Sir David Brand

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Sir David Brand was a long-serving Australian politician who became Western Australia's 19th and longest-serving Premier, leading the state through significant post-war development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian politician
Premier of Western Australia
human
awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED
Knight of the Order of St John NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfBirth Australia
countryOfCitizenship Australia
countryOfDeath Australia NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1912-08-01
dateOfDeath 1979-04-15
electedToParliament 1945
endTime 1971-03-03
era post–World War II Australian politics
familyName Brand NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName David NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Sir
knownForPolicy promotion of resource development in Western Australia
support for industrial expansion in Western Australia
languageSpoken English
legislativeBody Parliament of Western Australia NERFINISHED
militaryService Australian Army NERFINISHED
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
name David Brand NERFINISHED
notableFor being Western Australia's longest-serving Premier
leading Western Australia through post-war development
occupation farmer
politician
officeNumber 19th Premier of Western Australia
placeOfBirth Geralton, Western Australia NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Perth, Western Australia NERFINISHED
politicalParty Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED
positionHeld Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division)
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Premier of Western Australia NERFINISHED
precededBy Albert Hawke NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Western Australia NERFINISHED
representedElectorate Greenough NERFINISHED
residence Western Australia NERFINISHED
spouse Dorothy Brand NERFINISHED
startTime 1959-04-02
succeededBy John Tonkin NERFINISHED
termDuration about 12 years as Premier of Western Australia

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Division of Brand namedAfter Sir David Brand
Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia, Australia notableBurial Sir David Brand
subject surface form: Karrakatta Cemetery