11 Facts About Gordon Bryant

Gordon Munro Bryant was an Australian politician.

Gordon Bryant was a member of the Australian Labor Party and represented the Division of Wills in Victoria from 1955 to 1980.

Gordon Bryant served as Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Minister for the Capital Territory in the Whitlam government.

Gordon Bryant was the son of Agnes Keith and Donald Munro Bryant.

Gordon Bryant moved to Baxter as a child and attended Frankston High School.

Gordon Bryant won a teaching scholarship and taught at Callaghan Creek, Pearcedale, and Mittyack.

Gordon Bryant's teaching career was interrupted by the Second World War, but after the war's end he became a high school teacher at Upwey.

Gordon Bryant was called up for full-time duty in 1942 and was transferred to the Australian Imperial Force in January 1943.

Gordon Bryant retired in 1980, and his electorate was taken over by future Prime Minister Bob Hawke.

Gordon Bryant had earlier resisted pressure to retire early in order to expedite Hawke's entry to Parliament via a by-election.

Gordon Bryant died in January 1991, eleven months prior to Hawke's ousting as Prime Minister.