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'''Dame Annie Florence Gillies Cardell-Oliver''', [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire|DBE]] (11 May 1876 — 12 January 1965) was a [[Western Australia]]n politician and political activist, often known publicly as simply '''Florence Cardell-Oliver'''.<ref>as per [http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/24001/20090202-1137/nfaw.org/womenaustralia/archives/IMP0031a.htm and http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/78644/20071105-1315/www.200australianwomen.com/names/089.html]</ref>. She was the longest-serving female State Parliamentarian in WA, being a member of parliament from February 15, 1936 to April 7, 1956, until her record was broken in September 2011 by [[Liz |
'''Dame Annie Florence Gillies Cardell-Oliver''', [[Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire|DBE]] (11 May 1876 — 12 January 1965) was a [[Western Australia]]n politician and political activist, often known publicly as simply '''Florence Cardell-Oliver'''.<ref>as per [http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/24001/20090202-1137/nfaw.org/womenaustralia/archives/IMP0031a.htm and http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/78644/20071105-1315/www.200australianwomen.com/names/089.html]</ref>. She was the longest-serving female State Parliamentarian in WA, being a member of parliament from February 15, 1936 to April 7, 1956, until her record was broken in September 2011 by [[Liz Cunningham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/WACabinetMinistersSearch.aspx?ItemId=142515&search=independent+school&admin=Barnett&minister=Constable|title=Liz Constable celebrates 20 years in State Parliament|work=Ministerial Media Statements, WA|date=2011-07-20|accessdate=2012-07-15}}</ref> |
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==Background/Family== |
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Dame Florence Cardell-Oliver | |
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| Member of Parliament for Subiaco | |
| In office 15 February 1936 – 7 April 1956 | |
| Preceded by | John Moloney |
| Succeeded by | Percival Potter |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 7 October 1949 – 7 January 1953 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Emil Nulsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Annie Florence Gillies Wilson 11 May 1876 Stawell, Victoria |
| Died | 12 January 1965 (aged 88) Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia |
| Resting place | St Columb Minor Church, Cornwall, England |
| Political party | Nationalist Party of Australia Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | David Sykes Boydan (1895–1902; his death) Arthur Cardell-Oliver (1902–1929; his death); 2 sons |
Dame Annie Florence Gillies Cardell-Oliver, DBE (11 May 1876 — 12 January 1965) was a Western Australian politician and political activist, often known publicly as simply Florence Cardell-Oliver.[1]. She was the longest-serving female State Parliamentarian in WA, being a member of parliament from February 15, 1936 to April 7, 1956, until her record was broken in September 2011 by Liz Cunningham.[2]
Background/Family
Born Annie Florence Gillies Wilson to Johnston Wilson and Annie Thompson, she married, firstly, David Sykes Boydan. They travelled to England, where David Boydan died on 5 September 1902. Later she remarried, to Arthur Cardell-Oliver and they had two sons. The family migrated to Western Australia and Arthur Cardell-Oliver registered as a doctor in 1912. During the First World War she spoke at recruitment meetings for the armed services.
Her husband, an honorary captain in the Army Medical Corps Reserve, joined the Australian Imperial Force, and served in England before requesting his appointment be terminated. He then set up a medical practice in South Melbourne and retired in 1924 due to ill health. The family travelled to England where he died on 15 September 1929.
Political career
Cardell-Oliver unsuccessfully stood for the federal seat of Fremantle against John Curtin in 1934. In 1936 she was elected as the Nationalist member for Subiaco in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, and in 1949 became the first Australian woman to attain full cabinet rank when she was made Minister for Health (she had been an "Honorary" Minister for Supply and Shipping since 1947). She was a women's activist in Western Australia between 1936 and 1956 and a party organizer from 1936 to 1956. [citation needed]
Notes
- ^ as per and http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/78644/20071105-1315/www.200australianwomen.com/names/089.html
- ^ "Liz Constable celebrates 20 years in State Parliament". Ministerial Media Statements, WA. 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
External links
- 1876 births
- 1965 deaths
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
- Nationalist Party of Australia politicians
- Western Australian Liberal politicians
- Australian women in politics
- Australian dames
- Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Australian Anglicans
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- People from Victoria (Australia)
- People from Perth, Western Australia