Background
SINCLAIR, Ian was born in June 1929 in Sydney. Son of George and Hazel Sinclair.
SINCLAIR, Ian was born in June 1929 in Sydney. Son of George and Hazel Sinclair.
Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga and Sydney University.
Minister for Social Services 1965-1968. Minister Assisting Minister for Trade and Industry 1966-1971. Minister for Shipping and Transport 1968-1971, for Primary Industry 1971-1972.
Deputy Leader Country Party (now National Party) 84, Federation Parliament.
Leader 1984-1989, Party Spokesman on Defence, Foreign Affairs, Law and Agriculture 1973-1975, Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, Leader of Opposition in House of Representatives 1974-1975. Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia November-Dee.
1975, for Primary Industry 1975-1979, for Communications 1980-1982, for Defence 1982-1983. Leader of Government, in House of Representatives 82.
Leader of Opposition in House of Representatives 1983-1989, Opposition Spokesman for Defence 1983-1989.
Director Farmers’ and Graziers" Company-operative Company Limited. 1962-1965; National Party.
Legislative. Council in North.S.W. Parliament. 1961-1963, House of Representatives since 1963.
Married 1st Margaret Tarrant in 1956 (died in 1967), 2nd Rosemary Edna Fenton in 1970.