John Leckie (Australian politician)

This article is about the Australian politician. For the British music producer see John Leckie.

John Leckie was an Australian farmer turned politician from the early 1900’s.

[edit] Political career

Leckie was a Commonwealth Liberal Party (Fusion) politician and was elected the member for Benambra in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1913. He won the federal seat of Indi in 1917 for the Nationalist Party of Australia. He lost his seat at the 1919 Federal election.

In 1935 he was elected Senator for Victoria as a member of the United Australia Party, which later became part of the Liberal Party. He served two terms in the Senate under the leaderships of his son in law Robert Menzies and Arthur Fadden.

Portfolios

Third Menzies Ministry

Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Trade and Customs and

Minister without portfolio assisting the Minister for Labour and National Service (28 October 1940 – 26 June 1941)

Minister assisting the Minister for Munitions (26 June 1941 – 29 August 1941)

Minister for Aircraft Production (26 June 1941 – 7 October 1941)

John William Leckie was married to May Beatrice Johnson.

Leckie’s daughter Pattie married Robert Menzies at Kew Presbyterian Church on 27 September 1920. Menzies went on to become Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister.

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