Date of Birth: 06/06/1900
Place of Birth: East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 15/09/1984
Place of Death: Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member for Hurstville |
03 Mar 1956 |
16 Feb 1959 |
2 years 11 months 14 days |
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| Minister for Housing and Minister for Co-operative Societies |
23 Feb 1953 |
01 Apr 1954 |
1 year 1 month 10 days |
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| Member for Hurstville |
14 Feb 1953 |
06 Feb 1956 |
2 years 11 months 24 days |
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| Minister for Housing, Minister for Co-operative Societies and Assistant Treasurer |
03 Apr 1952 |
23 Feb 1953 |
10 months 21 days |
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| Colonial Secretary, Minister for Co-operative Societies and Assistant Treasurer |
30 Jun 1950 |
02 Apr 1952 |
1 year 9 months 4 days |
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| Member for Hurstville |
17 Jun 1950 |
14 Jan 1953 |
2 years 6 months 29 days |
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| Minister for Housing and Assistant Treasurer |
19 May 1947 |
30 Jun 1950 |
3 years 1 month 12 days |
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| Member for Hurstville |
03 May 1947 |
22 May 1950 |
3 years 20 days |
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| Minister for Housing |
06 Feb 1947 |
19 May 1947 |
3 months 14 days |
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| Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities and Immigration |
09 May 1946 |
06 Feb 1947 |
8 months 29 days |
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| Assistant Minister |
08 Jun 1944 |
09 May 1946 |
1 year 11 months 2 days |
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| Member for Hurstville |
27 May 1944 |
29 Mar 1947 |
2 years 10 months 3 days |
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| Minister for Education |
16 May 1941 |
08 Jun 1944 |
3 years 24 days |
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| Member for Hurstville |
10 May 1941 |
24 Apr 1944 |
2 years 11 months 15 days |
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| Member for Hurstville |
18 Mar 1939 |
18 Apr 1941 |
2 years 1 month 1 day |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
18 Mar 1939 |
16 Feb 1959 |
19 years 10 months 30 days |
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Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Heffron Labor in 1939. Expelled from party in 1956. Stood as an Independent in 1959.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (barrister). Educated at Fort Street High School and the Royal Military College, Duntroon. Graduate and Kings Medal in 1921, and University of Sydney., LLB 1926; called to Bar in 1926; resigned from portfolio in 1954, returned to Bar; president of Australian Russian Society; president of Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (1952); honorary member of Royal Australian Historical Society in 1943; trustee of Ku-ring-gai Chase; executive member of the Sydney University Union from 1923 until 1924
Honours Received
King's Counsel (KC) in 1935
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of John Ashmore Hamilton Evatt, publican, and his wife Jeanie Gray. Married Marjorie Andreas on 28 January 1928 and had issue, 2 daughters and 1 son. Church of England. Brother of Herbert Vere Evatt , also a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
