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Jun 21, 1913 Rosewater, South Australia, Australia Died on 19 Aug 1990 (aged 77)
Australian politician
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About Jim Cavanagh
- James Luke Cavanagh (21 June 1913 – 19 August 1990) was an Australian politician and government minister.Cavanagh was born in Rosewater, South Australia and educated at the Dominican School in North Adelaide.
- He left school at 14 to work as a plasterer.
- He became an active member of the pacifist League against War and Fascism and continued to work as a plasterer during World War II.
- He was the Secretary of the Plasterers Society of South Australia from 1945 to 1962.Cavanagh was elected to the Senate at the 1961 election.
- He was Minister for Works from 1972 to 1973, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs from 1973 to 1975 and Minister for Police and Customs in 1975.
- He did not stand for re-election at the 1980 election and retired from the Senate in June 1981.
