Dan Mackinnon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dan Mackinnon

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1903

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 07-Jun-1983

Profession: politician, diplomat, cattle rancher

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Dan Mackinnon

  • Ewen Daniel "Dan" Mackinnon (11 February 1903 – 7 June 1983) was an Australian politician.
  • The son of state MLA Donald Mackinnon, he was born in Melbourne and educated at Geelong Grammar School and then attended Oxford University.
  • He returned to Australia as a grazier at Linton before becoming a company director and serving in the military 1938–43.
  • In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal for Wannon, but he was defeated in 1951.
  • In 1953 he returned to the House as the member for Corangamite, having been elected in the by-election that followed the death of Allan McDonald.
  • In 1966, Mackinnon retired from politics and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).In February 1967, Mackinnon was appointed Ambassador to Argentina; in 1968, while retaining the Argentinian position, he was also appointed Australia's first Ambassador to Peru and Uruguay.
  • He held these positions until 1970. Mackinnon died in 1983.

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