Munro, Alan Whiteside, KBE
Personal
Birth Date:
12 May 1898 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Death Date:
8 July 1968 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
George Whiteside Munro and Florence Emily Maude (nee Schmidt)
Family:
Minnie Beryl Nicholson on 29 June 1921, 2 sons
Education:
Brisbane Grammar School; FCA, FInstD
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Practice in principal chartered accountants firm, 1925 to 1957; Consultant, 1921; Commonwealth Public Servant, 1913 to 1924
Military Service:
Volunteer Defence Corps, 1941 to 1944
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | LIB | Toowong | 29 Apr 1950 | 28 May 1966 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Minister for Industrial Development | 26 Sep 1963 | 28 May 1966 |
| Leader of the Liberal Party and Deputy Premier | 23 Aug 1962 | 23 Dec 1965 |
| Minister for Justice and Attorney-General | 14 Nov 1957 | 26 Sep 1963 |
| Attorney-General | 12 Aug 1957 | 14 Nov 1957 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member, Queensland Tax Agents Association, 1926;; Member: Queensland Club, Indooroopilly Bowls Club; and St Lucia Bowls Club; Chairman, Queensland Taxation Standing Committee, 1938 to 1940; Chairman (Queensland State Council) and Member (General Council), Institute of Chartered Accountants, 1940 to 1942; President, Brisbane Chamber of Commerce, 1942 to 1944; Chairman of Directors, Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd, 1949 to 1950; Legislation introduced by Sir Alan included the inauguration of District Courts and more effective control of prisons, liquor and hire purchases; He also supervised arrangements for the consolidation and reprinting of the Queensland Statutes
Sources:
Image sorced from C Lack, Three decades of Queensland political history, 1929-1960 (1962); Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Queensland Parliamentary Debates, Motion of Condolence, Third session of 38th Parliament, Vol. 249, pp. 12-14.; Queensland Government Gazette, Vol. CCXXVIII, No. 76, 9 Jul 1968, p. 1181; The Courier-Mail, 'Sir Alan Munro is honoured for his work. Knighted in birthday list', 12 Jun 1965
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