Ian Macphee | |
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Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs | |
In office 7 May 1982 – 11 March 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | Neil Brown |
Succeeded by | Ralph Willis |
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs | |
In office 8 December 1979 – 7 May 1982 | |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | Michael MacKellar |
Succeeded by | John Hodges |
Minister for Productivity | |
In office 8 November 1976 – 8 December 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | New title |
Succeeded by | Kevin Newman |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Balaclava | |
In office 18 May 1974 – 1 December 1984 | |
Preceded by | Ray Whittorn |
Succeeded by | David Kemp |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Goldstein | |
In office 1 December 1984 – 19 February 1990 | |
Preceded by | New seat |
Succeeded by | David Kemp |
Personal details | |
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 13 July 1938
Political party | Liberal |
Alma mater | University of Sydney University of Hawaii |
Occupation | Lawyer |
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.