Des O'Neil
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The Honourable Sir Desmond O'Neil |
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Deputy Premier of Western Australia |
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In office 5 June 1975 – 5 March 1980 |
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| Premier | Sir Charles Court |
| Preceded by | Ray McPharlin |
| Succeeded by | Ray O'Connor |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in Western Australia |
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In office 5 June 1972 – 5 March 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Court |
| Succeeded by | Ray O'Connor |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 21 March 1959 – 31 March 1962 |
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| Preceded by | William Gaffy |
| Succeeded by | Don May |
| Constituency | Canning |
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In office 31 March 1962 – 23 February 1980 |
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| Preceded by | None (new seat) |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Trethowan |
| Constituency | East Melville |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 September 1920 Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 25 September 1999 (aged 78) Wilson, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
Sir Desmond Henry "Des" O'Neil (27 September 1920 – 25 September 1999) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1959 to 1980. He was a minister in the governments of Sir David Brand and Sir Charles Court, and served as deputy premier to Court between 1975 and 1980.
Born in Perth, to Lillian Frances (née Egan) and Henry McLelland O'Neil, O'Neil went to Aquinas College, and later attended Claremont Teachers College. Enlisting in the Citizen Military Forces and later the Australian Imperial Force, during World War II he saw service in New Guinea, serving with the signal corps of the 3rd Division with the rank of captain. On returning to Australia, O'Neil worked as a schoolteacher in country Western Australia, and was headmaster of schools at Roebourne, Dowerin, Wilga, Nyamup, and Donnelly River. At the 1959 state election, he contested the seat of Canning, located in the southern suburbs of Perth, despite having only joined the Liberal Party the previous year. The seat had been held by Labor candidate William Gaffy since 1956 (and by Labor since 1953), but O'Neil secured 51.04% on first preferences as David Brand's Liberal–Country coalition won the first of four consecutive elections.
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