Frank Stewart
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The Honourable Frank Stewart |
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| Minister for Tourism and Recreation | |
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In office 1972–1975 |
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| Prime Minister | Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by | Peter Howson |
| Succeeded by | Reg Withers |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Lang |
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In office 29 August 1953 – 10 December 1977 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Mulcahy |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Grayndler |
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In office 10 December 1977 – 16 April 1979 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Whitlam |
| Succeeded by | Leo McLeay |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
20 February 1923 Belmore, New South Wales |
| Died | 16 April 1979 (aged 56) Long Jetty, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Maureen Neagle Smith |
| Relations | Kevin Stewart |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | Second AIF |
| Years of service | 1944, 1945 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 39th Transport Platoon |
Francis Eugene "Frank" Stewart (20 February 1923 – 16 April 1979), Australian politician and rugby league footballer, was a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing Lang between 1953 and 1977 and subsequently Grayndler between 1977 and 1979 for the Australian Labor Party.
Stewart was born in the Sydney suburb of Belmore and educated at St Joseph's School, Belmore and St Mary's Cathedral College, Sydney. Before World War II, he was a public servant in the New South Wales Department of Transport. In the war, he served in the Second Australian Imperial Force in New Guinea with the 39th Transport Platoon in 1944 and 1945 and was eventually promoted to sergeant. Prior to his election to parliament, he played first grade rugby league for Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs between 1948 and 1950. He married Maureen Neagle Smith in August 1952.
Having been a member of the ALP since 1942, Stewart was elected as the federal member for Lang in 1953. Belonging to the right-wing Catholic faction of the party, he was widely considered a grouper, although unlike many other "groupers" he never left the Labor Party.
When Gough Whitlam became Prime Minister in 1972, Stewart was appointed Minister for Tourism and Recreation. He strongly opposed both the legalising of abortion and the no-fault divorce reform which became law in 1975.
As Vice-President of the Executive Council, in 1975, Stewart presided over the meeting that revoked Rex Connor's authority to raise overseas funds. The Sydney Morning Herald later published allegations that he was so concerned about Connor dealings with Tirath Khemlani as to have leaked information to the opposition on the Loans Affair.
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