Joe Clark (Australian politician)

Joe Clark
Father of the House
In office
31 July 1963 – 29 September 1969
Preceded byEddie Ward
Succeeded byJohn McEwen
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Darling
In office
15 September 1934 – 29 September 1969
Preceded byArthur Blakeley
Succeeded byJohn FitzPatrick
Personal details
Born(1897-07-29)29 July 1897
Coonamble, New South Wales
Died9 December 1992(1992-12-09) (aged 95)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLang Labor (1934–36)
Labor (1936–69)
OccupationTailor

Joseph James Clark, CBE (29 July 1897 – 9 December 1992) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served in the House of Representatives from 1934 to 1969, representing the New South Wales seat of Darling. He is one of the longest-serving members in parliamentary history. He was a backbencher through his period of service, although he did serve as chairman of committees from 1946 to 1949.