Ian Macphee

Ian Macphee
Macphee endorsing Zoe Daniel’s campaign
Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs
In office
7 May 1982 – 11 March 1983
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byNeil Brown
Succeeded byRalph Willis
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
In office
8 December 1979 – 7 May 1982
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byMichael MacKellar
Succeeded byJohn Hodges
Minister for Productivity
In office
8 November 1976 – 8 December 1979
Prime MinisterMalcolm Fraser
Preceded byNew title
Succeeded byKevin Newman
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Balaclava
In office
18 May 1974 – 1 December 1984
Preceded byRay Whittorn
Succeeded byDavid Kemp
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Goldstein
In office
1 December 1984 – 19 February 1990
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byDavid Kemp
Personal details
Born (1938-07-13) 13 July 1938 (age 86)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyLiberal
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
University of Hawaii
OccupationLawyer

Ian Malcolm Macphee AO (born 13 July 1938) is an Australian former politician. He held ministerial office in the Fraser government as Minister for Productivity (1976–1979), Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979–1982), and Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs (1982–1983). He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1974 to 1990, representing the Liberal Party. He was known for his contributions in developing Australian multiculturalism as immigration minister and for being one of the most prominent "small-l" liberals within the Liberal Party.