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Reg Withers (Reginald Greive Withers) was born on 26 October, 1924 in Bunbury, Western Australia, is an Australian politician. Discover Reg Withers's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

Popular As Reginald Greive Withers
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Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 26 October, 1924
Birthday 26 October
Birthplace Bunbury, Western Australia
Date of death 15 November, 2014
Died Place Perth, Western Australia
Nationality Australia

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1924

Reginald Greive Withers (26 October 1924 – 15 November 2014) was a long-serving member of the Australian Senate, a government minister, and Lord Mayor of Perth.

Withers was born in Bunbury, Western Australia.

Withers was the son of Frederick Withers, a former Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.

Withers was educated at Perth Technical College.

1942

Withers served in the Royal Australian Navy from 1942 until 1946 before returning to Australia to study law at the University of Western Australia under the ex-servicemen's scheme.

While at university, Withers opposed what he saw as the authoritarian stance of the Chifley Labor government and joined the Liberal Party of Australia.

1953

Returning to Bunbury to practise law, first as a solicitor and, from 1953, a barrister, Withers was elected to Bunbury Municipal Council and began to involve himself in Liberal Party affairs, serving at various times as Liberal Party State President and Vice-President and Federal Vice-President.

1961

Having served as President of the WA Liberal Party from 1961 to 1965, Withers made an unsuccessful attempt to return to this position in 1995 when he challenged incumbent and future state Liberal leader David Honey.

1966

Withers entered the Senate on 17 February 1966 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Sir Shane Paltridge, but lost his seat at the special Senate election later that year, before being re-elected in 1967, returning to the Senate in 1968.

1969

Described as having a "jovial manner and perpetual grin", Withers quickly gained a reputation as the Liberal numbers man and served as Senate Government Whip from 1969–71.

1972

After the defeat of the McMahon government in 1972, Withers became Opposition Leader in the Senate, where he retained a thin majority and acted to block much of the Whitlam Government's legislation.

1975

Withers was widely known as "The Toecutter" for his alleged approach to enforcing party loyalty and his role in the 1975 Australian constitutional crisis.

After the dismissal of the Whitlam government on 11 November 1975, Withers was appointed to Malcolm Fraser's first (caretaker) ministry, becoming Vice-President of the Executive Council as well as briefly holding the portfolios of Special Minister of State, Capital Territory, Media, and Tourism and Recreation during the period leading up to the December election.

1977

Withers was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1977.

1978

After the election, Withers became Minister for Administrative Services, and continued as Vice-President of the Executive Council until 7 August 1978.

He was dismissed by Fraser in the wake of the findings of a Royal Commission into aspects of a redistribution of certain federal electorates in Queensland.

The royal commission found that Withers had exercised his ministerial influence in an inappropriate way.

At the time he commented about Fraser that "When the man who's carried the biggest knife in this country for the last ten years starts giving you a lecture about propriety, integrity and the need to resign, then he's either making a sick joke or playing you for a mug".

1987

He retired from federal politics at the 1987 double dissolution, and was subsequently elected Lord Mayor of Perth, in which role he served from 1991 until the council's dissolution in 1994.

1998

He was also a monarchist delegate to the 1998 Constitutional Convention.

2014

Withers died in Perth, Western Australia, on 15 November 2014, aged 90.