Tom Hughes (Australian politician)
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The Honourable Tom Hughes AO QC |
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| Attorney-General of Australia | |
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In office 12 November 1969 – 22 March 1971 |
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| Prime Minister |
John Gorton William McMahon |
| Preceded by | Nigel Bowen |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Bowen |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Parkes |
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In office 30 November 1963 – 25 October 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Les Haylen |
| Succeeded by | Division abolished |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Berowra |
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In office 25 October 1969 – 2 November 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Division created |
| Succeeded by | Harry Edwards |
| Personal details | |
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Thomas Eyre Forrest Hughes 26 November 1923 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations |
Robert Hughes (brother) Malcolm Turnbull (son-in-law) See Hughes family |
| Children | Three including Lucy Turnbull |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Profession |
Lawyer Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Thomas Eyre Forrest "Tom" Hughes AO QC (born 26 November 1923) is a former Australian politician and a prominent barrister practising at Blackstone Chambers in Sydney, who served as the 19th Attorney-General of Australia from 1969 to 1971. He was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1963 to 1972, representing first the seat of Parkes and then (when Parkes was abolished in 1969) the seat of Berowra.
Born in South Sydney, Hughes was the son of lawyer and aviator Geoffrey Forrest Hughes. His grandfather and great-uncle were members of the New South Wales Legislative Council. He was educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, and the University of Sydney, where he graduated in law. He served in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II and was awarded the French Légion d'honneur in 2005 for his courage while flying planes in the Invasion of Normandy. He was called to the Sydney bar in 1949, becoming a QC in 1962.
Hughes defeated the long-serving Labor member Les Haylen to unexpectedly win the seat of Parkes at the 1963 elections. He was attorney-general in the government of John Gorton, but was dropped from the ministry by William McMahon, and the disillusionment this caused led him to retire at the 1972 election. After leaving politics he became one of the leading figures at the Sydney bar, and was president of the New South Wales Bar Association between 1973 and 1975. He was formerly engaged in full-time practice as a member of Sydney's Blackstone Chambers, and is the most senior member of the NSW Bar.
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