Background
FORBES, Alexander was born in December 1923 in Hobart, Tasmania.
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Alexander James FORBES
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Knox Grammar School, Sydney, Saint Peter’s College, Adelaide, Royal Military College, Duntroon, and University of Adelaide and Oxford.
Career
Served with 2nd Australian Mountain Battery, New Guinea and Bougainville 1942. Lecturer in Political Science, University of Adelaide 1954-1956. Liberal Member of Parliament for Barker since 1956.
Minister for the Army and Minister Assisting the Treasure, also responsible for Navy 1963-1964.
Minister for Health 1966-1971, for Immigration 1971-1972. Opposition spokesman for Defence 1973-1975.
President Australian Institute of Institute Affairs (South. Australian Branch) 1960-1962. State President Liberal Party (South. Australian Division) 1979-1982.
President Federation Liberal Party 1982-1985.
Chairman since 1982.
Membership
British Occupation Forces, Japan 1946, on attachment to British Army 1946-1947. Council, Australian National University 1961-1963. Council of National Library since 1979.
Connections
Married Margaret Allison Blackburn in 1952.
