Doug Anthony
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The Right Honourable Doug Anthony AC CH |
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| 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Australia | |
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In office 5 February 1971 – 5 December 1972 |
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| Prime Minister |
John Gorton William McMahon |
| Preceded by | John McEwen |
| Succeeded by | Lance Barnard |
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In office 12 November 1975 – 11 March 1983 |
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| Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
| Preceded by | Frank Crean |
| Succeeded by | Lionel Bowen |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Richmond |
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In office 14 September 1957 – 18 January 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Larry Anthony |
| Succeeded by | Charles Blunt |
| Leader of the Country Party | |
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In office 2 February 1971 – 17 January 1984 |
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| Personal details | |
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31 December 1929 Murwillumbah, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | National Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Margot Budd |
| Relations | Larry Anthony, Sr. (father) |
| Children | Larry Anthony |
| Occupation | Dairy farmer |
John Douglas Anthony AC, CH, PC (born 31 December 1929) is a former Australian politician. He was leader of the National Party from 1971 to 1984, and Deputy Prime Minister from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1975 to 1983.
Anthony was born in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales. He was the son of Hubert Lawrence "Larry" Anthony, a well-known Country Party politician. Doug Anthony was educated at Murwillumbah Primary School and Murwillumbah High School, before attending The King's School in Sydney between 1943 and 1946 and then Gatton College in Queensland. After graduating he took up dairy-farming near Murwillumbah. In 1957 he married Margot Budd, with whom he had three children: Dougald, Jane and Larry.
In 1957 Larry Anthony sr., who was Postmaster-General in the Liberal-Country Party coalition government led by Robert Menzies, died suddenly, and Doug was elected to succeed his father in the Division of Richmond in the House of Representatives, aged 27. He was appointed Minister for the Interior in 1964. In 1967 he became Minister for Primary Industry. It was obvious that the Country Party leader, John McEwen, was grooming Anthony to succeed him.
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