Roger Dean (Australian politician)

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Roger Levinge Dean (12 December 1913 – 7 January 1998) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he attended Newcastle Grammar School before becoming a business executive. He served in World War II, 1942-46. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Robertson, defeating Labor member Thomas Williams. Dean held the seat until 1964, when he resigned to become Administrator of the Northern Territory, a position he held until 1970. In that year, he was appointed Consul-General to San Francisco, where he remained until 1974. He died in 1998.^[1]

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Political offices
Preceded by Roger Nott	Administrator of the Northern Territory 1964 – 1970	Succeeded by Fred Chaney
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Thomas Williams	Member for Robertson 1949 – 1965	Succeeded by William Bridges-Maxwell

Persondata
NAME	Dean, Roger Levinge
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	12 December 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sydney, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH	7 January 1998
PLACE OF DEATH