Michael Cleary (rugby)

The Honourable Michael Cleary AO
Minister for Sport and Recreation
In office 2 October 1981 – 26 May 1982
Premier	Neville Wran
Preceded by	Ken Booth
Succeeded by	Himself (Leisure, Sport and Tourism)
In office 10 February 1984 – 25 March 1988
Premier	Neville Wran Barrie Unsworth
Preceded by	Himself (Leisure, Sport and Tourism)
Succeeded by	Bob Rowland Smith (Sport, Recreation and Racing)
Minister for Tourism
In office 2 October 1981 – 26 May 1982
Premier	Neville Wran
Preceded by	Ken Booth
Succeeded by	Himself (Leisure, Sport and Tourism)
In office 10 February 1984 – 25 March 1988
Premier	Neville Wran Barrie Unsworth
Preceded by	Himself (Leisure, Sport and Tourism)
Succeeded by	Garry West
Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism
In office 26 May 1982 – 10 February 1984
Premier	Neville Wran
Preceded by	Himself (Sport and Recreation) Himself (Tourism)
Succeeded by	Himself (Sport and Recreation) Himself (Tourism)
Minister for Racing
In office 4 July 1986 – 25 March 1988
Premier	Barrie Unsworth
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Bob Rowland Smith (Sport, Recreation and Racing)
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Coogee
In office 20 July 1974 – 3 May 1991
Preceded by	Ross Freeman
Succeeded by	Ernie Page
Personal details
Born	Michael Arthur Cleary[1] (1940-04-30) 30 April 1940 (age 84)[1] Dover Heights, New South Wales
Rugby player
School	Waverley College 1947–1958
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing[1] Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1959–1960 Randwick DRUFC () – New South Wales () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1961[1] Wallabies 6 (12)
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position	Winger
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1962–1970 South Sydney Rabbitohs 140 266 1971 Eastern Suburbs 13 15 Total 153 0 0 0 281 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1962–69 NSW 11 39 1962–1969 Australia 8 15
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth 100 yards

Michael Arthur Cleary AO (born 30 April 1940) is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and a politician. He represented Australia in both rugby codes as well as in athletics making him one of only four Australians who have represented their country at full international level in three different sports.^[2] He represented as a Wallaby in six Tests in 1961 and as a Kangaroo in eight Tests from 1962.