Shane Paltridge

Sir Shane Paltridge
Leader of the Government in the Senate
In office
10 June 1964 – 19 January 1966
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
Preceded byBill Spooner
Succeeded byDenham Henty
Minister for Defence
In office
24 April 1964 – 19 January 1966
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
Preceded byPaul Hasluck
Succeeded byAllen Fairhall
Minister for Civil Aviation
In office
24 October 1956 – 24 April 1964
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
Preceded byAthol Townley
Succeeded byDenham Henty
Minister for Shipping and Transport
In office
27 September 1955 – 5 February 1960
Prime MinisterRobert Menzies
Preceded byJohn Spicer
Succeeded byHubert Opperman
Senator for Western Australia
In office
28 April 1951 – 21 January 1966
Succeeded byReg Withers
Personal details
Born
Shane Dunne Paltridge

(1910-01-11)11 January 1910
Leederville, Western Australia
Died21 January 1966(1966-01-21) (aged 56)
Nedlands, Western Australia
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Molly McEncroe
(m. 1947)
RelationsHannah Beazley (granddaughter)
OccupationBank clerk, hotel manager

Sir Shane Dunne Paltridge KBE (11 January 1910[1] – 21 January 1966) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the Menzies Government as Minister for Shipping and Transport (1955–1960), Civil Aviation (1956–1964), and Defence (1964–1966). He was a Senator for Western Australia from 1951 until his death in 1966. Prior to entering politics he worked as a bank clerk, hotel manager and soldier.

  1. ^ "Family Notices". Western Mail. 15 January 1910. p. 31. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via Trove.