Fletcher, Alan Roy
Personal
Birth Date:
26 January 1907 (Pittsworth, Queensland)
Death Date:
7 October 1991 (Toowoomba, Queensland)
Parents:
Alexander Roy Fletcher and Rosena Wilhelmine (nee McIntyre)
Family:
Enid Edna Phair Thompson on 15 March 1934, 2 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
Pittsworth State School; Scots College, Warwick
Religion:
Presbyterian
Career
Farmer
Local Government Service:
Councillor, Pittsworth Shire Council, 1945 to 1955
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | CP | Cunningham | 7 Mar 1953 | 7 Dec 1974 | Did not contest |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Minister for Education and Cultural Activities | 17 Jan 1968 | 23 Dec 1974 |
| Minister for Lands and Irrigation | 16 Jun 1960 | 17 Jan 1968 |
| Speaker | 27 Aug 1957 | 15 Jun 1960 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Director, Queensland Co-operative Milling Association; President, Scots College Old Boys' Association; Member,Warwick Club; Interests included cricket, tennis, bowls, fishing and rifle shooting. Chairman, Queensland Theatre Orchestra in 1975; Member, Council of the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Technology, 1976; Vice-President, Pittsworth Historical Society, 1977; Captain, Irongate Cricket Club;. Patron, Isolated Children's Parents Association; Chairman, Presbyterian Schools Council in Warwick. Sir Alan was instrumental in the formation of the Griffith University. As then Minister for Education he introduced preschool eduation into Queensland in 1973
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg: 23401; Waterson, DB, Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Lack, Clem, Three Decades of Queensland Political History 1929-1960 (Brisbane: Government Printer, 1962); Legge, JS, Who's Who in Australia XXIInd Edition, (Melbourne: The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, 1977)
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