Frank O'Keefe
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Paterson
In office
25 October 1969  26 October 1984
Preceded byAllen Fairhall
Succeeded byDivision abolished
Personal details
Born
Frank Lionel O'Keefe

(1912-10-06)6 October 1912
Gunnedah, New South Wales
Died21 April 1989(1989-04-21) (aged 76)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyCountry Party
OccupationFarm machinery and oil merchant

Frank Lionel O'Keefe, AM (6 October 1912 – 21 April 1989) was an Australian politician. Born in Gunnedah, New South Wales, he attended state schools before becoming a farm machinery distributor and oil merchant. He was mayor of Gunnedah Shire Council for 18 years, and also served on Namoi Valley County Council. In 1961 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Liverpool Plains, representing the Country Party; he transferred to Upper Hunter in 1962, which he held until 1969.[1] In that year he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the member for Paterson. He held the seat until its abolition in 1984, at which time he retired. O'Keefe died in 1989.[2]

References

  1. "Mr Frank Lionel O'Keefe (1912–1989)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2008.


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