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William Gollan

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Preceded by
  
Frank Buckley

Party
  
Australian Labor Party

Role
  
Politician


Name
  
William Gollan

Succeeded by
  
Born
  
15 June 1885Woodburn, New South Wales (
1885-06-15
)

Died
  
October 4, 1968, Rose Bay, Australia

Political party
  
Australian Labor Party

William McCulloch Gollan (15 June 1885 – 4 October 1968) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1962 . He was a member of the Australian Labor Party. He held numerous ministerial positions between 1953 and 1959.

Gollan was born in Woodburn, New South Wales and was the son of a farmer. He was educated at state schools and initially worked as a bush worker in rural New South Wales. He later owned various businesses in Sydney including a chain of butcher shops and hotels. Gollan was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Labor member for Randwick at the 1941 state election. He defeated the sitting United Australia Party member, Arthur Moverley in the landslide victory that allowed William McKell to form a government. He held the seat at the next 6 elections and retired at the 1962 state election. In retirement he became a supporter of the Liberal Party of Australia. During the premierships of Joseph Cahill and Robert Heffron, Gollan held numerous ministerial positions including Secretary for Mines and Secretary for Lands. He was made a CBE in 1962.

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