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Pat Kennelly

Pat Kennelly

Australian politician

Patrick John Kennelly AO (3 June 1900 – 12 December 1981) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a clerk in the Australian Labor Party (ALP) office in Melbourne.

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He was an organiser of the Victorian ALP 1930–1946, Secretary 1946–1950 and Federal Secretary of the ALP 1946–1954.[1]

In 1938, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council for Melbourne West. He was an honorary minister in 1943, Commissioner of Public Works 1945–1947, and Minister in Charge of Electrical Undertakings 1945–1947.[2]

He left the Council in 1952, and in 1953 was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria. He held the seat until his retirement in 1971.[3] Kennelly died in 1981.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Love, Peter (2007). "Kennelly, Patrick John (Pat) (1900–1981)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Patrick John Kennelly". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    Babbage, Despina. "KENNELLY, Patrick John (1900–1981) Senator for Victoria, 1953–71". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. [4]
    Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 12 November 2008.


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