11 Facts About Roger Nott

Roger Bede Nott was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1941 until 1961.

Roger Nott was a member of the Labor Party and held numerous ministerial positions between 1954 and 1961.

Roger Nott was the Administrator of the Northern Territory between 1961 and 1964.

Roger Nott was educated to elementary level at Gulgong Public School and initially worked as a shearer and farm hand.

Roger Nott was elected to the parliament as the Labor member for Liverpool Plains at the 1941 state election.

Roger Nott replaced the Country Party member Harry Carter and defeated the Country Party candidate Alfred Yeo who had been the member for Castlereagh.

Roger Nott was a member of the governments of Joseph Cahill and Robert Heffron.

Roger Nott was appointed as a Minister without portfolio in 1954 and between 1956 and 1957 was the Secretary for Lands and Secretary for Mines.

Roger Nott retained his seat in parliament at a further six elections, but resigned in 1961 to accept an appointment from the Federal government as the Administrator of the Northern Territory.

Roger Nott resigned as administrator of the Northern Territory to be appointed Administrator of Norfolk Island in July 1964.

Roger Nott ran as the Labor candidate for the 1969 Gwydir by-election and the subsequent general election.