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
| Member for Young |
07 Oct 1978 |
28 Aug 1981 |
2 years 10 months 22 days |
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| Member for Young |
01 May 1976 |
12 Sep 1978 |
2 years 4 months 13 days |
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| Minister for Mines and Minister for Energy |
23 Jan 1976 |
14 May 1976 |
3 months 22 days |
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| Minister for Mines and Minister for Energy |
17 Dec 1975 |
23 Jan 1976 |
1 month 7 days |
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| Acting Minister for Agriculture |
11 Jun 1975 |
28 Jul 1975 |
1 month 18 days |
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| Minister for Mines and Minister for Energy |
03 Jan 1975 |
17 Dec 1975 |
11 months 15 days |
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| Minister for Conservation and Minister for Cultural Activities |
03 Dec 1973 |
03 Jan 1975 |
1 year 1 month 1 day |
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| Member for Young |
17 Nov 1973 |
02 Apr 1976 |
2 years 4 months 17 days |
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| Minister for Conservation and Minister for Cultural Activities |
17 Jan 1973 |
03 Dec 1973 |
10 months 17 days |
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| Minister for Conservation and Minister for Cultural Activities |
19 Jun 1972 |
17 Jan 1973 |
6 months 30 days |
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| Acting Minister for Agriculture |
31 May 1972 |
02 Aug 1972 |
2 months 3 days |
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| Minister for Cultural Activities and Assistant Treasurer |
11 Mar 1971 |
19 Jun 1972 |
1 year 3 months 9 days |
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| Member for Young |
13 Feb 1971 |
19 Oct 1973 |
2 years 8 months 7 days |
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| Assistant Minister |
11 Feb 1969 |
11 Mar 1971 |
2 years 1 month 1 day |
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| Member for Young |
24 Feb 1968 |
13 Jan 1971 |
2 years 10 months 21 days |
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| Member for Young |
01 May 1965 |
23 Jan 1968 |
2 years 8 months 24 days |
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| Member for Young |
03 Mar 1962 |
31 Mar 1965 |
3 years 29 days |
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| Member for Young |
21 Mar 1959 |
05 Feb 1962 |
2 years 10 months 16 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
21 Mar 1959 |
28 Aug 1981 |
22 years 5 months 8 days |
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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.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
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
