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Australian Ministers for Health
Michael MacKellar
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    Michael MacKellar

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    The Honourable
    Michael MacKellar
    AM
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    Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment
    In office
    17 February 1981 – 19 March 1981
    Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser
    Preceded by Robert Ellicott
    Succeeded by Ian Wilson
    Minister for Health
    In office
    8 December 1979 – 20 April 1982
    Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser
    Preceded by Ralph Hunt
    Succeeded by Peter Baume
    Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
    In office
    22 December 1975 – 8 December 1979
    Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser
    Preceded by Tony Street
    Succeeded by Ian Macphee
    Member of the Australian Parliament
    for Warringah
    In office
    25 October 1969 – 18 February 1994
    Preceded by Edward St John
    Succeeded by Tony Abbott
    Personal details
    Born
    Michael John Randal MacKellar

    (1938-10-27)27 October 1938
    Moree, New South Wales, Australia
    Died 9 May 2015(2015-05-09) (aged 76)
    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Political party Liberal
    Children 3
    Alma mater University of Sydney, University of Oxford
    Occupation Agricultural scientist

    Michael John Randal MacKellar AM (27 October 1938 – 9 May 2015) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1994, representing the Division of Warringah. He was Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1975–1979) and Minister for Health (1979–1982) in the Fraser government.

    Biography

    MacKellar was born in Moree, New South Wales and educated at the Sydney Church of England Grammar School, before attending the University of Sydney and University of Oxford. He was an agricultural scientist, working at the New South Wales Department of Agriculture and lecturing at the University of Sydney and New South Wales before he entered politics. He was first elected to Parliament in 1969, taking over from the controversial Edward St. John. In June 1974 he joined the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Immigration Minister.

    Fraser government (1975–1983)

    In December 1975, MacKellar was first appointed to the front bench as the Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, a position he held until 1979, when he became Minister for Health and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister. In Opposition, MacKellar acted as Shadow Minister for Science.

    MacKellar attracted some controversy over his handling of an incident involving the improper importation of a colour television set. In 1982, a ministerial staffer submitted an incorrect customs declaration form when arranging for the set to be imported. When this was discovered, a fellow Minister, John Moore, attempted a cover-up. Moore and MacKellar both accepted responsibility and resigned as ministers.

    In Opposition (1983–1994)

    Following the 1983 election defeat he returned to the frontbench as Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister, before being demoted to Shadow Science Minister after the 1984 election. After Andrew Peacock resigned he moved to the backbench.

    He contested the Liberal Deputy leadership three times 1982, 1985 & 1987, finishing second to John Howard in 1982.

    MacKellar resigned from Parliament on 18 February 1994, causing a by-election that was subsequently won by future Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

    After Politics

    After leaving politics MacKellar became Chairman of the Australia New Zealand Food Authority in 1998. He also acted as Chief Operations Officer of the Baker Medical Research Institute and Chief Executive Officer of the Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association. MacKellar also served as the president of the Melbourne-based National Ageing Research Institute.

    Personal life

    Mackellar had three children, one of whom was autistic. His daughter Maggie was the subject of an episode of ABC TV's Australian Story. He died on 9 May 2015 at the age of 76. He was given a state funeral on 15 May 2015 at St John's Anglican Church, Toorak, Victoria.

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