Bill Wentworth

Bill Wentworth
Minister for Social Services
In office
28 February 1968 – 5 December 1972
Prime MinisterJohn Gorton
William McMahon
Preceded byIan Sinclair
Succeeded byBill Hayden
Minister in charge of Aboriginal Affairs under the Prime Minister
In office
28 February 1968 – 31 May 1971
Prime MinisterJohn Gorton
William McMahon
Preceded byNew Title
Succeeded byPeter Howson
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Mackellar
In office
10 December 1949 – 10 December 1977
Preceded byDivision created
Succeeded byJim Carlton
Personal details
Born(1907-09-08)8 September 1907
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died15 June 2003(2003-06-15) (aged 95)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyIndependent (1943)
Liberal Democratic (1943)
Liberal (1945–1977)
Independent (after 1977)
RelationsMungo MacCallum (nephew)
Alma materNew College, Oxford
OccupationPolitician

William Charles Wentworth AO (8 September 1907 – 15 June 2003), usually known as Bill Wentworth and sometimes referred to as William Charles Wentworth IV, was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party for most of his career and held ministerial office in the governments of John Gorton and William McMahon, serving as Minister for Social Services (1968–1972) and Minister in charge of Aboriginal Affairs (1968–1971). Wentworth served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1977, representing the New South Wales seat of Mackellar. He frequently crossed the floor and served his final months in parliament as an independent.