Background
The son of state Member of Parliament Leslie Webster, he was educated at Caulfield Grammar School and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
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James Webster
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He worked as an accountant and farmer prior to entering politics. He was the federal Minister for Science (later Minister for Science and the Environment) in the Fraser Government from 1975 to 1979.
Membership
Webster was appointed to the Senate as a member of the Country Party following the death of Harrie Wade in 1964, and served in the Senate until 1980.
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Nationality
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Political Party
National Party of Australia