Douglas Scott (politician)

Douglas Scott
The Honourable; Douglas Scott
Minister for Special Trade Representations
	In office; 8 December 1979 – 19 August 1980
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Victor Garland
Succeeded by	Ian Sinclair
Senator for New South Wales
	In office; 6 August 1970 – 20 November 1970
Preceded by	Colin McKellar
Succeeded by	Jack Kane
	In office; 18 May 1974 – 30 June 1985
Preceded by	Jack Kane
Succeeded by	Chris Puplick
Personal details
Born	12 May 1920; Adelaide, South Australia
Died	12 March 2012 (aged 91); Forbes, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Country Party
Occupation	Grazier, naval lieutenant

Douglas Barr Scott (12 May 1920 – 12 March 2012) was a former Australian National Party politician and briefly government minister.

Scott was born in Adelaide, South Australia and graduated from Scotch College, Adelaide and from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Arts. He was a farmer and grazier before entering politics. During World War II, he was a member of the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve from 1941 to 1945 and was discharged with the rank of lieutenant.[1]

Scott was appointed by the Parliament of New South Wales on 6 August 1970 to the Australian Senate to fill a casual vacancy created by the death of Colin McKellar and held it until the 21 November 1970 half Senate election. He was elected to the Senate at the May 1974 election. In 1979, he was appointed Minister for Special Trade Representations in Malcolm Fraser's ministry, until August 1980, when he was replaced by Ian Sinclair, following Sinclair's acquittal on fraud charges. He did not stand for re-election at the 1984 election and retired at the expiration of his term at the end of June 1985.[1]

Notes

"Biography for Scott, the Hon. Douglas Barr". ParlInfo Web. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

Political offices
Preceded by Victor Garland	Minister for Special Trade Representations 1979–1980	Succeeded by Ian Sinclair

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[aph-1] "Biography for Scott, the Hon. Douglas Barr". ParlInfo Web. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2018.