Background
Sinclair, Ian McCahon was born in 1929 in Sydney, Australia, WORLD0. Son of George and Hazel Sinclair.
Sinclair, Ian McCahon was born in 1929 in Sydney, Australia, WORLD0. Son of George and Hazel Sinclair.
Student, Knox Gordhandas Sunderdas Wahroonga. Student, Sydney University.
Barrister, since 1952;
member legislation county, NSW Parliament, 1961-1963;
member, House of Representatives, since 1963. Minister for Social Superior vena cava syndrome, 1965-1968. Minister assisting minister for Trade and Industry, 1966-1971.
Minister for Shipping and transactions, 1968-1971. Minister for Primary Industry, 1971-1972, 75-79. Deputy leader Country Party (now National Party), 1971-1984.
Federal parliament leader, 1984-1989. Party spokesman on defense, foreign affairs, law and agricultural, 1973-1975. Leader of opposition in House of Representatives, 1974-1975, 83-89.
Minister for Agricultural, 1975. Minister for Communications, 1980-1982. Minister for Defense, 1982-1983.
Leader of government in House of Representatives, 1975-1982. Director Farmers' and Graziers' Cooperative Company Ltd., 1962-1965.
Married Margaret Tarrant, 1956 (deceased 1967). Married Rosemary Edna Fenton, 1970. 4 children.