Herb Graham
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The Honourable Herb Graham OMRI |
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| Deputy Premier of Western Australia | |
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In office 3 March 1971 – 30 May 1973 |
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| Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Balcatta |
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In office 31 March 1962 – 30 May 1973 |
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| Preceded by | New creation |
| Succeeded by | Brian Burke |
| Member of the Western Australian Parliament for East Perth |
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In office 14 August 1943 – 31 March 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Hughes |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
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Herbert Ernst Graham 6 April 1911 Narrogin, Australia |
| Died | 17 March 1982 (aged 70) Stirling, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Norma Eileen Wilson (1936-1951) Beryl Grace Kirkby (1952-1982) |
| Relations | Larry Graham (nephew) |
| Profession | Draftsman |
Herbert Ernst Graham (6 April 1911 – 17 March 1982) was an Australian politician.
Graham was born in Narrogin, Western Australia on 6 April 1911 to parents from South Australia. Graham attended school in Narrogin and Northam.
His father, farmer William Graham, was a candidate for the Western Australian Legislative Council in the 1912 Legislative Council election. He later unsuccessfully stood for the Australian Senate in 1919, finishing with only 2% of the Western Australian vote.
His nephew, Larry Graham later represented the Australian Labor Party in the Western Australian Parliament from 1989.
In 1928 Graham joined the Western Australian Government Department of Lands and Surveys as a cadet draftsman. In the mid-1930s he joined the Department of Forests.
After joining the Australian Labor Party in 1929 he soon became heavily involved in politics. By 1933 he was a member of the ALP state executive. In 1934 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the House of Representatives seat of Perth. In 1940 he was a candidate for the Senate though he only garnered 2% of the Western Australian vote, the same percentage as his father in 1919.
In 1943 Graham was elected to the seat of East Perth in a by-election caused by the resignation of Tom Hughes.
With the election of the Hawke Labor government in 1953 Graham became a Cabinet minister with responsibilities for the portfolios of housing and forests. As housing minister Graham was responsible for an increase in the number of state-owned residential properties. An apartment complex, Graham Flats in West Perth, built while he was housing minister, was named in his honour. In 1957 Graham took on responsibility for transport, presiding over the implementation of an integrated bus system.
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