Jim Forbes (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jim Forbes (Australian politician)

Australian politician

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1923

Place of Birth: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Date of Death: 10-Aug-2019

Profession: politician, military officer, political scientist, academic

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alexander James de Burgh Forbes, (16 December 1923 – 10 August 2019), often known as A.
J.
Forbes, was an Australian politician.
He served in the House of Representatives from 1956 to 1975 as a member of the Liberal Party, representing the Division of Barker in South Australia.
He held ministerial office in the Coalition governments of the 1960s and 1970s, serving as Minister for the Navy (1963–1964), Army (1963–1966), Health (1966–1971), and Immigration (1971–1972).
At his death, Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister who served in the ministries of Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt and John McEwen, as well as the First Gorton Ministry.