Norman John Mannix (16 August 1920 – 17 June 1994) was an Australian politician and a member of the

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from 1952 until 1971 . He was a member of the Labor Party and held the position of Justice Minister (in charge of NSW gaols) between 1960 and 1965.

Early and personal life

Mannix was born in

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He was the son of a salesman and was educated at De La Salle College, Armidale. He initially worked as a clerk in the NSW public service and studied law in his spare time. He was the chief clerk in the

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prior to his election to parliament. Mannix was called to the bar in 1955. He became involved in community organizations in the

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area including the local hospital board and the co-operative building society. In 1972 he was appointed Secretary by the board of the Intellectually & Physically Handicapped Children's Association a role he held for more than 20 years.

State Parliament

Mannix was elected as the Labor member for

at the 1952 by-election caused by the resignation of the former premier

James McGirr James "Jim" McGirr, Justice of the peace, JP (6 February 1890 – 27 October 1957) was the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Premier of New South Wales from 6 February 1947 to 3 April 1952. A Catholic, McGirr was the seven ...

who resigned from parliament to accept the chairmanship of the

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. He retained the seat for the next 6 elections and retired at the 1971 election.

Government

Mannix held ministerial positions in the governments of

Robert Heffron Robert James Heffron (10 September 189027 July 1978), also known as Bob Heffron or R. J. Heffron, was a long-serving New South Wales politician, union organiser and Labor Party Premier of New South Wales from 1959 to 1964. Born in New Zealand ...

and

Jack Renshaw John Brophy Renshaw AC (8 August 190928 July 1987) was an Australian politician. He was Labor Premier of New South Wales from 30 April 1964 to 13 May 1965. He was the first New South Wales Premier born in the 20th century. Early life Jack Re ...

. He was initially appointed as an assistant minister in 1959 and held the Justice portfolio between 1960 and the defeat of the Labor government in 1965.

References

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