Douglas Scott (politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Australian politician
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Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
About Douglas Scott (politician)
- Douglas Barr Scott (12 May 1920 – 12 March 2012) was a former Australian National Party politician and briefly government minister. Scott was born in Adelaide, South Australia and graduated from Scotch College, Adelaide and from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts.
- He was a farmer and grazier before entering politics.
- During World War II, he was a member of the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1941 to 1945 and was discharged with the rank of lieutenant.Scott was appointed by the Parliament of New South Wales on 6 August 1970 to the Australian Senate to fill a casual vacancy created by the death of Colin McKellar and held it until the 21 November 1970 half Senate election.
- He was elected to the Senate at the May 1974 election.
- In 1979, he was appointed Minister for Special Trade Representations in Malcolm Fraser's ministry, until August 1980, when he was replaced by Ian Sinclair, following Sinclair's acquittal on fraud charges.
- He did not stand for re-election at the 1984 election and retired at the expiration of his term at the end of June 1985.
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