James Webster (Australian politician)
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The son of state MP Leslie Webster, he was educated at Caulfield Grammar School and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He worked as an accountant and farmer prior to entering politics. Webster was appointed to the Senate as a member of the Country Party following the death of Harrie Wade in 1964, and served in the Senate until 1980.
He was the federal Minister for Science (later Minister for Science and the Environment) in the Fraser Government from 1975 to 1979.
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| Preceded by | Minister for Science 1975–78 |
Succeeded by David Thomson |
| Preceded by | Minister for Science and the Environment 1978–79 |
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| Preceded by | Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand 1980 – 1984 |
Succeeded by Les Johnson |
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