Chipp, Don

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Don Chipp
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Don Chipp

Name	Chipp, Don Gender: M
born on	21 August 1925 at 06:30 (= 06:30 AM )
Place	Northcote, Australia, 37s46, 145e00
Timezone	AEST h10e (is standard time)
Data source	From memory Rodden Rating A
Astrology data	27°16' 11°45 Asc. 15°45'

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Biography

Australian politician, best known as the Minister in a conservative government who relaxed Australia's puritanical censorship laws. As a youth, Chipp was a champion runner and keen cricketer. He completed a B.C. degree at Melbourne U. and entered the RAAF during WW II before entering Federal politics in 1960 as the Liberal MHR for Higginbotham.

After Malcolm Fraser's 1975 election win, Chipp was not reappointed to the Ministry, so on 3/24/1977, he resigned from the Liberals. On 5/09/1977, the Australian Democrats, a centrist party whose aim was "to keep the bastards honest," was formed. Chipp was elected to the Senate on 12/10/1977 and on 10/18/1980, the Dem. gained the balance of power in the Senate.

Chipp married Monica Lalor on 10/27/1951 and they had four kids. With a divorce and second marriage, to Idun, he had two more children. On 6/29/1986 he announced his retirement from politics, entering journalism as a political commentator for TV, radio and newspapers. He is the author of "The Third Man," 1978 and an autobiography, "Chipp," 1987.

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Events

• Work : New Career 1960 (Liberal MHR for Higginbotham)

• Work : Fired/Laid off/Quit 24 March 1977 (Resigned from Liberal party)

• Work : New Job 10 December 1977 (Elected to the Senate)

• Relationship : Marriage 27 October 1951 (First marriage, Monica Lalor)

• Work : Retired 29 June 1986 (Retired from politics)

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1978 (Book released)

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1987 (Autobiography released)

Source Notes

Dennis Sutton quotes Susan Alexander from Chipp, given in Sutton's 50 Australian charts, published 1996

Categories

• Vocation : Politics : Government employee (Ministerial positions)

• Vocation : Politics : Public office (Senator)

• Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Two)

• Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Six)

• Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer

• Vocation : Writers : Fiction

• Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist (Journalist)

• Vocation : Entertainment : Radio/ D.J./ Announcer (Political commentator)

• Vocation : Military : Military service (RAAF)