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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable | name = Sir Allen Fairhall | honorific-suffix = KBE | image = Allen Fairhall.jpg | constituency_MP = Paterson | parliament = Australian | majority = | predecessor = New seat | successor = Frank O'Keefe | term_start = 10 December 1949 | term_end = 29 September 1969 | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1909|11|24}} | birth_place = Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2006|11|3|1909|11|24}} | death_place = Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | spouse = {{Marriage|Monica Ballantyne|1936}} | party = Liberal | occupation = Electrical fitter, radio officer }} Sir Allen Fairhall KBE FRSA (24 November 1909{{spaced ndash}}3 November 2006) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969, representing the Liberal Party. He was a government minister under four prime ministers, most notably as Minister for Defence from 1966 to 1969. Early lifeFairhall was born at Morpeth, New South Wales, and attended East Maitland Boys' High School. After school he was apprenticed as an electrical fitter at the Walsh Island Dockyard in Newcastle, while attending Newcastle Technical College. At the same time he developed an interest in radio and gained an amateur radio licence. He was able to convince the then Postmaster-General's Department that Newcastle needed a second commercial radio station. In 1931 he established 2KO. During World War II he worked on the supply of signals equipment for the Australian armed services. From 1941 to 1944 he was an alderman of the City of Newcastle.[1][2] Political careerIn 1949, Fairhall entered the Federal Parliament as the Liberal Member for Paterson. He was Minister for Interior and Minister for Works (1956–58), Minister for Supply (1961–66) and Minister for Defence (1966–69). In the latter role, he was responsible for the introduction of the F-111 fighter aircraft and the reintroduction of conscription for the Vietnam War. The purchase of the F-111 was a major political issue in the late 1960s and early 1970s due to price escalation and late delivery, although many of them are still in service and some of them are now expected to have a service life of well over 50 years. Following the disappearance of Harold Holt in December 1967, Fairhall had support to nominate for the leadership of the Liberal Party (effectively for the Prime Ministership), but he declined to do so.[3] Later lifeFairhall retired before the 1969 election. After retirement he wrote a book on Henry George, Towards a New Society.[4] He was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1970, received an honorary Doctorate of Science by Newcastle University, and was awarded the James N Kirby Medal from the Institution of Production Engineers (Australian Division) and life membership of the Wireless Institute of Australia.[1] He died in November 2006, aged 96. Notes1. ^1 {{cite web | title = Sir Allen Fairhall, K.B.E | url = http://www.fairhall.id.au/resources/fame/sirallen.htm | accessdate = 2008-02-03 }} {{s-start}}{{s-off}}{{s-bef | before= Wilfrid Kent Hughes }}{{s-ttl | title=Minister for Interior2. ^{{cite news | last = Farquharson | first = John | title = A fair bet for PM, but he declined | publisher = Sydney Morning Herald | date = 10 December 2006 }} 3. ^Sir Allen Fairhall, K.B.E. - Prime Minister of Australia ... if he had nominated? 4. ^{{cite book | last = Fairhall | first = Allen | title = Towards a New Society | publisher = Allen Fairhall | year = 1997 | location = Newcastle | isbn=0-646-30921-8 | page = 114 }} Minister for Works |years=1956–1958}}{{s-aft | after= Gordon Freeth }}{{s-bef | before= Alan Hulme }}{{s-ttl | title= Minister for Supply | years=1961–1966}}{{s-aft | after= Denham Henty }}{{s-bef | before= Shane Paltridge }}{{s-ttl | title= Minister for Defence | years=1966–1969}}{{s-aft | after= Malcolm Fraser }}{{s-par | au}}{{s-new | division}}{{s-ttl | title=Member for Paterson | years=1949–1969}}{{s-aft | after= Frank O'Keefe }}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Fairhall, Allen}} 13 : 1909 births|2006 deaths|Australian Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Australian politicians awarded knighthoods|Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia|Members of the Australian House of Representatives|Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Paterson|Members of the Cabinet of Australia|Port Stephens Council|People from Maitland, New South Wales|Georgist politicians|Defence ministers of Australia|20th-century Australian politicians |
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