Mac Holten | |
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Minister for Repatriation | |
In office 12 November 1969 – 5 December 1972 | |
Prime Minister | John Gorton William McMahon |
Preceded by | Colin McKellar |
Succeeded by | Reg Bishop |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Indi | |
In office 22 November 1958 – 10 December 1977 | |
Preceded by | William Bostock |
Succeeded by | Ewen Cameron |
Personal details | |
Born | Rendle McNeilage Holten 29 March 1922 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 12 October 1996 | (aged 74)
Political party | Country |
Occupation | Footballer, Farmer |
Rendle McNeilage "Mac" Holten CMG (29 March 1922 – 12 October 1996) was an Australian politician and sportsman. He was a member of the Country Party and represented the Division of Indi in the House of Representatives from 1958 to 1977. He served as Minister for Repatriation from 1969 to 1972 in the Gorton and McMahon governments. Before entering politics, he played Australian rules football for the Collingwood Football Club.