Alan Munro (politician)

The Honourable
Sir Alan Munro
KBE
18th Deputy Premier of Queensland
In office
26 September 1962 – 28 January 1965
PremierFrank Nicklin
Preceded byKenneth Morris
Succeeded byThomas Hiley
Minister for Industrial Development
In office
26 September 1963 – 28 January 1965
PremierFrank Nicklin
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAlex Dewar
Leader of the Queensland Liberal Party
Elections: 1963
In office
26 September 1962 – 28 January 1965
DeputyThomas Hiley
Preceded byKenneth Morris
Succeeded byThomas Hiley
Attorney-General of Queensland
and Minister for Justice
In office
12 August 1957 – 26 September 1963
PremierFrank Nicklin
Preceded byWilliam Power
Succeeded byPeter Delamothe
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Toowong
In office
29 April 1950 – 28 May 1966
Preceded byCharles Wanstall
Succeeded byCharles Porter
Personal details
Born
Alan Whiteside Munro

(1898-05-23)23 May 1898
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died8 July 1968(1968-07-08) (aged 70)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseMinnie Beryl Nicholson (m.1921 d.1977)
OccupationAccountant

Sir Alan Whiteside Munro KBE (23 May 1898 – 8 July 1968) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was the Deputy Premier of Queensland from 1963 until 1965.[1]

Early life

Munro was born in Brisbane, Queensland,[1] the son of George Whiteside and his wife Florence Emily Maude (née Schmidt).[2] He attended Brisbane Grammar School and after finishing school he was a public servant for the federal government from 1913 until 1924 and then he took up accounting for the rest of his career.[1]

He was a member of the Volunteer Defence Corps from 1941 to 1944 and chairman of the Queensland State Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants 1940–1942. Munro then became president of the Brisbane Chamber of Commerce from 1942 to 1944 and Chairman of Directors of Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd, from 1949 to 1950.[1]

Political career

Munro, representing the Liberal Party, won the seat of Toowong at the 1950 Queensland state election, replacing the retiring member, Charles Wanstall.[3] He held the seat until 1966 when he retired from politics to allow "younger men to take the reins".[1]

He served in several roles in the government of the day, including:[1]

  • Attorney-General – 1957
  • Minister for Justice and Attorney-General – 1957–1963
  • Leader of the Liberal Party and Deputy Premier – 1962–1965[4]
  • Minister for Industrial Development – 1963–1965

He was awarded a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 12 Jun 1965 for his "distinguished and statesmanlike services to the state as a minister and parliamentarian".[1]

Personal life

On 29 June 1921 Munro married Minnie Beryl Nicholson [1] (died 1977)[2] and together had two sons.[1] One son, Sergeant Donald Whiteside Munro, died in New Guinea while flying his Kittyhawk in 1942.[5] Munro died in Brisbane in July 1968 and was accorded a state funeral.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  3. ^ "LATEST POLL FIGURES". The Courier-mail. No. 4189. Queensland, Australia. 1 May 1950. p. 4. Retrieved 24 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "The Ayes Have It: The history of the Queensland Parliament, 1957–1989" (PDF). 2010. p. 87, 88. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. ^ MUNRO, DONALD WHITESIDE — RAAF. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Toowong
1950–1966 		Succeeded by