Sir David Brand

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Sir David Brand was a long-serving Australian politician who became Western Australia's 19th and longest-serving Premier, leading the state through significant post-war development.

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instanceOf Australian politician ⓘ
Premier of Western Australia ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
Knight of the Order of St John ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn World War II ⓘ
countryOfBirth Australia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Australia ⓘ
countryOfDeath Australia ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1912-08-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1979-04-15 ⓘ
electedToParliament 1945 ⓘ
endTime 1971-03-03 ⓘ
era post–World War II Australian politics ⓘ
familyName Brand ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName David ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
knownForPolicy promotion of resource development in Western Australia ⓘ
support for industrial expansion in Western Australia ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of Western Australia ⓘ
militaryService Australian Army ⓘ
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II ⓘ
name David Brand ⓘ
notableFor being Western Australia's longest-serving Premier ⓘ
leading Western Australia through post-war development ⓘ
occupation farmer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
officeNumber 19th Premier of Western Australia ⓘ
placeOfBirth Geralton, Western Australia ⓘ
placeOfDeath Perth, Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Perth
politicalParty Liberal Party of Australia ⓘ
positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division) ⓘ
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly ⓘ
Premier of Western Australia ⓘ
precededBy Albert Hawke ⓘ
regionOfActivity Western Australia ⓘ
representedElectorate Greenough ⓘ
residence Western Australia ⓘ
spouse Dorothy Brand ⓘ
startTime 1959-04-02 ⓘ
succeededBy John Tonkin ⓘ
termDuration about 12 years as Premier of Western Australia ⓘ

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Karrakatta Cemetery → notableBurial → Sir David Brand ⓘ