Frederick Hewitt

Frederick Hewitt
Minister for Social Welfare
Minister for Child Welfare
In office
3 September 1968 – 11 March 1971
PremierRobert Askin
Preceded byHarry Jago
Succeeded byJohn Lloyd Waddy
Minister for Labour and Industry
In office
11 March 1971 – 14 May 1976
PremierRobert Askin
Tom Lewis
Sir Eric Willis
Preceded byEric Willis
Succeeded byPaul Landa (as Minister for Industrial Relations)
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office
23 April 1955 – 31 July 1976
Succeeded byPeter Philips
Personal details
Born(1908-07-11)11 July 1908
Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
Died22 November 1976(1976-11-22) (aged 68)
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseEnid Brown
OccupationCompany director
Awards Australia Service Medal
Military service
Allegiance Australia
Branch/serviceAustralia Australian Army
Years of service1942–1945
RankGunner
Unit7th Battalion, Volunteer Defence Corps
Battles/warsWorld War II

Frederick Maclean ("Mac") Hewitt (11 July 1908 – 22 November 1976) was an Australian company director and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for the 21 years from 1955 to 1976 representing the Liberal Party, serving as Leader of the Liberal Party in the council as well as on the Askin cabinet as Minister for Child and Social Welfare and later as Minister for Labour and Industry. He continued to serve in the Lewis and Willis cabinets in the portfolios of Labour and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Federal Affairs. Following the Coalition loss at the 1976 election, Hewitt continued to serve as Deputy Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Liberal Party in the council until his retirement, before his death a few months later.[1]

  1. ^ "Mr Frederick Maclean Hewitt (1908–1976)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.