Lance Sharkey

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Lawrence Sharkey
Lance Sharkey in 1965
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Australia
In office 12 May 1948 – 5 June 1965
President	Richard Dixon
Preceded by	Jack Miles
Succeeded by	Laurie Aarons
Personal details
Born	Lawrence Louis Sharkey 19 August 1898 Warree Creek, New South Wales Colony
Died	13 May 1967(1967-05-13) (aged 68) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cause of death	Atherosclerosis
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Communist
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Spouse	Catherine Sharkey
Parent(s)	Michael Sharkey Mary Teefy
Occupation	Farmer

Lawrence Louis Sharkey (19 August 1898 – 13 May 1967), commonly known as Lance Sharkey or L. L. Sharkey, was an Australian trade unionist and communist leader. From 1948 to 1965, he served as the secretary-general of Communist Party of Australia (CPA). Sharkey was an orthodox Stalinist throughout his political career, closely following the prevailing Soviet line in each major turn of policy.