Arthur Blakeley | |
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Minister for Home Affairs | |
In office 22 October 1929 – 6 January 1932 | |
Prime Minister | James Scullin |
Preceded by | Aubrey Abbott |
Succeeded by | Archdale Parkhill |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition Deputy Leader of the Labor Party | |
In office 26 April 1928 – 5 February 1929 | |
Leader | James Scullin |
Preceded by | James Scullin |
Succeeded by | Ted Theodore |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Darling | |
In office 5 May 1917 – 15 September 1934 | |
Preceded by | William Spence |
Succeeded by | Joe Clark |
Personal details | |
Born | Gilberton, South Australia, Australia | 3 July 1886
Died | 27 June 1972 Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia | (aged 85)
Political party | Labor |
Spouse |
Ruby Pauline McCarroll
(m. 1914; died 1962) |
Children | 4 |
Occupation | Unionist |
Arthur Blakeley (3 July 1886 – 27 June 1972) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1917 to 1934, representing the Labor Party. He was the party's deputy leader from 1928 to 1929 and served as Minister for Home Affairs in the Scullin government (1929–1932).