Tony Street

Australian politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAustralian politician
PlacesAustralia
isPolitician Diplomat
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth8 February 1926
Age98 years
Star signAquarius
The details

Biography

Anthony Austin (Tony) Street (born 8 February 1926) was an Australian member of parliament.
He is the son of Geoffrey Street, a former Australian Cabinet Minister and MP. His father was killed in the 1940 Canberra air disaster.
In 1966 he was elected as a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Corangamite division in Victoria, Australia. He remained in this position, winning re-election, until he resigned on 18 January 1984.
From 14 September 1971, during the McMahon Ministry, he was Assistant Minister assisting the Minister for Labour and National Service. In the First Fraser Ministry he became the Minister for Labour and Immigration. In the Second Fraser Ministry he served as Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations, and Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Public Service Matters. During the Third Fraser Ministry he served as minister in several posts, including Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations and Minister for Industrial Relations. He served as Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs during the Fourth Fraser Ministry, from 1980 until 1983.

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