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Hon Sir George Jenkins KBE

Newcastle
House of Assembly

About Me

Full Name
Sir George Frederick Jenkins KBE
Date of Birth
24 June 1878
Party
Liberal and Country League
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Newcastle
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
06 April 1918
Deceased
25 July 1957

Electoral History

Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
19 Mar 1938 - 02 Mar 1956
Newcastle
House of Assembly
Liberal and Country League
Retired
08 Apr 1933 - 18 Mar 1938
Burra Burra
House of Assembly
Liberal and Country League
Boundary Redistribution
26 Mar 1927 - 04 Apr 1930
Burra Burra
House of Assembly
Liberal Federation
Not Re-elected
16 Oct 1923 - 04 Apr 1924
Burra Burra
House of Assembly
Liberal Federation
Not Re-elected
06 Apr 1918 - 16 Oct 1923
Burra Burra
House of Assembly
Liberal Union
Changed Party

Offices Held

02 Mar 1956 - Current
Former Member

Ministerial Appointments

14 Dec 1944 - 28 May 1954
Minister of Forests
15 May 1944 - 28 May 1954
Minister of Afforestation
15 May 1944 - 28 May 1954
Minister of Agriculture
15 Jan 1930 - 17 Apr 1930
Minister of Marine
15 Jan 1930 - 17 Apr 1930
Minister of Railways
08 Apr 1927 - 17 Apr 1930
Commissioner of Crown Lands
08 Apr 1927 - 17 Apr 1930
Minister of Local Government
14 Nov 1923 - 16 Apr 1924
Commissioner of Public Works
14 Nov 1923 - 16 Apr 1924
Minister of Local Government
14 Nov 1923 - 16 Apr 1924
Minister of Marine
03 Nov 1922 - 14 Nov 1923
Assistant Minister of Repatriation
03 Nov 1922 - 14 Nov 1923
Minister of Agriculture
03 Nov 1922 - 14 Nov 1923
Minister of Town Planning
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Committee Membership

13 Jan 1943 - 15 May 1944
12 Jan 1938 - 12 Jan 1943
13 Jul 1933 - 11 Jan 1938
Acknowledgement of Country

The Parliament of South Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners of this country throughout Australia, and their connection to land and community. We pay our respect to them and their cultures and to the Elders both past and present.