John Cremean

John Lawrence Cremean (26 January 1907 – 11 August 1982) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a clerk. He was secretary to federal Labor minister Arthur Calwell from 1942-45, secretary of the Fire Brigades Employees Union 1945-48, and also sat on Richmond City Council. In 1945 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Clifton Hill, where he remained until 1949. In that year, he transferred to federal politics, winning the new seat of Hoddle in the Australian House of Representatives. In 1955, Cremean was one of seven MPs who left the ALP and formed the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist), the precursor to the Democratic Labor Party. Cremean's seat of Hoddle was abolished for the 1955 election, so he contested its successor, Scullin, as an Anti-Communist, but was defeated by the Labor candidate, Edward Peters, the member for Burke. Cremean died in 1982.cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-07-05]

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NAME = Cremean, John Lawrence
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 26 January 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH = Melbourne, Victoria
DATE OF DEATH = 11 August 1982
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