Norman Makin
Australian politician
Died when: 93 years 111 days (1119 months)Star Sign: Aries
Norman John Oswald Makin AO (31 March 1889 – 20 July 1982) was an Australian politician and diplomat.He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1919 to 1946 for Hindmarsh, from 1954 to 1955 for Sturt, and from 1955 to 1963 for Bonython.
He was Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 1929 to 1932 and served as Minister for the Navy, Minister for Munitions (1941–1946) and Minister for Aircraft Production (1945–1946) under John Curtin, Frank Forde and Ben Chifley.
He was the first President of the United Nations Security Council in 1946, and served as Ambassador to the United States from 1946 to 1951.
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