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About Jim Forbes
Alexander James de Burgh Forbes, often known as A. J. Forbes, was an Australian politician. He served in the House of Representatives from 1956 to 1975 as a member of the Liberal Party, representing the Division of Barker in South Australia. He held ministerial office in the Coalition governments of the 1960s and 1970s, serving as Minister for the Navy (1963–1964), Army (1963–1966), Health (1966–1971), and Immigration (1971–1972). At his death, Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister who served in the ministries of Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt and John McEwen, as well as the First Gorton Ministry.
Everything about Jim Forbes →- Occupation
- politician, military officer, political scientist, academic
- Position held
- member of the Australian House of Representatives, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection of Australia, Minister for Health, Minister for Defence
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Born
- December 16, 1923
- Died
- August 10, 2019