Ken Booth (politician)
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Ken Booth The Honourable |
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| Treasurer of New South Wales | |
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In office 2 October 1981 – 25 March 1988 |
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| Premier |
Neville Wran Barrie Unsworth |
| Preceded by | Neville Wran |
| Succeeded by | Nick Greiner |
| Minister for Sport and Recreation and Minister for Tourism | |
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In office 14 May 1976 – 2 October 1981 |
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| Premier | Neville Wran |
| Preceded by | David Arblaster |
| Succeeded by | Michael Cleary |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Wallsend |
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In office 24 February 1968 – 1 November 1988 |
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| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | John Mills |
| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Kurri Kurri |
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In office 8 October 1960 – 23 January 1968 |
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| Preceded by | George Booth |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
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23 February 1926 Kurri Kurri, New South Wales |
| Died | 1 November 1988 (aged 62) Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Irene Marshall (1954–79) Gail Mathieson (1982–88) |
| Children | Christine Booth |
| Father | George Booth |
Kenneth George "Ken" Booth (23 February 1926 – 1 November 1988) was a New South Wales politician, Treasurer, and Minister of the Crown in the cabinets of Neville Wran and Barrie Unsworth. From 1981 to 1988 he was the Treasurer of New South Wales. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 28 years from 8 October 1960 until his death on 1 November 1988 for the Australian Labor Party, representing the seats of Kurri Kurri and Wallsend.
Ken Booth was born in 1926 in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, the son of Labor Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 1925, George Booth, and Annie Elizabeth Booth (née Payne). Booth was educated at Kurri Kurri Public School and Maitland Boys' High School. He later credited his experiences during the Great Depression as formulaic for his left-wing ideas. At age 17, he joined the Australian Labor Party. Booth trained to be a physical education teacher at the Armidale and Sydney Teachers College, gaining a Diploma in Physical Education (DipPhysEd) in 1946.
After teaching at Cessnock High School from 1947 to 1949, he worked in physical education at the Murrumbidgee area office in Wagga Wagga. In 1951 he lectured at Sydney Teachers College and at Newcastle Technical and Newcastle University colleges until 1960. On 23 January 1954 he married Irene Marshall, also a teacher, at Christ Church Cathedral in Newcastle. Together they had a daughter, Christine. An avid sportsman, Booth enjoyed swimming, walking rugby league, basketball, was Secretary of the Newcastle Cricket Association from 1958 to 1960 and a delegate to the New South Wales Cricket Association.
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