David Brand
Sir David Brand KCMG (1 August 1912 – 15 April 1979) was an Australian politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1945 to 1975, and also the 19th and longest-serving Premier of Western Australia, serving four terms from the 1959 to the 1971 election. He resigned as leader of the Liberal Party in 1973, and retired from politics in 1975, dying from heart disease in 1979.
The Honourable Sir David Brand KCMG | |
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| 19th Premier of Western Australia Elections: 1959, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1971 | |
| In office 2 April 1959 – 3 March 1971 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Sir Charles Gairdner Sir Douglas Kendrew |
| Deputy | Arthur Watts Sir Crawford Nalder |
| Preceded by | Albert Hawke |
| Succeeded by | John Tonkin |
| Minister for Local Government | |
| In office 7 October 1949 – 6 April 1950 | |
| Premier | Ross McLarty |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Victor Doney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1912 Dongara, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 15 April 1979 (aged 66) Carnamah, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Doris Elspeth McNeill |
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