George Charles Gollan (17 April 1886 – 4 January 1957) was an Australian politician and a member of the

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from 1932 until 1953 . He was variously a member of the United Australia Party (UAP),

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and Liberal Party. He held numerous ministerial positions between 1937 and 1941 and was the United Australia Party whip between 1935 and 1937.

Early life

Gollan was born in

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and was the son of a farmer. He was educated at state schools and initially worked as a teacher in rural New South Wales. He resigned from the Education Department in 1912 and later owned various businesses in Sydney including news agencies, butcher shops and leather goods shops. Gollan was an alderman on Auburn Council between 1922 and 1932 and was the Mayor in 1926.

State Parliament

He was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the United Australia Party member for Parramatta at the

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state election. He defeated the sitting Labor member, Joseph Byrne and his victory helped the UAP's Bertram Stevens to form a government. He held the seat at the next 6 elections but a redistribution prior to the

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state election made the seat notionally Labor and he retired. At the

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election he was a member of the Democratic Party and he became a foundation member of the Liberal Party of Australia in 1946.

Government

During the premierships of Bertram Stevens and Alexander Mair, Gollan held numerous ministerial positions including Minister for Labour and Industry and Social Welfare and Chief Secretary.

References

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