Frank Crean | |
|---|---|
 Crean in 1973 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Australia | |
| In office 2 July 1975 – 11 November 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Jim Cairns |
| Succeeded by | Doug Anthony |
| Minister for Overseas Trade | |
| In office 11 December 1974 – 11 November 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Jim Cairns |
| Succeeded by | Doug Anthony |
| Treasurer of Australia | |
| In office 19 December 1972 – 11 December 1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Gough Whitlam |
| Succeeded by | Jim Cairns |
| Deputy Leader of the Labor Party | |
| In office 2 July 1975 – 22 December 1975 | |
| Leader | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Dr. Jim Cairns |
| Succeeded by | Tom Uren |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Melbourne Ports | |
| In office 28 April 1951 – 10 November 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Holloway |
| Succeeded by | Clyde Holding |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 22 January 1949 – 1 March 1951 | |
| Preceded by | William Quirk |
| Succeeded by | Robert Pettiona |
| Constituency | Prahran |
| In office 10 November 1945 – 7 November 1947 | |
| Preceded by | William Haworth |
| Succeeded by | Roy Schilling |
| Constituency | Albert Park |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Daniel Crean 28 February 1916 Hamilton, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 2 December 2008 (aged 92) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse |
Mary Findlay (m. 1945) |
| Children | Stephen Simon David |
| Alma mater | Hamilton High School University of Melbourne |
Francis Daniel Crean (28 February 1916 – 2 December 2008) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1951 to 1977, representing the Labor Party. He was a minister in the Whitlam government, including as Treasurer from 1972 to 1974 and the fifth deputy prime minister for a few months in 1975.
Crean was born in Hamilton, Victoria. He attended Melbourne High School and the University of Melbourne, and subsequently worked as a tax accountant. Crean was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1945. He lost his seat in 1947 and reclaimed it in 1949, but quit state politics two years later to stand at the 1951 federal election. Crean spent the first 21 years of his career in federal politics in opposition, albeit as a frontbencher for most of that time. He became Treasurer after the 1972 election, but economic uncertainty and factional considerations meant he was replaced by Jim Cairns after two years. He was instead appointed Minister for Overseas Trade. Crean held that position until the government's dismissal in 1975, and for its final six months was also deputy prime minister, replacing Cairns when he became embroiled in the Khemlani affair. He left politics at the 1977 election. His son, Simon Crean, was a Member of Parliament from 1990 to 2013.