Reginald Swartz
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The Honourable Sir Reginald Swartz KBE |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Darling Downs |
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In office 10 December 1949 – 2 November 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Fadden |
| Succeeded by | Tom McVeigh |
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14 April 1911 Brisbane, Queensland |
| Died | 2 February 2006 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Occupation | Soldier |
Sir Reginald William Colin Swartz KBE MBE (Mil.) (14 April 1911 – 2 February 2006), best known as Reg Swartz, was an Australian Liberal Party politician who was Minister during the governments of Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt and John Gorton. In particular, he is best known as the Minister for Civil Aviation between 1966 and 1969.
He represented the Division of Darling Downs in the House of Representatives between 1949 and 1972 and was a member of the Government for the entire length of his parliamentary service.
Swartz Barracks at the Oakey Army Aviation Centre is named for him.
Swartz was born in Brisbane in 1911 and attended Toowoomba Grammar School. He joined the 2nd AIF during World War II. Swartz was a member of the 2/26th Infantry Battalion of the Australian 8th Division in the Battle of Malaya. After capture by the Japanese, he was a prisoner of war in Changi prison and worked on the Burma–Thailand Railway. He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his war service.
In 1988, he accompanied John Howard along with two other parliamentarians who were former POWs, John Carrick and Tom Uren, to the opening of the Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum, commemorating the 2700 Australians who died working on the Burma-Thailand Railway.
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