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Richard Casey, Baron Casey

Personal data
Date of birth29 August 1890
Place of birthBrisbane
Date of death17 June 1976(age 85)
Place of deathBerwick, Victoria,
Australia
ProfessionEngineer, Diplomat and Politician
16th Governor-General of Australia
In office7 May 1965 - 30 April 1969
MonarchElizabeth II
Succeeded bySir Paul Hasluck
Preceded byThe Viscount De L'Isle
Minister for External Affairs
In office11 May 1951 - 4 February 1960
Prime ministerRobert Menzies
Succeeded byRobert Menzies
Preceded byPercy Spender
Minister for External Territories
In office26 April 1951 - 11 May 1951
Prime ministerRobert Menzies
Succeeded byPaul Hasluck
Preceded byPercy Spender
Minister in charge of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
In office23 March 1950 - 4 February 1960
Prime ministerRobert Menzies
Succeeded byDonald Cameron
Preceded byOffice established
Minister for Works and Housing
In office19 December 1949 - 17 March 1950
Prime ministerRobert Menzies
Succeeded byWilfrid Kent Hughes
Preceded byNelson Lemmon
Governor of Bengal
In office14 January 1944 - 19 February 1946
Succeeded byFrederick Burrows
Preceded byJohn Herbert
1st Australian Ambassador to the United States
In office1 February 1940 - 20 April 1942
Prime ministerRobert Menzies
Arthur Fadden
John Curtin
Succeeded bySir Owen Dixon
Preceded byOffice established
Treasurer of Australia
In office3 October 1935 - 26 April 1939
Prime ministerJoseph Lyons
Sir Earle Page
Succeeded byRobert Menzies
Preceded byJoseph Lyons
In office1949 - 1960
Succeeded byJohn Jess
Preceded byDivision Created

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Richard Gardiner Casey, Baron Casey KG GCMG CH DSO MC KStJ PC (29 August 1890 - 17 June 1976) was an Australian politician, diplomat and the 16th Governor-General of Australia.

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Arthur Lewis
Member for Corio
1931 - 1940
Succeeded by
John Dedman
Political offices
Preceded by
Joseph Lyons
Treasurer of Australia
1935 - 1940
Succeeded by
Robert Menzies
Minister for Supply and Development
1939 - 1940
Succeeded by
Frederick Stewart
Diplomatic posts
Australian Ambassador to the United States
1940 - 1942
Succeeded by
Sir Owen Dixon
Government offices
Preceded by
Oliver Lyttelton
Minister Resident in the Middle East
1942 - 1944
Succeeded by
The Lord Moyne
(Minister of State)
Preceded by
John Arthur Herbert
Governor of Bengal
1944 - 1946
Succeeded by
Sir Frederick Burrows
Parliament of Australia
New division Member for La Trobe
1949 - 1960
Succeeded by
John Jess
Political offices
Preceded by
Nelson Lemmon
Minister for Works and Housing
1949 - 1950
Succeeded by
Wilfrid Kent Hughes
Preceded by
John Armstrong
Minister for Supply and Development
1949 - 1950
Succeeded by
Howard Beale (supply)
Preceded by
Eric Harrison
Minister for National Development
1950 - 1951
Succeeded by
Bill Spooner
Minister in charge of the Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
1950 - 1960
Succeeded by
Donald Cameron
Preceded by
Percy Spender
Foreign Minister of Australia
1951 - 1960
Succeeded by
Robert Menzies
Minister for External Territories
1951
Succeeded by
Paul Hasluck
Government offices
Preceded by
The Viscount De L'Isle
Governor-General of Australia
1965 - 1969
Succeeded by
Sir Paul Hasluck
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Preceded by
Lionel Rose
Australian of the Year Award
1969
Succeeded by
Cardinal Sir Norman Gilroy

Governors-General of Australia

Hopetoun * Tennyson * Northcote * Dudley * Denman * Munro Ferguson * Forster * Stonehaven * Isaacs * Gowrie * Gloucester * McKell * Slim * Dunrossil * De L'Isle * Casey * Hasluck * Kerr * Cowen * Stephen * Hayden * Deane * Hollingworth * Jeffery * Bryce



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