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Scottish-born Australian politician (1925–2019)
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Gordon McIntosh
Senator for Western Australia
In office
18 May 1974 – 5 June 1987
Personal details
BornGordon Douglas McIntosh
(1925-05-29)29 May 1925
Glasgow, Scotland
Died10 March 2019(2019-03-10) (aged 93)
Perth, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
OccupationMetal worker
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch/serviceRoyal Air Force
Years of service1946–1948

Gordon Douglas McIntosh (29 May 1925 – 10 March 2019) was a Scottish-born Australian politician.

Early life

Born in Glasgow, he was a toolmaker and served in the Royal Air Force from 1946 to 1948. Having moved to Australia, he was president of the Western Australian branch of the Amalgamated Engineering Union, and later, following its amalgamation, vice-president of the Western Australian branch of the Amalgamated Metal Workers Union. In 1974, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Western Australia. He held the seat until his retirement in 1987.

References

  1. "McINTOSH, Gordon Douglas (1925– ) Senator for Western Australia, 1974–87 (Australian Labor Party)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
  3. Valedictory Speech, Hansard, 5 June 1987


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