Gordon Freeth

Sir Gordon Freeth
Minister for External Affairs
In office
11 February 1969 – 12 November 1969
Prime MinisterJohn Gorton
Preceded byPaul Hasluck
Succeeded byWilliam McMahon
Minister for Air
In office
28 February 1968 – 13 February 1969
Prime MinisterJohn Gorton
Preceded byPeter Howson
Succeeded byDudley Erwin
Minister for Shipping and Transport
In office
18 December 1963 – 28 February 1968
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
Harold Holt
John McEwen
Preceded byHubert Opperman
Succeeded byIan Sinclair
Minister for the Interior and Works
In office
10 December 1958 – 18 December 1963
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
Preceded byAllen Fairhall
Succeeded byJohn Gorton
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
March 1977 – March 1980
Preceded byJohn Bunting
Succeeded byJames Plimsoll
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Forrest
In office
10 December 1949 – 25 October 1969
Preceded byNelson Lemmon
Succeeded byFrank Kirwan
Personal details
Born
Gordon Freeth

(1914-08-06)6 August 1914
Angaston, South Australia
Died27 November 2001(2001-11-27) (aged 87)
Perth, Western Australia
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
Spouse
Joan Baker
(m. 1939; died 1997)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
OccupationLawyer
Gordon Freeth
Medal record
Men's rowing
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1938 Sydney Coxed four

Sir Gordon Freeth, KBE (6 August 1914 – 27 November 2001) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969, including as a minister in the Coalition governments from 1958 to 1969. He later served as Ambassador to Japan from 1970 to 1973 and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1977 to 1980.