Crawford Nalder
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The Honourable Sir Crawford Nalder |
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| Deputy Premier of Western Australia | |
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In office 1 February 1962 – 3 March 1971 |
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| Premier | Sir David Brand |
| Preceded by | Arthur Watts |
| Succeeded by | Herb Graham |
| Leader of the Country Party in Western Australia |
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In office 1 February 1962 – 17 July 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Watts |
| Succeeded by | Ray McPharlin |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 15 March 1947 – 25 March 1950 |
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| Preceded by | Sydney Stubbs |
| Succeeded by | None (abolished) |
| Constituency | Wagin |
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In office 25 March 1950 – 30 March 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Watts |
| Succeeded by | Dick Old |
| Constituency | Katanning |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
14 February 1910 Katanning, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 8 December 1994 (aged 84) Bentley, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Country Party |
Sir Crawford David Nalder (14 February 1910 – 8 December 1994) was an Australian politician who served as Deputy Premier of Western Australia from 1962 to 1971. He was leader of the Country Party in Western Australia from 1962 to 1973.
Nalder was born in Katanning, Western Australia. A farmer, he was elected to Legislative Assembly at the 1947 state election, winning the seat of Wagin. He switched to the seat of Katanning at the 1950 election. Having served as the party's deputy leader since 1956, Nalder replaced Arthur Watts as leader of the Country Party in 1962. He maintained the existing coalition with the Liberal Party (led by David Brand), with the Brand government eventually being defeated at the 1971 election. Nalder retired from parliament in 1974 and was knighted later that year.
Nalder was born in Katanning, a small town in Western Australia's Great Southern region, to Janet (née Painter) and Henry Arthur Nalder. He received his early education from state schools in Colanilling, Ballaying, and Bonnie Doon, but boarded at Wesley College, Perth, for his final two years of schooling. After graduating in 1925, Nalder returned to the country, farming at Wagin. From 1932, he served as a lay preacher in the Methodist Church. In October 1936, whilst travelling on the Perth–Wagin Road with two of his brothers, he received a severe concussion after their truck overturned. During World War II, Nalder enlisted in the Australian Army, serving as a private in the 10th Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps.
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