Fred Birrell

Fred Birrell
Member of the Australian Parliament for Port Adelaide
In office 30 November 1963 – 11 April 1974
Preceded by	Albert Thompson
Succeeded by	Mick Young
Personal details
Born	7 December 1913(1913-12-07) Adelaide, South Australia
Died	23 July 1985(1985-07-23) (aged 71)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Auto worker, unionist

Frederick Ronald "Fred" Birrell (7 December 1913 – 23 July 1985) was an Australian politician. Born in Adelaide, South Australia, he was educated at state schools before becoming an auto worker. He served in the military from 1940 to 1946. From 1959 to 1963 he was the South Australian Secretary of the Vehicle Builders' Union, becoming its federal president 1961-1962. In 1958 he was president of the South Australian Trades and Labor Council. In 1963, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Port Adelaide. He held the seat until his retirement in 1974. Birrell died in 1985.^[1]

References

^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-11-09.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Albert Thompson	Member for Port Adelaide 1963 – 1974	Succeeded by Mick Young

Persondata
Name	Birrell, Frederick Ronald
Alternative names	Birrell, Fred
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	7 December 1913
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death	23 July 1985
Place of death