No longer on display. Expired on
28 January 2021, 05:00 PM
Council flags will fly at half-mast on Thursday, 28 January 2021 as a mark of mourning and respect for the Right Honourable Doug Anthony AC CH. A State Memorial will be held at 11.00am (AEDT) on 28 January 2021.
Mr Anthony served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1971 to 1972 and from 1975 to 1983. He was elected to the House of Representatives for Richmond in 1957 and was a Cabinet Minister from 1966 to 1972 and from 1975 to 1983. Mr Anthony served as the Minister for the Interior from 1964 to 1967, the Minister for Primary Industry from 1967 to 1971, the Minister for Trade and Industry from 1971 to 1972, the Minister for Minerals and Energy in 1975, the Minister for Overseas Trade and the Minister for National Resources from 1975 to 1977, and the Minister for Trade and Resources from 1977 to 1983.
In the 1982 New Year’s honours list, Mr Anthony was appointed a Companion of Honour and he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2003 for service to the Australian Parliament, for forging the development of bilateral trade agreements, and for continued leadership and dedication to the social, educational, health and development needs of rural and regional communities.
Further information and an online condolence book is available on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website.