The Hon. George Francis FREUDENSTEIN (1921 - 2007)**

Date of Birth: 26/12/1921 Place of Birth: Young, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death: 22/10/2007 Place of Death: Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 21 Mar 1959 28 Aug 1981 22yr(s) 5mth(s) 8day(s) Member for Young 21 Mar 1959 5 Feb 1962 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s) 39th (1950 - 1953) Member for Young 3 Mar 1962 31 Mar 1965 3yr(s) 29day(s) 40th (1962 - 1965) Member for Young 1 May 1965 23 Jan 1968 2yr(s) 8mth(s) 23day(s) 41st (1965 - 1968) Member for Young 24 Feb 1968 13 Jan 1971 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 21day(s) 42nd (1968 - 1971) Member for Young 13 Feb 1971 19 Oct 1973 2yr(s) 8mth(s) 7day(s) 43rd (1971 - 1973) Member for Young 17 Nov 1973 2 Apr 1976 2yr(s) 4mth(s) 17day(s) 44th (1973 - 1976) Member for Young 1 May 1976 12 Sep 1978 2yr(s) 4mth(s) 12day(s) 45th (1976 - 1978) Member for Young 7 Oct 1978 28 Aug 1981 2yr(s) 10mth(s) 22day(s) 46th (1978 - 1981) Assistant Minister 11 Feb 1969 11 Mar 1971 2yr(s) 1mth(s) 1day(s) Minister for Cultural Activities and Assistant Treasurer 11 Mar 1971 19 Jun 1972 1yr(s) 3mth(s) 9day(s) Acting Minister for Agriculture 31 May 1972 2 Aug 1972 2mth(s) 3day(s) Minister for Conservation and Minister for Cultural Activities 19 Jun 1972 17 Jan 1973 6mth(s) 30day(s) Minister for Conservation and Minister for Cultural Activities 17 Jan 1973 3 Dec 1973 10mth(s) 17day(s) Minister for Conservation and Minister for Cultural Activities 3 Dec 1973 3 Jan 1975 1yr(s) 1mth(s) 1day(s) Minister for Mines and Minister for Energy 3 Jan 1975 17 Dec 1975 11mth(s) 15day(s) Acting Minister for Agriculture 11 Jun 1975 28 Jul 1975 1mth(s) 18day(s) Minister for Mines and Minister for Energy 17 Dec 1975 23 Jan 1976 1mth(s) 7day(s) Minister for Mines and Minister for Energy 23 Jan 1976 14 May 1976 3mth(s) 22day(s)

Political Party Activity

Australian Country Party. Secretary of Young Branch 1951 - 1958. Secretary of Young Electorate Council 1951 - 1958. Chairman of Hume Electorate Council 1982.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Bank Officer. Educated at Warrungo Primary School 1927 - 1933 and Grenfell High School 1934 - 1939. Bank Officer with the Rural Bank, Sydney. Farmer and grazier, Chippendale near Young; Owned with father Tyagong Shorthorn stud farm; committee member of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association; Freemason; Diocesan Council Church of England. Recreational interests included tennis and beef cattle breeding.

Military Service

Citizen Military Forces from 29 December 1941 - 6 October 1942. Australian Infantry Forces 7 October 1942 - 24 July 1946.

Personal

Son of Francis John Freudenstein, farmer and grazier, and Gwen Shannon. Married Joan Elizabeth Parker on 25 August 1960, and had issue, 1 son.

Additional Information

Member of Former Members of Parliament Association. Papers in the Charles Sturt University Regional Archives: http://www.csu.edu.au/research/archives/collection/regional/records/political

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