Ken Fry

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Kenneth Lionel "Ken" Fry (8 November 1920–10 October 2007) was a Member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Fraser in the Australian Capital Territory.

Fry was born in Inverell, New South Wales and completed a diploma at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College in 1938. During World War II, he served in the Second Australian Imperial Force from 1939 to 1945, including service in New Guinea, Borneo and South East Asia. He married Audrey Clibbens in 1946 and then worked in business and farming in the Bathurst district from 1947 to 1967. He joined the Australian Public Service in 1968 as an agricultural officer. He completed a B.A. at the Australian National University in 1973 and a B.Litt. in 1981.^[1]

[edit] Political career

Fry was a member of the Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council from 1970 to 1974. In 1973, he was elected as the first president of the Australian Capital Territory branch of the Australian Labor Party. In 1974 he was elected as the first member for Fraser. From 1975, he became particularly involved in the campaign for the independence of East Timor. He retired in 1984.^[1]

[edit] Notes

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by New	Member for Fraser 1974–1984	Succeeded by John Langmore

Persondata
NAME	Fry , Kenneth Lionel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Dargavel, Steven John
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	8 November 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Inverell, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH	11 October 2007
PLACE OF DEATH