Bert Cremean
| Bert Cremean | |
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| Deputy Premier of Victoria | |
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In office 14 September 1943 – 18 September 1943 |
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| Premier | John Cain |
| Preceded by | Albert Lind |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hollway |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Dandenong |
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In office 30 November 1929 – 22 April 1932 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Groves |
| Succeeded by | Frank Groves |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Clifton Hill |
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In office 20 August 1934 – 24 May 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Maurice Blackburn |
| Succeeded by | Jack Cremean |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Herbert Michael Cremean 8 May 1900 Richmond, Victoria |
| Died | 24 May 1945 (aged 45) Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Mosley (1924–1945) |
| Relations | Jack Cremean (brother) |
| Occupation | Clerk, timberworker, machinist and tram driver |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Herbert Michael "Bert" Cremean (8 May 1900 – 24 May 1945) was an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the districts of Dandenong (1929–1932) and Clifton Hill (1934–1945). He was Deputy Premier of Victoria for four days in September 1943.
Cremean was born in Richmond, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, in May 1900. His parents were Timothy Carton Cremean, a carpenter, and Cecelia Hannah O'Connell. He was educated at St Ignatius' School in Richmond and St Patrick's College in East Melbourne, and held a broad range of occupations including clerk, timberworker, machinist and tram driver.
Cremean's family were active in local Labor politics, with both his mother and uncle having served as mayor of the City of Richmond. Cremean joined Richmond Council in 1926, and was mayor from 1928 to 1929 during a time in which the council was split by factional rivalries. In 1929, Cremean sought preselection for the Victorian lower house seat of Richmond, but was defeated in controversial circumstances by Ted Cotter. Cremean then sought and won preselection for the seat of Dandenong, and defeated the incumbent Nationalist member and railways minister Frank Groves at the 1929 state election. Cremean represented Dandenong for one term, until Groves regained the seat for the United Australia Party at the election in 1932. Following his defeat, Cremean worked as an assistant purchasing officer for the Vacuum Oil Company.
In 1934, Cremean was preselected for the scheduled by-election for the seat of Clifton Hill, which was vacated by Maurice Blackburn who had resigned to contest the federal seat of Bourke. As the only candidate at the close of nominations, Cremean was elected unopposed.
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