Lance Barnard
The Honourable Lance Barnard AO |
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3rd Deputy Prime Minister of Australia | |
In office 2 December 1972 – 18 May 1974 |
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Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
Preceded by | Doug Anthony |
Succeeded by | Jim Cairns |
Minister for Defence | |
In office 2 December 1972 – 6 June 1975 |
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Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
Preceded by | David Fairbairn |
Succeeded by | Bill Morrison |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Bass |
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In office 29 May 1954 – 2 June 1975 |
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Preceded by | Bruce Kekwick |
Succeeded by | Kevin Newman |
Personal details | |
Born | Launceston, Tasmania |
1 May 1919
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Relations | Claude Barnard (father) |
Occupation | Teacher |
Lance Herbert Barnard AO (1 May 1919 – 6 August 1997), Australian politician, was Deputy Prime Minister of Australia for most of the Labor government of Gough Whitlam.
A Tasmanian by birth, raised in Launceston, Barnard was the son of Claude Barnard, who was a Labor MP from Tasmania from 1934 to 1949 and a Minister in the Chifley government. He was a teacher before being elected in 1954 to the House of Representatives for the Division of Bass, his father's old seat. In 1967, he became Deputy Leader of the Labor Party and when it won office under Whitlam in 1972 Barnard was Deputy Prime Minister.As Minister for Defence, Barnard personally ensured the recommendations of the Jess Committee and new Defense Force Retirements Benefits Scheme was implemented in 1972.[1]
For the first two weeks of Whitlam's government, before the full electoral result was known, Whitlam and Barnard formed a two-man ministry, known as a duumvirate, to govern until a full ministry could be announced. Barnard held 14 portfolios including Defence and Immigration. Following the announcement of a complete ministry, Barnard served as Minister for Defence.
Following the 1974 election, Barnard lost the Labor Deputy Leadership to Dr. Jim Cairns and shortly thereafter he retired from politics. Prime Minister Gough Whitlam appointed Barnard Ambassador to Norway, Finland, and Sweden in 1975.[2] Bass was resoundingly lost to the Liberals at the ensuing by-election, a shock result that was seen by many as the beginning of the end for the Whitlam government, which was dismissed five months later.
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by | Deputy Prime Minister of Australia 1972–1974 |
Succeeded by Jim Cairns |
Preceded by | Minister for Defence 1972–1975 |
Succeeded by Bill Morrison |
Preceded by | Minister for Air 1972–1973 |
Abolished |
Preceded by | Minister for the Army 1972–1973 |
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Preceded by | Minister for the Navy 1972–1973 |
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Preceded by | Minister for Supply 1972–1973 |
Succeeded by Kep Enderby |
Parliament of Australia | ||
Preceded by | Member for Bass 1954–1975 |
Succeeded by Kevin Newman |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by | Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1967–1974 |
Succeeded by Jim Cairns |
Diplomatic posts | ||
Preceded by
John Petherbridge
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Australian Ambassador to Sweden 1975–1978 |
Succeeded by Brian Hill |
- Use dmy dates from April 2011
- 1919 births
- 1997 deaths
- Deputy Prime Ministers of Australia
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
- 1975 Australian constitutional crisis
- Australian diplomats
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Bass
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Cabinet of Australia
- Officers of the Order of Australia
- Ambassadors of Australia to Finland
- Ambassadors of Australia to Norway
- Ambassadors of Australia to Sweden
- People from Launceston, Tasmania
- Defence ministers of Australia