Arthur Gietzelt

The Honourable Arthur Gietzelt
AO
Senator for New South Wales
In office
1 July 1971 – 27 February 1989
Personal details
Born 28 December 1920 (1920-12-28) (age 91)
San Francisco
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party

Arthur Thomas Gietzelt, AO (born 28 December 1920) is a former Australian politician and minister.

Gietzelt was educated at Hurstville High School. He served in the armed forces in New Guinea during World War II from 1941 to 1945.[1]

Gietzelt served 15 years (1956–1971) in local government as a councillor of Sutherland Shire Council, with 9 years as Shire President or mayor. He was elected as a Senator for New South Wales at the 1970 Senate election. He was appointed Minister for Veterans' Affairs in March 1983 in the first Hawke Ministry and held that position until July 1987. He was a joint Father of the Senate from 1987 until his departure from parliament. He resigned from the Senate in February 1989.[2]

Gietzelt was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1992 for "service to the Australian Parliament and to local government".[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Who's who in Australia. North Melbourne: Crown Content. 2008. pp. 2303. ISBN 1-74095-160-3. 
  2. ^ "Members of the Senate since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070901115525/http://www.aph.gov.au/library/handbook/historical/senate/cotton.kingsmill.htm. Retrieved 19 January 2008. 
  3. ^ "Gietzelt, Arthur Thomas". It's an Honour. Government of Australia. http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=884414&search_type=simple&showInd=true. Retrieved 19 January 2008. 
Political offices
Preceded by
Tony Messner		 Minister for Veterans' Affairs
1983–87		 Succeeded by
Ben Humphreys
Preceded by
Doug McClelland		 Father of the Australian Senate
1987–1989
with Peter Durack		 Succeeded by
Peter Durack