Reg Bishop | |
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Postmaster-General of Australia | |
In office 12 June 1974 – 11 November 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
Preceded by | Lionel Bowen |
Succeeded by | Peter Nixon |
Minister for Repatriation | |
In office 19 December 1972 – 12 June 1974 | |
Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
Preceded by | Lance Barnard |
Succeeded by | John Wheeldon |
Senator for South Australia | |
In office 1 July 1962 – 30 June 1981 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | 4 February 1913
Died | 3 July 1999 Daw Park, South Australia, Australia | (aged 86)
Political party | Labor |
Reginald Bishop AO (4 February 1913 – 3 July 1999) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for South Australia from 1962 to 1981. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), and held office in the Whitlam government as Minister for Repatriation (1972–1974) and Postmaster-General (1974–1975).