Malcolm Mackay
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Malcolm George Mackay AM (29 December 1919 – 8 July 1999) was an Australian politician and Minister for the Navy.[1]
Mackay was born in Brighton, South Australia and educated at Adelaide Technical High School. During World War II he served in the Royal Australian Navy. After the war he earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Divinity from the University of Melbourne. He obtained a doctorate from the University of Edinburgh. He returned to Australia to be a Presbyterian minister and from 1954 until 1956, he was the Australian General Secretary for the World Council of Churches.In 1957 he became the first Australian born minister at Sydney's Scots Church. He was the foundation Master of Basser College at the University of New South Wales and assistant minister of the Scots Church, Melbourne, in 1979. He was also one of the first prominent churchmen in Australia to pursue an active career on television. He monitored the Burning Question program on Channel 7 from 1957 until 1961 before moving to the ABC for the current affairs program Open Hearing .[2]
Mackay was elected as the Liberal Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Evans from the 1963 election. He was Minister for the Navy from March 1971 until his defeat by Allan Mulder at the December 1972 election.Mackay was the founding president of the Association of Former Members of the Parliament of Australia, and he remained an executive member of the association until his death.[2]
Mackay was made an officer of the Order of Australia in 1986 for "services to the community particularly in the fields of religion, education and politics."[3] He and his wife, Ruth died in a car accident in Melbourne. One of their daughters, Elspeth, died in 1981 also as a result of a car accident. Malcolm and Ruth were survived by their other daughter Margie and son Andrew.[2] [4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Members of the House of Representatives since 1901. Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b c Howard, John (9 August 1999). Condolences: Mackay, Hon. Malcolm George, AM. Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ Mackay, Malcolm George, AM. It's an Honour. Government of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-02-01.
- ^ Margie Mackay | | http://www.myspace.com/margiemackay
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Killen |
Member for Evans 1971 – 1972 |
Succeeded by Lance Barnard |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by James Monaghan |
Member for Evans 1963 – 1972 |
Succeeded by Allan Mulder |
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mackay, Malcolm George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 29 December 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brighton, South Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8 July 1999 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Melbourne |
