1969 election by Labor candidate, Joe Berinson.

Chaney was the Administrator of the Northern Territory from 1970 to 1973 and was a strong advocate for Aboriginal land rights. He was Lord Mayor of Perth from 1978 to 1982. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1970 and Knight Commander of the Order (KBE) in 1981.

References

Fred Chaney Sr. Wikipedia


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