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- Des_ONeil abstract "Sir Desmond Henry "Des" O'Neil (27 September 1920 – 25 September 1999) was an Australian politician who was Deputy Premier of Western Australia between 1975 and 1980. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia between 1959 and 1980, and was a minister in the Brand–Nalder, Court–McPharlin, and Court governments.Born in Perth, to Lillian Frances (née Egan) and Henry McLelland O'Neil, O'Neil went to Aquinas College, and later attended Claremont Teachers College. Enlisting in the Citizen Military Forces and later the Australian Imperial Force, during World War II he saw service in New Guinea, serving with the signal corps of the 3rd Division with the rank of captain. On returning to Australia, O'Neil worked as a schoolteacher in country Western Australia, and was headmaster of schools at Roebourne, Dowerin, Wilga, Nyamup, and Donnelly River. At the 1959 state election, he contested the seat of Canning, located in the southern suburbs of Perth, despite having only joined the Liberal Party the previous year. The seat had been held by Labor candidate William Gaffy since 1956 (and by Labor since 1953), but O'Neil secured 51.04% on first preferences as David Brand's Liberal–Country coalition won the first of four consecutive elections.At the 1962 election, O'Neil successfully transferred to the newly created seat of East Melville, which was a safe seat for the Liberals throughout its existence. His old seat of Canning was lost to the Labor candidate, Don May. After the 1965 election, O'Neil was made Minister for Housing and Minister for Labour, positions that he held until the Brand government's defeat at the 1971 election. Following Brand's retirement as leader of the Liberal Party in 1972, Charles Court, his deputy, was elected to succeed him as Leader of the Opposition, with O'Neil replacing Court as deputy leader. John Tonkin's one-term Labor government was defeated in 1974, and O'Neil was made Minister for Housing, Minister for Works, and Minister for Water Supplies. Court initially governed in coalition with the National Country Party, led by Ray McPharlin, but the coalition collapsed in May 1975, and O'Neil consequently replaced McPharlin as deputy premier when a new ministry was constituted the following month, also becoming Minister for the North-West. The ministry was again reconstituted following the 1977 election, with O'Neil losing the housing, works, and water portfolios, but gaining the roles of Chief Secretary, Minister for Police, and Minister for Regional Administration.O'Neil remained deputy premier and minister until his retirement at the 1980 state election, with Antony Trethowan succeeding him in East Melville. He had been created a knight bachelor in the 1980 New Year Honours. Following his retirement, he served as chairman of the State Lotteries Commission from 1980 to 1984, and was also chairman of the WA Greyhound Racing Association from 1981 to 1985. O'Neil died at Castledare Retirement Village in 1999. He had married Nancy Jean Culver in 1944, with whom he had two daughters.".
- Des_ONeil activeYearsEndDate "1962-03-31".
- Des_ONeil activeYearsEndDate "1974-04-08".
- Des_ONeil activeYearsEndDate "1980-02-23".
- Des_ONeil activeYearsEndDate "1980-03-05".
- Des_ONeil activeYearsStartDate "1959-03-21".
- Des_ONeil activeYearsStartDate "1962-03-31".
- Des_ONeil activeYearsStartDate "1972-06-05".
- Des_ONeil activeYearsStartDate "1975-06-05".
- Des_ONeil alias "O'Neil, Des".
- Des_ONeil birthDate "1920-09-27".
- Des_ONeil birthPlace Australia.
- Des_ONeil birthPlace Subiaco,_Western_Australia.
- Des_ONeil birthPlace Western_Australia.
- Des_ONeil birthYear "1920".
- Des_ONeil deathDate "1999-09-25".
- Des_ONeil deathPlace Australia.
- Des_ONeil deathPlace Western_Australia.
- Des_ONeil deathPlace Wilson,_Western_Australia.
- Des_ONeil deathYear "1999".
- Des_ONeil office "Deputy Leader of theLiberal Party".
- Des_ONeil office "DeputyLeader of the Opposition".
- Des_ONeil office "Member of theLegislative Assembly".
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- Des_ONeil orderInOffice "Deputy Premier".
- Des_ONeil orderInOffice "ofWestern Australia".
- Des_ONeil party Liberal_Party_of_Australia.
- Des_ONeil successor Antony_Trethowan.
- Des_ONeil successor Colin_Jamieson.
- Des_ONeil successor Don_May_(politician).
- Des_ONeil successor Ray_OConnor.
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- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink Arthur_Bickerton.
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- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink Minister_for_Regional_Development_(Western_Australia).
- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink Minister_for_Water_(Western_Australia).
- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink Minister_for_Works_(Western_Australia).
- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink Minister_for_the_North-West.
- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink National_Party_of_Western_Australia.
- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink Neil_McNeill.
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- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink New_Year_Honours.
- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink Nyamup,_Western_Australia.
- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink Perth.
- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink Ray_McPharlin.
- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink Ray_OConnor.
- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink Roebourne,_Western_Australia.
- Des_ONeil wikiPageWikiLink Second_Australian_Imperial_Force.