Doug Anthony

The Right Honourable Doug Anthony AC CH FTSE PC
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
In office 5 February 1971 – 5 December 1972
Prime Minister	John Gorton William McMahon
Preceded by	John McEwen
Succeeded by	Lance Barnard
In office 12 November 1975 – 11 March 1983
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Frank Crean
Succeeded by	Lionel Bowen
Leader of the National Party[a]
In office 2 February 1971 – 17 January 1984
Deputy	Ian Sinclair
Preceded by	John McEwen
Succeeded by	Ian Sinclair
Deputy Leader of the Country Party
In office 8 December 1966 – 2 February 1971
Leader	John McEwen
Preceded by	Charles Adermann
Succeeded by	Ian Sinclair
Cabinet Posts Minister for Trade and Resources In office 20 December 1977 – 11 March 1983 Preceded by Himself (as Minister for National Resources and Minister for Overseas Trade) Succeeded by Lionel Bowen Minister for National Resources In office 22 December 1975 – 20 December 1977 Preceded by New department Succeeded by Himself (as Minister for Trade and Resources) Minister for Overseas Trade In office 22 December 1975 – 20 December 1977 Preceded by Frank Crean Succeeded by Himself (as Minister for Trade and Resources) Minister for Trade and Industry In office 5 February 1971 – 5 December 1972 Preceded by John McEwen Succeeded by Gough Whitlam Minister for Primary Industry In office 16 October 1967 – 5 February 1971 Preceded by Charles Adermann Succeeded by Ian Sinclair Minister for the Interior In office 4 March 1964 – 16 October 1967 Preceded by John Gorton Succeeded by Peter Nixon
Father of the House
In office 16 August 1983 – 18 January 1984
Preceded by	James Killen
Succeeded by	Tom Uren
Member of the Australian Parliament for Richmond
In office 14 September 1957 – 18 January 1984
Preceded by	Larry Anthony
Succeeded by	Charles Blunt
Personal details
Born	John Douglas Anthony (1929-12-31)31 December 1929 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Died	20 December 2020(2020-12-20) (aged 90) Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Country Party/NCP/National Party
Spouse	Margot Budd ​ (m. 1957)​
Children	Larry Anthony
Parent(s)	Larry Anthony, Sr. and Jessie Anthony (née Stirling)

John Douglas Anthony (31 December 1929 – 20 December 2020) was an Australian politician. He served as leader of the National Party of Australia^[a] from 1971 to 1984 and was the second and longest-serving deputy prime minister, holding the position under John Gorton (1971), William McMahon (1971–1972) and Malcolm Fraser (1975–1983).

Anthony was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, the son of federal government minister Hubert Lawrence Anthony. He was elected to the House of Representatives at a 1957 by-election, aged 27, following his father's sudden death. He was appointed to the ministry in 1964 and in Coalition governments over the following 20 years held the portfolios of Minister for the Interior (1964–1967), Primary Industry (1967–1971), Trade and Industry (1971–1972), Overseas Trade (1975–1977), National Resources (1975–1977), and Trade and Resources (1977–1983). Anthony was elected deputy leader of the Country Party in 1964 and succeeded John McEwen as party leader and deputy prime minister in 1971. He retired from politics at the 1984 election. His son Larry Anthony became the third generation of his family to enter federal parliament.

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