Norman Makin

Norman Makin
7th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
In office
20 November 1929 – 16 February 1932
Preceded bySir Littleton Groom
Succeeded byGeorge Mackay
Minister for the Navy and Munitions
In office
7 October 1941 – 15 August 1946
Preceded byBilly Hughes
Succeeded byArthur Drakeford
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Hindmarsh
In office
13 December 1919 – 14 August 1946
Preceded byWilliam Archibald
Succeeded byAlbert Thompson
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Sturt
In office
29 May 1954 – 10 December 1955
Preceded byKeith Wilson
Succeeded byKeith Wilson
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Bonython
In office
10 December 1955 – 1 November 1963
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byMartin Nicholls
4th Ambassador of Australia to
the United States
In office
5 September 1946 – 1 January 1951
Preceded byFrederic Eggleston
Succeeded byPercy Spender
Personal details
Born
Norman John Oswald Makin

(1889-03-31)31 March 1889
Petersham, New South Wales
Died20 July 1982(1982-07-20) (aged 93)
Adelaide, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseRuby Florence nee Jennings
ChildrenLloyd John Makin
Parent(s)John Hulme Makin and Elizabeth, née Yates[1]
OccupationMetal worker

Norman John Oswald Makin AO (31 March 1889 – 20 July 1982) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1919 to 1946 for Hindmarsh, from 1954 to 1955 for Sturt, and from 1955 to 1963 for Bonython. He was Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 1929 to 1932 and served as Minister for the Navy, Minister for Munitions (1941–1946) and Minister for Aircraft Production (1945–1946) under John Curtin, Frank Forde and Ben Chifley. He was the first President of the United Nations Security Council in 1946, and served as Ambassador to the United States from 1946 to 1951.[2]

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  2. ^ "James Scullin: Key people". Australia's Prime Ministers. National Archives of Australia. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2016.