Cyril Chambers | |
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Minister for the Army | |
In office 1 November 1946 – 19 December 1949 | |
Prime Minister | Ben Chifley |
Preceded by | Frank Forde |
Succeeded by | Josiah Francis |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Adelaide | |
In office 21 August 1943 – 14 October 1958 | |
Preceded by | Fred Stacey |
Succeeded by | Joe Sexton |
Personal details | |
Born | Thebarton, South Australia | 28 February 1897
Died | 3 October 1975 Hawthorn, South Australia | (aged 78)
Political party | Labor (to 1957; after 1958) Independent (1957–58) |
Spouses | Hilda Mummery (m. 1938–1943)Salamas Rickman
(m. 1949–1954)Janet Pullen (m. 1956) |
Occupation | Dentist |
Cyril Chambers CBE (1897–1975) was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1943 to 1958, representing the Labor Party. He was Minister for the Army in the Chifley government from 1946 to 1949.