Australian politician and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (born 1924)

Les Johnson

Leslie Royston Johnson AM was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and held ministerial office in the Whitlam government, serving as Minister for Housing (1972–1973), Works (1973), Housing and Construction (1973–1975), and Aboriginal Affairs (1975). He represented the Division of Hughes in New South Wales for 25 years from 1955 to 1966 and from 1969 to 1983. He later served as High Commissioner to New Zealand from 1984 to 1985, cutting short his term due to his daughter's ill health.

Born

1924

November 22

Died

2015

Era

1920s

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Les, in brief

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Key dates

1924 Born
2015 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

498 After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore.
845 The first duke of Brittany, Nominoe, defeats the Frankish king Charles the Bald at the Battle of Ballon near Redon.
1210 The Castle of Termes falls to Simon de Montfort after a four-month siege during the Albigensian Crusade.
1220 Frederick II is crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Rome by Pope Honorius III.

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The world in 1924

When Les arrived

april 1 Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years fortress confinement for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
april 1 The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
april 13 A.E.K., a major Greek multi-sport club, is established in Athens by Greek refugees from Constantinople.
april 24 Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on November 22

Baidyanath Misra 1920– Indian economist (died 2019) Brian Robbins 1963– American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Brock Osweiler 1990– American football player Charles de Gaulle 1890–1970 French general and politician, President of France (died 1970) Elisabeth of France (died 1644) 1602– George Eliot 1819–1880 English novelist and poet (born 1819) Harry Pollitt 1890–1960 British politician and Secretary General of the Communist Party of Great Britain (born 1890) Mary of Guise 1515–1560 queen of James V of Scotland (born 1515) Mulayam Singh Yadav 1939–2022 Indian politician, Indian Minister of Defence (died 2022)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1924

Jimmy Carter 1924–2024 American politician, 39th President of the United States (born 1924) George H. W. Bush 1924–2018 American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (died 2018) Abioseh Nicol 1924–1994 Sierra Leonean-English physician, academic, and diplomat (died 1994) Brian Bevan 1924–1991 Australian rugby league player (died 1991) Bulat Okudzhava 1924–1997 Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1924) Carroll O'Connor 1924–2001 American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001) Charlie Callas 1924–2011 American actor and comedian (died 2011) Colleen Dewhurst 1924–1991 Canadian-American actress (born 1924) David Bronstein 1924–2006 Ukrainian-Belarusian chess player and theoretician (born 1924)

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