Neville Bonner | |
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Senator | |
In office 11 June 1971 – 4 February 1983 | |
Preceded by | Dame Annabelle Rankin |
Personal details | |
Born | Ukerebagh Island, New South Wales, Australia | 28 March 1922
Died | 5 February 1999 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia | (aged 76)
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Liberal (1971–83) Independent (1983) |
Spouse(s) | Mona Bonner (deceased), Heather Bonner |
Children | Five Boys |
Occupation | Politician |
Neville Thomas Bonner AO (28 March 1922 – 5 February 1999) was an Australian politician, and the first Indigenous Australian member of the Parliament of Australia. He was appointed by the Queensland Parliament to fill a vacancy in the Senate. He later became the first Indigenous Australian to be elected to the parliament. Bonner was an elder of the Jagera people.