John Cramer (Australian politician)

Sir John Cramer
Cramer in 1971
Minister for the Army
In office
28 February 1956 – 18 December 1963
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
Preceded byEric Harrison
Succeeded byJim Forbes
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Bennelong
In office
10 December 1949 – 11 April 1974
Preceded byDivision created
Succeeded byJohn Howard
Mayor of North Sydney
In office
20 December 1939 – 6 December 1941
DeputyGeorge Fowle
Preceded byJames Stanton
Succeeded byGeorge Fowle
Personal details
Born
John Oscar Cramer

(1896-02-18)18 February 1896
Quirindi, New South Wales
Died18 May 1994(1994-05-18) (aged 98)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyUAP (to c. 1944)
Democratic (1944)
Liberal (from 1945)
Spouse
(m. 1922; died 1984)

Sir John Oscar Cramer (18 February 1896 – 18 May 1994) was an Australian businessman and politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in federal parliament from 1949 to 1974, representing the seat of Bennelong. He served as Minister for the Army in the Menzies government from 1956 to 1963. He was also mayor of North Sydney from 1939 to 1941.