The Honourable Robert Cummin Katter (5 September 1918 – 18 March 1990) was an Australian politician and Minister for the Army. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. He was a Country Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for 24 years. The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate

Katter was born in Brisbane of Catholic Lebanese descent and has been described as a cousin of the poet Khalil Gibran. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Kahlil Gibran (born Gibrān Khalīl Gibrān bin Mikhā'īl bin Sa'ad; Arabic ar جبران خليل جبران بن ميخائيل بن سعد (born January ^[1] He was raised and educated "probably by the nuns" in Cloncurry and later at Mount Carmel College on Charters Towers. Cloncurry is a town situated in north west Queensland, Australia, 770 kilometres west of the city of Townsville via the Flinders Highway. Charters Towers is a city in northern Queensland, Australia. It is located 135 kilometres south-west from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. ^[2] He began legal studies at the [[University of Queensland] and resided at St Leo's College (when the College was at Wickham Terrace), but with the outbreak of World War II, he served as a lieutenant from 1940 and was promoted to captain in 1942. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Lieutenant (abbreviated Lt or Lieut) is a Military, Naval, Paramilitary, Fire service, Emergency medical services In July 1942 his service was terminated on grounds of ill health. He was a cinema proprietor and business manager before entering the Australian Parliament. The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. He was a councillor of Cloncurry Shire Council from 1946 to 1967 and was its Chairman from 1948 to 1951 and 1964 to 1967. Cloncurry Shire Council is a Local Government Area in north western Queensland, Australia. ^[3][4]

Political career

Katter was at one time a member of the Australian Labor Party and a union delegate on the Brisbane wharves. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland According to Barry Jones he was also briefly a member of the Communist Party of Australia, although this is just speculation and there is no evidentiary basis for that allegation. Barry Owen Jones AO (born 11 October 1932, Geelong, Victoria) is a writer lawyer social activist quiz champion and former This article is about the historical Communist Party of Australia dissolved in 1991 He left the Labor Party in 1957 when the Queensland Labor Party split from the federal party. The Queensland Labor Party (QLP was a political party of Queensland, Australia formed in 1957 by a breakaway group of the then ruling Australian Labor Party Government He subsequently ran unsuccessfully for the state seat of Flinders in the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party. The Queensland Legislative Assembly is the Unicameral chamber of the Parliament of Queensland. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. ^[1][5][6] He was elected as a Country Party member for Kennedy at the 1966 election and continued to hold the seat until his death in 1990. Issues The new Prime Minister Harold Holt was stylish debonair and popular with the electorate He was Minister for the Army from February 1972 until the McMahon government's defeat at the December 1972 election. Sir William "Billy" McMahon, GCMG, CH (23 February 1908 31 March 1988 was an Australian Liberal politician and the 20th Prime Minister of Issues The 1972 Election was largely focused on domestic policy issues and the role of the federal government in resolving these issues ^[3] From 1976 to 1983, he was Chairman of the House's Standing Committee on Road Safety and was a strong advocate of the introduction of random breath-testing in states, including Queensland, where it had not already been implemented. A breathalyzer is a (breath analyser device for estimating Blood alcohol content (BAC from a breath sample He was also a onetime Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade. He served two terms as Australian Parliamentary representative to the United Nations. Katter was appointed by the Australian Tourist Commission as an ambassador to the United States for tourism following the success of the film Crocodile Dundee there in 1986. Tourism Australia is a statutory authority of the Government of Australia, with responsibility for Tourism marketing within Australia and internationally The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Crocodile Dundee is a 1986 Australian Comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City His son Bob Katter is the current member for Kennedy. Robert Carl "Bob" Katter (born 22 May 1945) is an Australian federal politician He played a major role in establishing the Stockman's Hall of Fame at Longreach. The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame is a museum located in Longreach, Queensland, Australia, which pays Tribute to pioneers Longreach is a Town located in central western Queensland, Australia and is approximately 700 kilometres from the coast west of Rockhampton ^[7][5]

. Robert Carl "Bob" Katter (born 22 May 1945) is an Australian federal politician Akubra is an Australian brand of Hat, whose wide-brimmed styles are a distinctive part of Australian culture, especially in rural areas Katter's first wife died in 1971. He later re-married. Katter was survived by his second wife, Joy (whom he married in 1976), two sons (including Bob) and a daughter from his first marriage and two sons and a daughter from his second marriage. ^[2].

Notes

Political offices
Preceded by Andrew Peacock	Minister for the Army 1972	Succeeded by Lance Barnard
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Bill Riordan	Member for Kennedy 1966 – 1990	Succeeded by Rob Hulls

Persondata
NAME	Katter, Robert Cummin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	5 September 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH	Brisbane, Queensland
DATE OF DEATH	18 March 1990
PLACE OF DEATH

Andrew Sharp Peacock AC (born 13 February 1939 is a former Australian Liberal politician The current Minister for Defence of Australia is Joel Fitzgibbon. Lance Herbert Barnard AO ( 1 May 1919 &ndash 6 August 1997) Australian politician was Deputy Prime Minister of Australia The Parliament of Australia or Commonwealth Parliament is the legislative branch of government of Australia. William James Frederick "Bill" Riordan CBE ( 8 February 1908 – 15 January 1973) was an Australian politician The Division of Kennedy is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Hon Robert Justin Hulls (born January 23, 1957) is the Deputy Premier of Victoria. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

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