Dr Jim Forbes | |
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| Minister for Immigration | |
| In office 22 March 1971 – 5 December 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | William McMahon |
| Preceded by | Phillip Lynch |
| Succeeded by | Lance Barnard |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 26 January 1966 – 22 March 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Harold Holt John McEwen John Gorton William McMahon |
| Preceded by | Reginald Swartz |
| Succeeded by | Ivor Greenwood |
| Minister for the Army | |
| In office 18 December 1963 – 26 January 1966 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | John Cramer |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Fraser |
| Minister for the Navy | |
| In office 18 December 1963 – 4 March 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Robert Menzies |
| Preceded by | John Gorton |
| Succeeded by | Fred Chaney |
| President of the Liberal Party of Australia | |
| In office 15 May 1982 – 16 July 1985 | |
| Leader | Malcolm Fraser Andrew Peacock |
| Preceded by | Sir John Atwill |
| Succeeded by | John Valder |
| President of the South Australian Liberal Party | |
| In office 13 November 1979 – 1982 | |
| Leader | Dr. David Tonkin |
| Preceded by | John Olsen |
| Succeeded by | Don Laidlaw |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Barker | |
| In office 13 October 1956 – 11 November 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Archie Cameron |
| Succeeded by | James Porter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander James de Burgh Forbes 16 December 1923 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Died | 10 August 2019 (aged 95) Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Margaret Blackburn (m. 1952) |
| Relations | Arthur Blackburn (father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Duntroon University of Adelaide Magdalen College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Branch/service | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1940–1947 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 2nd Australian Mountain Battery |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Military Cross |
Alexander James de Burgh Forbes, CMG, MC (16 December 1923 – 10 August 2019), often known as A. J. Forbes, was an Australian politician. He served in the House of Representatives from 1956 to 1975 as a member of the Liberal Party, representing the Division of Barker in South Australia. He held ministerial office in the Coalition governments of the 1960s and 1970s, serving as Minister for the Navy (1963–1964), Army (1963–1966), Health (1966–1971), and Immigration (1971–1972). At his death, Forbes was the last surviving Liberal minister who served in the ministries of Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt and John McEwen, as well as the First Gorton Ministry.[1]