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Maurice O'Sullivan (politician)

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Maurice O'Sullivan
Minister for Health
In office
30 June 1950 – 15 March 1956
Preceded byGus Kelly
Succeeded byBill Sheahan
Minister for Transport
In office
16 May 1941 – 30 June 1950
Preceded byMichael Bruxner
Succeeded byBill Sheahan
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Woollahra
In office
8 October 1927 – 18 September 1930
Preceded byRestored seat
Succeeded bySir Daniel Levy
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Paddington
In office
25 October 1930 – 16 February 1959
Preceded bySir Daniel Levy
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born(1892-10-05)5 October 1892
Paddington, New South Wales
Died25 August 1972(1972-08-25) (aged 79)
Sydney, New South Wales
Political partyAustralian Labor Party (NSW), Labor Party

Maurice O'Sullivan (5 October 1892 – 25 August 1972), an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1959. He was variously a member of the Australian Labor Party (NSW) and the Labor Party. He held numerous ministerial positions between 1941 and 1956 including Minister for Health and Minister for Transport.

Early life

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O'Sullivan was born in Paddington, New South Wales and was the son of a publican. He was educated at the Christian Brother's School, Paddington and initially worked as an apprentice coach painter with the New South Wales Government Railways. He became active in the Federated Coachmakers' Employees Union but took over the licence of his father's hotel, The Lord Dudley, and then continued in a career as a publican. He was active in community organizations in the Paddington area and was elected as an alderman on Paddington Municipal Council between 1923 and 1934. He was the mayor in 1927

State Parliament

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O'Sullivan was elected to parliament at the 1927 election for the newly re-established seat of Woollahra. Due to a redistribution the seat became untenable for Labor at the 1930 election and he transferred to the seat of Paddington. The sitting Nationalist member for Paddington, Daniel Levy, successfully contested Woolahra. O'Sullivan retained Paddington at the next 9 elections and retired from parliament at the 1959 election . He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (NSW) while that party was separated from the Federal executive of the Labor Party between 1931 and 1936 and was the party whip from 1932 till 1941.[1]

With the election of the Labor government of William McKell at the 1941 election, O'Sullivan was appointed Minister for Transport, a position he retained until 1950. He was then commissioned as the Minister for Health and he stayed in this post until 1956. He retired in 1959.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Hon. Maurice O'Sullivan (1892–1972)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

 

Civic offices
Preceded by
Harold Falvey
Mayor of Paddington
1926–1927
Succeeded by
Henry Dickinson
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
restored seat
Member for Woollahra
1927 – 1930
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member for Paddington
1930 – 1959
Succeeded by
seat abolished
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Transport
1941 – 1950
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Health
1950 – 1956
Succeeded by