Gus Kelly (politician)

Gus Kelly
Minister for Health
In office
16 May 1941 – 30 June 1950
PremierWilliam McKell
James McGirr
Preceded byHerbert FitzSimons
Succeeded byMaurice O'Sullivan
41st Chief Secretary of New South Wales
In office
3 April 1952 – 13 May 1965
PremierJoseph Cahill
Bob Heffron
Jack Renshaw
Preceded byClive Evatt
Succeeded byEric Willis
Personal details
Born
Christopher Augustus Kelly

(1890-08-21)21 August 1890
Obley (near Dubbo), Colony of New South Wales
Died25 March 1967(1967-03-25) (aged 76)
Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyAustralian Labor Party (NSW), Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
SpouseEileen Mary Mitchell
OccupationCement tester
Military service
Allegiance Australia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1910–1914
1915–1919
RankPrivate
UnitFirst Australian Imperial Force
Battles/warsFirst World War

Christopher Augustus "Gus" Kelly (21 August 1890 – 25 March 1967) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1925 to 1932 and again from 1935 until his death in 1967, representing the electorate of Bathurst. He held numerous ministerial positions between 1941 and 1965 in McKell Labor Government.[1]

  1. ^ "The Hon. Christopher Augustus Kelly (1890-1967)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.