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Mr Ian Ross GRIFFITH (1925 - 1992)

  • Date of Birth: 25/09/1925
  • Place of Birth: Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
  • Date of Death: 08/11/1992
  • Place of Death: Sorrento, Queensland, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Parliament Notes
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly3 Mar 195612 Sep 197822yr(s) 6mth(s) 10day(s)
Member for Sutherland3 Mar 195616 Feb 19592yr(s) 11mth(s) 14day(s)38th (1956 - 1959)
Member for Cronulla21 Mar 19595 Feb 19622yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s)39th (1950 - 1953)
Member for Cronulla3 Mar 196231 Mar 19653yr(s) 29day(s)40th (1962 - 1965)
Member for Cronulla1 May 196523 Jan 19682yr(s) 8mth(s) 23day(s)41st (1965 - 1968)
Member for Cronulla24 Feb 196813 Jan 19712yr(s) 10mth(s) 21day(s)42nd (1968 - 1971)
Member for Cronulla13 Feb 197119 Oct 19732yr(s) 8mth(s) 7day(s)43rd (1971 - 1973)
Member for Cronulla17 Nov 19732 Apr 19762yr(s) 4mth(s) 17day(s)44th (1973 - 1976)
Member for Cronulla1 May 197612 Sep 19782yr(s) 4mth(s) 12day(s)45th (1976 - 1978)
Chief Secretary and Minister for Sport19 Jun 197217 Jan 19736mth(s) 30day(s)
Chief Secretary and Minister for Sport17 Jan 19733 Dec 197310mth(s) 17day(s)
Chief Secretary and Minister for Sport3 Dec 19733 Jan 19751yr(s) 1mth(s) 1day(s)
Minister for Housing and Minister for Co-operative Societies23 Jan 197614 May 19763mth(s) 22day(s)

Political Party Activity

Liberal Party. Caringbah branch, president of Sutherland state and Werriwa federal electorate conference, whip from 1965 until 1972; lost preselection in September 1977.


Qualifications, occupations and interests

Bank officer. Educated at Melbourne Boys High School and joined the National Bank. Public Relations Officer from 1950 until 1955; organiser with Commonwealth election campaign in 1955.


Military Service

Served Royal Australian Navy 1942 - 1945, Royal Australian Navy Reserve, Lieutenant


Personal

Son of Ross Edwin Griffith, analyst, and Grace Marshall Brown. Married Jean Lillian Martin on 18 January 1947 and had issue, 3 sons and 1 daughter. Presbyterian.


Additional Information



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