Bob Katter Sr.

The Honourable
Bob Katter Sr.
The Honourable Bob Katter Sr.
	Katter in 1967
Minister for the Army
	In office; 2 February 1972 – 5 December 1972
Prime Minister	William McMahon
Preceded by	Andrew Peacock
Succeeded by	Lance Barnard
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Kennedy
	In office; 26 November 1966 – 19 February 1990
Preceded by	Bill Riordan
Succeeded by	Rob Hulls
Personal details
Born	Cummin Robert Katter; 5 September 1918; South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died	18 March 1990 (aged 71); Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Political party	National
Other political; affiliations	Labor (1946–1957); Queensland Labor (1957–1966)
Spouses	; Mabel Horn; (m. 1943; wid. 1971) Joycelyn Steel (m. 1976)
Relations	Robbie Katter (grandson); See Katter family
Children	6; including Bob Jr. and Carl
Education	Mount Carmel College
Alma mater	University of Queensland
Occupation	General goods merchant and Fashion proprietor; (J. & R. D. Arida, Cloncurry); (Self-employed)
Profession	Trade Unionist, Businessman and Politician
Military service
Allegiance	Commonwealth of Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1940–1942
Rank	Captain
Unit	9th Infantry Battalion; 2nd Division
Service no.	Q15621
	Other offices 1987–1990: Ambassador, Australian Tourist Commission ; 1972–1987: Parliamentary Representative, United Nations Road Safety Collaboration ; 1949–1952, 1964–1967: Chair, Cloncurry Shire Council;

Robert Cummin Katter (born Cummin Robert Katter, 5 September 1918 – 18 March 1990) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1966 to 1990, representing the National Party (originally named the Country Party). He served as Minister for the Army in the McMahon government in 1972. His sons Bob Katter Jr. and Carl Katter as well as grandson Robbie have also been involved in politics.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.