Herbert, John Desmond
Personal
Birth Date:
11 February 1925 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Death Date:
30 October 1978 (Hopetoun Private Hospital, Queensland)
Parents:
Desmond Herbert and Vera McNeilance (nee Prowse)
Family:
Yvonne May Cranston on 10 January 1948, 5 sons
Education:
Eagle Junction State School; Brisbane Grammar School; University of Queensland
Religion:
Uniting
Career
Bank clerk, ES&;A Bank, 1946 to 1956; Councillor, United Bank Officers Association
Military Service:
Able Seaman, Royal Australian Navy, 1942 to 1946, Indian Ocean, Burma, New Guinea, Admiralty Islands
Party Positions:
- Member, Liberal Party State Executive. 1950 - 1956
- Numerous positions on electorate and area bodies.
- Government Party Secretary. 1957 - 1965
- Federal Campaign Director, Moreton.
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | LIB | Sherwood | 19 May 1956 | 13 Sep 1978 |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Minister for Welfare | 16 Dec 1977 | 14 Sep 1978 |
| Leader, Parliamentary Delegation to Pacific Area Travel Association Conference, Djakarta | 1974 | |
| Minister for Community and Welfare Services and Sport | 23 Dec 1974 | 16 Dec 1977 |
| Minister for Tourism, Sport and Welfare Services | 20 Jun 1972 | 23 Dec 1974 |
| Minister Labour and Tourism | 10 Jan 1966 | 20 Jun 1972 |
| Minister for Labour and Industry | 28 Jan 1965 | 10 Jan 1966 |
| Delegate, Australian Area Conference, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association | 1963 | |
| Delegate, General Conference, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, London | 1961 | |
| Member, Committee on Problems of Youth, December 1957 to May 1959 | Dec 1957 | May 1959 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Interests include fishing, rowing and rugby union; Original sponsor and Immediate Past President, National Trust of Queensland; Inaugural President and Founder, Mental Health Federation of Queensland; State President, Father and Son Welfare Movement; Federal President, Australia Day Council, 1963; Director, Queensland Society for Crippled Children; State Councillor, Girl Guides Association; Member, Boy Scouts (Queensland branch); Member, State Branch Council of the Scout Association of Australia and President, Tarcoola branch; Chairman, Brisbane Rowing Association; Queensland Father of the Year, 1978; Patron, Queensland Family Life Movement
Sources:
Image sourced from the collection of the Queensland Parliamentary Library and Research Service; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982); Legge, JS, ed., Who's Who in Australia, 1977, XXIInd edition (Melbourne: Herald and Weekly Times Ltd)
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 18 July 2017]