Fred Green (Australian politician)
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Frederick Green was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1950 until 1968. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party
(ALP).
Green was born in Sydney, New South Wales and educated to elementary level at state schools. He was the son of a metal dealer and worked variously as a brick carter, concrete labourer and law clerk. He joined the Labor party in 1927 and was an alderman on the Alexandria Municipal Council
between 1934 and 1948. He was the mayor in 1937, 1938 and 1945. Green was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Labor member for the seat of Redfern
at the 1950
state election after the sitting Labor member Kevin Dwyer
lost party pre-selection and retired. He retained the seat for the Labor Party at the next 5 elections ane retired at the 1968
election when the seat was abolished. Green was the Labor Party whip between 1953 and 1959.
Green is the Great-grandfather of Australian Netballer Kimberlee Green
.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
from 1950 until 1968. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
(ALP).
Green was born in Sydney, New South Wales and educated to elementary level at state schools. He was the son of a metal dealer and worked variously as a brick carter, concrete labourer and law clerk. He joined the Labor party in 1927 and was an alderman on the Alexandria Municipal Council
City of South Sydney
The South Sydney City Council was a former local government area covering the inner-eastern and inner-southern suburbs of Sydney, Australia. It was forcibly merged with the Sydney City Council by the New South Wales State Government in 2004. The council chambers were located in the Erskineville...
between 1934 and 1948. He was the mayor in 1937, 1938 and 1945. Green was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Labor member for the seat of Redfern
Electoral district of Redfern
Redfern was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, originally created in 1880, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Redfern...
at the 1950
New South Wales state election, 1950
The 1950 New South Wales State state election was held on 17 June 1950. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1949 redistribution...
state election after the sitting Labor member Kevin Dwyer
Kevin Dwyer (politician)
Kevin Dwyer was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 7 months in 1949-50. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party.-Early life:...
lost party pre-selection and retired. He retained the seat for the Labor Party at the next 5 elections ane retired at the 1968
New South Wales state election, 1968
The 1968 New South Wales state election was held on 24 February 1968. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1966 redistribution...
election when the seat was abolished. Green was the Labor Party whip between 1953 and 1959.
Green is the Great-grandfather of Australian Netballer Kimberlee Green
Kimberlee Green
Kimberlee Green is an Australian international netball player. Green played six years in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy, for the Sydney Swifts and AIS Canberra Darters. With the start of the ANZ Championship, Green signed with Sydney franchise the New South Wales Swifts, which won the inaugural...
.